1. Love of The Continents “Istanbul”

2. “If the whole world was a state, Istanbul would be the capital of it.” Napoleon Bonaparte

3. ➲ Geographically located in two continents. ➲ Represents the Asian city nearest Europe and the European city closest to Asia. ➲ Surrounded by two seas; Black Sea on the north and Marmara Sea on the south. ➲ Conquered by Ottoman Empire by II. Mehmet in 1453. ➲ Has lots of cultural traces from Roman and Byzantine Empire. ➲ Known as the cosmopolitan and metropolitan city of Turkey. Briefly İstanbul

4. ➲ Sultanahmet Area (where Blue Mosque and Haghia Sofia is placed in) ➲ Asian Side; Kadıköy, Üsküdar, Anadolu Fortress European Side; Beyoğlu, Bebek, Rumeli Fortress, Emirgan, Tarabya ➲ Night life: Ortaköy (Reina), Kuruçeşme,Bebek and Etiler are famous with night clubs. ➲ Istiklal Street with lots of bars and Türkü bars. Going Out in Istanbul

5. Worth things to do in İstanbul ➲ Drinking tea in Pierre Lotti Coffee in Eyüp, ➲ Eating fish near Galata. ( Eminönü), ➲ Eating baked patato in Ortaköy, ➲ Visiting museums like İstanbul Modern and Pera, Koç Museum and Sabancı Museum ➲ Watching the bosphorous scene both at night and in the afternoon. ➲ Joining in Bosphorous tours which starts from Eminönü.

6. Going to a Turkish Bath

7. Seeing the Beauty of Maiden's Tower

8. ➲ Döner, İskender Kebab ➲ Lahmacun ( Turkish Pizza), ➲ Mantı ➲ Eating fish with the Bosphorus scene is superb. ➲ Aubergine Kebab ➲ Simit ➲ Baklava ( Special Turkish dessert) ➲ Narghile ( recomended to try in Tophane) Special Flavours

9. Transportation ➲ Air Transportation / Atatürk Airport, Sabiha Gokçen Airport ➲ Land Transportation ( iett.com.tr) buses,trams etc. ➲ Sea Transportation: boats and ferries ( ido.com.tr) ➲ Railway Transportation (tcdd.com.tr) Tickets : Akbil (smart ticket advantages) ➲ Taxi and Dolmuş ( bigger ones) ➲ Car Rental e.g: Avis

10. Shopping Places ➲ Grand Bazaar (Beyazıt) Kapalı Çarşı ➲ Local Open Bazaars ➲ Second hand books Stores(Sahaflar Carsisi) ➲ Bagdat Avenue ( Kadıköy) ➲ Nişantaşı ➲ Beyoğlu/ İstiklal ( Variety of Shopping Places), ➲ Istanbul invites you to the enjoyable world of shopping with its shopping centers in world standards, in all those shopping centers you will find very authentic trademarks with their authentic passages. Eg: Cevahir ( Mecidiyeköy), Capitol ( Üsküdar), İstinyepark (İstinye), Capacity (Bakırköy)

11. Current Events in Istanbul/ Cultural Activities ➲ Exhibitions:- International İstanbul Biennial (12 September- 8 November 2009) -Sarkis : “Site” Istanbul Modern Museum 11 September 2009- 10 January 2010 Concerts : ➲ 7 October “Over the Rainbow” tickets are sold in Biletix 19 November 2009 W.A.S.P ➲ Cinemas and films (sinemalar.com, beyazperde.com) ➲ Theaters (istanbul.net.tr, tiyatrodunyasi.com)

12. Studying at Istanbul University

13. Historical Background ➲ Founded by Mehmet the Conquerer who conquered İstanbul, in 1453. ➲ The oldest university in Turkey, at the same time known as one of 20 oldest universities in the world and 10 oldest in Europe. ➲ Initiated the modern and higher education in Turkey. ➲ Played an important role in the social and cultural life of the country. ➲ It has been added to the list of “The best 500 universities in the world” since 2006.

14. Istanbul University ➲ Education -There are approximately 60.000 students studying at the university. -In total there are 17 faculties. ➲ The Campuses -The Beyazıt Campus -The Avcılar Campus -The Çapa Campus -The Cerrahpaşa Campus -The Bahçeköy Campus -The Kadıköy Campus

15. Some facilities of being a student at “ İstanbul University” ➲ Libraries IU has one of the biggest libraries in the country. It is the Central Library in Beyazıt. In the meantime there are some other libraries of faculties. ➲ Student's Cultural Center There are some clubs of different fields in that center where students can develop themselves. Such as music club, photography club... ➲ Sport Centers All students of the university can benefit from the sport activities in sport centers between 10:00 and 22:00 by making appointments 2 days before their coming. http://www.istanbul.edu.tr/duyurular/duyuru_icerik.php?2504 http://www.istanbul.edu.tr/duyurular/duyuru_icerik.php?2504 Avcılar, University Sport Hall Cerrahpaşa Covered Sport Hall etc.

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