Intercultural Trip to Turkey – Dec 28, 2008 - Jan 7, 2009

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