08.08.2020

Dear Diary,

  I am in Korca right now.Korça, in the southeastern region of Albania, is one of the most beautiful and important cities in the country. Because of its beauty, French-style villas and coffee culture, Korça is also called the ‘little Paris of Albania’. "Pazari I Vjetër" is the most beautiful neighborhood in Korça and an area that looks like it was pulled straight from a fairy tale; narrow streets, colored buildings, nice cafés and small boutiques can be found everywhere you look. 

I visited the first school in Albania .Name of the school  "Mësonjëtorja" The school opened its doors on 7 March 1887 and since then the day is celebrated by Albanians as the "Day of Teachers".

"Qofte" is one of the best things to eat in Albania and throughout the Balkans (except for vegetarians or vegans!). Qofte is mince with spices, onion and some other secret ingredients.

  Dear Diary,

  I am now in Şanlıurfa.

  I met very sweet children here. We did very nice activities with them. Here I saw families making isot and cotton. There were a lot of cotton fields on the way to school. Kebab, raw meatballs and liver were delicious. Balıklıgöl, Harran Domes, Sunken City:Halfeti were wonderful. 

   Are you know, my diary, the fish in Balıklıgöl are actually wood! This is a miracle of God. On the other hand, Karagül grows only in Halfeti district of Şanlıurfa in the world. Also, Nisibis Academy in Harran is the first university in the world. 

  I loved very the City of Prophets. So after 4-A, I was a guest of 4-G.

Dear Diary,

I continue to visit Şanlıurfa. We did a lot of fun activities with the childrens. Then I went to the Zero Point of History "Göbeklitepe". The Cinevision I watched was very realistic. Children have told me that in 2019 was declared the Year of Göbeklitepe in Turkey. The magnificent works of art and statuettes found in Göbeklitepe excavations are on display at the Şanlıurfa Archeology Museum.

I bought Urfa Pistachio before going to Bursa. I drank the bitter coffee called Mırra. Be careful, don't put Mırra on the ground. Because this would be an insult to the person who prepares the coffee.

Dear Diary,

    I was in Şanlıurfa and Bursa.

   But this week guess where I am....Yes.... ISTANBUL

Istanbul, the capital of various empires throughout history, Turkey's and Europe's most populous city. It is one of the crowded cities in the world with a population of approximately 12 million. It is Turkey's cultural and financial center. 

    These twinnies are 4th grade in Emine-Hasan Aytacman Primary School.Because of the covid they couldnt come together so easily but they  showed me around. Also their experiments on fun -science were awesome.Ball that does not explode when pierced by a needle or water in the upside-down glass that does not flow.They are little magicians.I will take a look to their works again.

  They have collected all the educational games they prepared with Web 2.0 tools in the e-books.And waste materials recycling ideas were very enjoyable. 

   Thank you ISTANBUL... Hope to see you again...

  HELLO MY DEAR DIARY ...

"No matter who you are , come again 'Mevlana  land  of is Konya... 

AT KAŞGARLI MAHMUT SECONDARY SCHOOL THE STUDENT  OF  7 / I CLASS  WELCOMED İS HERE . WE VISITED MEVLANA MUSEUM. RETURNING , PEOPLE NAME SEMAZEN,  "ARE THEY NOT HEAD TURNED? ..."WE SEE THE AZİZİYE MOSQUE, ITS WINDOWS BIGGER THAN THE DOOR.WE WENT TO SİLLE VILLAGE. AYA ELENA CHURCH WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL. DOUBLE HEADED EAGLE IN FRONT OF THERE İS KONYA STADIUM.WE İS TAKEN  THE PHOTOS THERE. IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.

They said 'we will wait again', they and made me send of ...Let's go to the beautiful lands ...

Dear Diary

  I Konya's one of Turkey's oldest settlements. We became very good friends with the 3 / E Class students. When you come to Konya You should definitely see Mevlana Museum, Sille Village, Kilistra Ancient City, Atatürk House Museum and Butterfly Valley.

  You must watch the magnificent view of Salt Lake. 

Of course, don't forget to eat bread with meat.