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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
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