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TURKEY KNOWN AS THE TURKISH REPUBLIC ,FOUNDED BY ATATÜRK, IS IN THE SOUTH EAST OF THE CONTINENT-EUROPE AND THE NORTH OF AFRICA AND ARABIC PENINSULA.IT IS SURROUNDED BY THE MEDITERRANEAN,THE AEGAN SEA AND THE BLACK SEA.AS A RESULT IT HAS MOSTLY GOT A MILD CLIMATE.AS IT HAS GOT LOTS OF TOURIST ATTRACTIONS DUE TO ITS HISTORICAL SITES AND NATURAL BEAUTIES.
OUR SCHOOL WAS NAMED AFTER MERSİN’S AND TURKEY’S FIRST FEMALE MAYOR DECEASED MÜFİDE İLHAN
. CLEAN SCHOOL, HYGENIC SCHOOL AUTHORITIES FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND MINISTRY OF HEALTH VISIT SCHOOLS REGULARLY TO CHECK WHETHER THEY OBEY THE HYGENIC RULES AND IF THEY THINK THE SCHOOL IS CLEAN AND HYGENIC ENOUGH ,THEY GIVE THE SCHOOL A DOCUMENT NAMED ‘THE WHITE FLAG’.THE DOCUMENT ABOVE WAS AWARDED TO OUR SCHOOL IN 2011
A studentreciting a poemduringtheceremony heldtocelebratethebeginning of thenewacademicyear
23rd of APRIL IS THE CHILDREN’S FEAST GRANTED TO THE TURKISH CHILDREN BY MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK-THE FOUNDER OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC.THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE STUDENTS PERFORMING THEIR DANCES TO CELEBRATE IT.IT IS ALSO THE DAY ON WHICH THE TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUNDED
THE CHOIR OF THE 2ND GRADERS SINGING THEİR SONGS ON 23rd,APRIL CHILDREND’S DAY
ALDOĞAN EROĞLUHe is ourschooldirector.Hebegan his career 29 yearsago.He has beenourschooldirectorfor 3 years .
NİLGÜN ASPARUK She has beenteaching English forabout 30 years.Sheworked in differentkind of schoolsfromprimarytohighschools.Shewas an educationalconsultant of Longmanpublishingbetween 1994-1998.
MEHMET KUTLU My partner in thisproject .He is a primaryschoolteacher.He has alsoworked as an assistantdirectortwiceduring his teachingcareer.Hewastheassistantdirector in ourschooltwoyearsago but as he likesactive ,facetofaceteaching he quit it andbegantoteach in theclassroom.He is teachingtothefirstgraders-age 6-now.
TURKEY Since thefoundationof theTurkishRepublic,Turkey has shown a considerabledevelopment.Besidesbeingthecenter of attraction of foreigninvestorsandentrepreneursduetoitsboomingeconomy,italsooffersbreathtakingnaturalbeauties,uniquehistoricalandarchelogicalsites. VisitorstoTurkeyareoftenpleasantlysuprisedbythefriendliness of theTurkishpeople,whowillgoout of theirwaytohelpandhappilyspend time chatting.Hospitality is a cornerstone of TurkishcultureandTurkishpeoplearefamousfortheirhospitalitybecauseTurksbelievethatvisitorsshould be treated as ‘Guests sent byGod’,so it will be a pleasurefor us toseeforeignvisitors in ourcountry .
VIEWS FROM THREE MAJOR CITIES IN TURKEY.ANKARA-THE CAPITAL CITY,İZMİR-ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PORTS AND ISTANBUL –A CITY THAT CONNECTS EUROPE AND ASIA .
HISTORICAL VALUES The TROJAN HORSE
Thehistory of Turkeytells of a 10 thousandyearoldcivilization.Anatolia is a melting pot of oldandancientcivilizations.Thesecivilizationsinteractedforcenturiesandtheresultbecameunique.Everybodyshouldhaveheardthe TROY LEGEND anditsinvaluableteasuresmuggledout of thecountryby a Germanarcheologist.This site is in the World Heritagelistnow
People visitingTurkey can seetheremains of Roman agenearby an Ottomanfountain.
Alltheseheritages ,eitherfromancientcivilizationsorfromOttomantimesmakeTurkey a uniquecountryfır thevisitors. Thereare a lot orhistoricalsites ,buildings as well as naturalbeauties in Turkey.Theyhavebeen put in theUnesco’sWorldHeritagelist
LITERATURE Literature has been an importantcomponent of Turkishculturallife.Itreflectsthehistory of thepeople,theirlegends,andthepoliticalandsocialchangesthathave an effect on thecountrythroughoutitslonghistory
TheNoble Prize in Literaturefor 2006 wasawardedtotheTurkishwriter Orhan Pamuk,who is a veryprolificwriter.
Yaşar Kemal ,one of Turkey’smostprolificwriterwasalsoawardedLegionD’honneurby French Government.
ART Turkey has a veryancient folk dancetradition.Itvariesfromregiontoregion.Eachdance is colourful,rhytmic,elegantandstylish.
Folklore has also had a considerableinfluence on ballet.Anumber of modern dancegroupliketheinfamous ‘FIRE OF ANATOLIA’ haverecentlybeguntogiveperformancesallovertheworld
Atatürk gavegreatimportancetotheartsandactivelyencouragedtheatre ,musicandbalet.Turkettodayboastsaboutitshighlyprofessionaltheatre,operaandballetcompanies,aswell as flourishing film industry.Thecountryholdsnımerousartsfestivalsthroughouttheyear,themostprestigious of which is the İstanbul International Festival
HANDCRAFTS TraditionalTurkishHandcrafts has formed a richmosaicbecause it has broughtvalues of theculturalheritage of thedifferentcivilizationstogether.Thesecivilizationsflourished in Anatolia forages.
TraditionalTurkishhandcrafts can be listed as carpetmaking,rugmaking
Clothand basket weaving tilemaking, ceramicpottery Basket weaving
Makingembroidery , leathermanufactoring musicinstrumentmaking ,masonry,
Coppersmith Papermarbling Woodcarving
FOOD Turkishcousine is in a sense a bridgebetween far-easternandmediterraneancusines.Italwaysenhancesthenaturaltasteandflavour of theingredients.SoTurkishcousin is renowed as one of theworld’sbest.It is consideredto be one of thethreecousines of theworldbecause of thevariety of itsrecipes,itsuse of naturalingredients.Itsflavours.
MERSIN IS A CITY IN THE SOUTH OF TURKEY, ON THE MEDDITERRANEAN COAST.IT IS A BUSY CITY WITH ITS INTERNATIONAL PORT,FREE TRADE ZONE,FACTORIES AND NEWLY FOUNDED UNIVERSITY.IT IS FAMOUS FOR TANGERINE TREES.
MERSİN Mersin,whichlies on theMediterraencoastwithitscleanbeaches,and
Lemontreeorchardsandpalmtreesandplateaus,is a self sufficientcity.Approximately.% 50 of itsland is covered in forestsandscrubs.Theregionbecame a cradletovariouscivilizations.