Student blurbs
"During my years of residence in Ankara , Turkey 's capital, I rarely tired of it. When I did, however, I turned not to the forests of the nearby mountains as an antidote to the city's dull concrete, but to the grubby, hectic streets of Istanbul . Riding a sleeper car on the night train, I would arrive at Haydarpasha station in the morning, a vast neoclassical building with clock-tower turrets, situated on the Asian edge of the Bosphorous and offering a view of Istanbul 's famed minaret-and-dome skyline just across the channel. From there, an old wooden ferry boat would take me, and hundreds of others, to Karaköy on the European side, where I would board a century-old subway uphill to the base of Istiklal Avenue and book myself into a cheap hotel on Asmal im escit, a narrow street of cafes, bars and cheap hotels. After a short rest, I'd begin to roam Istiklal on foot in a throng of pedestrians (though it's also possible to ride Istiklal's trolley up to Taksim Square ). Cafes, furriers, bookshops, churches, and a single mosque are nestled into and among 19th-century buildings of masonry and wood, all covered in the grime of the city's vitality. The dust and mud of Ankara , or of any other place, have never charmed me in the same way".
- Greg
Language study in Turkey is very affordable and most programs offer the chance to meet new people, practice your conversation skills and get a feel for the country. Last summer, I spent four months in Istanbul as a student at Fatih University . Living and studying in Istanbul was a wonderful experience: I met a lot of people interested in my field, my language skills developed incredibly, and I got the chance to see Turkish life first-hand. O çok sahane oldu
-Dave Hassinger
