IDC intercultural trip to Turkey took place between June 16-26th 2011. The group had the opportunity to see many historical sites as well as get to know the Turkish culture very closely. In addition to visiting important sites like Hagia Sophia, Ephesus, Blue Mosque, House of Virgin Mary, underground city and carved chapels in Cappadocia, the group enjoyed dinners with local families. The group also visited a newspaper, a dialogue foundation and a private school in Turkey. The cities that were visited on the trip were Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, Denizli, Antalya, Cappadocia and Bursa.
Pictures from the trip:
Archeology Museum, Istanbul
Gate Enrance of old Ottoman Medrese “University”
Hagia Sophia
Blue Mosque
Turkish Rooster, crows till it faints
Cappodocia
Ephesus
Gate entrance of Topkapi Palace
Inside of the Topkapi Palace Garden
Underground city of Cappodocia
Miniaturk, Istanbul
Feasting at a Restaurant
Home Dinner at a local families house
Prayer Oak, Bursa
Water well (fountain), Istanbul
Pamukkale
Cappodocia
Beylerbeyi Palace, Istanbul
Enjoying some delicous turkish desert
Bosphorus Boat Tour
Beylerbeyi Palace
Inside of Hagia Sophia
Pamuk Kale
Bosphorus View, Istanbul
Preparation of Turkish dinner on wood fire in a rock oven