Lale June-July 2013

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June July August 2013

MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNA TIONAL WOMEN OF IST ANBUL

June July August 2013

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Table of

Contents IWI 04 Board Information 05 Board Letter 08 Thank You, Suzy!

NEWCOMERS

CALENDAR

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12 Newcomers 13 Neighborhood Coffee Mornings 14 IWI Regular Activities

Pre v io u s 18 18 19 20 21

Emirgan Park Picnic Carpet Talk Indian Cuisine Demo Üsküdar Discovered Bebek Photo Trek

PROGRAMS 22 Bosphorus Boat Cruise 22 IWI Summer Lunch

CHARIT Y 24 Europa Donna 25 IZEV- Mentally Disabled 26 HADD Tour of Van

I pwin 30 What’s on this month!

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FEATURES 32 34 36 38 40

Making Beer at the BBC Cappadocia Anekdota Cotton Castle, Pamukkale From Kaş Through Delhi and Back

Sponsored Articles 42 Beatific Bursa, Time Out 44 Bahçesaray, Cornucopia

54 50 46

30 24 22

18 16 12 04

June / July / August - Summer 2013

HEALTH & FITNESS 46 Leafy Greens 47 Exercise to go

MUMS ‘N KIDS 50 Bibliotherapy

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS 54 58 60 62 64

Groups & Associations Directory Partner Offers Classified Ads Policies & Advertising

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IWI Board Information IWI Office Hours:

Wednesday from 10:30 AM till 1:00 PM Adresi / Address: Adnan Saygun Caddesi, Çamlıtepe Sitesi No:74 Blok C1 / D2 Ulus Ortaköy İstanbul – TURKEY Telephone: 0212 287 35 71 www.iwi-tr.org

Dergi Adı / Magazine Name: Lale, Monthly Programme of the International Women of İstanbul

IWI Board Members 2013-2014 Chairwoman

Nilgun Çoruk

chairwoman@iwi-tr.org

Vice-Chairwoman

Tammy Ni

vicechairwoman@iwi-tr.org

Treasurer

POSITION AVAILABLE

treasury@iwi-tr.org

Secretary

Natalie Deutscher

secretary@iwi-tr.org

Office Manager

Karlygash Omurbayeva

officemanager@iwi-tr.org

Membership Secretary

Ayşe Akcan

membership@iwi-tr.org

Events Coordinator

Simona Zini

events@iwi-tr.org

Events Coordinator

Marine Boixiere

events@iwi-tr.org

Sponsorship Coordinator

Davina Rodrig

sponsorship@iwi-tr.org

Lale Editor

Laurie Takagaki

lale@iwi-tr.org

IWI International Women of İstanbul, Dernek Kod: 34-64/027

Lale Design Editor

Amy Baja

lale@iwi-tr.org

Advertising Coordinator

Rishya Mittal

advertising@iwi-tr.org

İrtibat Adresi / Address:

Charity Coordinator

Jo Bradley

charity@iwi-tr.org

Programs Coordinator

Ambili Ramachandran

programs@iwi-tr.org

Neighborhood Coffee Mornings Coordinator

Christina Türk

ncm@iwi-tr.org

Newcomers Coordinator (Europe)

Hana Danon

newcomerseurope@iwi-tr.org

Suzanne Bruns Kaluti Adresi / Address: Badur Boğaziçi Evleri No. 3/5 Özden Sokak Nispetiye Caddesi Etiler, İstanbul Tel: 0212 287 45 57

Newcomers Coordinator (Europe)

Camelia Sağışman

newcomerseurope@iwi-tr.org

Newcomers Coordinator (Asia)

Petra Gönenç

newcomersasia@iwi-tr.org

Newcomers Programs

Ayşe Yücel

newcomersprograms@iwi-tr.org

Mum’s N’ Kids

POSITION AVAILABLE

mumsnkids@iwi-tr.org

IPWIN Coordinator

Lavinia Lorenzen

ipwin@iwi-tr.org

Sorumlu Yazı İşleri Müdürü / Responsible Editor:

IPWIN Coordinator

Katharina Omar

ipwin@iwi-tr.org

Liasion Officer

Ebru Demirel

liasion@iwi-tr.org

Yayını Yapan / Publisher:

Adnan Saygun Caddesi, Çamlıtepe Sitesi No:74 Blok C1 / D2 Ulus Ortaköy İstanbul – TURKEY

İmtiyaz Sahibi / Licensee:

Laily Neyzi Adresi / Address: Kemerburgaz Mesa Evleri, Lavanta 7, D:9, 34075 Göktürk, İstanbul

Yayın Türü / Issue Type: Yerel Süreli

Tasarım / Design:

Marlet Advertising Studios www.marlet.com.tr +90 216 386 32 16

Matbaa / Printer:

Marlet Print Solutions www.marlet.com.tr +90 216 386 32 16

Basım Tarihi: 28.05.2013 Sayı: 65

IWI Board Assistants 2013-2014 Charity

Angela Kuzucu

angela@iwi-tr.org

İstanbul@Night

Charlotte Hesp

istanbulatnight@iwi-tr.org

Membership

POSITION AVAILABLE

membership@iwi-tr.org

Sponsorship

POSTITON AVAILABLE

sponsorship@iwi-tr.org

Events

Elena Sklyarskaya

events@iwi-tr.org

Events

Tine Henriksen

events@iwi-tr.org

Website

Esbie van Heerden Ünsal

esbie@iwi-tr.org

E-letter

Suzy Kaluti

iwieletter@iwi-tr.org

Programs

Sujata Das

reservations@iwi-tr.org

Newcomers Programs

Kim Francis

newcomersprograms@iwi-tr.org

Book Club 2

Mary Akgüner

mary.akguner@gmail.com

Neighborhood Coffee Mornings

Sadia Zafar

sadia@iwi-tr.org

A special thanks to Hilal Nalbant & Amy Baja for coming up with the concept & designing the front cover of Lale’s Summer issue! Much appreciation ladies!

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Board letter

Farewell Thank You

&

from our outgoing IWI Chairwoman

Dear Ladies, Summer is just around the corner and we are all looking forward to the long, warm, relaxing days which lie ahead. Along with the change in season may come many other changes: perhaps you are moving away from İstanbul or have just arrived, or it could be that you’ve just gotten a new job and are facing unexpected challenges, or maybe it has been the loss of a loved one or an unforeseen change in your personal circumstances. Whatever the case, most changes in life are often for the better and help us to grow and develop in ways we may not have thought possible.

The IWI is also in the midst of change and our new board for 2013-14 will soon be settling into their positions and getting down to business... and a tough business it is! In order for the IWI to function properly we rely on the services of dedicated volunteers. Many, many hours of hard work go into the running of our organization and each and every one of our board members should be congratulated on the fine job they do. We have a wonderful organization that serves multiple purposes for the over 500 IWI members and our devoted board members always strive to do the best possible job.

Just a few of the tasks we take on are....the many enjoyable monthly programs organized for our members, the intensive fund raising both at the Christmas Festival and the Spring Ball, the ladies behind the scenes who handle the membership processing and welcome newcomers to İstanbul, the publication of Lale magazine, the organization of the Opening Meeting in September, the running of the IWI office... these are just a few of the jobs we accomplish from year to year and I can attest that our hard working volunteers are not thanked often enough for the commitment they have made towards the running of the IWI. It has been my sincere pleasure to have served

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as IWI chairwoman for the past three years and I will surely miss all the wonderful women I have had the chance to work with and I would like to give them all the huge round of applause they deserve! I have enjoyed the many hours, days and months shared with my fellow board members and I will surely miss the all the interaction and good times we have enjoyed together.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new IWI Chairwoman, Nilgun Çoruk, whom I am sure will be as successful in her new position as she has been as the charity coordinator this year. Nilgun will be joined by both seasoned board members and also some ladies brand new to the IWI. As an organization we all need to give them our undivided support and encouragement and I wish them all a very successful, fun and easy year.

The complete list of new board members can be found at the front of the magazine but please remember that we always have room for more volunteers willing to serve the IWI and you can contact Nilgun if you would like to help.

A happy summer to all and see you at the IWI Welcome Day on September 19th!!

- Suzy Kaluti

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Join the IWI Board & IWI Teams!

• • • • •

Do you want to sharpen your professional skills?

Do you want to learn a completely new skill?

Do you have some extra time on your hands?

Do you have excellent people skills?

Do you want to meet people from all over the world and join a fun team?

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f you answered yes to any of the questions above we have a place for you on the IWI board. Whether you would like to help a little or would like to play a more professional role, we would like to speak to you! We can offer you support in undertaking a new role and learning new skills. There is no need for you to have a gap in your CV and you can gain valuable experience while you are in İstanbul.

Positions for the 2013/2014 season: Programs Team Would you like to be involved with helping the Programs Team organise new and exciting events for IWI members? Only requirements: a spirit of adventure and a knowledge of computers! If you are interested, please write to Ambili at programs@iwi-tr.org for more information.

Mums ’n Kids Coordinator This position comprise updating the different playgroups and liaising with the different group coordinators. This information is updated in the Lale, and the coordinator also points mums towards suitable IWI play groups. The Mums’ Kids coordinator may also organize a Halloween, Christmas, Easter or Valentine’s day parties as needed; but often these parties are held with the support of our sponsors. Please contact chairwoman@iwi-tr.org if you would like more information.

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Please contact chairwoman@iwi-tr.org for more information.

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Thank You, Suzy!

IWI G i ves Thanks After being IWI Charity Coordinator for many years, Suzy took over as Secretary and stepped in to become Chairwoman of IWI in 2010. To lead an organization of volunteers, takes special devotion, dedication, professionalism and patience. Working with Suzy I have seen firsthand that Suzy has all these characteristics in abundance.

“Behind the scenes IWI” requires attention to a myriad of details, and is no different to running a medium sized company! Suzy has played a big role in keeping the IWI dynamic in the last 3 years. She has a great sense of humour, which will certainly be missed and I wish her the best in all her new endeavours, as well as for the continued support she is offering. I would like to thank Suzy on behalf of IWI members past and present!”

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- Esbie Van Heerden-Ünsal Vice Chairwoman

Thank you very much for all the hard work and support you have given to IWI and IPWIN in the past years. We wish you all the best for the future, professionally and personally.

Suzy has played an active role in all aspects of IWI and I for one, will be sorry to see her go. I will miss her optimism, patience and calming demeanour. Thank you Suzy!

I have known Suzy for just over a year after I started volunteering with IWI. I have always found her cool and collected, supportive and encouraging, and always prompt in her actions! It’s amazing how much work she got done through the day, without a ruffle in her hair!

IWI was lucky to have a person of her calibre as Chairwoman. She will be sorely missed.

Dear Suzy, Thank you for your three years of service to the International Women of İstanbul. Working with you taught me diplomacy, elegance and temperance, natural qualities for you, but ones that I have lacked in previous positions. It has been great to also see you blossom personally and have you as a friend. Stay in touch and let me know when you come to visit. Love.

- Katharina Omar & Lavinia Lorenzen IPWIN

- Ambili Ramachandran Programs

- Ayşe Turgut Membership

- Eleonore Remy Previous Board Member

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Warm, calm and professional are the first three words that came to my mind looking back at the years we spent together in the board. It was a pleasure to work with you and to have you as our Chairwoman. All the best!

- Laurina Van Dam Previous Board Member

Suzy, you have put much long, dedicated time into IWI and have made it a great success. Thanks so much and will miss you!

- Nilgun Coruk Incoming Chairwoman

Dearest Suzy, Some of us have are lucky enough to have known you for the longest of time starting from when you were doing Charity at IWI and all I can say is you have put so much energy, goodwill and effort into this wonderful organization that we can only say a heartfelt ‘THANK YOU’!! We have shared many a glass after a tiring day at the end of yet another Christmas Bazaar, laughed at many lunches and evenings together so I will say the IWI would not be what it is today without your valuable input and smiling face – for all of us who have had the chance to work with you over the years thank you for the friendship and the good times… we will miss you!! With hugs,

- Yasemin Kunze Previous Board Member

Our Chairwomen Suzy is a wonderful soft spoken women with many attributes.

She is a one of a kind friend who knows how to listen and is always supportive every step of the way.

She has worked so very hard for the last few years to make the IWI so very successful. We all thank her from the bottom of our hearts for her warmth friendship and successful leadership.

Suzy I wish you good health, happiness and success in what ever venture you decide to follow. We will miss you. Love!

- AyĹ&#x;e YĂźcel Newcomers Program

Dear Suzy, It's been my absolute pleasure to know you and work with you for the past 3 years. You have been an amazing leader for the group, patient, supportive, caring and always smiling. My best wishes to you for this new chapter in your life. Have fun, because you truly deserve it!!!!! Keep in touch. I will always remember you with a lot of respect and admiration.

Lots of love.

- Nalini Narang Neighbourhood Coffee Coordinator

Suzy, at all times you always found the time to help with your advice and expertise.

I am so glad to have worked and gotten to know you!

Dear Suzy, I wish you all the best and a lot of beautiful moments in your new free time :-) Thanks for always being supportive and helpful. We'll miss you. Hope you'll miss us, too :-)

- Natalie Deutscher Secretary

Suzy , You have been a fantastic Chairwoman and have contributed so much to what the IWI is today. It was a pleasure to work with you and your guidance, advice and level head was a great support. Best of luck with your future endeavors.

- Charlotte Hesp Lale Magazine

- Johanna Widholm Sponsorship

Dearest Suzy - wishing you all the Best for your next projects!!!! Big kiss!

- Camelia Sagisman Previous Board Member

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Newcomers Are you a Newcomer?

Welcome!

The IWI is happy to announce that IWI members Ayşe Yücel and Kim Francis will hold special programs for newcomers each month.

Please check the calendar for details & discover all the programs & activities IWI has to offer found right here in the Newcomers section!

European Coffee Mornings Café Meet, Alkent

Our popular bi-weekly meeting spot in Etiler welcomes you anytime between 12 noon and 2 pm for lunch, coffee and a friendly chat.

Camellia and Hana, our newcomer coordinators, will be there to greet you with a smile and introduce you to the other members.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Date

: See Calendar for details

Time

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Venue

Asian Coffee Mornings Café Cadde, Erenköy

Please note that we now regularly meet at Café Cadde in Erenköy.

Meet new members, establish new friendships or renew existing ones in İstanbul. Please note that Cafe Cadde offers 10% discount and free coffee/tea for IWI members!

Date

:

See Calendar for details

Time

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11am -1:30pm (Every 1st Tuesday of the month in June, July & August).

: Café Meet (Nunyo Café)

Venue

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Cafe Cadde, Erenköy

Cost

: Pay as you order

Cost

:

Pay as you order

Meeting Place

: Tepecik Yolu, Alken Sitesi, Etiler

Meeting Place

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Bağdat Caddesi, Cafe Cadde, Erenköy

Reservations

: Not required

Reservations

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Not required

Contact Details

: Camellia Sağışman: (0532) 236 - 9755 Hana Danon: (0532) 213 - 3151

Contact details

:

Petra Gönenç: (0532) 275 - 4219

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12 noon -2pm, June 6th (*There will be no Café Meet gatherings in July & August)

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Neighborhood Coffee Mornings AREA​

NEIGHBORHOOD

COORDINATOR

PHONE​

MAIL

Area A

Etiler

Marilyn Milligan

05386180123

marilyn.milligan@bridge-tci.com

Area B

Tarabya

Debbie Sainte-Rose

05317691368

debbiesainterose@yahoo.com

Area C

Akatlar Ulus

Christina Turk

05322425716

christinaturk@tnn.net

Area D

Arnavutköy Bebek Rumeli Hisarı

Baltalimanı Maslak

Area Coordinator’s Position Vacant.

Area E

Ortaköy Levazım​

Balmumcu

Area Coordinator’s Position Vacant.

Area F

Beşiktaş Levent

Area G

Nişantaşı Osmanbey Şişli/​Fulya Gayretepe

Area H

Yeniköy​ ​İstinye

Area I

Emirgan ​Sariyer

Area J

​Hana Moualla Esentepe Tepebaşı ​Teşvikiye/Maçka

05318747479

hanamoualla@hotmail.com

Area Coordinator’s Position Vacant.

Hanne Knudsen

05337760611

knudsen_hanne@hotmail.com

Dany Bosseler

05335426182

dbosseler@gmail.com

Zekiriyaköy Kilyos​/ Uskumruköy

Julia Gunn

05335272728

juliagunn@hotmail.com

Area K

Kemer​ Göktürk

Fernanda E.Machado

05419619671

mora_fernanda@hotmail.com

Area L

Beyoğlu ​Taksim/Tünel ​Sultanahmet ​Harbiye ​Tepebaşı ​Fatih

Gümüşsuyu​ Eyüp Cihangir Topağacı ​Gaziosmanpaşa ​Kabataş

Area Coordinator’s Position Vacant.

Area M

Maltepe Kadiköy Moda Üsküdar Ataşehir

​Kartal ​Ömerli ​Kandilli Polonezkoy

Lynn Nish​ Jan Grey​

05342558913​

lynnish@yahoo.com grays@ttmail.com

Area O​

Ümraniye Çekmeköy ​Beykoz ​Çengelköy ​Anadolu Hisarı

Beylerbeyi ​Kanlıca ​Küçükyalı ​Salacak Tuzla

Valerie Çelebi​

05322348282

valericelebi@superonline.com

Area P​

Büyükçekmece Kücükçekmece​ ​Hadımköy ​Bakırköy ​Ataköy ​Yeşilköy ​Yeşilyurt ​Bahçeköy

Bahçelievler ​Güneşli ​Yenibosna ​Beylikdüzü ​Halkali ​Bahceşehir ​Bağcılar ​Esenyurt

Natalie Vaatz Deutscher

05347872788

nvaatz@gmail.com

Area Y​

Caddebostan​ Fenerbahçe​ ​Bostancı ​Erenköy ​Kalamış ​Suadiye

​Valideçeşme ​Göztepe ​Bakkalköy ​Çiftehavuzlar ​Şaşkınbakkal ​Küçük Bakkalköy

These members are requested to attend their Newcomers Coffee mornings in Erenköy at Café Cadde every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. * Note every 3rd Tuesday of the month will be cancelled in June, July & August.

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Büyükdere

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IWI Regular activities

What other activities are going on in IWI?

Neighborhood Coffee Mornings Everyone is automatically a part of their Neighbourhood Coffee Mornings (NCMs) which meet on the second Wednesday of the month between 10:30 – 12:30. Please be on the lookout for e-mails from your area coordinator for your local NCM meeting Contact: Nalini Narang

nalini@iwi-tr.org

(0554) 861- 8058

IWI Tennis Club If you enjoy playing tennis please join our group. The IWI Tennis Group is now up and running and takes place at Torch Tennis in Tarabya. Teams are based on skill level and we welcome all players from beginners to intermediate and advanced.

Contact: Pervin

pervinleenhouts@gmail.com

IPWIN These informal get-togethers are an opportunity to meet other professional women to explore new ideas, share tips, information and to make new friends in a relaxed environment. Come for drinks or dinner – everyone is responsible for their own bill and pays for what they order.

A space is reserved exclusively for IPWIN. Information: Held every first Wednesday of the month at 7pm Venue: Gezi Hotel Bosphorus, Mete Cd. No 34, Taksim – www.gezibosphorus.com rsvp: ipwin@iwi-tr.org

Photography Club The photo club is a group of international members whose skill levels vary from the very basic to semi-professional, but who all share the desire to capture the world in a photograph and to explore İstanbul while doing so. The group discussion includes all current event information, bi-weekly photo challenges, tips & tricks, and general photography topics.

Contact: Fay Magnusson photoclubofistanbul@gmail.com

Iwi Chess Club Once a month, IWI members will get the opportunity to learn to play chess or to improve their chess skills free of charge with Woman Chess Grand Master and 2006 European Champion Ekaterina Atalik.

Children from the age of five are welcome.

Contact: Ekaterina

makacat@yandex.ru

(0533) 690- 4782

Book Club The IWI has 2 Book Clubs running.

Art Club Experiment with your creativity. Are you an artist or craftsperson? The IWI welcomes workshops held by IWI members. If you would like to share your talents...

Contact: Esbie van Heerden Ünsal

e sbie@iwi-tr.org

Office Hours The IWI office hours are on Wednesdays from 10:30 -1:00. Our new office is nice and bright and has a lovely garden. Feel free to drop in for a chat or if you have any questions.

Address: Ahmet Adnan Saygun Caddesi

No 74, Çamlıtepe Sitesi

Block C1/D2, Ulus 34347.

(0212) 287- 3571

Look around!

If you are interested in coordinating a Movie Club or are interested in forming a new IWI affiliated Club please contact: programs@iwi-tr.org

To become a member of Book Club 2, Contact: Mary Akgüner

mary.akguner@gmail.com To become a member of Book Club 1, Contact: Leslie Tahtakılıç Book Club 1 is currently over-subscribed.

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Asian Coffee Mornings Cafe Cadde 11-1:30pm p. 12

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Ipwin Kaula ‘Tantra’ Yoga p. 30

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What Fun activities have Been going on in IWI?

Emirgan Park Picnic D

id you notice all the Tulips around the city this April? The 8th annual International İstanbul Tulip Festival was held to celebrate the city’s traditional flower.

The best place to view the vast array of these lovely, colorful flowers is Emirgan Park.

On Friday, April 12, several IWI members attended the wonderful lunch at Emirgan Park. We enjoyed perfect weather and an artful display of 120 varieties of tulips in full bloom throughout the park.

Carpet Talk

A big thank you to Ayşe for organizing the lunch as well as many other newcomer activities this year!

-Dawn Biyashev

Weaving through the art of carpet making with Hasan B. Semerci of Adnan & Hasan Carpet Shop, Bazaar

I left Ireland seven weeks ago with my husband and three little boys and I have to say that finding International Women in İstanbul in week two has been a terrific discovery. The range of great women members is equaled by the range of great programs, which included a Carpet Talk in the Grand Bazzar in mid-April that I attended. I love the Grand Bazaar. It’s one of the largest covered markets in the world, but on this day, I headed straight for Adnan & Hasan Carpet Shop where I met seven

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Each lady contributed her specialty, creating a delicious banquet of salads, sides, meats, and deserts. Ayşe Yücel pulled out all the stops arriving two hours early to hold four tables. She also brought several traditional Turkish dishes including hot tea, served in proper glass tea cups!

other IWI members already drinking tea with founding partner Hasan B. Semerci who is an internationally recognized rug dealer, expert and long time friend to the IWI. In the next hour Hasan explained to us the difference between a carpet and a kilim, the different weaving techniques and the different materials used in rug making.

We looked at the difference between vegetable and chemical dyes and good tips on how to spot fakes. We were shown exquisite rugs and felt humbled with talk of a million knots per square meter. But the highlight for me was a simple ninetyyear-old Turkish baby cradle made in the magnificent Kilim Tradition where the ordinary was made truly extraordinary.

-Terre Duffy June July August 2013

Journey through

Indian Cuisine

with Rishya Mittal aT SWAAD

Like in many cultures, food and special cuisine are very important in the Indian lifestyle. There are a wide variety of dishes and cooking techniques when making Indian food. Different spices are often utilized, so the food is extremely flavorful. In a traditional meal, there are usually two or three main courses with many side dishes and desserts.

We experienced this first hand at the Indian Cooking demo held at SWAAD Restaurant. We were warmly welcomed in the traditional Indian manner with the bindi (red dot) put on our foreheads as a sign of respect. In attendance were about nine ladies who were taken through a menu of eight famous Indian dishes. After the demo (with lots of sneezing because of the various spices and chillies being used!), we sat down to a spicy, yet very tasty meal.

Rishya, our warm host, demonstrated the preparation of the following dishes: • Chicken Koliwada (starter) • Chana (chickpeas) Masala • Hara Bharat Kebab; Chicken Masala Mutter Paneer • Dal Fry • Shahi Tukda (dessert).

Thanks go to Rishya for sharing the true taste of India and to Ayşe for organizing the demo. Can't wait for the next class!

-Juliette Odhiambo

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ÜSKÜDAR DISCOVERED

It’s very easy, as a tenant of İstanbul’s European side, to neglect its older and less populated brother to the east. However, Anatolian İstanbul boasts an array of fascinating areas to explore, just like its European counterpart. Our choice for a somewhat overcast day in April: Üsküdar, a large, populated and conservative district spread along the Bosporus and within waving distance of Eminönü, Beyoğlu, and Beşiktaş.

tombs that are hundreds of years old, as well as newer resting places for such famous Turks as Colonel Mustafa Sekip Birgol and Arif Mardin. It is enough, however, to just meander through the peaceful grounds, be astounded by the sheer number of identities and dates represented and to note the tombs that belong to a man (signified by a fez, turban or similar) or a woman (symbolized by a plant whose number of flowers represents her number of children).

Üsküdar was established in 1600 B.C. and was,¬ at the time, called the City of Gold.

While we did not discover gold, we found other cultural nuggets, such as the Mihrimah Sultan’s Mosque, where we started our exploration. The mosque stands right across the street from where the ferries arrive from Europe. Just one of the almost 200 mosques that are peppered throughout Üsküdar, Mirhrimah Sultan’s Mosque was built by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent for his favorite daughter. Mihrimah, meaning Sun and Moon, was one of the two mosques Sultan Suleiman built in honor of his daughter.

Just at the mouth of the cemetery we found Şakirin Mosque. It is the only mosque in the world designed by a woman, Zeynep Fadillioglu. Built in 2009, it is modern in its design and bright with natural light that highlights the unique blue-hued, shell-like prayer niche and assymetrical chandelier that boasts hundreds of teardrop-shaped glass.

Women are fortunate to be able to head upstairs to gain an even better advantage from which to view this special mosque.

From Mihrimah Sultan’s Mosque, we headed upward. İstanbul’s offering of hills to climb seems unparalleled and the Üsküdar district is no exception. Luckily, we opted for one of the bright yellow dolmuş buses to carry us up the hill, past Armenian and Greek Orthodox cemeteries, to our next destination: Şakirin Mosque and Karacaahmet cemetery.

In Karacaahmet cemetery’s three plus square kilometers of land, approximately one million dead are laid to rest, making it the largest cemetery in Turkey and one of the largest in the world. It is named after Karaca Ahmet, a dervish and army physician who died in the mid 1300’s in a battle over what is now Üsküdar and Kadıköy. In the cemetery, which dates back to the mid-14th century, you can find

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Near to Şakirin Moque is the final resting place of revered Karaca Ahmet and we headed there next. The Alevis, a Shiite Muslim group who forms Turkey’s largest religious minority, worship Karaca Ahmet as a saint. In fact, his tomb is an important pilgrimage site for Alevis from all over Turkey; thousands come every week to pay tribute to him and to pray for his help.

Karaca Ahmet’s horse’s grave, located in the cemetery yard, is also sought out by pilgrims. This is especially the case for parents of children with leg troubles. The children are placed in the open gravesite area under a dome and parents sprinkle oats or barley between their legs as a treat for the horse and hope for a cure. Nearby there are columns where people place stones in order to symbolize their never-ending love for lost loved ones. The spirit of the place is reflected in the sharing of food that you often witness there between people, strangers in life who are connected by their pilgrimage.

On the way to our next location, we stopped and watched a stone artisan hard at work creating a gravestone for the deceased. We then passed Doğancılar Park, noteworthy as the destination of the courageous, if not foolhardy, aviator, Hezârfen Ahmed Çeleb, who flew here with artificial wings all the way from the Galata Tower, a 1200-meter trip. (Although the sultan gave him money for his trouble, the sultan considered Çeleb a threat and exiled him to Algeria where Çeleb later died.) Just past the park, we stopped at Nakliman Köfte Kebab Restaurant where we received a friendly welcome & hot tea before continuing on to the Ayazma Mosque.

Ayazma Mosque is a single-minaret mosque unique for its beautiful stone birdhouses.

The luxury birdhomes were added to the exterior walls of the mosque by its architect in recognition of the Muslim belief that the act of feedings birds has a positive religious significance. The birdhouses are not the only special feature of the Ayazma Mosque.

Its bright-coloured interior conveys an especially warm and cheerful atmosphere.

Heading back toward the water, we spied the Yeni Valide Mosque, or ‘the mosque of the Queen Mother.’ It is a large Ottoman mosque that was built around 1710 on the order of the mother of Sultan Ahmed III, the Ottoman Empire’s 19th sultan. Still used today, the Queen Mother’s tomb sits just next to the mosque.

No tour is complete without the cultural insight conveyed by a good meal and so we stopped at Kanaat Lokantası, a famous local eatery. Entering it, our eyes immediately bulged (and stomachs rumbled) as we viewed the great array of sweet and savoury traditional Turkish dishes on display. Across from the delectable display case, was the room where meat and other hot orders were prepared; separated by the roomy and comfortable dining area by a glass wall, it provided us ample opportunity to oggle the mouth-watering dishes on the other side.

If the number of patrons hadn’t already convinced us of the quality of the place, then the food, delivered by an efficient and friendly staff, definitely did. Üsküdar is a district worthy of exploration.

It is a unique combination of modern streets, stores and buildings; historical Ottoman houses; old and new mosques; and more. It is just one of the many layers that make up this great city and one that is such a treat to uncover.

-Darcy Holmer

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Bebek Photo Trek Photo Club Of İstanbul Every month the Photo Club of İstanbul has a trek exploring a new place in İstanbul.

Our destination for April was Bebek.

In good humor and equipped with our cameras we started our trek in the center of Büyük Bebek.

As there are two little valleys, which lead down from the hills to the Bosporus, the bigger hill is what gave Bebek its name “büyük” (big) and the smaller one “küçük” (small). Büyük Bebek is not only bigger but it’s also the more interesting part of the village.

For the name “Bebek” you will find lots of different explanations on the Internet. One goes all the way back to Mr. Bebek Çelebi, who lived there in 1453; others say that

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it is a translation of the Turkish word for “baby”. The area is well known for its wealthy mansions from the 18th and 19th centuries; its gardens and roses; its weeping willows and nightingales. The translation of Bebek is: “beautiful as a baby”.

On our trek we hoped to find reminders of Bebek’s history as well as its beautiful nature. We walked on Magnolia Street up the valley, passed the Greek Orthodox Church and ended up with the French Lazarists, who have their church and community buildings around a fantastic garden with a spectacular view over the Bosporus. Climbing the hill on old stairs, we could tell we were in the historic part of Bebek. A great atmosphere filled with all kinds of small and big mansions, overgrown by fresh spring leaves and blossoms everywhere, gave us a wonderful

opportunity to capture this very specific atmosphere with our cameras.

We finished our trip with a light lunch on the Bosporus. Looking through all our photographs we can honestly recommend that you explore and experience the atmosphere of the narrow streets of Bebek.

Whether you take pictures or not, the images will be forever imprinted in your brain.

The Photo Club of İstanbul welcomes new members of all experience levels to our friendly club. We organize monthly photo treks, photography workshops, and other events. Membership is free. Please send an e-mail to photoclubofistanbul@gmail. com to request an application form if you’re interested.

-Annette Fleck

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programs Bosphorus Boat Cruise & Lunch at Anadolu KavaĞi - Yoros Castle

IWI Summer Lunch

How about sharing a wonderful day with other IWI members on a Full Bosphorus Cruise? The boat leaves from Kabataş at 11:15am and from Beşiktaş at 11:30am and journeys up the beautiful Bosphorus to Anadolu Kavağı, a little town on the Asian side situated higher up the Bosphorus towards the Black Sea. The tour allows for about 3 hours of exploring Anadolu and Yoros Castle followed by a delicious lunch at Baba’s Fish Restaurant.

Join us for the annual IWI Summer lunch to mark the end of a successful IWI season and celebrate the summer, taking place on Wednesday 12th of June at Kydonia restaurant in Kuruçeşme.

Join us on this Full Bosphorus Cruise with an over 3 hour stop in an authentic fishing village on the Bosphorus. Anadolu Kavağı is a picturesque, quaint and peaceful town with its two-storey houses and town square covered with cobblestone pavements where you can find fish restaurants one after another.

We have just over 3 hours of exploring the surrounds and a walk or a taxi can be taken up to the historical Yoros Castle belonging to the Roman period. From the top you get a wonderful birds-eye view of breathtaking and panaromic views of the Bosphorus below......don’t forget the cameras ladies and good walking shoes for the ones who want to walk! After a wonderful day spent exploring the boat will leave Anadolu Kavağı at 4:00pm.

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This relative new comer to the İstanbul scene, has long been a favourite in Alicatli, where it has been established for some time.

Serving a fusion of food from the Agean region, the flavours are familiar yet full of surprise. Apart from the impressive range of mezzes on offer, as well as the delicious fresh fish, Kydonia enjoys enviable views of the Bosphorus. Catch up with friends before they disappear to the coast, meet new people and enjoy the beautiful setting.

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15TL for the boat trip & 45 TL for lunch (see below) Aba Restaurant Menu: Calamari, Fried mussels, Salad, French fries, Fish of your choice based on what is available, dessert, 1 glass of beer, wine or soda.

Online on the website:www.iwi-tr. org or reservation@iwi-tr.org 4 June 2013, Tuesday (by 9:00am) Ayşe Yücel aysegurleryucel@gmail.com

Please indicate the number of guests and if you require a vegetarian option 7 June, 2013, Friday Ambili Ramachandran programs@iwi-tr.org

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UROPA DONNA (ED), the European Breast Cancer Coalition, is an independent non-profit making organisation, whose members are affiliated groups from countries throughout Europe.

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The Coalition works to raise awareness of breast cancer and to mobilize the support of European women in pressing for improved breast cancer education, appropriate screening, optimal treatment and increased funding for research.

ED represents the interests of European women with regard to breast cancer to local and national authorities as well as to institutions of the EU. ED Turkey is one of the 47 member countries, founded by a group of women, the majority of whom are breast cancer survivors, with Mrs. Violet Aroyo as the elected ED Turkey President since 2001. ED Turkey shares ten goals in common with the other member countries, which are listed below and can also be found on the Europa Donna website:www.europadonna.org

Ten Goals Of ED Turkey: 1. To promote the dissemination and exchange of factual, up-to-date information on breast cancer throughout Europe.

2. To promote breast health awareness.

3. To emphasize the need for appropriate screening and early detection 4. To campaign for the provision of optimum treatment 5. To ensure provision of quality supportive care throughout and after treatment 6. To advocate appropriate training for health professionals 7. To acknowledge good practice and promote its development 8. To demand regular quality assessment of medical equipment 9. To ensure that all women understand fully any proposed treatment options, including entry into clinical trials and their right to a second opinion 10. To promote the advancement of breast cancer research

ED Turkey board members set annual targets in order to achieve its mission as declared within the ten goals listed above. ED Turkey is the first member countries to have accomplished the translation into our own language, of the 'European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis'. These can be accessed through the ED internet website and was published in October 2007 with the financial support of the European Union.

ED Turkey members work to raise awareness of breast cancer particularly among high school children regarding breast health and cancer, so that they in turn can convince their mothers and other women in their families and neighborhoods, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis, the subsequent positive impact on prognosis and the inancial benefits both personal and to the state. This continued in 2011 with our joint project and then the planning meetings with IWI to decide on the scope and deliverables for the following year 2012.

The initial plan was Breast Cancer Awareness training seminars for ten high schools in different regions of Turkey. With the approval of the regional authorities and the Ministry of Education, to whom the documents to be distributed were sent, we started visiting the selected high schools. We are very pleased and proud of the progress achieved so far and would like to express to the IWI our gratitude and appreciation from all the participants including the academic staff for your continued support.

We worked in 2 high schools each in İstanbul and Muş in 2012. The first two were really a pilot project for us so that we could improve the content and quality of our teaching. Having agreed on the content for future use, we are now in the process of a roll-out on BC awareness for 2 more high schools in Ordu , followed by Afyon, Gaziantep, Trabzon and one more in İstanbul in 2013 toward the end of May, 2013. We would like to extend our coverage throughout Turkey and reach as many women as possible, particularly in eastern Anatolia.

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İstanbul Mentally Disabled Education And Solidarity Foundation IZEV

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ZEV was established in 1989 as a foundation and its structure was changed into a foundation incorporated body by board members with mentally disabled children. IZEV is also the founder of Saadet Primary School and Vocational School which started to function in 2000. These schools also aim to educate mentally disabled individuals between the ages of 0-35 in rehabilitation, therapy, primary education and secondary education as well as vocational training areas.

IZEV for a long time provided personnel, in-service training and food needs of Saadet Primary School and Vocational School. After a protocol that was signed with İstanbul Provincial Public Education Directorate; Foundation Economic Enterprise spent all its income in accordance with the services that were given to Saadet Primary School and Vocational School.

After the 1999 earthquake; the old building that was in risk of collapse during a earthquake was demolished by Special Provincial Administration.

By the way, IZEV opened a department for disabled people who completed their secondary education and have a mental disability that can be educated and receive vocational training on the 19 of January, 2008 in Sarıyer. Our main goal is; to give mentally disabled young people the opportunity of continuing their education.

In accordance with this goal; we would like to provide living areas for the mentally disabled people where they can function in agriculture, sport, cookery and livestock production areas. Our other main goal is; to let our children be integrated in social life and society so they can live on their own for the rest of their lives. We are also aiming to provide living areas where they can get education and rehabilitation services also a place that they can stay if they need to.

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SARIYER CAMPUS & SKILL GIVING CENTRE Our course centre was established for Saadet Primary School and Vocational School students so they can develop basic life skills, adopt to society, they are given work and job skills. This centre operates with links to Saadet Primary School and Vocational School. Saadet Vocational School graduates who need special education can take advantage of this centre. The building where the course centre operates was rented by İstanbul Mentally Disabled Education and Solidarity Foundation (IZEV) to give Saadet Vocational School graduates the opportunity of continuing their education. Also, the centre can be used for education-teaching services.

Based on their interests, skills and performance status; students can choose from various course programs. Most students of this centre are slightly mentally disabled and individuals who need special education.

Our Mission We want our students to be able to continue their lives according to their strength, ability and effort. Our main mission is to prepare our students to the usual work environment and help them become productive individuals in society.

Our Vision & Goal: Our main goal is to maintain our course and education programs as well as our services. We want to improve these programs and services. Also, we want to reach more children and we want to help them extensively in a building where is owned by our foundation. The main goal is helping our children to be integrated in social life and with the society. We want them to be able to continue their lives. As a foundation, we would like to operate in a building of our own where our students can continue to receive education and rehabilitation services.

We also want to provide a place where our students can stay if they need to.

Course Programs • Kitchen and Service Facilities • Handcrafts • Jewellery Design Our centre gives services to Saadet Vocational School graduates who are slightly mentally disabled in an environment suitable for their characteristics with specially trained personnel and customized education programs and methods for each student.

Some of the course programs are: • Kitchen and Service Facilities • Livestock Production • Handcrafts Workshop

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HADD TOUR OF VAN A tour of Van with the HADD charity, of which the IWI is a long time supporter, took place at the end of April and provided an intriguing insight into the area of Van and the wonderful work undertaken by the charity, HADD.

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tour of Van with the HADD charity, of which the IWI is a long time supporter, took place at the end of April and provided an intriguing insight into the area of Van and the wonderful work undertaken by the charity, HADD. The IWI contingent was joined by two other groups who also supported HADD and had come to see the work the charity was undertaking. HADD was founded three years ago to educate, socialise and teach kilim weaving techniques to the needy young girls of Van. Accompanied by Servet Harunoglu, the Chairman of HADD and our two guides - Ozgür Cangüleç and Reyhan Beler – we were in fantastic hands. Ozgür Bey, whose family is from Van itself, works as a language teacher in the Foreign Ministry in Berlin but acts as a guide as a hobby and travelled from Germany especially for the tour. Reyhan Hanim is a professional guide from İstanbul who has a fantastic singing voice which we had the pleasure of witnessing (more of which later!)

It was a truly insightful and memorable trip and one in which it was a privilege to take part. The account of the trip below will hopefully give our members an insight into the area and encourage your continued support of the great work HADD undertakes.

Day 1

Arriving in Van mid-afternoon we were straight off to our first workshop visit – to the Süphan Workshop. The short drive from the airport immediately drew our attention to the dramatic landscape that surrounds Van, with the beautiful tranquil lake bordered by snow-capped mountains.

The relative poverty of the local area was also clear. The after effects of the 2011 earthquake that killed 3,000 people was also still visible with piles of rubble from demolished or collapsed buildings next to quickly erected breezeblock houses. We were told a family of 15 can easily be living in 20m2 house.

Arriving at the workshop we were greeted by a local government official who wanted to meet us and show his appreciation for our support of the local community. It was explained that the workshops provide a vital source of employment for the young women as well as running classes to help increase literacy and even complete their primary education, which many had not been previously given the opportunity to do.

This takes pressure off families to marry their daughters at 15 or 16 when they become too much of a burden on the limited family resources.

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Many of the girls were dressed in traditional Kurdish clothes and extended their hospitality to serving us a traditional Kurdish soup and cheese wraps using the local pungent herb cheese. We had the chance to watch these girls creating the kilims, traditionally from this region. After being woven on the large frames which filled the rooms, they would be washed, stretched and prepared for sale. Numerous pictures were taken, followed by the girls performing a traditional Kurdish dance before we headed off to the hotel.

After settling in we sat down to our first lecture of the trip by Enver Özkahraman and Prof. Serife Atlihan who explained the history of the workshops. Equally interesting was the footage of the aftermath of the earthquake, showing the numerous tents and temporary structures erected where we had just visited. HADD was directly involved with ferrying many donations and supplies to the area so poorly needed after the disaster.

Images of small children wading through the snow without proper winter clothes and whole families crammed in tents with no insulation in the depths of winter were moving to say the least. It was clear how hard life had been for the community, which has still not fully recovered.

After the talk it was on to the evening meal of meze and kebaps before bedtime.

An insightful, surprisingly exhausting introduction to Van, and a great start to our trip!

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With an early wake up call, quick breakfast and much needed coffee we were off again – this time to the Hacı Bekir workshop.

Similar to our first stop, this workshop housed around 20 frames for weaving carpets. Again the girls were hard at work and very hospitable. It was touching to notice a few of their mothers and even grandmothers standing over their shoulders, beaming proudly as we took pictures of their work. Numerous local children emerged from the nearby houses and we quickly realised that sadly we had come unprepared and had no sweets, pencils or other gifts to give them. Smiling broadly and elbowing each other out of the way to catch a glimpse of the curious visitors, they provided a fantastic photo opportunity.

Determined not to miss out on another chance to give the local children some much deserved treats, we stopped at a local market for supplies as we headed to the next workshop. The Yeni Mahalle workshop was one of HADD’s first and, unlike the others, was based in a small house rather than the cabins we had previously seen. The building was rather worn and did not provide the best light for weaving. It will be next on the list for HADD to replace to provide the girls

with a more comfortable setting in which to work.

Here we also had the chance to observe a different style of kilim, made with a finer thread and a more demure style to the brightly coloured and patterned rugs we had previously seen. Sadly, there were no children to be seen on this visit so the huge amount of sweets, fruit and other treats were loaded onto a van to be dropped off at the workshops we had already visited by one of the HADD team.

The next stop was the HADD show room, which also served as their fourth and final workshop. Eager to purchase some of the beautiful kilims we had witnessed being made, rugs were snapped up almost as soon as they were placed on the floor. This was despite a short lesson on how the vegetable dyes were created, when we arrived. Lets just say, it’s a good thing they are given a thorough wash before being sold! Thankfully for those not quick enough to snap up a kilim, it is possible for IWI members to stop by the HADD office here in İstanbul (details below) where they have a large number of kilims to chose from and can also take orders if someone has something specific in mind.

We then drove a little away from the city to visit Çavuştepe Castle, an example of an Urartu castle built around 1600 BC. We had the privilege of meeting Mehmet Kuşman who gave us a tour and educated us on this disused language. He is one of a very small number of people able to read and write Urartu, having taught himself. Passionate about this ancient civilisation, he guards the castle and spends much of his time there, even sleeping in the small hut built into the hillside when he cannot bring himself to leave.

After a lunch of lentil soup and kebaps at Hanedan Restoran, we headed to the ferry to hop across to Akdamar Island, the only inhabited island on the lake. There we visited the Akdamar Church and Monastary, built around 915. It is most famous for the reliefs on the exterior of the building, depicting scenes from the Bible. It is a beautiful and unique building. We were also treated to a surprise concert of local music, starting inside the church then proceeding out into the gardens where wine was served as the sun set. Stood on top of this rocky island, in the shadow of the Akdamar Church, with a view of the lake and mountains, it was a very special moment that I believe will be etched in our memories forever.

After a short journey back to the hotel we listened to a lecture on the Urartu architecture of Van before dinner. Then more meze, more kebaps and some lively Turkish music…another great day!

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Day 3

Having visited all of the HADD workshops it was now time for some sightseeing. First stop of the day was the ‘Van Kedisi Evi’, or cat house. The Van cats are famous for having two different coloured eyes, which makes them a popular pet and local attraction. Quickly becoming endangered, the cat house not only provides a shelter for those living on the street, but a chance to study and breed this cat to prevent their extinction.

On to a popular viewing spot for the local pearl mullet. These are the only endemic fish in the Van Lake and during spring, when they migrate up the creeks to lay their eggs, they can be witnessed ‘flying’ up stream.

Sadly, we were not lucky enough to spot them but were assured it is a fantastic sight.

Next we headed to the Muradiye Falls, a beautiful waterfall and great backdrop for a quick tea-stop. It was also here that we spotted our first local police car – a menacing looking black truck-come-tank, manned by some very serious looking policemen decked out in multiple guns and bullet belts, a harsh reminder of the difficult history and restless region that Van inhabits.

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After a long drive and more kebaps for lunch, we reached the famous Ishak Paşa Palace, 35km from the Iranian border. On the way we enjoyed beautiful views of Mount Arat as well as spotting numerous watch towers guarding the Turkish border. Mount Arat is a stunning sight, a highlight of the area and the subject of many legends.

Our final dinner was an event in itself.

Dining at an Ocakbası or Turkish grill house, we were sat in groups around individual barbeques to cook a delicious selection of meats ourselves. It was hot work but well worth the effort and a fun experience to end our night on. Accompanied by the sounds of a live band, it made for a truly atmospheric evening.

The Palace dates back to the Ottoman period, begun in 1685 and completed almost 100 years later in 1784. It has been badly damaged since and restored with little sensitivity but is still an impressive piece of architecture. Built in what is now considered the ‘Iranian style’, there are in fact a multitude of rooms in a mixture of styles including Ottoman, Persian and Seljuk. A very impressive building and well worth the journey.

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After a long drive back to Van, punctuated by anecdotes of the history of the local countryside and communities, we arrived at a hotel in the centre of town for our final lecture and dinner. This evening we learnt about ‘The story of Peal Mullet that grows in Lake Van”. Well, some of us did, whilst some of us decided our Turkish was not quite up to a third lecture and headed to the bar to mull over the trip over a few drinks!

Our final day began as early as ever. The sun was shining and many enjoyed a traditional Van breakfast sat on the terrace overlooking the beautiful lake.

Our final stop was to Van Castle. Perched dramatically on a rocky outcrop by the edge of the lake it was an impressive sight, even though little remains of the castle itself.

We learnt about the diverse communities of Armenians, Jews and Turks that lived at the foot of the castle, overlooked by its inhabitants. It was also possible to spot mausoleums hidden in the rock face, housing many old ruling families; an imposing and impressive sight.

The more active of group trekked to the top of the rock to take a closer look at the remains of the castle, with the rest heading into the centre of town to explore before our final lunch and departure.

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Whilst the famous ‘Rus Pazarı’ or Russian Bazaar was shut, it being Sunday, we headed to the jewellers, ‘Atasoy Gümüşcülük’. Here it was possible to browse traditional Eastern Turkish jewelry as well as see examples of Urarturian designs. Very different to anything else many had seen, including the Turks among us, the jewelry proved almost as popular as the kilims!

A quick lunch at the Elite World hotel (a smart, upmarket hotel in the centre of town that seems slightly out of place), we headed to the airport and back to our respective homes. Exhausted but invigorated by all we had seen in the previous few days, it was a quiet trip back to İstanbul with some truly wonderful memories.

IWI members are welcome to visit the HADD office in İstanbul, hear more about the work they do and view or buy the kilims the Van girls produce. For more information visit ww.hadd.org.tr HADD office: (Opposite the American Hospital) Sezai Selek Sok. 15/3 Nişantaşı 0212 2464279 Open weekdays 10am to 4pm - Charlotte Hesp

ipwin Bringing out the business woman in all of uS!

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“Bouncing back... at work!”- took place. In terms of career, changes can be associated with promotion and new employment opportunities, but they can also be associated with failure or career mistakes.

Rym Abid-Gun is Algerian by birth, became a French citizen after earning her Bachelor degree in Finance in Paris. She lived and worked 10 years in New York, where she earned her MBA in Finance not to mention where she met her Turkish husband. Rym has held several positions in Paris, New York and İstanbul, whether at large corporations, or niche sectors. She also experienced entrepreneurship by running two small-businesses. Rym shared with us very openly her experience both personally and professionally on new career paths, and how to step up and ... always bounce back!

Successfully launched last year, our...

“IPWIN Business Fair 2013” took place this year on April 17th . Our members had the opportunity to present their own business, company, service, potential business idea or product. Some attendees brought a poster or small power point presentation, so that other members could contribute with their input and feedback. For others the fair was more about exchanging skills and knowledge, and of course about networking with other IPWIN members.

On May 8th, we learned about...

“Human Resources - How to find a job in Turkey?”. Our guest speaker had been in consulting, search & selection business for the last 8 years. She talked to us about possible recruitment channels and methods in Turkey.

How do hr people recruit open positions?

What chance of foreigners finding a job in Turkey? In which areas? These were just a few questions which were answered during this first Wednesday’s meeting.

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“How to Befriend Conflict” was the subject intensively discussed during our workshop on May 27th. Our members learned and practiced simple tools for turning everyday conflict into opportunities for personal growth and better relationships.

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“Classical Kaula ‘Tantra’ Yoga Holistic, Healthy & Happy Life Culture” Ayşe Yufkayürek, our guest speaker for this event, found herself in 2010 at a turning point of life, professionally, privately and health wise.

She had to make a choice whether to go on like before or to make a change. So, she traded her fancy London-based life and conventional job with a 70L-backpack and a rough travel plan through South-East Asia. During this evening she shared insights about her life’s shift, its challenges and risks, and why it has not been much of a compromise living in an ashram in India for most of the past 2,5 years. Her encounter with a traditional spiritual teacher and her experience with the Kaula ‘Tantra’ Yoga system not only cured the arthritis condition in both her knees but brought to her a much more enriching perception onto life and a holistic, healthy and serene culture.

She introduced all of us to this wholesome l ife culture that is slowly being re-discovered by the West.

Our last IPWIN event planned for you before the summer break is: June 19th at 7pm: “ Web Design - How to Create a Website”, which will be held in Şişli Plaza.

Further details will be soon communicated by e-mail.

Please look for our emails on further details, sign up or contact us for any questions under ipwin@iwi-tr.org. If you have ideas for events or would like to host your own event for IPWIN or if you are interested in joining the IPWIN coordination team, please let us know!

Do not forget that these are the last events before the IPWIN summer break so do not miss them! We are looking forward to seeing you in September again and wish you a happy and exciting summer!

- Lavinia Lorenzen & Katharina Omar

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A brewing company that combines craft beers and gourmet pub food, is a setting comfortingly familiar for many expats, especially the British, as well as well-travelled locals. The philosophy behind the hand crafted ‘real ales’ is one of honesty, value for money and character. With all the brewing equipment sourced from leading suppliers and much of the work of designing, installing and decorating done by the owners themselves, this is a labour of love if I have ever seen one!

Phil and Jill Hall, along with their sons Tristan and Callum, originally came from Yorkshire, England. This is a region renowned for its local pubs, which are the centres of the community, run by people who know your name, your favourite drink

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and always ask after your family. Indeed, on my first visit I was immediately hit by the warmth and homeliness of the place.

When changing one of the barrels, Phil handed us the first glass of beer from the new barrel, explaining how this batch varied to the previous one as they continued to refine their methods. What did we think?

Delicious of course! It only takes a few visits before you feel involved and invested in this business, which has the feeling of a friendly community. How many covers did they get for the roast last Sunday? Had a day off recently? To which you can bet money that the answer is no!

The Halls moved to İstanbul over 7 years previously, when Phil worked with an American chemical engineering company.

Fate, a timely meeting with their business partner Sedat Zincirkıran at the Hezarfen airfield, and a shared passion for individually crafted beers not available in Turkey, led to the creation of BBC. Prior to the venture Phil declared: “There’s nowhere in İstanbul where you can drink a genuine, locally brewed ale and have a great conversation to go with it.

There’s certainly a market — and that’s not even accounting for the surge in expats and foreigners living within the city.”

Phil and Jill, a veritable powerhouse, worked tirelessly for the next 2 years to make their dream a reality. Admitting that they had no concept of how much work it would actually entail or the trials they would have to overcome, still they did not let up. Tristan, their eldest son, was drafted in to help out with the set up, from installing the electrics to brewing the beer alongside his father.

Callum, their youngest son, has also been heavily involved, though both parents keep a close eye that this does not come at the expense of his studies.

The family involvement is one of the elements that makes the BBC stand out and is key to its success. Whether you are a first timer or one of their regulars, they always have time to explain each of the beers, hear your feedback and ensure you enjoy yourself. Indeed, this was a conscious choice from the outset and all part of the intended experience. Phil is quoted as stating:“Customers will be able to come in and become part of the brewing process with their feedback. In order to start the dialogue, June July August 2013

we’ll have five stock character brews with distinct personalities and attributes that you won’t taste anywhere else. We’ll create special brews inspired by and crafted from working within our community. We’re certainly not here to dictate what people want. Our patrons will be as much a part of this process as we are. They will tell us.”

The success of the BBC has been immediate, but also challenging. Having never run a commercial brewery before, only a rough estimate of the amount of work and time to brew each ale could be calculated.

Additionally, there was no existing data or a similar model that allowed Phil to estimate the likely footfall, level of demand for the beers, which might be the most popular and hence, what volume they would need to be producing on a regular basis. After five months of working 24/7 certainly one of these challenges has been overcome! A packed crowd most nights since they first opened has allowed the Halls to appreciate just how much there was indeed a niche for this type of beer and which beers customers have the biggest appetite for. But it’s not plain sailing yet.

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The volume of beer the BBC has been selling has made it increasingly difficult for Phil and his team to keep pace with production.

Similarly, with many of the supplies not locally available, hold ups at customs and difficulty in sourcing enough of the necessary ingredients poses a challenge it is hard to see abating in the near future. Being the first brewery of its kind in Turkey means they are the trail blazers, having to educate government officials about what they are trying to achieve and hence why they need these unfamiliar shipments or facilities as they go. There has no doubt been some concern whether they will fall into the common trap of being a victim of their own success, with such high demand that they simply cannot function.

But it seems that as time goes on, challenges overcome and new ones faced, the Halls are mastering this project. Phil and Jill still feel passionate about their mission, true to the original idea of hand crafted artisan ales.

But they have something many are lacking – the ability to step back, measure their expectations and conceptual ideas against the reality of the business in practice. What does this mean for the brand and the future of thecompany? Is it sustainable or will it

become so far removed from its original purpose it will no longer hold the enjoyment and passion envisioned?

I think the BBC is here for the long haul.

Phil talks of building the beer brand, producing on a larger scale to supply other bars and pubs that value and share their philosophy, continuing to produce the high quality, unique craft ales they do today for a wider audience. This would certainly require some significant investment, which often involves a compromise in the decision making and power sharing. Whilst it is not without its challenges and risks, it is hard not to feel excited at the potential of the place.

With immediate and sustained popularity, a dedicated and knowledgeable team, it is certainly exciting times at the Bosphorus Brewing Company. If you have not paid them a visit yet I highly recommend a traditional roast dinner on Sunday as you begin to work your way through each of the ales on tap. With a little work and dedication, not to mention plenty of good beer and good company, we could all become craft ale connoisseurs!

- Charlotte Hesp

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he fairy chimneys landscape of Cappadocia is one of the most highly rated places for tourists in Turkey and in fact I had visited it three times before during the 20 years I have lived here, so when I began my trip at the end of April it was very much about the balloon ride. However when I got there I found a different Cappadocia to the one I had seen before and enjoyed being in that mystical, magical place in the heart of Turkey once again.

Unlike me, the chances are you’ll be buying your balloon ride tickets straight from the company and there are many to choose from, though be careful as a number of them are new start ups. Kapadokya Balloons was the first balloon company in the region when they set up 23 years ago. They are now the ones with the most experienced pilots and ground crew and a charming and efficient office team as well. They pride themselves on quality of service and safety and I can happily say that was very apparent during my experience with them. I would unreservedly recommend them.

CAPPADOCIA Although Cappadocia may seem far away compared to the south coast and Antalya or Bodrum, the time it takes to get there is virtually the same. It is an hour’s flight from İstanbul either to Kayseri or Nevşehir and then roughly an hour’s shuttle to Göreme. The airports are small and so passage through them is quick and the roads are quite empty and the landscape calming green hills interspersed with views of Erciyes Mountain, an extinct volcano that dominates the horizon with its familiar shape and snowy cap. Once you’ve chosen your place to stay (I did so via www.booking. com ) you can contact the hotel and ask them to book a place on a shuttle bus for you. They are used to doing this and it cost me just 25TL each way. The flights vary in cost according to the airline you choose.

THY, Anatolia Jet and Pegasus all fly there.

A quick Google search will show you your flight options. As for information on the area I found www.goreme.com to be the most useful and accessible site.

Anyway, as I already said it was the promise of a balloon ride that had me venturing across Anatolia in late April this year. It was thanks to Kapadokya Balloons who donated vouchers to the IWI Spring Ball Silent Auction last year, that I ended up in the air floating over the spectacular fairy chimneys and mesmerising rock valleys of Göreme. At the spring ball, in the heat of the moment, I bid for and won a balloon ride voucher and almost forgot all about it until the 2013 spring ball was advertised and I went hunting for the envelope that contained the voucher. I was in luck. It hadn’t expired!

I still had two months to go and I believe spring is the best time to visit that region when the valleys there are decorated with spring flowers and everywhere is green and the temperature is comfortable for wandering around.

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The balloon ride starts early. I was collected from my hotel at 5am and taken to the company office where they gave us tea or coffee and a snack while we waited for the weather reports to confirm that we could fly. We were then driven to the field that our pilot had chosen for our take off and we watched as they inflated the balloon. There were other balloons taking off around us and we got some great photos. The instructions were clear and we had a smooth get away and were soon soaring above the trees and rocks. Our pilot gave us information about the places we passed and answered all our questions about the area and ballooning. The views were spectacular both of the scenery and the balloons around and in front of us. Our pilot skilfully turned the balloon around as we floated along so that we could get different views. We landed ‘as though onto a pillow’ as one passenger said and were offered a Turkish cocktail of black cherry juice with local pink sparkling wine.

I had taken a pot of Turkish Delight and offered it to the group. So it was a sweet end to a great start of the day!

As you may know there is A LOT to see in the Cappadocia region and there is something for all ages: moonscape valleys (including Rose Valley, Love Valley, and Pigeon Valley), cave houses, frescoed chapels and churches, underground cities, pottery to buy, pottery lessons, camel or horse riding, bikes for hire or bike tours and a deep and dramatic gorge to explore. On one of the trips I joined a cycling tour and had the luxury of being off road cycling along river beds and through fields of wild flowers and exploring caves and churches most other tourists never even get to. Another time we drove ourselves around and went further afield to visit the Ilhara Gorge and the underground city of Derinkuyu which was simply incredible to imagine that a whole community could have lived in those rooms and tunnels for weeks or months on end.

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We also went into Urgup for a pottery lesson for our children where they had a go at the potter’s wheel.

The area is large so joining a tour or driving yourself is often a good option for one or two days but the variety means that no two days need be the same. Here are just a few ideas: explore the frescos in the churches in and around the Open Air Museum outside Göreme on foot; venture down the stunning valleys dotted with bizarre rock columns and mushroom caps on horseback, or if you prefer on a camel.; hire bicycles and ride along the paths or roads to see places further afield; wander the streets of Göreme to see the infinite variety of cave house ruins and restored cave dwellings and hotels; take yourself up onto a hilltop or cliff top to watch the rocks and valleys change colour as the sun goes down.

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The shopping there is much improved since my first visit in 1988. Apart from the ubiquitous carpet and kilim shops, there are local ceramics shops and some original souvenir shops . I found a shop selling very fine crocheted jewellery that some village women had made through the winter months and some of it even looked like gold!

I came across another place (appropriately named ‘Shooting Star’) where a young French female artist was making original jewellery with natural crystals, butterfly wings and pieces of meteorites!

I’d recommend you take 4-5 days to visit this area. Accommodation can easily be found online. I plunged for the ‘cave room’ option and I slept so well. The cave rooms are generally darker than normal rooms as they have small or no windows but they are cool and very quiet so you can sleep soundly and wake refreshed, as long as you are not claustrophobic.

Food wise there have been some leaps in both quality and variety. I smelled curry wafting from the restaurants near the cliff tops, I found freshly squeezed orange juice in cafes in the valley and down in the centre I found the local dish of ‘testi kebabi’. The Testi (see photo) is a meat and vegetable dish slow cooked in a ceramic pot and then cracked open at the table. It is succulent, tasty and stays hot for ages so watch out if your children order it!

Some people say that Cappadocia is a magical landscape and has a mystical feel to it. I think this time I felt that more than ever before. I invite you to make Cappadocia a destination for your next holiday be it for a week or a long weekend. It’s a place with something for everyone and the people are so friendly and the atmosphere is calm and easy going. It is a tonic after the vibrant life of the city.

- Derryn Snowdon

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Anekdota Enter a culture's intimacy

Ever dreamed of being a fly in someone’s home to find out how the inhabitants live behind closed walls? Beyond a single household, have you ever aspired to enter the intimacy of a different culture? Growing up abroad, studying in different countries, and now living as expats in İstanbul and Panama City, Eleonore and Marine have always wanted to grasp the cultures at hand!

In March 2011, they created ANEKDOTA, a virtual collection of cultural anecdotes, in order to collect these curious events we all experience in different cultures.

The ANEKDOTA project is dedicated to fostering a global and online community of people interested in sharing and debating cultural anecdotes. Eleonore and Marine believe the more experiences are shared, the more we can know and understand the world’s cultures... the more we enter their intimacy!

in Auckland, New Zealand, to two young siblings from France. It is recounted by one of them, in English, with both text and a photo. The narrator shares the hospitality they were extended as well as how a simple school recital embodied the European and Maori history that forges this island country today.

The ANEKDOTA website (www. shareyouranecdote.com) is designed both for people who would like to discover cultural anecdotes and for those who wish to share theirs. The homepage features a world map with pins representing the location of shared cultural anecdotes. This blue thumbnail is named Search for an Anecdote. Currently, in the region of Turkey for example, you can discover 15 cultural anecdotes on subjects that range from praying to urban development, and child rearing to rat evading, in Turkish, Greek and Israeli-Palestinian cultures.

In addition to the world map, the left column on the homepage provides alternative options with a search by key words, category, language and media. In the category Transportation and Traveling, there are presently 17 anecdotes that feature short essays and/or images on roads traveled in Belgian, Turkish, French, Russian, Indian, Estonian, Moroccan, Greek, Cambodian, Thai, Polynesian, Mongolian, and Senegalese cultures.

The second thumbnail, entitled Share your Anecdote, is dedicated to the people who wish to share these curious events they have experienced in different cultures while living and traveling within, or more, like marrying into a different culture or living next to foreigners. Once logged in, this orange thumbnail offers the possibility to: • Consult your anecdotes under My Anecdotes • Update your personal information under My Profile • Share a new curious event experienced in a different culture under Share a anecdote.

One example of such diving into the realms of a different culture is the anecdote shared

by Douglas (aka Dougmed), a marine biology student currently preparing a oneyear kayak and scientific journey across the Mediterranean Sea that will end in İstanbul (www.marenostrum-project.com). “The Wonders of New Zealand” event occurred

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The rest of the homepage hosts a selection of recommended anecdotes on the current theme, right now on “Transportation” and upcoming on “Superstitions”; the legal, privacy and contact information; and links to the ANEKDOTA Facebook page and Twitter feed. Since the ANEKDOTA website is designed as a catalogue that you can consult and develop, the ANEKDOTA team thought it relevant to complete it with a Facebook page and group. The page highlights the website’s activity and developments and the group, ANEKDOTA Debate, is dedicated to answering cultural questions and developing subjects brought on by anecdotes shared on the website. The Twitter feed reports on the activity on Facebook, to a different audience.

Besides its unique objective and format, Eleonore and Marine work hand in hand with the ANEKDOTA community. Firsttime contributors are guided throughout the elaboration and sharing process, if need be, to guarantee that their experience is a well-rounded and attractive cultural anecdote and not only a personal experience or a travel article.

Eleonore and Marine also link with regular contributors and social media followers to find anecdotes on a specific theme or from a particular culture. When they launched the theme “Transportation” for example, they contacted Aboulang, a train engineer with much travel experience; Fanzy, a Londonbased friend who discovered India for the first time in 2006 by bus and train; Belle-Isle, a former consultant and analyst gone to sail the world (http://journal.belle-isle.eu/english/ and http://photos.belle-isle.eu/). Recently, the ANEKDOTA Team also posted a call-out for anecdotes from Northern cultures on the Facebook page, when they realized the upper hemisphere of the world map on the www. shareyranecdote.com homepage was quite empty!

Finally, another challenge the ANEKDOTA Team faces is the multiple languages used by contributors to recount their anecdotes.

Eleonore and Marine chose to include all languages in order for everyone to be able to redact in their native tongue. Once again, they call upon the ANEKDOTA community to help them translate, format, and validate the anecdotes they can’t understand. This is already the opportunity for a cultural debate to arise... And isn’t this the heart of ANEKDOTA? As you live in Turkey, join ANEKDOTA Debate, the Facebook group, by answering and adding to some of the anecdotes respectively shared by Canadian, Swedish, and French contributors currently living in İstanbul on curious events such as “Neighborhood Cleaners”, “Free Babysitting” and “It’s never to late to work the streets*”. Surely you can add some more on “Superstitions”, recycling çöpçü-style, Turkish safety norms and more?

Happy sharing!

- Eleonore Remy ANEKDOTA Co-Founder www.shareyouranecdote.com and eleonore@ shareyouranecdote.com Follow us on Facebook (ANEKDOTANews) and Twitter (@ANEKDOTANews)

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o be perfectly honest, when it comes to travel, I’m not really keen on researching a place. I prefer to show up and see what I see. I’d heard about this one specific place from many people who’d travelled to Turkey, but it wasn’t until my Turkish understanding finally surpassed that of an 18 month old child that I was able to pull apart the words enough to identify the place I was heading to for spring break. “Cotton Castle” or Pamukkale. Here’s a little inside look at this highly touristy attraction, also a Unesco World Heritage site, in the off season.

First hint: Stay overnight in charming Pamukkale town. During the slow part of the year, hotels are empty and you breakfast with the locals who come to eat in the morning before work. Many hotels don’t offer alcohol, so we had to trek to the nearest local shop and buy our own. The restaurant staff happily uncorked the wine and served us, but I must admit, it was the first time I’d ever had a BYOB invitation from a hotel restaurant.

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Staying in town allows you to start your journey into Pamukkale with the best vantage point, from below. The large buses shuttled tourists up to the top entrance and thus begin the tour with Hierapolis – the ancient city at the top. This means that the first view you’ll have of the calcite cliffs are from above. Not to disparage this view.

On a clear day, the vantage point of the valley below and the mountains beyond are breath-taking. However, it puts the cotton castle at a disadvantage. Trust me, start from the bottom of the cliffs and walk up. Be warned: wear shorts, or my favourite - pants that unzip at the knee, and take a plastic bag for your shoes because in order to keep the cliffs white, they no longer allow people to wear shoes of any kind. The white calcite looks slippery, but it’s actually not. Watch out for the green or red algae, it’s the most slick and almost sent me spiralling down the cliffs. It’s not a long fall, maybe 200 meters, but it would be harsh not only on the cliffs, but on your skin. When covered with water, the calcite is soft and comfortable to walk on.

The dried calcite is a little harder on the skin.

Not to mention, should you wander too far off the tourist path, the local guards will blow their whistles at you like mad, shaking their hands furiously for you to stop whatever you may be doing, mid fall or not.

I went in the morning to avoid the crowds which I highly recommend. On the way up the cliffs, there were maybe 50 people milling around in the pools. By 2pm when I left, the upper pools were stuffed with children wading, women in bikinis lounging on the sides, and hoards of tourist groups each trying to get an individual picture. Luckily, many groups never venture down past the third or fourth pool, making the journey down worthwhile, especially when you turn around and look back at what everyone else is missing.

Pamukkale is an astounding place. There are several reasons why and it’s not for aspects you would expect. First of all, the calcite cliffs are extensive. They are 6 kilometres long. They pop up seemingly out of nowhere amidst a lush rocky yet greenish background.

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To be perfectly honest, when it comes to travel, I’m not really keen on researching a place.

I prefer to show up and see what I see.

The hot springs bubble up invisibly, buried under thousands of layers of astonishingly white mineral build-up.

Secondly, it serves as the basis for a GrecoRoman city, Hierapolis. Being a lover of ancient ruins and crumbling cities, the city held several fantastic wonders for me.

Those who have been to places like Ephesus or Pompeii might not be impressed, but Hierapolis has some unique treasures. First of all, naturally, the city was built upon the hot springs, making it a therapeutic spa.

Visitors can pay to go into the pool built at the top where ancient columns and artifacts fell during subsequent earthquakes. It’s billed as ‘swimming with antiquities!’ which is something I skipped this round, but I might be tempted to go next time if the weather is warmer. Though the springs are thermal, the water in the pools is not as quite as warm as I hoped. The warmth of the sunshine improved the temperature considerably by the afternoon.

Not spending any time at the pool meant I had several hours to pursue the city streets.

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Thus, I discovered the city hosts one of the greatest necropolises of the ancient world.

Thousands of tombs have been excavated revealing detailed sarcophagi and burial areas.

Why is that? Well, it was recently reported that one of the ‘gates’ to the underworld may have been here, Plutonium. Archaeologists found an area where poisonous gasses were emitted. Indeed, several recently deceased birds lay upon the ground near where the entrance to the gate was supposedly sealed up. Deciding not to bring myself too close to a journey resembling Dante’s from The Inferno, I went on to see the highlight piece of Hierapolis, the theater. Ephesus’s theater can claim the largest audience size, but Hierapolis heralds one of the most magnificent stages I have ever seen. It has two floors and is supposedly growing. The restoration work will make it one of the finest Greco-Roman theaters to be visited anywhere in the world. The relief work and sculptures are fascinating but only visible from a distance. Going into the museum to see what works actually used to be attached to the columns proved worthwhile.

They were in remarkably good shape. Some day in the future, I hope to bring my kids here to see a classic play.

Whilst daydreaming about watching men and women in togas and Grecian face masks, the sun began to head on out for the evening. Strolling back down to the calcite slopes, I waded back down toward the quiet town only disturbed by the roar of a local on a motorbike or the hum of a tourist bus exiting the parking lot. There’s just enough for a one day trip here but staying for one full day without sitting on a bus proved to be a fantastic way to spend that day. It meant I could take my time wandering through the streets and up and down the pools at a leisurely pace.

Get thee to the Cotton Castle. You’ll get a little bit of nature, a little bit of history, and with luck, a lot of rest and relaxation.

- Elizabeth Kielich

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were a little continuous group. It was not just the ’dishwashing guy’ I fell in love with, it was the ambiance, the hearts that I felt, the togetherness, the oneness that ruled at that place. The beauty of the area, the feeling of openness and everything and everybody was welcome. I was welcome. Our ideas were welcome. The ’dishwasher’ and one of the other guys didn’t have much money left, so they created breakfast, dinner tournaments and even opened an improvised bar at the pension, and by running that, they stayed for free. The family just gave the space for it.

It ended up that we all stayed at the place most of the time, because we felt it was ’our’ place and we felt belonging to the group.

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y first travel in Turkey was in 1988 – when I was 18 and just had finished lycée. This travel has shown to be a very central event of my life, and even prepared the foundation for where I am today. In 1988 I started out on Inter rail together with my best friend at that time. We were planning to go to South America 9 months later, so this trip was the trial on how it would be to travel together.

We started out in İstanbul at the rooftop of a hotel – already here I was fascinated by how simple things could be and how easy it was to feel freedom. We could just roll out our sleeping bags and sleep on the roof for almost no money. And it was not just us, it was a world on its own – the roof was full of young travellers from all over the world, backpacking – it was like a community of its own – a community I had not really met before, but kind of knew must exist in some form.

I was already in love – in love with travelling and in love with Turkey.

After the rooftop in İstanbul we went to the Black Sea, and then we took a long bus ride through the country to the south. After a stop in a small town I don’t remember the name of, but only remember all the helpful inhabitants that wanted to show us the way, whether they knew it or not. We visited Finike, and then we went on to Kaş.

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In Kaş I fell in love again. This time the love was total, and should show to last and develop itself in ways I would never have dreamt of.

On a hint from two guys we met on the train, we found the Peace Pension in Kaş.

The place didn’t look much. There was a two storey house and the garden was dry and more or less just some soil, not much greenery. There were two terraces. We got the only room that the family rented out. It didn’t look much like a pension.

As soon as we entered, a foreign guy washing the dishes received us. Already here I got my first magical experience – I felt I knew him from somewhere and suddenly I was feeling that we were two lights melting into one light above our heads, high above our head, and the words appeared in my head: “there he is”. For the first time in life I felt that I strongly knew and were connected to another person, and that the knowledge of his existence was enough. I didn’t need to be with him all the time, I felt the connection no matter what. It was so different from the attractions that I had experienced before, and ever since. This was a totally spiritual and out of body experience. This was love in other dimensions. And this was the first experience of ”coincidences” showing me the way.

At this pension there was room for everybody. Again, people came and rented a bed in the garden, put out their sleeping bag and left the next morning or stayed for a while. During the time we stayed there, we

When I left, I laughed and cried at the same time. This whole experience had awakened something deep within me. I was filled with this feeling of love and totality and everything I experienced was bathed in the light of this unconditional love (I found out later that it was).

The trip to South America 9 months later lasted half a year, and again I felt alive. I felt like meeting people on the heart level, instead of the mind level. Instead of a what-are-youdoing level, we were together on a who-areyou level. We were together because we were there. Again I felt belonging and freedom at the same time.

This feeling, this way of togetherness and freedom has called me ever since. When I was 18 and left Peace Pension, I decided that I wanted a place like that, a place where people could come, find peace, feel togetherness, freedom and be creative and meet from the heart.

I stayed in my home country for many, many years, because I had to get an education and because it would be too easy and rootless just to continue earning money and travel again and again. In the beginning I tried to follow my dream. I started on an education in Hotel Management. It felt wrong, it was too business minded.

Then I started another education that seemed more natural to me, to become a social adviser, working with people. Instead of following my heart, I did the ’right thing’. I educated myself and took a job, still with this longing inside me. I began to think that what I had felt in Kaş was naive and not realistic and that it was not possible to create a heart space like that. Then I began to think that the feeling and the longing was about finding the right person, the right love with whom magic could happen. Maybe....

But it didn’t go that way. Slowly, I got caught up in ’normal’ life and an unhealthy relationship. The dream was just a dream, an escape in my mind. And so it went on for years. I even began to think that the feeling of unconditional love and my experience in Kaş and longing for this way of being and June July August 2013

living was something I should be ashamed of.

That these emotions were something I should hide, they were not welcome or realistic.

That went on until I discovered my healing abilities, which slowly turned me around again. While working with healing and my spirituality, I started to open my heart chakra and open myself to that kind of love that is unconditional and spiritual. I started getting my dreams back, seeing them as possibilities.

I started feeling again the possibility of meeting that kind of love and ambiance that I had met in Kaş. It could be possible to meet a man who could supplement me in both spiritual life and earthly life. I began to trust again that I could meet the feeling of freedom and oneness, of being with people.

The feeling of togetherness. I even began to talk about it again and I found out there were other people with that mindset and I found out that I could create exactly the life I want, by listening to my intuition and following the coincidences/signs.

One day in 2010 I signed up for a singing workshop in Corfu given by Deva Premal and Miten. There I met the most loving and open people I have met for a long time.

There was so much space, love and freedom and belonging at the same time. I loved it. I knew I had taken a step into something big again and that I had found something that my soul had been searching for. This trip led me to finally decide to go to India, alone.

At no point I felt I should find a travelling partner, even though I was so scared of travelling alone.

One day, when I still had not bought the plane ticket, I asked in a meditation if there was a special reason for me to go to India or if it was just an idea in my head. During the meditation I was shown myself walking on a bridge, crossing a big river, with my backpack on. On the other side was a kind of town and outside of the town was a man sitting at the river. He was waiting for me. When I got to the other side of the bridge, he got up and walked towards me saying ”there you are” and we brought our foreheads together. We stood like that for a while. I asked who he was, and the answer was ”you will know that when you are ready”. I took that as a sign that there was a deeper reason for going to India. So I did. I bought a one way ticket and rented out my apartment, not knowing when I would be back.

One of the wonderful people I met in Corfu had recommended me a place in India. I checked it out and by several coincidences I ended at a Tantra meditation workshop there. There I met a man that I really liked to be around. We shared the same way of understanding the world, had the same values. It took a while, but slowly I found out that love had arrived again, in a new form, in a form that was not explosive or extreme, but in a form that slowly grew in me and made June July August 2013

“So now my old dream is taking form together with this man who helps me make it even more magical than I could dream by myself. And every day I feel more and more love and I feel more and more loved. By him, myself and the universe.

Now with support I can express who I am, I can allow every part of myself and know that my feelings are valid. And even expose myself by writing about it in this article”. me rise in love and into freedom. Needless to say, I had a strong experience with him in an exerscise in the Tantra workshop where we were to meditate while bringing our front heads together. And that he decided to travel together with me on the day he had to cross a bridge over the River of Ganges to meet me, the Laxman Joola, the bridge connecting the two ends of the town of Rishikesh.

Now this love has brought me to Turkey, because he originates from here. And his dream is also to create a spiritual commune, a space where people can find themselves, to rise in love, live in togetherness and awareness. He also works to support people in finding love and freedom within as well as outside of themselves.

“The Awareness Insititute”. The name of our place, the name of our work.

And this trip in the South of Turkey is taking place because of our two dreams meeting.

And guess where we are now. In Kaş!!

And again we have been caught by the ambiance here and met lovely people, who are supporting us in realizing our dreams by giving space for our healings, meditations and workshops in male/female energy here.

If you want to follow our next steps and to be informed of our upcoming workshops, connect with us on our Awareness Institute facebook page : facebook.com/awareness.inst - Tine Henriksen

So now my old dream is taking form together with this man who helps me make it even more magical than I could dream by myself.

And every day I feel more and more love and I feel more and more loved. By him, myself and the universe. Now with support I can express who I am, I can allow every part of myself and know that my feelings are valid.

And even expose myself by writing about it in this article.

When I decided to write this story, my beloved and I just started a 10 day trip in the south of Turkey, with the goal of visiting different places and hoping to find the right ambiance for our spiritual workshops and/or find a place where we want to start our own community/spiritual center. I already have the name for it, it came in a meditation. It is

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Beatific Bursa You have a weekend for a quick getaway from Istanbul. What do you do? If you don’t want to spend most of your time travelling, a trip to Bursa is a great escape, says Dalia Mortada Historically noted as the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, Bursa boasts some impressive Ottoman architecture, natural thermal springs and a very close proximity to Mount Uludağ, known for beautiful day-long hikes and skiing. More importantly, at least to an eater like myself, Bursa is home to İskender kebap – a juicy, gloopy, oh-so-satisfying meal of thick pide bread, topped with tomato sauce and a layer of freshly shaven lamb döner, drizzled with butter and served with a creamy dollop of yoghurt. But beware: İskender is very heavy and may call for an afternoon nap post-consumption.

Led by my desire to get a fresh breath of non-city air, and my even stronger desire to try the food it’s famous for, I recently took the opportunity to head to Bursa for a weekend getaway.

As I inhaled deeply on my short trek up Mount Uludağ, just 10 km from the ancient capital city, I could feel my lungs fill with the unpolluted oxygen.

With 2.6 million inhabitants, Bursa is currently the fourth most populous city in Turkey and one of the most affluent societies in the country. Even after the capital of the Ottoman Empire was relocated to Istanbul, the city remained crucial to the vast empire. Once nicknamed ‘Green Bursa’, it is still known for its greenery and the parks scattered throughout the city.

Be sure to visit the Ulu Camii (Great Mosque), a landmark of early Ottoman architecture. The mosque features breathtakingly unique calligraphy along its walls and boasts a stunning fountain for ablutions in the centre, sunlight streaming in to light it from the skylight-capped dome.

Yeşil Camii (Green Mosque) should also not be missed.

Its architecture is unique to Bursa, and it is known for its embellished blue-green mosaics and dark green tiles.

You cannot leave Bursa without enjoying the natural thermal springs, a perfect way to unwind after a long day of sightseeing and İskender-eating. There are many hotels in the Çekirge district that actually house their own springs, but even if you don’t stay in one of these, be sure to make a trip to a bath. Like the hamam, these baths are made of marble stone that hold the piping hot water.

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A tasty side trip: Cumalıkızık

Surrounded by deep green foliage and colourful wildflowers, I couldn’t believe that I was only three hours from the bustling metropolis that is Istanbul (and just a 20-minute cab ride from Bursa’s city centre). The sounds of car motors were few and far between, instead replaced with the distinct buzzing of bees and bird-songs. I knew I was truly outside the city when my group passed fresh bear tracks.

After a restful night in Bursa and a dip in the natural hot bath, we began our hike at 09.00, but not before we ate the freshest of breakfasts in Cumalıkızık, a charming village at the foot of Uludağ famous for the morning meal. A table full of homemade raspberry and fig preserves, creamy goat cheese, fried eggs from a chicken coop just metres away and a full pot of tea was the perfect fuel to get us going. Breakfast at Cumalıkızık is a family affair – literally – as visitors are invited to dine in the locals’ homes.

Thanks to its preserved history and traditional lifestyle maintained to this day, Cumalıkızık is on UNESCO’s tentative list as a World Heritage Site. The old stone Ottoman houses lining picturesque alleyways still hold strong as villagers’ dwellings.

Post-incredible breakfast, the climb up a small part of Mount Uludağ was welcome exercise. The view over the rest of Bursa is a sight not to miss, with red terracotta roofs filling the landscape. After an extended stay in busy Istanbul, a hike up from Cumalıkızık is a serene escape.

If you visit the village on a Sunday, you will encounter the weekly market, where you can pick up jars of locally produced preserves and honey. I made sure to leave with a jar of the extraordinary flower-honey I sampled at breakfast – 15 TL well spent.

Try to work up an appetite before you leave Cumalıkızık, because even though it’s famous for breakfast, it is also well known for gözleme (a savoury hand-made tortilla-like pastry, filled with cheese or potatoes or meat, kind of like a Turkish quesadilla).

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Garden Palace) around 1530, and went on adding pavilions and baths, courtyards and gardens for 250 years. The town turned into a miniature Ottoman city, their palace into a miniature Topkapı.

Bahçesaray’s small size belies its significance. The palace is a unique gem – the only one of Ottoman design to survive outside Istanbul. And Crimean Tatars have exerted a strong influence on Turkey, first as mounted archers vital to the expanding empire, and more recently as prominent figures in the arts, educational reform and Ottoman historical research.

Beyond the khans’ capital are picturesque hills and medieval fortresses with epic views.

Crimea is a patchwork paradise shaped by a turbulent history.

For visitors once frozen out by the Cold War, a warm welcome and endless surprises await.

and Count Vorontsov’s mad Alupka Palace (‘semi-Moorish, semi-Scotch’). Go in spring or autumn. For listings, including hotels and sights, visit www. cornucopia.net/guide/crimea.

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atherine the Great promenaded south from St Petersburg across the Eurasian flatlands, and down to the Dnieper River, where her retinue embarked on the waterway that meanders across Ukraine toward the Black Sea. A convoy of 14 carriages and 184 sledges carried dignitaries over the snowbound steppe.

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The guests comprised a veritable who’s who of European nobility, from assorted princes and counts to the King of Poland and the Emperor of Austria. The staterooms on board the galleys were outfitted with Chinese silks and Oriental-style sofas. Every time one of the guests exited or returned, a small orchestra of 12 musicians signalled the departure or arrival.

For the delectation of the entourage and the thousands of spectators, Potemkin organised delights and surprises along the route. He installed English gardens on the virgin steppe, complete with mature, transplanted trees.

Regiments of Cossacks and loyal Tatars paraded before Catherine to pay homage. Silver-clad horsemen from the Caucasus Mountains thundered past in feats of martial skill. Lanterns shone from trees while bonfires lit up the night sky. Near the city of Kremenchug on the Dnieper River, a magnificent re-creation of Vesuvius rained down fire and brimstone on the peaceful prairie.

Once in Bakhchisaray, the guests were assigned to the living quarters once occupied by the last of the Crimean Tatar khans and his harem, a treat that thrilled even the most worldly travellers.

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Health & Fitness

Leafy

Greens Favorable Oppprtunity

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bundance of leafy greens and herbs, succulent fruits and vegetables, grains, nuts, spices varying in color, size and shape make us feel excited at the Turkish markets. Quite often we cannot recognize certain items or know how to use them. We pass over unknown names and species that could certainly enrich and diversify our usual menus.

This article is about some green and root vegetables available at the local farmers’ markets and supermarkets which could seem to be unusual for some of you.

Arapsaçı- The Herb Fennel Native to the Mediterranean and now cultivated in many parts of the world this plant has a flavor similar to anise and leaves resembling dill.

At the local farmers’ markets most often you can buy stems and leaves of Bronze fennel species. Do not confuse it with Florence fennel, which is used as a vegetable, and its large white bulbs, are sold here together with stalks ın some supermarkets.

It is a vey good source of vitamin C, fiber, potassium, manganese and foliates. All parts of the fennel plants are edible, raw or cooked.

Delicious Bronze Fennel with Lamb: This dish is herb with meat, but not meat with herb, so the proportion of meat to herb must be 1:2 You need: lamb meat (300 gr.) cut into cubes, small brown onion chopped, fennel (2 thick bunches) leaves picked, stems cut into 3-4 cm, vegetable oil (1 tblspn), salt & pepper.

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add the onion, cook and stir until tender; add meat cubes seasoned with salt & pepper. Cover and simmer for about 45 min pouring water in if needed. Add fennel

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stems and simmer for 15 min. Add water, then leaves, continue for 20-30 min. While cooking add water in amount enough to simmer. Serve warm seasoned with lemon juice.

Deniz Börülcesi - Marsh Samphire This plant grows wild along seashores and river estuaries of Mediterranean and Western Europe, North Africa and Black Sea coast.

Although this wonderfully nutritious plant grows around the seas, it belongs to the sea vegetables group.

Marsh Samphire is tender and pleasantly salty. Samphire is an excellent source of iodine, potassium and vitamin C. It is best lightly steamed or pickled, or use its leaves fresh in salads.

Pazı - Chard or Swiss Chard Botanically it belongs to the beet family.

While its close relative beetroot was bred to yield large roots, chard was cultivated to give large leaves and fleshy stalks.

It is one of the excellent sources of vitamin K (100 gr of fresh leaves contain 692% of RDA), vitamins A and C. It is also rich of iron, copper and magnesium.

When chard is very young eat it fresh added to salads. Mature leaves are typically braised, sautéed, steamed. Stalks need longer cooking, thus are usually separated, sliced and added to the pot first.

In the farmers’ markets Pazı/Chard is sold side by side with Kara lahana/Collard greens as wrappers for dolma.

Rokka is a pungent Turkish variety of Rocket that is also known as Arugula, Rucola & Rocquette.

Native to Asia and southern Europe rocket grows well in all temperature zones around the world. It is excellent source of vitamin K and A, it is good source of vitamin C and folates, rich of iron, calcium and manganese.

Rokka is favored in salads. It has sharper taste than rocket, but not aggressively bitter/ pepperly as another green species named in Turkish Tere.

Semiz Otu - Purslane Purslane has been used as a food plant for centuries in southern Europe & Middle East.

This wonderful vegetable contains more omega-3 fatty acids than any other green leafy vegetable plant. It is rich in dietary fiber, vitamin A and C, B-complex vitamins, as well as minerals such as iron, magnesium, potassium, calcium and manganese.

Paddle-shaped leaves and stalks have a refreshing, lemonly taste and a crunchy, juicy texture. Flower buds are also edible. Add it fresh to salads, stew, sauté, stir-fry.

Yer Elması - Jerusalem Artichoke It is a species of sunflower native to North America, also known as sunchoke in the US, topinambour in France, girasole in Italy.

Jerusalem artichoke is the finest source of

soluble and insoluble fibers, and a very good source of minerals like iron, copper and potassium. Actually the skin does not need peeling except for aesthetic reasons. Scrub well under running water and remove any small knobs.

It is edible freshly grated or chopped into salads. It is very good in stews and soups.

Jerusalem artichoke stew. It could be a multi-purpose recipe, as celery root or real artichoke can be cooked the same way and with the same ingredients.

You need: Jerusalem artichoke (400 gr.) peeled and cut into cubes, put into water with lemon juice as it turns brown exposed to air, small brown onion chopped, 2 medium potatoes cut into cubes, 2 medium carrots cut into cubes, juice of 1/2 lemon and 1/2 orange, water (300 ml.), olive oil (3 tblsp), salt & pepper, dill (1/4 bunch) chopped. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat; add the onion, cook and stir until tender; add carrots, 3-4 minutes later – potatoes, salt and pepper. Sauté for 10 minutes over medium heat. Heat water, lemon and orange juices in a large skillet, put sugar in, bring to a boil, mix in all vegetables, return to boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes or until tender. Serve cold, seasoned with chopped dill. Şalgam havucu - Purple Carrot Carrots as we know them were developed in Holland in 17th century. The original wild carrots were growing and still grow in Afghanistan, those carrots had purple color and new strains have regained it.

As all purple colored vegetables, fruits and berries this species has high anti-oxidant value derived from its natural pigment proanthocyanin.

Purple carrots have the same orange carrot taste but not that rich flavor. You can enjoy it the same way as orange carrots: as it is, mixed raw into salads, blended with other root vegetables in stews.

Stewed orange carrots with yogurt and dill.

This recipe is not about purple carrots, but so simple and delicious that it must be shared.

Chop carrots (in amount you want) and stew it in water until tender adding oil; allow to cool. Mix yogurt (in amount enough to cover carrots), salt, minced garlic, chopped dill (the more, the better) in a bowl. Mix carrots in and add a couple of drops of olive oil.

It’s worth adding that cooking results in the loss of water-soluble vitamins, especially vitamin C which already reduces to nothing in temperatures over 60° C. Vitamin PP and B group vitamins are more stable, decreasing by 20% in the same conditions.

That is a representation of tiny part of the wonderful green world of Turkish markets in spring. Summer and autumn will bring berries, fruits and many other edible species of vegetables.

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Exercise To Go It can be challenging enough to fit in exercise during the normal, daily routine; assuming there really is anything like a “normal” routine.

Therefore, when irregular things come up, like travel, it can wreak havoc with a fitness regimen. No matter if a trip is for business or pleasure, while it might be nice to consider a short holiday from working out, in the long run you are better off sticking to your regular exercise routine whether at home or on some distant shore.

Make jet lag your friend

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t can be challenging enough to fit in exercise during the normal, daily routine. (Assuming there really is anything like a “normal” routine.) Therefore, when irregular things come up, like travel, it can wreak havoc with a fitness regimen. No matter if a trip is for business or pleasure, while it might be nice to consider a short holiday from working out, in the long run you are better off sticking to your regular exercise routine whether at home or on some distant shore.

Why? Ever heard of the Law of Inertia? A body at rest tends to stay at rest, while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. Once you truly establish a habit of exercising, it is much easier to maintain.

That is because the craving for the endorphin-stimulating exercise and all its other great internal and external benefits helps keep you on track. Conversely, when you fall off the proverbial horse (or treadmill), it can be that much harder to get back on it. This is especially the case if you count yourself among those who have not yet reached the point where the thought of not exercising is inconceivable. Travel can be a too-tempting and convenient excuse to ditch the ol’ exercise routine and adopt a “mañana” attitude.

So, instead of letting travel throw a wrench in your workout routine, consider it an opportunity to exercise with a change of scenery or a chance to mix things up a bit. The good news is that even far away from beloved fitness classes, weight machines, treadmills, or exercise DVDs, you can still get a stellar workout. And even more good news?

You don’t need to pack anything except comfortable exercise clothes, a good pair of gym shoes, and (optional) adrenalin-pumping tunes.

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Just like it’s important for you to schedule your workout when at home, it helps to do the same while traveling. As nasty as it may sound, jet lag can actually offer a great opportunity to establish a morning or late afternoon workout, depending on which one your jet lag favors. Of course, the benefit of a morning workout is that nothing can come up during the day to interfere with your well-laid plans. You wake up, exercise, and it’s done with (and if you’re on a beach, it’s a great way to catch a beautiful sunrise; even if not, the mornings can offer a peaceful atmosphere for exercising, a great way to start the day).

However, if you prefer to exercise later in the day, then go that route.

Do whatever most appeals to you and fits into your schedule, and treat it like an appointment that you must keep. If possible, enlist a workout buddy, whether friend, partner, or colleague. You don’t even have to do the same exercise routine as each other. The “appointment” itself will help you stick to the schedule.

Be Creative

If you don’t have an obvious choice of exercise location, such as a gym, then think outside the box for places to work up a sweat.

You can exercise in your room, in a hallway, outside on the beach, in a park, playground, or even a parking lot. (I have even known people who have exercised in a bathroom!)

If you aren’t familiar with your surroundings, then ask your host (friend, hotel personnel, etc.) for a safe and good recommendation on where to go. Exercising outside is a great way to get to know your surroundings better. As a newbie to İstanbul and in that transitional moving stage we all know and love (you know, moving from hotel to temporary apartment to semi-permanent domicile), I became familiar with the Bosphorus neighborhoods, from Beşiktaş to Büyükdere, just by exercising outside (something I probably would have been too lazy to do otherwise).

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6-Day Rotating Program: 5 Days of Exercise + 1 Day of Rest 1. Day 1

2. Day 2

3. Day 3

4. Day 4

5. Day 5

6. Day 6

7. Cardio

8. Strength

9. Cardio

10. Strength

11. Cardio

12. Rest

Keep It Simple

If you have access to a gym and the usual accoutrements of your regular exercise program, then you can continue with your same program that you follow at home. However, assuming that you don’t - or maybe you just want to mix things up a bit - the following 6-Day Rotating Exercise Program is simple, covers the main cardiovascular and strengthening components for a good workout, and can be easily adjusted to suit your surroundings.

Note that the day after Day 6 is Day 1 (so what would be Day 7 in a normal week). You may, of course, adjust the program to suit you best. However, try to ensure that every week you fit in a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous cardiovascular activity, as well as 2 days of strength training. This is the minimum amount recommended by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Also, don’t forget to warm up before you exercise and cool down after your workout. A warm-up is like a mini rehearsal of what activity you are going to do and is intended to get the body prepared to do higher intensity work. Stretching is a great component of the cooling down phase, while your muscles are warm and more flexible. Both the warm up and cool down phases are important parts of your exercise program. They will allow you to exercise more effectively and help avoid injury, so don’t forget them. Target 5-10 minutes for each.

Cardio Options: • Walk • Jog • Intervals

: 50 Minutes @ Moderate Intensity : 25 Minutes @ Vigorous Intensity : 10-20 Total Minutes of Maximum & Light Intensity intervals, such as alternating sprinting with walking. Adjust the intervals to suit your fitness level and goals.

Sample Intervals (Sec.)- Maximum : Light Intensity -- 30 Maximum : 30 Light x 10 Rounds (Total 10 Minutes) -- 30 Maximum : 60 Light x 10 Rounds (Total 15 Minutes) -- 60 Maximum: 60 Light x 10 Rounds (Total 20 Minutes) -- 30 Maximum : 90 Light x 10 Rounds (Total 20 Minutes)

About Intensity Levels

Light intensity is where you are moving, but your heart rate isn’t up. Moderate intensity is where your heart rate is increased and you break into a sweat; you can hold a conversation but your words may sound a bit breathy. Vigorous intensity is where you are exercising at a greater effort, such that you might be able to speak a few words, but you couldn’t hold a conversation. Maximum intensity is the highest level of effort at which you can safely perform a given interval or exercise.

Nowhere to Go?

If your options for exercise locations are so limited that you can’t even find a place to walk, then walk, jog or run upstairs as a “maximum intensity” interval and walk down the stairs to compose your “light to moderate” interval.

No stairs? Find a space in your room or other location where you won’t create a scene or bump into anything (or anyone), and do the following routine. One round is approximately 5minutes, depending on your speed. Repeat 4-8 times, as suits your fitness level and targeted workout time:

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• 20 Jumping Jacks • 1 Minute - Jog in place OR Walk in place with high knees • 20 Basketball Jumps • 1 Minute - Jog in place OR Walk in place with high knees • 20 Split Lunge Jumps (10 on each leg) • 1 Minute - Jog in place OR Walk in place with high knees • Pretend Boxing – 20 punches to each side, alternating sides Strength Exercises Target 3 sets of 12-15 repetitions of each exercise unless otherwise noted. You can do the exercises sequentially or as a circuit, performing one set of each exercise and then repeating the entire circuit two more times. You may also alternate exercises per targeted body area as you complete the circuit.

No weights are needed for these exercises; your body weight serves as resistance. Of course, you can add more resistance by using dumbbells or resistance bands if you have access to them. To increase intensity without added resistance, you can increase the number of repetitions or decrease the period of rest between exercises.

• Lower body • Lower body • Lower body • Lower body • Upper body • Upper body • Upper body • Core • Core • Core

: Air Squats : Forward Lunges (12-15 on each leg) : Side Lunges (12-15 on each side) : Sumo Squats : Push-ups with Hands Shoulder-Width Apart : Triceps Dips : Wide Push-ups with Hands Wide Apart : Plank Hold for 20 seconds : Side Plank Lifts (12-15 on each side) : Bicycle Crunches (12-15 on each side)

The Bottom Line Don’t let travel put a stop to your exercise routine.

Try the above program or develop one of your own. You can find many great ideas for no-equipment exercise routines on the internet.

Find a program that you can do and will do. The best exercise is the one you will do consistently. The bottom line is that if you let travel or other irregular events stop you from exercising, you may find it’s a slippery slope to get started again. Instead, stick to an exercise routine and return home from a trip feeling energized, and feeling and looking great. In fact, you may even find that you return home in better shape than when you left!

- Darcy Holmer Certified Personal Trainer, MS Public Health / MBA

Note: The information here may not be appropriate for all individuals. It is always a good idea to consult with a physician before starting any exercise program. This is especially the case if you do not exercise regularly, if you have or are recovering from any injuries, or if you have any other conditions that could impact your ability to engage in an exercise program in a healthy and safe manner.

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Exercise Descriptions Basketball Jumps: Pretend to be shooting a basketball into a

basket. Jump vertically with arms extended overhead. Be sure to keep knees soft when you land. You do not need to jump high to expend energy here. A small jump, or hop, will be enough.

Split Lunge Jumps: Get in the lunge position, with your right

leg in front and your left leg in back. Then jump, switching legs, so that your left leg is now in front and your right leg is behind you.

Keep knees soft as you land. Keep switching legs as you jump.

Air Squats: Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart.

Your toes should be pointed forward, your feet parallel to each other.

Squat down, bending your knees as if you were sitting into a chair.

Make sure you keep your weight towards your heels (sticking your derriere out helps ensure this and a straight back). Your back should always be straight and your shoulders back, not hunched. Your knees, when bent, should not extend past the tip of your toes. Go as low as you can while maintaining correct form. Slowly return to vertical standing position.

Forward Lunges: Stand with your back straight and legs

together or just slightly apart. Step forward with your right leg approximately 2-3 feet, bending both your front and back leg so that both of your knees are bent at a 90-degree angle. Your front knee should be directly above your foot, but not extending past your toes. To return to standing, push off with your right leg, especially through the heel. Repeat with your left leg to complete one repetition.

Wide Push-ups with Hands Wide Apart: Same as above push-up but place your arms wider apart to put a greater focus on your chest muscles.

Plank Hold: Get in high push-up position. Your body should

form a straight line. Keep your abdominals engaged and do not hunch your shoulders. Hold for 20 seconds.

Side Plank Lifts: Lie on your right side, your right elbow bent under you and your forearm extended out straight for support. Your legs should be extended out to your side, your left leg stacked on top of the right leg. Lift your hips and knees off the floor, using your elbow and forearm for support. Pause and then lower back down.

Bicycle Crunches: Lie on the floor with legs extended straight out in front of you and your hands clasped behind your head or at the side of your head (be sure not to pull on your head, which could strain your neck). Your elbows should be pointed out to the sides.

Lift the right leg slightly off the floor, keeping it extended straight.

Bend your left knee in toward your chest as you lift your chest off the ground, bending your torso slightly toward the left as your right elbow moves to meet your bent left knee. Repeat on other side.

Side Lunges: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Then step sideways with your right foot, approximately 3-4 feet. As your foot steps down, bend your right knee in a squatting position, until your thigh is almost parallel to the floor (or as you are able). Your feet and knees should face forward throughout the movement. Keep your back straight and shoulders back (not hunched) as you lunge and squat. Push up strongly with your right left to return to vertical standing position. Repeat on other side.

Sumo Squat: Stand with your feet wide apart (this exercise is like a ballet plié in an exaggerated 2nd position). Your toes should be turned outward. Bend your knees and lower your center down towards the floor, keeping your back straight and your shoulders back, not hunched forward. Once your thighs are parallel to the floor, slowly return to vertical, wide stance position. Your thighs may not go as far down as to be parallel to floor, and that is fine; just do not go beyond parallel. Make sure, as you bend, that your knees do not extend beyond your toes.

Push-ups with Hands Shoulder-Width Apart: When you

do the push-up – whether in full push-up position or on your knees, make sure that your hands are shoulder-width apart and your body forms a straight line. Look slightly forward as you bend your elbows and lower your chest to the floor.

Triceps Dips - 2 Options: 1. From the Floor (Crab Position): Sit on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, toes facing forward. Your hands should be palm-down, next to your hips.

Lift your hips up, about six inches, so that you are in a “crab” position. Bend your elbows to lower your hips toward the floor, but not quite touching it. Pause and then return to crab position.

2. From a Chair or Bench: You can also perform triceps dips using the edge of a stable chair or bench. When you bend your arms to lower your hips, make sure your hips remain close to the edge of the bench/chair.

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mums ‘n kids BIBLIOTHERAPY

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well-written book, which tackles an issue or problem that a child is struggling with, can be a godsend.

Parents learn “on the job” and sometimes it is challenging to know how best to assist youngsters whether toddlers or teenagers to come to terms and deal with emotionally stressful situations. Life changing events such as bereavement or divorce can be traumatic for a child. Equally even commonplace situations or events such as being teased in the playground, sitting for school exams or taking children outside of their usual environment for say a sleepover can sometimes prove demanding for youngsters.

power of B ooks

Children have limited ‘life experience’ and therefore need adult support to make sense of the world around them. They will also require assistance from time to time to come to terms with unexpected or unwelcome changes and stressful situations in their lives.

The right book can both assist a parent to talk through the problem with the youngster while also offering reassurance to the child that he or she is not alone, and propose coping strategies. This is commonly known as “Bibliotherapy” or reading therapy.

Bibliotherapy has three Identifiable Stages: Identification: When the reader associates themselves with the character and events in the storyline Catharsis: When the reader identifies with the state of mind of the character in the book Insight: When the reader learns how to deal more effectively with their own feelings and emotions relating to the issue that is troubling them.

The key to bibliotherapy is to use a story (either fact or fiction) as a way for the parent to enter into a discussion with their child in a sensitive and unforced manner about a real life event that the child is learning

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to adjust to for the first time such as the death of a grandparent or a social problem the youngster is struggling to cope with like being bullied or sibling rivalry. Children often see reflections of themselves through books. As such books provide a safe and potentially therapeutic medium for children to explore life issues as well as the related emotions. With the help and support of a parent to analyze and propose solutions the youngster is better able to understand and cope with their own concerns. It is important to keep in mind that the selected book should be age, gender and background appropriate.

One of the most effective ways to assist younger children to face their fears and worries is for parent and child to read aloud together an illustrated story book about characters who face potentially stressful or unsettling situations similar to those the child is experiencing such as moving home, starting school or being scared of the dark. The child is able to see how the book character deals with such issues and can then hopefully be encouraged to apply the same methods of resolution to his or her own situation. Story time scenarios assist children to better understand their feelings and emotions. The gentle posing of open ended questions by the parent throughout the reading will facilitate drawing the child out and potentially spark a conversation on a subject that perhaps he / she had previously been hesitant to discuss. Story reading enables children to discover that they are not the only ones experiencing a particular problem and to better understand emotions that are new to them. This knowledge will in turn help to diminish the child’s anxiety.

Many popular children’s storybook series focus on different types of behaviours and responses to certain situations.

Self-help titles can also provide catharsis to older children. For instance it is natural for tweens and teenagers to struggle with issues such as puberty and body changes, friendships and romances. Sometimes books can provide the answers when an older child feels unable to talk to a parent or teacher. The right title will also make clear to the reader that all children and teenagers encounter some difficulties in their lives. We all have strengths and weaknesses but through selfappraisal we can learn to persevere and as we know facing a problem is the first step to solving it. Specialised titles such as the aptly named “What’s Happening to Me?” from Usborne can help guide adolescents (and their parents!) through the perils and pitfalls of being a teenager. Written in conjunction with medical and counselling experts there are separate titles for boys and girls. These witty but factual books cover a diverse range of subjects including how to shave and buying a first bra.

Bibliotherapy is also a useful tool to assist youngsters to better understand people around them who are perceived in some way as different. For instance a child may be studying with a special needs student or a handicapped child has recently moved into the apartment building, a neighbouring family has a child who is autistic, a grandparent is suffering with Alzheimer’s or the youngster is a member of a social club attended by a child from a different race or ethnic background. It is important that the child has an awareness of and insight to other people’s lives to assist them to relate in a better way to a diverse range of people.

The above examples are not uncommon and bibliotherapy through its development of understanding can build in children empathy, tolerance, respect and acceptance of others in the community.

Below are some series that may facilitate parents to talk to youngsters about new emotionally challenging issues and offer coping skills to normalize the situation:The engaging “All Kinds of ” lift the flap and pop up book series from Tango covers a range of topics for 3-5 year olds. “All Kinds of Feelings” examines why we feel a certain way and whether our reactions are fair.

Emotions such as jealousy and sadness are covered. “All Kinds of Beliefs” provides a first introduction to different religions and covers places of prayer and religious festivals. “All Kinds of Fears” teaches it is natural to have fears. The author explains that fear comes in many different guises such as being scared of spiders, trying new things or being criticized.

The core message is that to overcome fears it is helpful to talk about them and try to understand them. Each book incorporates a related game or activity to reinforce the underlying message.

The wonderful “Let’s Talk About It” series from Barron’s encourages children to examine their feelings, deal with problems that are troubling them and understand other people who have problems of their own. A wide range of topics such as shyness, racism, bereavement and living with a sick parent are sensitively covered.

QED has a beautifully illustrated series, which presents readers with a range of situations involving different emotions including Angry, Happy, Sad and Scared.

Readers are encouraged to think about how they would react in similar circumstances.

The books are designed to help children understand and cope with new and sometimes bewildering situations as they grow up.

The above books are intended to be read and re-read by parent and child together in order to pave the way for meaningful dialogue. All of the above series also include brief support notes for parents.

- Nick Cullen For more informaiton visit: www.tirtilkids.com

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announcements

IWI Mums ‘N Kids Meetings & Playgroups

Please contact Coordinator Molly Grunberg for any questions at mollyhouser77@yahoo.com or telephone at 0532 638 4028. Mums ‘N Kids does not mean that it is for mums only- Dads ‘N’ Kids are just as welcome!

At present time we have two playgroups running on the European side of İstanbul and two running on the Asian side of İstanbul. This is an opportunity to meet other pregnant ladies and moms of infants or toddlers, as well as share the joys and trials of motherhood while creating a support network. A guest speaker is invited periodically to talk to the group regarding pregnancy and new parenting topics.

Please note the we have also added a mother’s coffee morning for those of you that would like to make a connection with other mother’s whose children are already of school age. * * PLEASE NOTE * * As the children are growing and moving play groups, we have changed the coordinators as the previous coordinators have moved away from İstanbul or have moved up in the play groups. On behalf of the IWI Mums-N-Kids group we thank those that have volunteered their time in making these play groups happen. We have also added a 2+ play group. If you are interested in joining this play group please email the coordinator listed below. A big thank you goes out to Dawn Biyashev for volunteering to make this group happen.

European Side of İstanbul Pregnant & Infants (0-12 months) When: Every Tuesday Time: 10am-12pm Location: Rotating turns at mums’ homes and pre-arranged places.

Cost: FREE Please Contact: Andrea Roepke: roepke.a@googlemail.com Telephone: 0539 723 9593 Mel Branchley: info@melandjohnsworld.com Telephone: 0536 928 4471.

Walkers-Younger Toddlers (1-2 years of age) When: Every Tuesday Time: 10am-12pm Location: Rotating turns at mums’ homes and pre-arranged places.

Cost: FREE Please Contact: Susanne Smith: camandsuus@gmail.com Telephone: 0549 723 9593 Toddlers (2+) When: Every Tuesday Time: 10am-12pm Location: Rotating turns at mums’ homes and pre-arranged places.

Cost: FREE Please Contact: Dawn Biyashev at dancemachine3@gmail.com or telephone at 0541 302 3047

*Please Note: IWI’s Mums ‘n Kids Team organizes activities for you and your children to enjoy. We remind you that you are responsible for your child’s safety at all times. IWI cannot take responsibility for injury and extra cost incurred during any activity.

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Multilingual Playgroup Zekeriyaköy

The weekly multilingual playgroup in Zekeriyaköy comes together each Friday. Parents of infants (0-2 years old) and pregnant women who want to come can email teike.asselbergs@gmail.com . There is no cost to join the playgroup. It is required that parents (to-be) speak at least 2 languages (For example Turkish and English or two foreign languages). Older siblings and nannies can come along as long as there is at least one adult relative of the infant present as well. The reason for this is that the playgroup is as much for the parents as for the infants. The playgroup will sometimes come together on other days of the week (end), so that working parents can also connect with other parents in the neighborhood. The playgroup is hosted at the homes of a different member each time.

European Coffee Mornings for Moms This is an opportunity for those of you with children in pre-school or primary school to meet up with other moms should you not be able to join one of our playgroups.

When: Monthly Time: 10:30am-12pm Location: Starbucks at Istinye Park (note: location may vary) Cost: FREE Please Contact: Susanne at camandsuus@gmail.com to be added to this group.

Asian Side of İstanbul Pregnant & Infants (0-2 years of age) When: Every Tuesday Time: Varies weekly Location: Rotating turns at mums’ homes and pre-arranged places.

Cost: FREE Please Contact: Elena Sezer at kapebara@gmail.com Begum Ertosun at ceylanbegum@gmail.com to be added to this group.

Toddlers (1-4 years of age) When: Every Wednesday Time: 10:30am-12pm Location: Rotating turns at mums’ homes and pre-arranged places.

Cost: FREE Please Contact: Victoria Chyba at victoriachyba@gmx.de Telephone at 0535-030-5576 to be added to this group.

International Pre-Schools & Centers Playgroups: Bosphorus International Pre-School (BIP), Emirgan www.bipschool.net Teacher organized activity, song & circle time, garden play (weatherpermitting). Coffee, tea, milk and cookies provided.

When: Tuesdays Time: 10am-11:30 am Cost: FREE Age Group: 0-3 years of age Please contact Ms. Collette Laffan-Persembe at cpersembe@ bipschool.net or telephone at 0212-277-8444. *Note- please call on Mondays to reserve. There are only 10 openings every week. Please only ONE known adult per child.

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British International School (BIS) Zekeriyakoy, Etiler Indoor and outdoor play (weather-permitting), followed by snack and music time. Known adult to stay and supervise child.

Days and locations: Tuesdays and Thursdays in Zekeriyaköy;

Wednesdays and Fridays in Etiler.

Time: 9am-11am (both campuses) Cost: 10TL per session Age Group: 0-2 ½ years of age Please Contact: Mrs. Amanda Ilhan, Preschool & Primary Deputy Director: amandailhan@bis.k12.tr Telephone: 0212-202-7027 ext. 116

Elite Celebrations by Woodsview International Nursery & Pre-School, Tarabya

www.woodsviewpreschool.com This is an international English-speaking playgroup. Each session includes a simple craft activity, refreshments (tea and coffee for the parents, fruit and cake) and music time. There’s a large selection of toys to play with each week. It’s a great place for babies, young children and their mothers, fathers and caregivers to get to know each other. Come along and join in the fun! Free Play Time (getting to know colors, play dough), Music time and tidy-up time. Music time is much more than simply singing songs. We will try to incorporate some clapping rhythms, instruments, and a few action songs or dances to develop the children’s’ s coordination, and also their fine and major motor skills. Our mission is to get the kids rocking and rolling, tapping and clapping, banging and shaking, marching and stamping, moving and swaying to the beat-and they will be having a really great time. The parents will too! Elite celebrations also offers its facilities for themed events and birthdays parties.

When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday & Fridays Time: 10:30am-12:30 pm Cost: 480TL Age Group: 0-5 years of age Please Contact: Sharon Harding: Sharon@woodsviewpreschool.com Telephone: 0212-299-3906(-6765).

NEW! Full Circle Healing Doula List

Doulas who have completed the İçsel Doğum Doula Training: European Side: Dilek Özkan dilekozkan@outlook.com Oya Kürüm evaluna60@gmail.com Sibel Gözübüyük yogakidz@gmail.com Sima İbrahimiye simaibrahimiye@gmail.com Şaylan Yılmaz saylan.yilmaz@gmail.com Vera Anahmias vanahmias@gmail.com Asian Side: Damla Çeliktaban celikdamla@gmail.com Esra Demiröz esraedemiroz@gmail.com Zeynep Birinci Güler zbguler@gmail.com Doulas may be willing to travel to your location. For more detailed information about each doula, and on how a doula can support you, visit www.fullcirclehealing.org

Kindermusik at Play to Learn Pre-School

http://www.playtolearn.com.tr In Akatlar and Nisantisi, offering different music classes.

Village Program: 0-18months My Time Program: 18/30months Music & Me Program: 2-4 years of age Please contact: Ms. Ozlem Hun at info@playtolearn.com.tr Telephone: 0212- 352- 3031 or 0532- 237- 2272

LOLA (Lots of Lovely Art)

http://www.lotsoflovelyart.com After-school workshops, toddler art, kinder art, weekend workshops, holiday camps, themed birthday parties.

There is a FREE English library, books and DVD’s which are available to the public every day EXCEPT for Sunday from 3pm-6pm.

Weekly Schedule: Mondays: Toddler Art (2+) at 4pm.

Wednesdays: Toddler Art (18months+) at 10 am & Art Workshops at 4pm.

Thursdays: Toddler Art (18+ months) at 10 am; Kinderart (2+) at 4 pm.

Fridays: Fine Art Workshops (age 7+) Saturdays: Themed Workshops

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groups & associations Alcoholics Anonymous / Al-Anon

Open AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meetings in English are held in the Union Han building on Istiklal Caddesi, Tünel, next to the Swedish Consulate at 6:45 every Monday, Wednesday, Friday (contact 0531 927 84 73). There is an Alanon meeting at 6:30 pm on Thursdays in the same location. On Sundays, there is an open AA meeting at 4:15 pm in Harbiye (contact 0539 606 0123). On the Asian side in Kadikoy, there are meetings at 6:00 pm on Thursdays and at 5:30 pm on Saturdays (contact 0537 433 8368). A full listing of all English-speaking AA meetings in Turkey with local contacts can be found on the AA Europe website: www.aa-europe.net

NEW! Asian Ladies of İstanbul

The Asian Ladies of İstanbul is a non-profit social group established over 20 years ago where ladies from East Asia living in İstanbul get together for various events and can feel at home while far from their original home. A members-only Facebook page is available for them where they can keep track of the latest monthly luncheons, news, events, photographs and relevant information pertaining to daily life in İstanbul, Turkey. Please contact the group leader, Kim Cakirkaya at kim.cakirkaya@gmail.com or 0533 463 6930 for further information.

ARIT (American Research Institute of Turkey)

The Friends of ARIT İstanbul, with branches in North America and Ankara, was established to support the ARIT in Turkey and carry out its scholarly activities. The İstanbul Friends run a year-round program of tours and lectures for members and guests. Member­ship is open to all interested residents of İstanbul. For further information: 0212 257 81 11.

AWl (American Women of İstanbul)

The AWI is a social network open to Americans, Canadians and spouses of U.S. or Canadian citizens living in İstanbul. The AWI provides social programs ranging from special interest groups to charities. If you’re a newcomer to İstanbul please contact our newcomers committee so you can start to feel at home in your new country. Contact: Robi Olsun (ozgunduz@usa.net) or Linda Caldwell (linda@delikiz.com) or please contact us at awiistanbul@gmail.com

Belgian Friends of İstanbul

The Belgian Friends of İstanbul help Belgian newcomers to feel at home and make friends quickly. We gather together on a regular basis during a dinner, drink, day at the beach or at the museum, and try to keep our traditions alive like the annual St. Nicholas party for the kids, New Year’s Dinner, Easter brunch. We have our own Facebook page on which members exchange useful info about job opportunities, housing, babysitting, Belgian cultural events in İstanbul, etc.Contact Nathalie Bevernaegie, bfistanbul@ gmail.com, www.bfistanbul.be

British Community Council

The British Community council (founded 1942) supports ten pensioners and local charities by its fundraising events. Helpers and new members of the BCC always welcome. www.bccistanbul.org, email: chairman©bccistanbul. org or phone 0212 293 59 22 or 0533 217 12 45.

Boy Scouts I Cub Scouts

The Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of America is a youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. All boys in grades I - 5 (ages 6 -10) holding a foreign passport are welcome to join Cub Scouts.

Older boys (ages II - 18), with foreign passports are welcome to join Boy Scouts. Activities include hiking and camping. Contact: Patricia Lasonde 0216 539 0682, email: plasonde@superonline.com or Vicki Gunay 0216 371 00 71, email: vgunay@superonline.com or mekumcu©superonline. com. www.scouting.org

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Bridge Group - All Levels

Our bridge group meets on Fridays at 11a.m. All levels of bridge players are welcome. Please contact Sandra at (212) 257-9781 or 0532-483--5319

CHICAS -Spanish Speaking Women of İstanbul

A group open to all ladies who speak our language, or would like to practice it. We have lots of fun, hilarious Latin parties, and last but not least, cultural venues. Come on, jump on in, you won’t regret it! Contact: Ninoska Gutierrez Sierra 0533 651 35 81 , Norma Maranges 0532 314 29 34, Lorena Martinez 0533 388 63 09 e-mail: chicasestambul@yahoo.com. mx It has also an own blog: http://chicasestambul.blogspot.com/ and it's in Facebook under "Chicas Estambul".

Circolo Roma

The Italian Association organizes several activities, such as rithmic gymnastic for girls, cooking classes, drawing and painting, yoga, salsa dance, Italian and Turkish conversation, sale of Italian Books,Italian Cinema and more and more. The wonderfull liberty hall can be used for private parties and conferences upon contribution. Please contact info@circoloroma.com

Comunita Italiana

For information contact: Armanda Campaner armandacampaner@ttnet. net.tr (0212) 232 13 51, Beatrice Ghianda 05322118033 or Paola Maresia 05322118033

Die Bruecke

DIE BRUECKE ("THE BRIDGE") is a platform for the German speak­ing community. It was founded in 1989 to serve the needs of a steadily growing community. It is not a German club; it is open for everybody who speaks German. DIE BRUECKE issues a monthly newsletter. Different gatherings, charities, information concerning everyday life, bi-national education, help with bureaucracy and immigration laws in Turkey are covered as well as assistance to newcomers. Contact:. Tel. +90 212 458 9850. Web-page: www.bruecke-istanbul.org, email: info@bruecke-istanbul.org

NVI- Dutch speaking people in İstanbul

The Dutch Club İstanbul is a group of people who like to keep typical Dutch festivities alive, for people who have connection to Holland, who like to meet up with Dutch speaking people. On a monthly basis we organize a get together. Among the festivitieswe do the typical celebrations like Sinterklass (5 December) and Koninginnedag (Queens day). For further information and detailscheck our website www.nv-istanbul.org or contact: secretariaat@ nv-istanbul.org Mariska Steenkamer 0530 828 65 65.

Fransız Fakirhanesi - Little Sisters of the Poor Contact: Mother Mary psdptr@gmaıl.com 0212 296 46 08.

FOCI (Friends of Contemporary İstanbul)

Working with the international community in promoting the growth and development of contemporary art, the Friends of Contemporary İstanbul aim to enrich the rising art scent in Turkey and to contribute to the cultural life of İstanbul. For further information, please contact jasmine.taranto@ gmail.com TeI:+90 532 687 78 99

Friends of India Association (FOIA)

The Friends of India Association ( FOIA) is a registered group formed to facilitate Indians in İstanbul to connect through various social events. Our aim is to keep the spirit of India and Indian culture alive by organising various festivals and activities through the year. If you are a newcomer to İstanbul and would like to know more andjoin the association, please contact any of the following: Jugnu Saglik jugnusaglik@yahoo.com, Ambili ramachandran.ambili@gmail.com, Diya khera.diya@gmail.com or Gayatri at chopra.gayatri@gmail.com. We are also on Facebook as İstanbul Indian community (FOIA).

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Girls Scouts I Brownies I Daises

The Girls Scouts of the USA is the world’s largest organization dedicated to helping all girls everywhere build character and gain skills for success in the real world. In an accepting and nurturing environment, and in partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop strong values, leadership skills, social conscience and conviction about their own potential and selfworth. Daisies (ages 5 - 6), Brownies (ages 6-8) and Juniors (ages 8 and above). THE IWI IS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THIS GROUP “ please email website@iwi-tr.org to update this group.

InterNations

InterNations is an organization where global minded people have the opportunity to network and exchange valuable tips and topics regarding expatriate subjects. Twice a month we organize events and provide our members to meet and network. For further information, please check our website http://www.internations.org

İstanbul Accueil

Welcomes French speaking newcomers in İstanbul. We publish a monthly newsletter with many activity groups (scrabble, bridge, baby groups, cooking, etc.) Our common language is French and all French speaking women are welcome! www.istanbulaccueil.org, e-mail: istaccueil@gmail. com

Luso Brasileiro

Portuguese speaking group. Contact : lsabel ponte Gulpan 0212 669 4943 or 0532 274 1653.

The İstanbul Ottomans Rugby Club

Practice every Saturday afternoon at the Dikilitaş Spor Kulübü in Beşiktaş (directions available at www.ottomansrugby.com).Players of all ages (14+) and levels of fitness welcome, including ladies for our newly formed Ottomans Women Rugby Club. Please contact Özer Önkal at +90 533 482 6262 or email: ozer.ali.onkal@ottomansrugby.com or ozer212@yahoo. com

Patchwork Group

Contact Cynthia Royce 0536 348 4086,cynthroyce@hotmail.com

PAWI

The Professional American Women of İstanbul, is a network of American/ Canadian women and spouses of Americans/Canadians living in İstanbul.

PAWI strives to empower and support members by promoting professional and personal growth. Members inspire each other to achieve and share success. PAWI meetings are held the second Saturday of each month.

Each meeting features a guest speaker, and locations alternate between the European and Asian sides. Contact info@pawistanbul.com or visit www. pawistanbul.com

Photo Club of İstanbul

The Photo Club of İstanbul organizes photography classes and workshops, monthly photo treks, and other activities for photographers of all levels of experience. Membership is free and is open to anyone with an interest in photography. Beginners are welcome. Please send an e-mail to photoclubofistanbul@gmail.com to request an application form.

RWG

The Russian Speaking Group provides friendship, social contact and support for Russian speaking-women from Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. All women with an interest in Slavic culture are welcomed.

Large social events are organized to commemorate the Russian holiday calendar, while smaller gatherings including a motherâ€TMs group (for mothers with children 0 - 4 years old) and a dance group are held on a regular basis. Particular attention is given to developing and maintaining a warm, friendly and helpful atmosphere at all occasions. A contact network enables Russian-speaking women in İstanbul to offer advice based on local knowledge and experience. Contact Ludmina Kalimulina 0532 648 7814, meloditurkes@superonline.com or Natalia Zaporozhets, 0533 484 4513, nati@efdilokulu.com

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Scrabble Group

The scrabble Group has been meeting fortnightly on Tuesdays for the past 25 years. Members take turns at hosting events at their home, providing light refreshments for the group. Newcomers are welcome. No specific knowledge or skill is required, besides an interest in the game and in meeting new people. Contact Waltraud Erkut 0212 265 0700 for all things Turkey. Here you can find a lively group of people who discuss everything about Turkey, network and organize social events.

SED (Society for the Education of Social Responsibilities)

SED was founded 2001 to make a change in the way animals are treated in Turkey. SED’s mission is the enlightenment of humans for the protection of other living beings. SED has been a pioneer in Turkey in developing a program for the adoption of Street animals and cooperates with municipalities in order to promote humane treatment of animals. Contact Big Dog Yuli 0532 3148238, Kit Kat Rob 0542 423 0633, or Cat Lady Leyla 0555 404 3113; email: sahiplenelim@sed-tr.org or on the web at www. sed-tr org

South Africans in İstanbul

Please contact esbie@hotmail.com if you are interested in joining an informal group of expatriate South-Africans.

Speech Bubbles

Is an international group aiming to perform high-quality Is an international group aiming to perform high-quality musical theater and donating the income to NGO’s supporting children and education. Speech Bubbles is composed of amateur and professional dancers, singers and musicians from II countries. Contact Tom Godfrey 0532 736 7702; www. speechbubbles.org

Support Group for Parents of Children with Special Needs

Looking for the support of other parents of children with special needs and additional resources for your child? Please contact Carol Crous for more information on 0533 730 7148 or 0212 2239700.

SWEA (Swedish Women Educational Association)

A world-wide network for Swedish or Swedish-speaking women with a chapter in İstanbul. Contact jessica.lundgren@jlu-prod.com

IWI Tennis Group

If you enjoy playing tennis...get ready! The IWI Tennis Group is now forming and times and days have yet to be scheduled but play will take place at Torch Tennis in Tarabya. If you are interested in joining please contact Pervin at pervinleenhouts@gmail.com with your name, telephone number and email address. Teams will be based on skill level and we welcome all players from beginners to intermediate and advanced.

Toastmasters International-İstanbul Chapter

The English speaking İstanbul Toastmasters club is the only local branch of Toastmasters International, an organization that helps its members improve their communication and leadership skills in a supportive environment.

ITM meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 19:3021:30 at the Metro Park Hotel in Taksim. Guests are welcome to attend two meetings free of charge. For further information contact: Madeleine Pelletier, Vice-President Education 0535 227 1074 (vp- education@ istanbultoastmasters.org) or Alper Rozanes, Vice-President Membership, 0532 243 3753 (vpmembership@istanbultoastmasters. org).

Union Church of Istanbul

Is an international, inter-denominational church that offers services in English. Please contact Elaine Van Rensburg 0212 244 5763 * Please check our website www.iwi-tr.org for updates to this page.

If you represent a group and want your group updated or listed on these pages, e-mail website@iwi-tr.org. These pages are for your information only; the IWI does not accept any responsibility regarding these groups or their activities.

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Whether you’re a novice or a serious amateur, or somewhere in between, Executive Chef Fabio Brambilla’s cooking classes at The Kitchen offer something for everyone.

Please contact us at +90 212 368 1234 or istanbul.grand.hyatt.com for registration.

Hyatt. You Are More Than Welcome.

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Partner Offers IWI Membership ID card Our Partner Offers page will list various offers and discounts that our partners are extending to IWI members.

In order to redeem these partner benefits, you must show your IWI Membership ID card.

Contact our offices at : Adnan Saygun Caddesi, Oz Topuz Sokak. Camlitepe Sitesi, No. 74 Blok C1 / D2 Ulus, Ortakoy. if you lost your card.

Da Vittorio Restaurant You do not have to go all the way to Italy to be served authentic Italian food. Just go to Da Vittorio’s in the heart of Beyoglu. Ladies of the IWI is offered a 15 % discount at Da Vittorio restaurant. This offer is valid everyday except Friday and Saturday dinner. Please make a reservation at: vittoriosindoni@yahoo. com or call: 0212 – 245 8817 www.davittorioistanbul.com

The Learning Center İstanbul in Yenikoy offers free consultation to parents to determine the educational needs of your child and how best to address them.

Contact: www.thelearningcenteristanbul.com info@thelearningcenteristanbul.com

“SWAAD -The Taste Of India”. We are pleased to introduce our restaurant “SWAAD -The Taste Of India”. In the world of options, İstanbul has got confined choice of international cuisine.

We are here to offer authentic Indian cuisine with a variety of palatable dishes. The menu provides enormous options to the guests to savor the meal of their own choice.

Now special offer for IWI card holders at ‘’SWAAD INDIAN RESTAURANT’’ - 10 % off on every meal you have in restaurant and special prices for occasion parties.

Please contact us: Tel: 0212 518 71 10 – 0212 518 71 11 Web: www.swaad.com.tr

DoubleTree by Hilton İstanbul-Moda 15% discount for IWI members !

EFinst: 10% off for IWI cardholders The most professional and successful private Turkish language school for foreigners in Turkey teaching students how to speak the language accurately and fluently from the first lesson! The EFINST Turkish Centre İstanbul has over 12 years experience in meeting the language and training needs of those who wish to study and improve their Turkish. We are dedicated to promoting international understanding through education and raising the standards of language learning.

Contact: info@turkishlesson.com or 0212-282 9064. www.turkishlesson.com

The Doubles Restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner options featuring international dishes. Our open buffet offers a variety of signature dishes each bursting with flavor. At lunch and dinner you can also choose from our a la carte menu consisting of unique dishes from a variety of cuisines.

La Gazetta Café & Bar is ideal for a morning coffee or five o’clock tea during the day. Having a wide range of food & drinks selection, you can relax after an exhausting meeting , catch up with old friends or enjoy music performances in the evenings.

Elemental Fitness & SPA is at your service between 07.00 – 23.00 with its indoor and outdoor pool*, massage rooms, hammam, steam room, sauna, jacuzzi, solarium,stott pilates studio and fully equipped fitness room. Our professional staff will bring you a variety of treatments and massages from different parts of the world in a peaceful environment. * * Summer Only * * Please do not forget to bring your IWI membership card with you!

For our Entertainment programs please follow www.facebook.com/ DoubleTreebyHiltonİstanbulModa call 0216 542 43 44.

One Night Dress: Stuck on what to wear for a special occasion?

Violet Benhabib from One Night Dress in Nişantası rents out exclusive designer dresses and is offering a special discount of 15% for IWI members. The contact person for IWI members is Mrs. Ester and she can be reached on 0533 3633347 or 0532 6469314 for an appointment. Visit www.onenightdress.net to see a sample of what is on offer. For more information e-mail vbenhabib@gmail.com.

Concept Languages Located in the heart of Etiler, Concept Languages is offering free Turkish conversation classes to any IWI member presenting their card.

Classes will take place twice a month between 14:30 –15:30 and for full information and reservations Please Contact: Başak Toksoy (0212) 351- 18 40 basak.toksoy@conceptlanguages.com

Time Out İstanbul in English is offering a 25% discount on subscriptions. Make Time Out İstanbul in English your monthly go-to guide for the city by contacting: Gizem Unsalan 02122871990 gizem@timeoutistanbul.com - www.timeoutistanbul.com/english

Hillside Sports Offering a 20% discount on general memberships to IWI members.

For details, please contact: galiahasid@hillside.com.tr

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STEVEN KITCHING BRITISH HAIRSTYLIST I’m happy to offer a 20% discount to all IWI members when booking your first appointment.

I have twenty years experience in cutting styling and colouring and offer a professional friendly service in the comfort of your home.

For more details and appointments call or e-mail (0551) 412- 4784. stevekitching@hotmail.co.uk

Arşipel Restaurant With more then 20 year experience in real Agean fish and seafood cuisine, the owner of Arşipel Restaurant is proud to present the newest addition- Arşipel Sushi.

Only the fresh, never frozen ingredients. You will be pleasantly surprised!

Lucky ladies of IWI will get special discount of 15 % for lunch (between 12-18) and 10% for dinner (18-24).

Offer valid for take out menu as well.

Tel: 0212-265-9600 www.arsipel.com.tr

Erickson Collage “The Art and Science of Coaching” Certified Program in İSTANBUL Module I “Inspiration and Foundation” Complete the certification process including all 4 modules to become an internationally recognised certified Professional Coach with credentials from Erickson Collage as well as the ICF (International Coach Federation). 100 tl. off per Module for IWI cardholders Each Module 4 days between 9:30 -17:00

Kadiköy Şifa Offering IWI Members: • A 10% discount for all medical services at both their Kadıköy and Ataşehir hospitals.

• For Longevity and Wellness Clinic services • A discount of 20% for cash payment more than 1000TRY. • A discount of 10% on installments more than 1000TRY. • A discount of 7% for single procedures.

• For Varix Center (Varicose Veins and Vascular Surgery) treatments, 15% discount byildirim@kadikoysifa.com www.kadikoysifa.com/ipc

Contact Info: www.dengemerkezi.com Denge Merkezi: (0216) 550- 80 55 Janet Soyak: (0532) 287- 80 60

During 2013 Isda Bebek Wellness Center is pleased to offer you the most incredible gifts...

For the “Midas and Microplus” body reshaping systems we offer 10 bonus sessions for each 10 sessions purchased.

Also…in our ‘’antiaging and weight loss sessions’’ we offer a %30 discount and for “spa and massage treatments ‘’ a %50 discount with cash payment .

For a complete list of services please visit our website www.isdabebek.com İsda Body &Soul Works Bebek Kücük Bebek Caddesi No:23 Tel: (0212) 265- 26 86

Incirli Saraphane -- Soul Group At Incirli Saraphane more than 20 Turkish wine companies came together and created Turkey’s richest wine bar for you. There are more than 500 different kinds of local and imported wines at very special producer prices. You can enjoy your wine with music, local & imported cheese and charcuterie selection.

Incirli Saraphane is offering a 10% discount for all members on our wine and cheese workshops, both those we have in our regular calendar of events and private workshops you may wish to organize for a group of 8 or more. In addition, if you dine in one of our other restaurants on the same day (Kydonia or La Mancha) you will receive a complimentary dessert.

For more information see our website: http://incirlisaraphane.com

Planet Lifestyle Club is offerıng IWI members a 30% discount on all fitness memberships. Please contact sales manager Mr. Hicabi Akay at 0530-955-4490 or hicabiakay@planetlife.com.tr. More details can be found on their website www.planetlife.com.

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Dessin Travel Agency Offering a 15% discount on regular İstanbul Tours (İstanbul Classics, Ottoman Relics, Byzantine&Ottoman Relics, Bosphorus Cruise on Private Boat, Dolmabahçe Palaca&Two Continents, Princes’s Islands, 1001 Nights.)

For details, please Contact: info@dessin.com.tr Dessin Turizm Seyahat A.Ş Cumhuriyet Caddesi Çelik Apt. No:141/3 Harbiye 34367 İstanbul - Turkey T: +90 212- 224- 2015 F: +90 212- 224- 2018 http://www.dessin.com.tr

The Grand Tarabya 25% off on daily Therapia SPA entries & all Massage & Therapies The 4000 square-meter luxury Therapia Spa at The Grand Tarabya is the perfect escape from the hard-earned tensions and stresses. With most exclusive therapies and treatments and encased in floor-to-ceiling windows with spectacular views of the magnificent Bosphorus, the natural daylight of the Therapia Spa will complete your vacation for the body and soul.

Enjoy a summer day at the outdoor swimming pool with Bosphorus and marina views or pamper yourself with holistic treatments that will bring you serenity and pleasure.

Contact Information: T +90(212) 363 33 00 The Grand Tarabya Haydar Aliyev Cad. 154, Tarabya 34457

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classified ads STEVEN KITCHING BRITISH HAIRSTYLIST

Twenty years experience in cutting, styling, & colouring.

Available for house calls.

Call or e-mail for details & appointments. stevekitching@hotmail.co.uk (0551) 412- 4784.

TURKISH LESSONS & ORIENTATION Taught by certified native (Turkish & English)speaker.

20 years experience in language teaching from ages 3-60.

Fluent in German. Member of IWI. Orientation services offered for Newcomers. arven58@yahoo.com 0532 590 89 44

PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE

I can come to your house... Pregnancy massage, cellulite massage, relaxing massage, full body massage, osho re-balancing, massage or wax.

Call me for more information : Hatice Yildrim Tirli (0532) 260- 41 18 or (0542) 434- 19 32.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

American trained physical therapist with 15 years of clinical experience providing one-to-one hands-on assessment and treatment. Orthopedic Certified Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association since 2006. Office in Nisantasi near American Hospital.

Contact Christine Oz, PT, MS, OCS at (0533) 428- 69 50 or chris.mager@gmail.com

DOMAINA

Professional piano, singing, music theory lessons are provided

by Dobrinka Chavdarova - Guven , experienced teacher with practice and master classes in İstanbul, Munchen, Varna.

The lessons are available only at the students` homes - the age diapason is 5-65 ! The main used method is the Oxford one, mixed with music literature, according to the level and capacity of the student. Bulgarian herself, speaks fluently Russian, English, Turkish and some French.

For more info, please call : (+90) 555 -533- 4362 | (+359) 30163653 - Home (+359) 878 665737 | (+359) 887 413744 - Cell e-mail : dobra_music@abv.bg

TURKISH LESSONS: PRIVATE AND CONVERSATIONAL

For ladies and men, group or one to one lessons, at your home or workplace, from an experienced native teacher fluent in English and French. Adjustable to your needs and time schedule. Please call 0530 310 21 32 or email rbensan@superonline.com for full information.

JOINUR

Lovely 4 bedroom apartment with view available for lease on the Asian part of İstanbul located at Çiftehavuzlar’s popular residence complex. Indoor/outdoor swimming pool and most other ammenities available.

For more information please call Ms. Yıldız Bortacina: (0532) 314- 88 00 Joi N. Kasikci: (0532) 286- 32 31.

TRAVEL AGENCY

We have thousands of satisfied clients after being in business for over 25 years, lets us provide you with our proven, professional travel services.

Fully Certified - Friendly Staff - Last Minute Specials - Fast Quotations - Cost Effective Please contact us : Dessin Turizm / İstanbul T +90 212 224 2015 F +90 212 224 2018 info@dessin.com.tr http://www.dessin.com.tr

İSTANBUL COOKING SCHOOL LET’S COOK TURKISH - TURKISH COOKING CLASSES The Turkish cuisine is considered to be one of the richest kitchens in the World. So, let’s meet for a half day course and an amazing journey through the Turkish culture and cuisine. We will prepare a 5 course menü, including classics of the historical Ottoman cuisine and favorites of the traditional Turkish home and enjoy our freshly prepared meals for lunch or dinner along with refreshing drinks and Turkish coffee.

İSTANBUL COOKING SCHOOL www.istanbulcookingschool.com info@istanbulcookingschool.com 0545 554 66 77

SWAAD -THE TASTE OF INDIA INDIAN KITCHEN We are pleased to introduce our restaurant “SWAAD-The taste of India”. In the world of Options, İstanbul has got confined choice of International cuisine. We are here to offer authentic Indian cuisine with a variety of palatable dishes. The menu provides enormous option to the Guests to savor the meal of their own choice.

Please contact us: Home: (0212) 518- 71 10

(0212) 518- 71 11 Web: www.swaad.com.tr E-mail: swaad@swaad.com.tr rishya@swaad.com.tr

Cell: (0533) 412- 26 00

(0533) 320- 71 30

Non-commercial classified Ads are now FREE for IWI members!

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IWI polıcies & Advertising Membership

Membership Directory It is strictly against IWI policy to give the Membership Directory to any non-member of the association. If requested by a non-member, or company to supply membership data please refer them to the IWI Chairwomen. Members are entitled to the directory for their personal use only, never for business purposes. All member information should be handled with confidentiality. Membership directories are available from the Membership Secretary.

Advertising

Membership is open to all women who hold a Non-Turkish passport or who are married to a foreign passport holding spouse.

For application details, please visit our website www.iwi-tr.org.

To place an advertisement please contact us at advertising@iwi-tr.org. Advertisements must be confirmed through signed contract before any payment is accepted.

Membership registration is also possible at our “Newcomers Meeting” held at Meet Café, Alkent, Etiler from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M every first and 3rd Thursday of the month.

Parking is available. Contact the Newcomer Coordinators for information and directions.

You can also become a member online.

Member cost: FREE (Non-Commercial Ads) Non-Member cost: $60 + 18% V. A. T.

Changing Address or Lale Problems?

Don’t forget to give us your new address (postal and/or e-mail) to avoid delay in the delivery of your Lale magazine or for up-to-date IWI member information.

Contact our Membership Secretary by e-mail at membership@iwi-tr.org.

In case you failed to receive your copy of LALE, please contact us: laledelivery@gmail.com

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Classified ads: Restricted to 50 words.

All advertising costs are payable by bank transfer. No cash payments accepted. A copy of the payment transfer (dekont) should be sent via email: advertising@iwi-tr.org.

Only paid advertisements can be included in Lale.

Payment Details Bank: Garanti Bankası Branch Code (Hesap Şubesi): 340 Etiler YTL Account (YTL Hesap): TR03 0006 2000 3400 0006 2991 17 USD Account (USD Hesap): TR09 0006 2000 3400 0009 0939 67 Customer Name: İstanbul Uluslararası Kadınlar Derneği İktisadi İşletmesi Advertisement deadline for every issue of the Lale is the first of the month prior to publication.

Disclaimer

Lale Content The IWI as an organization and the IWI Board members act within the laws of Turkey pertaining to publishing but they do not accept any liability regarding the accuracy or content of the contributions supplied by our advertisers or members’ articles. In order to comply with these laws or publishing standards the IWI reserve the right to reject or edit any submission to Lale. Furthermore, the IWI does not accept any responsibility for any of the services rendered by any of our advertisers.

Programs Cancellation of a program reservation after the deadline remains fully payable. Please refer to our website www.iwi-tr.org for up to date details, last minute additions or program changes. The IWI reserves the right to cancel programs due to insufficient numbers. You are responsible for both you and your child’s safety and the IWI cannot accept responsibility for injury or extra cost incurred during any activity organized by the IWI, or advertised in Lale.

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