Did You Know?

• Did you know that Turkey…
•  was known as Asia Minor; the Asian side of Turkey known as Anatolia
•  witnessed the first known Human Rights Declaration in 1463, 485 years before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
•  has 70% of its population under the age of 35
•  provides 70% of the world’s hazelnuts – probably the nut in your chocolate bar was grown in Turkey
•  is the birthplace and home of St.Nicholas, (Demra-Myra) popularly known as Santa Claus
•  is where Noah’s Ark landed, at Mount Ararat, in Eastern Turkey.
•  has the most valuable silk carpet in the world, in the Mevlana Museum, with 144 knots per sq. cm.
•  is said to have provided the water for the Garden of Eden – from its 2 great rivers -The Euphrates and The Tigris
•  is the birthplace of St. Paul – for centuries, the sick have drunk from the well of St. Paul, in Tarsus
•  was where a man first flew a significant distance using wings – across the Bosphorus
•  is the location of the city of Troy, of Homer fame, where the Trojan War was fought for ten years
•  had the world’s first woman Supreme Court justice, and gave women the right to vote in 1934
•  has a city, Mardin, which is one of the few places where you can hear the native language of Jesus Christ, Aramaic.
•  has the first church ever built (St Peter’s), in Antioch, southern Turkey. It is also the site of the oldest temple, at Urfa, dated between 8500 and 9000 BC

“I am an expat living in Turkey because my husband was transferred here 3 years ago. As a housewife I needed to do all the shopping and other household business. I didn’t know any Turkish so I came to the EFINST Turkish Language Centre in Levent. Not only I have learned Turkish but I have met other expat “smart ladies” and we have become friends’’.
Maggie O’Brian – Expat/House wife living in Turkey

“The teaching was perfect. I really appreciate the methods that were used: interactive exercises, group work, discussions and even games’’.Milana Melnik, Belarus

“This one-month course has lived up to my expectations. I am totally satisfied with the contents of the lessons as well as the teaching methodology’’ Monique Ramauge, France

“I could not speak Turkish before but now I have made a big progress. Now I can speak Turkish and my understanding is better. Nowadays, I feel myself much more confident in Turkey’’.Peter Gyorskiy, Hungary

“My understanding improved a lot… We spoke a lot… The course was arranged according to my needs and wishes… Very good, positive and energetic teachers… I had a lot of fun…’’Eun Kim, Korea

Trip Advisories

To make your stay in Istanbul  more enjoyable we reccommend to have a look at the links below :

www.timeoutistanbul.com | “Your round-the-clock guide to the city – delivered by local experts.”

www.biletix.com | “Concert, football, sport, and art tickets. Official Biletix site.”

www.istanbullife.com.tr | A Turkish web site that you can make some practice…

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