Most recent IDC intercultural trip to Turkey took place between December 28, 2008 and January 7, 2009. The group had opportunity to visit some schools, see many historical sites, have dinner with local families, etc. They got to know the Turkish culture very closely. Some of the important sites visited included Hagia Sophia, Ahrida Synagogue, Ephesus, Blue Mosque, House of Virgin Mary, underground city and carved chapels in Cappadocia. The cities that were included on the trip were Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Antalya, Konya and Cappadocia.
Some pictures of this wonderful experience:
Outside Dolmabahche Palace
At the gate of Topkapi Palace
Blue Mosque as seen through the windows of Hagia Sophia
Topkapi Palace
500th Year Jewish Museum
Zaman Newspaper
Ephesus, Izmir
Basilica of St. Jean, Izmir
Family Dinner
Family Dinner group picture
With a student in Antalya
Aspendos Theatre, Antalya
Camel ride in Antalya
Tolerance Garden, Antalya
A sunny day in Antalya
Toros Mountains
Whirling Dervishes, Konya
Cappadocia
Ahrida Synagogue, Istanbul
Msgr. Yusuf Sag, General Patriarchal Vicar, Syrian Catholic Church in Turkey
Family Dinner in Istanbul
A private school in Bursa
Silk Bazaar, Bursa
At the airport, before departure for the US
