Posts Tagged "Ankara"
The man next to me, but then caught me in a conversation and it turns out that he is not James Bond. The conversation is not one of the most unpleasant or superficial conversations about the weather and stuff.
He is very interested in questions: Where do we come from, what we are planning in Turkey and what we do in Izmir. But even if our expectations are met or whether there are problems and there. But it is not the only time the phrase, but that Turkey would be the most beautiful country in the world, and in general, that all life here and would like to like to live. read this post »
After dinner we have an appointment with our family. But we are ready for something of that we are hardly in a position to visit the whole family in the home of an uncle. It would only be a brief meeting with "Hello and Goodbye," because we also need to pilots. I call him an uncle and describe the situation. He expressed understanding, but he is still sad.
We get into the car and drive comfortably to the airport. read more of this entry »
Now that we have made power-Sight-Seeing in Ankara and have approached the major tourist stops, we went to a restaurant that my cousin has invited us. It is a meat house. It can accommodate hundreds of people and we were delighted with the card. Many Turkish grilled meats can be found there. The owner Recep Usta, who also is the chef himself comes from the region of Diyarbakir. Diyarbakir is famous for its spicy cuisine and offers many pleasures of the palate of meat.
The restaurant is situated in a valley, the "Park Vadi" means. "Park in the Valley", one could translate it accordingly. The valley has a very checkered history, which I will mention briefly:
It was a slum in the city center. Finally, the city grew more and more slums and this was targeted by real estate sharks. Finally it got so that the valley should be turned into a park and around it should Luxury caused tall buildings to buy in which the newly-rich Turks for several hundred thousand euros flats and flat panel displays and university diplomas can be nailed to the wall. But what do the poor people there? of this entry »
After a very disappointing breakfast at the hotel are overpriced Erdal collects one's cousin.
Together we go through Ankara. One notes the very close but the residential development - since 1923 - the capital of Turkey. From the name Angora was finally Ankara.
Istanbul is the largest city, Ankara, the second largest.
We park near the Ataturk Mausoleum and boots up. The Ataturk Mausoleum is located on a hill surrounded by green grass. The grave of Ismet Inonu is also here, he was the second president of Turkey. Ataturk's grave is in the Hall of Fame. He was born in Thessaloniki -. Greece this entry »
After we rested in the hotel and a round of Erdal still ironing his clothes quickly, let it go even further back to a hairdresser.
Here are my hair and make-up can be done, as this make all the female guests for parties in Turkey, I will also be making this today. Very well.
The disaster begins at the front door, as Erdal translated for me that no men are allowed to enter. read this post »
We were invited by relatives at a wedding in Ankara.
Wonderful opportunity for us, we can look at the same time the capital of Turkey.
Flights within Turkey are relatively cheap, so we fly for about 50 € a week to Ankara.
Should be celebrated and spend the night in a "teacher house" hotel.
A double room was already reserved, but at check-in there was a huge problem:
different last names on a room that is not clear!
Cynically, we were asked the question: "Whether we in Germany can not bear the same last name when you are married?" read more of this entry »
In Turkey there in 2009, German schools in the cities of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, which operate on the German curriculum. To be classified as children of German nationality or bi-national children.
The Turkish government attaches importance to its own nationals to visit schools that are subject to the Turkish Ministry of Education.
As in general are subject to all the other private, accredited schools in Turkey, the influence of the state's religious bureaucracy, it is necessary that the existing German schools are run here as a message schools.
This means that to enjoy these educational institutions a quasi-diplomatic status and develop as a private school of the message (possibly with branch offices outside the city where the embassy is located), a German education may, for may of interest to non-Turkish authorities, as it for its Diplomatic immunity is removed from the influence of Turkish rule.
For this reason it is impossible that a purely Turkish children in such a school can be included.
