Located in Ankara, Turkey, Bilkent University was created in 1984.
With foreign students from more than 72 countries attending Bilkent, anyone going to Turkey to study will be comfortable experiencing Turkish culture with the company of other student travelers.
Aside from the long-standing opera houses and modern dance theaters, the city of Ankara also boasts many markets and scattered shops. The business district offers antiques, jewelry and traditional kilims, or in English, rugs.
After visiting the numerous historical sites in Ankara, students can choose to spend their weekends traveling to places such as Istanbul or visit the Mediterranean and Black Seas. When it comes time to refuel after traveling the countryside of Turkey, students can choose to purchase a meal plan from the Table D’hote Cafeteria at the university or they can roam the dining district of Ankuva to take pleasure in the Turkish culinary arts.
When Turkish cuisine gets students sleepy, the residence halls at the university are a comfortable place to relax. The living quarters at Bilkent are fully furnished including a bed, desk and bookcase as well as Internet capabilities and local and international direct-dial phones.
Students interested in the fall program arrive in August or early September, with classes beginning mid-September and ending in mid-January. Spring semester travelers arrive in early February, begin classes in mid-February and finish at the end of May. Both semester travel time periods include an orientation, course registration and Turkish courses.
The Bilkent exchange program is sponsored by SDSU’s International Student Center and the department of arts, design and art history. Other study abroad universities in Turkey sponsored by SDSU’s ISC are Anadolu University and Bogazici University.
Friday 25 September 2009
Thursday 17 September 2009
Eiffel Tower promotes France's 'Turkish Season'
The Eiffel Tower, which has become a global icon of France, will be lit up with the colors of the Turkish flag as part of the ongoing "Turkey Season" activities in France.
Turkish President Abdullah Gül will pay a state visit to France on Oct. 6 to attend the opening of the exhibition "Istanbul through the Ages" at the Grand Palais. The Paris Municipality decided to make a gesture to President Gül and light up the tower with the colors of the Turkish flag (red and white) from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11.
"Turkey Season" activities began with a performance by the Anatolian Fire dance group in front of the Eiffel tower in July. Among other related events there will be exhibitions and performances.
The newly opened Paris Bosphorus Institute aims to promote Turkish culture in the French capital even after the season ends, as well as to create an independent and objective dialogue platform.
"Our primary aim is to eliminate the prejudices between the two nations," Chairman of the Board of Directors of AXA and member of the institute Henri de Castries said.
The institute will become active with a conference to be held in Istanbul on Oct. 22-23. Prominent Turkish and French politicians, businessmen, economists and opinion leaders will meet in a "science council" formed within the body of the institute.
Turkish President Abdullah Gül will pay a state visit to France on Oct. 6 to attend the opening of the exhibition "Istanbul through the Ages" at the Grand Palais. The Paris Municipality decided to make a gesture to President Gül and light up the tower with the colors of the Turkish flag (red and white) from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11.
"Turkey Season" activities began with a performance by the Anatolian Fire dance group in front of the Eiffel tower in July. Among other related events there will be exhibitions and performances.
The newly opened Paris Bosphorus Institute aims to promote Turkish culture in the French capital even after the season ends, as well as to create an independent and objective dialogue platform.
"Our primary aim is to eliminate the prejudices between the two nations," Chairman of the Board of Directors of AXA and member of the institute Henri de Castries said.
The institute will become active with a conference to be held in Istanbul on Oct. 22-23. Prominent Turkish and French politicians, businessmen, economists and opinion leaders will meet in a "science council" formed within the body of the institute.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Fake Turkish Big Brother House
Nine young Turkish women thought they were part of a "Big Brother" reality show, but in fact had been tricked and locked up at a resort villa while the perpetrators allegedly sold their images on the Internet.
The nine were freed when Turkish military stormed the resort villa near Istabul on Monday. Britain's Sky News reports that the women knew something was wrong when the show failed to follow the usual format of putting them through tests and kicking some of them out of the house.
Sky News says that when the women demanded to be released, they were told they would first have to pay around $30,000 fine.
The private Dogan news agency in Turkey says the women had responded to an ad saying the show would be broadcast on a major Turkish TV station and had to sign a contract stipulating they could have no contact with their families or the outside world.
HaberTurk newspaper, quoting a person identified as the mother of one of the women, says the nine were not abused or harassed sexually, but were told to fight each other and to wear bikinis and dance by the villa's pool.
There were conflicting reports by Turkish media on how the authorities were tipped off. One says family members became concerned and called police, while another says one of the women was able to get word to a family member about their plight.
The nine were freed when Turkish military stormed the resort villa near Istabul on Monday. Britain's Sky News reports that the women knew something was wrong when the show failed to follow the usual format of putting them through tests and kicking some of them out of the house.
Sky News says that when the women demanded to be released, they were told they would first have to pay around $30,000 fine.
The private Dogan news agency in Turkey says the women had responded to an ad saying the show would be broadcast on a major Turkish TV station and had to sign a contract stipulating they could have no contact with their families or the outside world.
HaberTurk newspaper, quoting a person identified as the mother of one of the women, says the nine were not abused or harassed sexually, but were told to fight each other and to wear bikinis and dance by the villa's pool.
There were conflicting reports by Turkish media on how the authorities were tipped off. One says family members became concerned and called police, while another says one of the women was able to get word to a family member about their plight.
Monday 7 September 2009
Turkish companies organize first Baghdad trade fair
The first commercial fair in the Iraqi capital since the US invaded the country seven years ago will be arranged by a Turkish company. Seventy-five Turkish companies will attend the fair to snap up their share of the $25 billion construction material market.
There have been no commercial fairs in Iraq since 2003, when US troops stormed the country to overthrow Saddam Hussein's dictatorship with a promise to bring democracy in the Middle Eastern nation. The US army succeeded in toppling the Iraqi ruler, but has failed to establish order in the country. Security is still the most essential issue for investors in Iraq, where dozens are killed by bombs nearly every day.
Forum Fuarcılık, a Turkish fair organization company, is arranging the fair, which will run between Sept. 27 and 29. A presentation on investment opportunities in Iraq will be organized as part of the fair. Additionally, the general directors of the construction, electricity and shopping center divisions of Iraqi public companies working under the auspices of the ministries of trade, industry and construction will hold special meetings during the fair to describe the opportunities available to Turkish companies interested in Iraq.
There have been no commercial fairs in Iraq since 2003, when US troops stormed the country to overthrow Saddam Hussein's dictatorship with a promise to bring democracy in the Middle Eastern nation. The US army succeeded in toppling the Iraqi ruler, but has failed to establish order in the country. Security is still the most essential issue for investors in Iraq, where dozens are killed by bombs nearly every day.
Forum Fuarcılık, a Turkish fair organization company, is arranging the fair, which will run between Sept. 27 and 29. A presentation on investment opportunities in Iraq will be organized as part of the fair. Additionally, the general directors of the construction, electricity and shopping center divisions of Iraqi public companies working under the auspices of the ministries of trade, industry and construction will hold special meetings during the fair to describe the opportunities available to Turkish companies interested in Iraq.
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