1. LIVING AND GOING TO
SCHOOL IN ISTANBUL
for
DANIELA & MATEO CASALINO
Monday 13th June 2011

2. TURKEY
TÜRKİYE
Population: 73.722.988
Size of the country: 783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi)
Capital City: Ankara
Major Cities: Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya
Boarding Countries: Turkey is bordered by eight countries:Bulgaria to
the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast
Weather: The coastal areas of Turkey bordering the Sea of Marmara
including Istanbul, which connects the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
have a transitional climate between a temperate Mediterranean climate
and a temperate Oceanic climate with warm to hot, moderately dry
summers and cool to cold, wet winters. Snow does occur on the coastal
areas of the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea almost every winter, but it
usually lies no more than a few days. Snow on the other hand is rare in the
coastal areas of the Aegean Sea and very rare in the coastal
areas of the Mediterranean Sea.

3. ISTANBUL
Area: 5.712 km2
Population: 11 million
Traffic Code: 34
-Istanbul is Turkey's most
populous city, and its cultural and
financial center.
- Located on both sides of the
Bosphorus the narrow strait
between the Black Sea and the
Marmara Sea, Istanbul bridges
Asia and Europe both physically
and culturally.

4. • The ancient mosques, palaces, museums and
bazaars reflect the city’s diverse history.
•Taksim Square
•Bosphorus
•Princes Islands

5. MAIDEN’S TOWER
PLACES
TO
HAGA SOPHIA SEE
MINIATURK
TOPKAPI PALACE

6. THE SUBURBS
EAST SUBURBS
WEST SUBURBS

7. SHARED TAXI
BUS & (dolmus)
METROBUS
METRO BOAT TAXI
Akbil
PUBLIC
TRAM TRANSPORTATION
TRAIN
Student akbil

8. … other transportation options
CYCLING WALKING
The best way
to explore
the city is
Except for the walking.
certain cycling areas,
bicycling is
dangerous in the
city traffic

9. Istanbul Dolphinarium PARKS
Yildiz Park
Emirgan Park
Gulhane Park
Caddebostan
Seaside
Golden Horn

10. Neighboring pLAcEs of interest
Agva Abant
Armutlu
Sapanca Kerpe
Sile

11. FESTIVALS FOR CHILDREN
Istanbul International Children's Film Festival
Annual : November 2011
Prizes: Competitions for long, short films, animation
movies and documentaries, Popcorn Award, Children's
Programs: Documentaries, Animations,
Shorts Number of films
Age between 6 and 15

12. CHILDREN’S DAY FESTIVAL
(National Sovereignty and Children’s Day!)
This is a festival which is celebrated on April 23 each year in
Turkey.
This festival is gathering the children from all over the world
under the motto of "Love, Friendship and Peace".
April 23 was proclaimed a national holiday in 1921.
Since 1927 it has also become Children's Day an official holiday
dedicated to the children of Turkey and the world. The day is
celebrated
annually in Turkey with spectacular activities.

13. Mini Bank International Children’s Movie
Festival
Annual: April 2012
The Garanti Mini Bank International Children’s
Movie Festival,
is the first film festival in Turkey exclusively
for children.

14. SPORTS IN TURKEY
Flying & Ballooning
Scuba Diving
Golf Windsurfing
Kiteboarding Sailing
Football
Rafting&
Canoeing

15. Fishing Hunting
Skiing
Oil Wrestling
Horseback riding
Trekking

16. Istanbul Sultans Lacrosse Club
• Facebook page
• http://www.lacrosseglobal.com/about_us/Contact
Us.html

17. SPORTS CLUBS
oFENERBAHÇE
o GALATASARAY
oBEŞİKTAS

18. BASKETBALL TEAMS
EFES PILSEN
ULKER
FENERBAHCE
BESIKTAS
DARUSSAFAKA

19. THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM
ECZACIBASI SPORTS
CLUB
(the best one)

20. TENNIS CLUBS
o Club Istanbul Tennis Academy
o MILTAS
o Istanbul Tenis Club
o Marmara Sport
o TED Sports Club

21. ENTERTAINMENT
• Things to do after school and at weekends
After school;
- playing with friends, doing team sports
Weekends;
- going to theatres, plays, concerts, lunaparks
- going out of town to see new places close by
-playing soccer/football with friends; watching football teams
playing in the Stadium.
- ice-skating, bowling

22. …fun places to visit
• Istanbul Toy Museum (Oyuncak Muzesi)
http://www.istanbuloyuncakmuzesi.com/eng/
• Cevahir Mall- Atlantis Entertainment Centre
http://www.istanbulcevahir.com/english/index.html#/atlantis
• MiniaTurk
http://www.miniaturk.com.tr/en/index.php
• Rahmi Koc Museum
http://www.rmk-museum.org.tr/english/index.html

23. SCHOOL CLUBS
Chess Club
Swimming Club
Football Clubs
Volleyball Clubs

24. THEATRE TV
RADIO
CINEMA

25. HOLIDAYS IN TURKEY
NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN
FEAST (One Day) - April 23rd
Commemoration of the first opening of the Grand National Assembly of
Turkey at Ankara in 1920. Dedicated to the children.
ATATURK COMMEMORATION & YOUTH AND
SPORT FEAST (One Day) - May 19th
Commemoration of the beginning of national liberation movement initiated
in 1919 by Ataturk’s landing in Samsun. Dedicated to the youth.

26. VICTORY DAY (One day) - August 30th
Commemoration of the victory at the final battle in Dumlupinar ending
the Turkish Independence War in 1922, dedicated to the armed forces.
REPUBLIC DAY ( One day) - October 29th
Commemoration of the proclamation of the republic in 1923. Also the
halfday in the afternoon of previous day.
NEW YEAR’S DAY - January 1st
First day of the year

27. RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS
RAMADAN Feast (3 Days ) - the dates of
Ramadan vary, moving backwards about ten days
each year depending on the moon.
SACRIFICE FEAST(4 Days) - 70 days after the end
of the month of Ramadan.

28. SCHOOL LIFE
• School Hours & terms/semesters
IICS Hisar Campus
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:30-15:30
Tuesday: 08:30-13:30
Sept 6 -first day at school
17 Dec - 8 Jan Winter Holiday
27 Feb - 4 March no school
16 - 22 April no school
22 June- last day of school

29. SCHOOL LIFE cont’d
• Dress Code
 IICS - other schools
• After School Activities
Ball Games/ Cross Country/ Folk Dance/ Gymnastics/ Hip
Hop Dance & Fashion/ Karate/ Modern
Ballet/ Soccer/ Table Tennis/ Ultimate Frisbee/ Calendar
Making/ Crazy Contraptions/ Drawing, Sketching&
Painting/ Electronics Club/ Language Games/ Marvelous
Munchies Cooking Club/ Movie Club/ Sewing/ Touch Typing

30. The MOVE
• Things to take
• Things to leave behind

31. FOOD
National Dishes
• Dolma: grape leaves & vegetables such as
zucchini and eggplant that is stuffed with
a meat or rice mix
• Kebab: grilled cubes of skewered
seasoned meat, usually either lamb,
beef or chicken

32. Meze: an array of small
dishes served first during
a meal of grilled fish or
meat
Muhallebi: puddings made
with starch and rice
flour, usually flavored
with citrus fruits

33. • Boza: a thick fermented drink
made of wheat berries, usually
eaten with a dash of cinnamon
and a handful of roasted chickpeas

34. MAKING NEW FRIENDS
Meeting The Locals
Meeting Other Expatriates

35. FAMOUS SPORTS PEOPLE
Arda Turan - Sinem Kobal
football player / actress
Ibrahim Kutluay - Demet Sener
basketball player/model

36. CELEBRITIES
Kivanc Tatlitug
actor

37. Kenan Imirzalioglu
actor
Tuba Unsal
actress

38. Beren Saat
actress
Kenan Dogulu
singer

39. Cansu Dere
actress
Cem Yilmaz
actor

40. Mehmet Gunsur
actor
Berrak Tuzunatac
actress

41. Recommendations
• Google Translate
• Books:
 Alaaddin and His Magic Lamp
 Nasreddin Hodja Stories/Jokes
 Traditional Turkish Shadow Puppet Theatre
 Karagoz&Hacivat
• Websites:
Kids.Net.Au http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/tu/Turkey
National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/turkey/