Destination: Turkey

Photos: Istanbul

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By gosia | Photo Gallery

The cruise across the continents

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By gosia | Views [197] | Scholarship Entry

It was three days before Christmas in Istanbul and I was coming back from shopping in bazaar in Kadiköy, on the Asian side. I was spending holidays in this Muslim country and it was a lot less tiring than Christmas madness in Poland. To reach Karaköy ... Read more >

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From 'Izmir' to 'Smyrna'

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By thanos_vasileiou | Views [599] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry

‘Izmir’. An exotic, strange sounding word, isn’t it? To us, Greeks, it is only strange. To us, the now Turkish city will always be ‘Smyrna’. The place from where our ancestors were brutally uprooted in 1922. The word my grandsire’s lips were always pronouncing ... Read more >

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Summmer Holiday

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By faizmm | Views [122] | Scholarship Entry

I have been traveled some other countries. Even many of beautiful places in my country. I love to travel visit new country meet new people share something in common with them. Thereby, after I finished high school I found chance to visit Turkey. It’s ... Read more >

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Excitement Of Travelling To Turkey

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By kcmanejero | Views [115] | Scholarship Entry

This is my first time experienced to went outside of my country the Philippines. At first, I am asking myself if I am ready to face the new challenges that I will encounter as an international student in abroad. I'm so very excited to go Turkey as it ... Read more >

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Camping at the base of Mount Olympos

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By simon_inkpen | Views [95] | Scholarship Entry

“This is the traditional Turkish way to cook chicken!” announced our tour guide Arif enthusiastically, throwing another branch into the raging inferno engulfing four large cooking oil tins. Encased within each metallic tomb lay a single foul; pre-slaughtered, ... Read more >

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Cemberlitas Hamami

Fri, 22 May 2015 | By andreagrandy | Views [114] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

WHOOSH. Out of nowhere, a tub of lukewarm water is dumped over my lying body, lurching me out of my dreamlike state. WHOOSH. Another. A naked middle-aged woman begins scrubbing, wringing out towels of soapy suds over me. I had to make a conscious effort ... Read more >

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The eyes of the deity

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By brusadin | Views [136] | Scholarship Entry

For whose eyes were these colossal Medusa heads created? That’s what I wonder while I look right into those cold stone eyes and these mythological women seem to be looking right back at me. Why on earth the Byzantines many centuries ago decided to use ... Read more >

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Turkish Delight

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By bexadler | Views [165] | Scholarship Entry

Although I want to stroll leisurely down the street and look into each shop that helps form the maze of this quarter, I am swept up in the throng of people, my step quickening as the crowd thickens further and further down Istiklal Street. A few times ... Read more >

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Serendipitous rendez-vous in Istanbul

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By tettner | Views [114] | Scholarship Entry

The sky in Istanbul is a melancholic grayish blue during Autumn. Dennis was aiming to avoid the taciturn mid-day luminosity and the pesky tourist that congregate at the Sultan Ahmed Mosque by squaring his camera lens early in the morning, at 5am. I was ... Read more >

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An intimate look at my culture and crevices

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By mjfalk | Views [135] | Scholarship Entry

Everything I read about Turkey said no trip was complete without the must-have experience of a traditional Turkish bath. It seemed very foreign to me, but I am a sucker for must-have experiences. From the pictures, this looked like a pleasant all be it ... Read more >

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Finding 'Soulitude'

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By ketashah | Views [73] | Scholarship Entry

I was counting the last few hours to my flight back home. Ten days in Turkey just breezed away, and after soaking in the beautiful architecture, the smells and sounds, I just couldn’t get enough of Istanbul. I had crossed most things off my list, a major ... Read more >

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Hot-Air Balloon For The Win

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By katieemma | Views [121] | Scholarship Entry

Here we were, at 5am, surrounded by twenty strangers in the Turkish wilderness {cue the awkward crickets}. We had braved the early morning together in solidarity for one reason, the thrill of a lifetime, a hot-air balloon ride over the magnificent valley ... Read more >

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muslim shade

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By chapters_on_life_page | Views [175] | Scholarship Entry

Last trip i had was to turkey. for the first time i went 'empty headed', without any plans or museum lists. i just went through the city, was hanging out with the residents. whichever the reason, i ended up feeling more connected to the world around ... Read more >

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A Tangy Taste of Istanbul

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By macbrunetti | Views [116] | Scholarship Entry

The color of the Bosphorus, the strait that divides the city of Istanbul, changes daily. In the early days of May, under clear skies and bright sunshine, the Bosphorus flows a deep sapphire blue. Even up close, the water retains its dazzling brilliance ... Read more >

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