Sunday, October 30, 2011
an english song from Turkish music group to Barcelona
Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan (commonly referred to as MFÖ) is a Turkish band. The names of the band's singers are Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner and Özkan Uğur.
The trio represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest twice; in 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden they came 14th with Didai Didai Dai, and in 1988 in Dublin, Ireland, performing the song Sufi to finish in 15th place.
presentation
Last week, Eva and I were in a high school to talk about evs and our contries. Before i went there, i was nervous enough about that, because it was going to be my first spanish presentation. For this, we preapered and wrate something on power point. For me, it took almost 5 days to write something about Turkey. As you know, turkey is so big and it has lots of cities like Spain.
There were about 40 studients in there, they were so interested in Evs, Hungary and Turkey. They even asked some questions about them.
Fistly we talked about European Volunteer Service (Evs). What is Evs? What should they do to be a volunteer? How can they choose a project on website.?
Then we talked about our contries. So now, i also want to share with you some informationes about Turkey.
Where is Turkey?
Turkey, known officially as the Republic of Turkey, is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles (which together form the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between East Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia.
Which language do we speak?
Yes, turkish since republic of turkey was founded, 1923.
Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic with an ancient cultural heritage.
Do you know Mustafa Kemal Ataturk?
Atatürk was a military officer during World War I. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, he led the Turkish national movement in the Turkish War of Independence. Having established a provisional government in Ankara, he defeated the forces sent by the Allies. His military campaigns gained Turkey independence. Atatürk then embarked upon a program of political, economic, and cultural reforms, seeking to transform the former Ottoman Empire into a modern, westernized and secular nation-state. The principles of Atatürk's reforms, upon which modern Turkey was established, are referred to as Kemalism.
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| Ataturk |
Ankara, is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul.
Istanbul is the most important city in Turkey even in the world. Because it is one city in the world, between two continents. It is between Asia and Europe. It was always capital in history. it was used as a capital by Byzantium Empire and Ottoman Empire.
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| Istanbul anlatilmaz yasanir |
Izmir (my hometown)
İzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey. Izmir metropolitan area extends along the outlying waters of the Gulf of İzmir and inland to the north across Gediz River's delta, to the east along an alluvial plain created by several small streams and to a slightly more rugged terrain in the south. The ancient city was known as Smyrna, and the city was generally referred to as Smyrna in English translation until about 1930.
İzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey. Izmir metropolitan area extends along the outlying waters of the Gulf of İzmir and inland to the north across Gediz River's delta, to the east along an alluvial plain created by several small streams and to a slightly more rugged terrain in the south. The ancient city was known as Smyrna, and the city was generally referred to as Smyrna in English translation until about 1930.
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| It´s in Selcuk/Turkey |
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| Efes |
Kapadokya
Agri Dagi (Ararat)
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| it looks like cadi:) |
Truva/Canakkale
So as you understand, Turkey is big enough like Spain, sometimes it’s hard to remember somewhere’s name but it’s okey, i like very much my contry.
Vos espero a Turquia
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sii, soy de Turquia!
-De dónde eres?
-Soy de Turquia.
-De Turquia?
-Si.
- De verdad?
-...Si...
Yes, when I say that I´m from Turkey, firstly people doesn´t belive me because of my face or my eyes. Because my eyes are slanting like chinese people´s :) It´s normal, my friends alwasy say me, I don´t look like turkish. But I´m turkish, It´s true:) There is nobody who is from Chine or Japon in my family. Only my grandmother´s mother was born in Greece, after they moved to Turkey, that´s all. But from Greece, not from Chine or Japon.
If people belive me, luckily they believe generally, they begin to talk about Turkey in a good way. I haven´t meet anybody who has negatif idea about Turkey. Almost everybody likes it. This make me happy, surely.
Here, in La Seu, there was a woman who was in my course, I said her that my nacionality, next lesson, she brought a handmade wallet that made in Turkey, she showed me it. And she said that "I like Turkey very much"
In la Festa Major, i met one girl who has a sympathy about Turkey too. She visited lots of cities in Turkey.
When I was in Sevilla, one old man who we asked the direction, he really helped us , then he asked me where I´m from, then he smiled and began to tell story in Turkey.
In my arrival training, in Málaga, there was a one man who was from training team, he was knowing some turkish words, when he saw me, he was using them.. "Evet,Evet" , "Tamam" yes yes, okey. It was really funny.
However I sometimes find it hard to remember some turkish places or meals,really. When I was in Gracias Festival, in Barcelona. I met new people and they have been in Turkey too. One of them said me some cities in Turkey. Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum, Capadocia.. and one place that he couldn´t remember what is it name. He tried to explain me, he said that there is a lake and there is a nice home, near the lake. But I couldn´t remember, unfourtanetly. I was really sad, he tried to explain me about half hour, but I couldn´t.
After that day, I asked one of my friends, he remembered immediately.It´s called Golcuk. I have never been in there. Turkey is big enough, it sometimes takes time to remember some places´s name.
And meals, turkish cuisine is large enough too:) In my last training, one of my volunteer friends who was from Greece, said me one meal that he liked very much., but he couldn´t remember what is it name and I couldn´t too. He tried to explain me,but I couldn´t. My mother will be angry me, sorry mama.:P
Before I came here, I was thinking that I know everything about my country, but it´s likely that is impossible.
-Soy de Turquia.
-De Turquia?
-Si.
- De verdad?
-...Si...
Yes, when I say that I´m from Turkey, firstly people doesn´t belive me because of my face or my eyes. Because my eyes are slanting like chinese people´s :) It´s normal, my friends alwasy say me, I don´t look like turkish. But I´m turkish, It´s true:) There is nobody who is from Chine or Japon in my family. Only my grandmother´s mother was born in Greece, after they moved to Turkey, that´s all. But from Greece, not from Chine or Japon.
If people belive me, luckily they believe generally, they begin to talk about Turkey in a good way. I haven´t meet anybody who has negatif idea about Turkey. Almost everybody likes it. This make me happy, surely.
Here, in La Seu, there was a woman who was in my course, I said her that my nacionality, next lesson, she brought a handmade wallet that made in Turkey, she showed me it. And she said that "I like Turkey very much"
In la Festa Major, i met one girl who has a sympathy about Turkey too. She visited lots of cities in Turkey.
When I was in Sevilla, one old man who we asked the direction, he really helped us , then he asked me where I´m from, then he smiled and began to tell story in Turkey.
In my arrival training, in Málaga, there was a one man who was from training team, he was knowing some turkish words, when he saw me, he was using them.. "Evet,Evet" , "Tamam" yes yes, okey. It was really funny.
However I sometimes find it hard to remember some turkish places or meals,really. When I was in Gracias Festival, in Barcelona. I met new people and they have been in Turkey too. One of them said me some cities in Turkey. Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum, Capadocia.. and one place that he couldn´t remember what is it name. He tried to explain me, he said that there is a lake and there is a nice home, near the lake. But I couldn´t remember, unfourtanetly. I was really sad, he tried to explain me about half hour, but I couldn´t.
After that day, I asked one of my friends, he remembered immediately.It´s called Golcuk. I have never been in there. Turkey is big enough, it sometimes takes time to remember some places´s name.
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| Gölcük/ Bolu/ TURKEY |
And meals, turkish cuisine is large enough too:) In my last training, one of my volunteer friends who was from Greece, said me one meal that he liked very much., but he couldn´t remember what is it name and I couldn´t too. He tried to explain me,but I couldn´t. My mother will be angry me, sorry mama.:P
Before I came here, I was thinking that I know everything about my country, but it´s likely that is impossible.
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