My Turkish Name
One day, I was sitting with friends in cafe and we start to discuss, that we need the Turkish names. It is not easy to choose one from many unusual… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Christmas in Turkey?
Merhabalar, I am still surprised that in a Muslim country there is celebrated an event that holds great significance for Christians – Christmas. It may be because it is the… Read more »
One leg in Izmir, one in Turkey
“Izmir is not Turkey” is a sentence I heard numerous times already. What does it mean? It means that the city of Izmir does not represent the whole country regarding… Read more »
With a little help of my friends… ♪ ♫ ♩ ♬
Hey Begüm! Evet, evet! I am writing about you! In this life, we all need someone to guide us. If you are a volunteer like me, you will even need… Read more »
A new love for musical instruments
Merhabalar, Izmir is a city that offers people many opportunities to spend their free time in the area of arts. Not so many for practicing sports, but this can be… Read more »
Locked in a room with 28 people
Two weeks ago, all the long-term EVS volunteers living in Turkey packed their backs, sat on a bus/plane and showed up in Ankara for the ‘On-Arrival Training’. It is a… Read more »
Say Hi to Ankara
Sometimes there are some trips or meetings what you don’t want to be or are very reluctant to go. But when I knew about training in Ankara, it wasn’t even… Read more »