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editorial Hopefully, we can go the 11th nationals and that will be the way some of us will de- home and look back at this with these last couple of days fine ourselves for the upcoming only pleasing memories. Everyone has ups and downs during must have been a thrill. We times. sessions, but somehow I hope all met new people, saw new I hope that you will that this grand finale will be a sights, experienced new sensations and read this paper, of proudly wear your name and new high not a new low for all course. prove yourself whiles chal- of us. lenging and pushing personal What if we keep lookI will stop demanding boundaries with the added valor asking things from you. The ue of being a participant of the ing for the same sensations further on? Would you like that? I first two editorials were enough 11th nationals for a while. know I would. for that. Instead, I just want to Generally speaking, I clarify one thing. Dear reader, the pocket would like to say thank you. If This was, is and will re- you are reading this, it means session has come to an end, but main to be the newspaper of the you have gone through it all that does not mean that it all 11th National Selection Confer- and you are still here, at the last is said and done. Let’s keep in touch?! ence of EYP Turkey. You will be day. I applaude you for that. remembered as a participant of Yours truly - K.C. Dear reader,
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Tuna Dökmeci (Turkey)
Ecem Aydoğan (Turkey)
Manar Youssef (Sweden)
Cem Horasan (Turkey)
Berk Manav (Turkey)
Hugo Dürr (Sweden)
Tua Malmberg (Sweden)
Lāra Niamh Eckert Reinfelds (Switzerland)
Şayen Tokyay (Turkey)
Can Şehirlioğlu (Turkey) journo/video editor
afet is awesome The ever so international Berk Manav gives you an insight on AFET, the committee on Foreign Affairs.
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h my dear AFET. Excited, ambitious AFET. I will miss you all so much. But we still have one last day. (Night, by the time you are reading this.) So let’s make that boat trip rock! Just like we did with our unique adventures every day. So let’s start from the beginning of our story. Under the shade of the tree, I had many new friends-tobe. Shared hilarious moments of chicken pilot and my committee became a blindfolded snake. Played a massive cat and mouse game and encountered their biggest challenge yet: the spider web. They almost threw Yağmur over the web!
Umut had come here just because of her friend Talya, but after all he has experienced, he forgives her now. Ezgi also thought spider-web rocked and will remember how much fun she had here. Berfin had come here initially in search of hot guys and you can see her stand out, as she wears the casual pants during the opening ceremony. Orhan just out-shouts eveybody during an overly enthusiastic game of street fighter. (That was the most fun of all, thank you for that!) He is also famous for creating our committee motto: “Attırıyoruz” as in, we rock! Deniz can be recalled for her visits to the corner of indifference and her cool glasses.
Our delicate İrem Avşaroğlu visited us from Kayseri and she bonded very quickly with everybody. I heard that Henriikka looks like pikachu when angry at us. Aslınur could guess my nickname “Berkişko” and will be giving a passionate defense speech for AFET. İrem Gürsesli loved our zulu dance and has never And the committee work be- played suck and blow actually, gan. Passionate discussions fre- as I correct my previous statequently turned hot and deep. ment. Furkan should also conSometimes too deep! tinue to play the “attachment”
or the “bağlama”. Ekin is from Kabataş herself and hosted us really well. Yağmur stands up ignited for discussion, she is an ambitious friend. Ali exclaims once more: “We rocked!” in its Turkish, famous version. Finally Ömer, who rocked with his ideas, speeches and solutions. Ozan, our orga also bonded with the team. Henriikka definitely deserved the cheer and chanting she got from her new Turkish friends at the end of the day. I loved all my time with you guys. This is EYP, and you made it special. I hope I’ll see you again in another session, as this one stays unforgettable.
juri-sters Hugo Dürr proudly presents the committee on Legal Affairs. JURI’s more than recognized.
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he committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) have been tackling the issue of how to prevent copyright infringement. It has been two days of hot discussion and familiarisation through teambuilding. But who are these colourful individuals of the committee? Their journalist has been taking photos like a maniac and making notes on all that has been said. Here you have a compilation of the thoughts of the JURI delegates.
Onat Büyükakkuş, the oriental and attractive one of the committee (his own words), claims that he will remember when he got lost in Kabataş
Elif Gümüşkesen’s favourite time here was when she was carried through the spider web during teambuilding. She is looking forward to the GA with anticipation, as this is her first EYP experience. Kaan Göksal thrives in his abundance of hair, and thus seems to have style enough to cover the whole committee. Ali Garip Emecan, known for being late. Arda (JURI) has made the greatest impression on him, with his humour and coolness.
Meltem Göksu Kandemir, a bright and impatient girl. Her fondest memory comes from teambuilding whilst playing the Orange Passing game with Ahmet. She admits to dropping the orange four times just to be able to smell his perfume once more. Ahmet Durak, admired by Meltem, conveniently mentions that the Orange Passing game was his favourite too. He is known for his uniquely looking eyebrows, and his Japanese. Birkan Denizer expressed his joy at being kissed on the upper-lip by Meltem during the Bunny Game, and I believe that this forms quite a triangle between the two and Ahmet.
school, while searching for the bathroom. Well done Onat. Beste Boduroğlu has been standing and holding the pen a lot during committee work. Her favourite moment, along with Arda Acar, was when a motorcycle exhaust shot, and Vera (chair), terrified, threw herself at the ground in a pathetic attempt in protecting herself.
Talya İşcan and Hazal Söyücengil shared a funny moment during teambuilding, when both running in panic in search of bathrooms, with low success rate. They are both excited for the GA, and cannot wait to start debating. Kemal Ergin, self-imposed “tough guy” of the committee, hipster, charming, childish and immature. He will miss the times he has had with his committee, for they have been plentiful. Sonat Cakmak, looks forward to the General Assembly to be epic. He also declared his idea that JURI’s journo (yours truly) has acted mascot for the committee. Thank you Sonat!
green bosphorus Lāra Niamh Eckert Reinfelds shares her story. All we can do is ENVI her. Elegant Ekin Irmak Karel Strong Semih Kara Impressive İdil Korbek Impossible İlayda Gülsu Demir Real Renda İmer Daisy Defne Kayserilioğlu Cool Ceren Arslan Marvellous Melis Atakan Active Arda Alp Albayrak Sweet Selin Kolbaşı Nice Nahit Mucellit Obese Oğuzhan Kandemir
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And Angry Ali Kerem Araboglu & Laughing Lāra Eckert Reinfelds
nglorious ENVI we started off the beginning of teambuilding with a name game, in order to get to know one another. The lovely delegates chose a descriptive word that started with the same letter as their name and had quite a laugh at their poor journo who had a hard time pronouncing the Turkish names and of course remembering them. Defne, who chose daisy, picked a flower to represent her word, while the others thought of funny facial expressions and actions for theirs. This was only to be preparation for what was to follow. More name games followed, where the delegates had less problems than the two
officials, or so it seemed. The first day of committee work went by well, nobody lost his or her nerve and the committee managed to come together nicely.
The day before they had been strangers – the next day they were a team. Maybe it was because they had to auction each other off, with one lucky delegate being bought for 3 Trillion Lira. Maybe it was because they all have a lovely sense of humor, as far as one could judge form the constant laughter in the room. Maybe it was because ENVI is made up of colourful, different, bright, friendly, happy, different, smart, sensible and considerate personalities. Most definitely it is because they rock. BIG TIME!
i-tremendous Fabulous? Glorious? Tremendous? Manar Youssef offers you the new level of excellence - ITREmendous.
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ot discussions, shouting, arguing, and disagreeing. Will all of this lead to a good solution? I don’t know but I certainly hope so. What I do know is that these pockets are one of a kind. They are ITREmendous. Want to know a little something something about every single one of them? Well this must be you lucky day.
Mert Özkarakaş is a happy guy that laughs all the time, he’s happy and gets along with people easily. He says that his committee is hot, “just as our journo” he said, a sneaky one you see. Then there’s the sweetheart of the group Kerem Küçukay, he’s friendly and doesn’t like to argue. Not as the sneaky one..
ITRE’s beautiful chair Melisa Kumar states that these little pockets have a trouble with keeping the time. On the other hand they are full of energy with high motivation and great ideas. Addition to that they are both smart and strong. The talkative of them all must be Jane Doe with a warm and kind heart. She thinks her committee is great but they have an obsession with details that they have to let go. Pinar Topçan is a girl that you’ll always find smiling, a friendly smile perhaps? Then there’s the handsome and friendly Alihan Yörük, both handsome And friendly? Girls this guy must be something for you.
Want to tell a secret to anyone? Then Eylül Öğüt is your perfect match. She’s great at keeping secrets and thinks that her chair is great when it come to combining work with games. I know a guy who thinks he’s perfect, let’s welcome Deniz Urut. He’s modest and hardworking and thinks that his committee loves discussions. Izel Onel on the other hand is ambitious and put’s her heart and soul into her projects. Not all of them can be nıce can they? I have Hazal Şermet is aggressive but understanding, nice combination. Can Bilir is quıet and nice, he sees himself as cold blooded. Could he probably be a secret manboy?
Now I would like to present Kutay Koraltürk. He’s a guy who loves himself, and from what I’ve seen there’s no doubt about that. Yes girls, himself, wonder if his girlfriends ever get jealous. He thinks ITRE is very talkative and that they like to nag.
Last but certainly not least I present to you Ege Çığragan a funny but egoistic guy who thinks that ITRE is really awesome and that they are having a lot of fun. This is ITREmendous!
SEDE Has FDTSTw Şayen Tokyay has a message that will self-destruct. Why? Read quickly and don’t tell anyone.
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sshhh! We need to the heart of Eurasia, they were up a long term plan to solve the dispute. Agents gathered keep this story secret. dedicated to resolve the issue. the next two days, ten hours a Yet they only had four day, to discuss their topic. Rusdays. One sentence flashed in sia, NPT, tense relations beA secret foundation: the minds of our agents: Chal- tween Iran and Israel, military interventions, economic sancSEDE. Established to combat lenge Accepted. tions, IAEA, EU’s role, trade, Iran’s nuclear programme. A n Four days to save the oil flow, Russia, China, U.S, this idealistic aim, a tough mission. world. F.D.T.S.T.W. and that. No worries. Every little detail was covered. SEDE’s 11 volunteer secret They were almost ready. agents know how to manage agents. All were specialists on the issue. All had different They only needed two more their time, how to have a fruitamazing talents to be put to- members. One specialist and ful debate, how to keep their gether. Yawning Yağmur, In- one journalist to keep track of enthusiasm on the top level. spiring Ilayda, Grizly Genco, the secret mission. Dazzling I, myself cannot share Organizing Ömer, Cheerful Dirk was chosen as the modCeyda, Blushing Berkay, Desir- erator, to help the agents work the decisions taken in the misable Dilge, Crazy Cenk. Also smoothly and to be sure eve- sion F.D.T.S.T.W., but you’ll see. the representatives of the se- ry agent is on the same page. You’ll see eventually how the cret religious order, “Batu”: Big Splendid Sayen, on the other challenge is accomplished, in Batu, Bloody Batu , Bone break- hand, was there to keep track favour of the European platof each and every moment. form. er Batu, Best Batu. They began with a heavy They had minds filled with new ideas, they came from training, lots of warm-ups, bunch of ice-breakers. A series of teambuilding. After an amazing day full of trust games, funny songs, they became nothing less but an amazing team. Afterwards, our cool agents, with their enthusiastic team, were ready to handle the hardest part, committee work. To act cooperatively and make
liebe libe Tua Malmberg literally ran out of cute adjectives when thinking about them. All she could say was: 'Ah, mein liebe LIBE!'
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oveliest LIBE. You are truly amazing. You are funny. You are intelligent. You are wonderful. All thirteen of you. Equally so. When you read this, the session will be over. I hope this was an unforgettable experience for you.
article to be something you will read many times. When you feel PED sneaking up on you, as well as when you just want to remember. Remember how much fun you had. Remember who you were during this session. As individuals and as a committee.
I hope that your memoHere is a list, made by ries of this session will be mem- you Berksu Beata Gündüz, ories you cherish. I want this Meryem Marianne Özkan, Efe
1. Stick it up your eyes 2. Camouflage yourself with it 3. Use it playing paint-ball 4. Throw it into someone’s face 5. Draw with it 6. Paint walls with it 7. Drink it 8. Brush your teen with it 9. Destroy electronic devices with it 10. Boil it 11. Eat its capsule 12. Sell it 13. Buy it
14. Use it as a door stop 15. Use it as a board marker 16. Play football with it 17. Break it 18. Burn it 19. Destroy it 20. Step on it 21.Dance around with it 22. Look at it 23. Propose to it 24. Hold it in the air and scream
25. Paint your clothes with it 26. Support it 27. Share ideas with it 28. Share it
29. Talk to it 30. Dust it 31. Drown it 32. Give it to the President
Hans Dalyan, Bircem Birgitta Özekici, Berkok Bertil Yüksel, Kevin Kalle Wright, Gülşah Ylva Özdemir, Cem Jim Aygül, Deniz Denise Saip, Aksel Johan Alp, Sinem Stina Ören and Asuman Anna Topuzoğlu. A list, of fifty different things you can do, with the pocket friendly, pocketlicious Şeyma Selma Tasel’s nail polish:
33. Use it as a coat hanger 34. Kiss it 35.Hug it 36. Use it as a microphone 37. Use it as a musical instrument 38. Use it as a map 39. Breathe it 40. Use it as a lip-stick 41. Play Spin the Bottle with it 42. Use it as a puck in Ice-
Hockey 43. Make it into an Ice-Cream stick 44. Make it into the periodic table 45. Pretend it is a piece of chalk 46. Let it be an arm of a clock 47. Use it as a telephone 48. Let it be your pet 49. Make it shut up 50. Wear it as a bow-tie
the chiefs of afco Do you like cake? How about EYP cake? Tuna Dökmeci knows the AFCO recipe.
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uring the past three days, the eleven members of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs were given the task of baking a very hard recipe: a big European cake that includes Turkish flavour. First, with the help of their amazing head chefs, Sebastian Hosu and Öykü Talı, they tried to get to know the people with whom they were to share this task. They learnt not only each other’s name, but also what kind of people they were, what their weaknesses and strengths were. They had to learn to trust each other, to work with each other and to listen to each other. After all, the chances of burning such a cake were high.
was not so easy: A spoonful of freedom of speech, two cups of human rights, and five tablespoons of Copenhagen criteria were the basics. But there were still yet-to-identify ingredients such as a huge amount of solution to the Cyprus conflict, special spices for decreasing the amount of Turkish scepticism and the European prejudice in the cake.
Yo u could s e e that all of the members took the task seriously: all eleven of them participated in the decision of the ingredients, Then, they had to come and then in the baking process. up with the full list of the in- They all had different skills, gredients. As soon as they did, different areas on expertise and they realised baking this cake they showed them when the right time came. When they needed a strong mix of human rights and freedom of speech, they had Deniz Selçuk, Ege Ertuğrul and Batuhan Kesoğlu to the rescue. As for the habitat of the rarely found spices for Cyprus, Mert Torun, Can
Elvanlıoğlu, Levent Aslan, Efe Sevilmiş and Merve Kılıçkaya showed their deep knowledge. Deniz Keskinel and Merve Özbakır showed their cooking skills when they had to deal with the big bubbles of scepticism. The committee’s common understanding of the how Turkish flavour will enrich the European cake and make it even more delicious was thanks to Jülide Erdem. Towards the middle of their third day, the committee was ready to bake the cake. They took their time for three hours to make sure everything goes smooth and perfect. At 17:30 sharp, the cake, for which people try since 1963, was prepared and ready to serve. As the lucky person to be the journalist of these skilled chefs, I recommend all the delegates of the 11th Nationals to take a slice at the General Assembly. Enjoy!
What is love? Can Şehirlioğlu knows love INTA style. Come and join him on the love train.
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aving completed one day of Teambuilding and two days of Committee Work successfully, the INTA Committee has eventually created a bond that is simply admirable. Their relationship with each other is somewhat Of course there were outstanding, regarding the some strange facts about them. fact that they have known each other for 4 days now. One member of this unbreakable team used to study in From their motivation Canada and has a perfect Britchant, “Baby Don’t Hurt Me No ish Accent, which sounds hiMore”, to actually making plans larious. In addition to this guy, to meet the next weekend, it is he imitates Mr. President, Tiago very obvious that the members so well that he could have preof this remarkable committee sided the GA if everyone had have embraced each other and their eyes closed. INTA only created an atmosphere of inspi- had one problem, but only one. ration and uniqueness. And I, Probably the sessions often as their journo have observed seen problem: Speaking Turkhow 11 people can feel so close ish. But they managed to solve to each other and share, debate it with Magda’s awesome soluand decide on ideas properly, tion, which made them run like come up with useful solutions and make their voice heard as the youth. INTA delegates worked with such high quality that they even chose to stay in the committee room rather than having lunch break.
chickens through the corridors, with the sound. Lets see what some of the INTA delis think about their committee: - INTA is concerned about very simple but also very important issues such as problems in digital marketing. In order to make great changes in Europe, we need to start with simplest problems - We have done some great work together and achieved what we wanted - What is love? INTA don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me. No More!... - Nothing but Intermediaries! <3 - We are sexy and we know it! - Great committee, great people, great discussion - I came, I saw, Itunes INTA’s Wish List: Kokoreç Şalgam Cici Bebe Milk
femm-a-licious Cem Horasan is ready to reveal the secret on why did FEMM starve. It is more than shocking!
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EMM, the greatest committee ever. I know most of the committees are the best for their journos but FEMM is a special one for me. It’s the committee where eleven strangers became friends and shared the great EYP experience with me. I don’t want to bore you by talking about myself people, but I’d like to state that FEMM is the first committee I journoed in and that’s how they became my first and the best. Moreover your lovely chair Dunja – even though she can be a witch sometimes – loves you as much as I do. This made me wonder. How could I express my feelings towards FEMM? Thats how I decided to write about the funny and happy moments we shared. Before starting I’d like you to forgive me in advance, if I miss anything.
When I think about the team building trust games are what comes to my mind. Which seemed like fun but actually formed what you needed to go through the committee work. That’s how I was inspired to write the trust article.
Dunja and I hid your food! Remember how the committee work was for you at first? Maybe your subject seemed hard or you never thought you could succeed in finishing your resolution in time. Then you came up with great ideas to complete your resolution. Sometimes you got bored, sometimes sleepy and sometimes hungry. But whatever the conditions were you kept discussing like crazy people. I do mean that. Even after you were told you weren’t getting any food – which was a lie actually – you kept coming up with solutions to your problems. Even after Dunja and I hid your food. What I liked the most during your committee work was your ability to have fun in
most of the breaks you took. The most funny of them all was Dunja, Eda, Ilgın, Melike seeing you guys dancing and singing to the “Barbie Girl” song when I entered the committee room. Then when I started taking pictures of you the whole committee bursted with laughters. And of course some of my photos were bombed by photo bombers Can and Ali. All in all we had great time together and formed great bonds. I tried to express my feelings as best as I could but I realised no matter how hard I try, I won’t be able to express them all. I’m not sure if putting something in your pockets would do better. Beware though, you may always find something strange in your pockets with a note attached “Cem”.
Smooth as empl Does Ecem Aydoğan talk about facial higene products? Not likely, but she does mention the face EMPL.
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he discussion in the EMPL committee is running ever so smoothly. Not because there are no conflicts or sleeping delegates are present in the committee room but simply because they are B-R-I-L-L-I-A-NT. Their ability to find the problems is outstanding. They just see their problems and think on them. They think and talk about them until they come up with the best, efficient solutions, which really does make them unique and flawless. Just like a face with no pimples. The fabuolous EMPL has the unique harmony in it that makes you want to just sit and listen to their discussions. The delegates don’t always agree on a topic but no matter what, they listen to each other, respect one another and just, absolutely love each other. They’re not your typical committee, they’re different. They are smart and sensible. They are able to have fun. They are the committee you wish you were in.
Now, I know you’re thinking why this EMPL is so remarkable. Well, I don’t know it either but it is for certain that they just got the spark. What makes them so different is their own differences among each other. With the diverse delegates of the committee a radiant atmosphere
is created in the room.In addition to their amazing trait of being in harmony, the EMPL committee delegates are also very social. With Dilara, who likes dancing, Mert who adores mountain lions, Yasemin who is into yummy foods, Mustafa, obsessed with
movies, Merve enchanted by the moonlight, Zeynep excited by the concept of zooming, Nedim fascinated by the city of New York, Sena motivated by singing, Zeynep entertained by zig-zags, Sonat enticed by the concept of physical attraction, Evin impressed by English accents, Etka enthused by electric guitars and Begüm madly in love with Barney Stinson, the EMPL becomes alive and begins to sparkle, just like – once again – a smooth, flawless face. As a journalist of the session, I have to be truthful. As the EMPL committee’s journalist, I have to admit: They are it. There’s nothing the EMPL committee can not achieve. As much as this is a feedback article on what the EMPL committee is up to, it is also a warning to the other committees of the session that EMPL is here and it is on!
Explain it Lāra Niamh Eckert Reinfelds asked you to explain the topics. Did you find them the same as these delegates below?
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I know from my own experience that during a session you are preoccupied with your own topic, your own discussions, your own problems. To help you know what everyone else is talking about I have talked to some of you and tried to get a little bit of an overview of all the topics, from your point of view. I hope this gets you interested in the other issues as well as your own and you’ll have a lot of fun at the General Assembly FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights and Equality As Eda, explained to me, her committee is discussing the problems of gender inequality all over Europe, which exists because of Islamic clothing regulations for women, such as headscarves. She explained that this is a particularly difficult topic to discuss here in Turkey, as these regulations are still present in every-day life. Personally she is opposed to these restrictions but believes the opposing sides should find a solution both can agree to. SEDE Committee on Security and Defence Yagmur told me that SEDE is looking at Iran’s nuclear program and the problems this topic brings along. He believes other nations should see Iran’s point of view in the debate which s their need to protect themselves. LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties The committee on Civil Liberties has been occupying themselves with the freedom of speech, be it about the journalists who are in prison in Turkey, the passing of a new Hungarian Law and the French-Armenian Genocide Law. Berkok, with whom I discussed this, told me he believes the human rights have to be respected and should have utmost priority. AFCO Committee on Constitutional Affairs I talked to Batuhan about Turkey’s Accession process into the EU and how he sees the main problem to be that Turkey cannot fulfill the Copenhagen criteria, which is a necessity if it wants to join. Batuhan is sure that it is possible to solve this problem. EMPL Committee on Employment High unemployment rates, decreasing job opportunities and difficulties on the labor market for European youths are what Zeynep from this committee sees as the greatest problem. Especially the last point seems to be of concern to her, as she thinks a job market that encourages youth is essential for a balanced job market in the future.
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ENVI Committee on Environment Ilayda and her follow committee members have been discussing the problems of rising obesity in Europe and the quality of lifestyle. She sees fast food as one of the main problems and believes school food especially should be healthier. Selin, also in ENVI, acknowledged that the EU has done a lot already but that there is still a lot more to be done. She especially believes that education and knowledge on nutrition is needed. AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs The committee on Foreign affairs is looking at the Arab Spring, Europe’s reaction to this and the current difficulties in Syria. Deniz told me that he believes the EU should look at these situations from a solely humanitarian point of view. He believes the EU put itself in a difficult position if it acted otherwise and should therefore only occupy itself with the human rights violations. INTA Committee on International Traide These lovely delegates are looking at what we, as individuals, can do to facilitate trade and eliminate intermediaries. Ulkan told me he would like to promote a pool market, which could be a way to get rid of intermediary problems, which in turn would also promote fair trade within the EU-region. JURI Committee on Legal Affairs Kemal told me about one of the hottest topics at this session; he and his committee are discussing censorship on the Internet, freedom of speech and information and SOPA, PIPA and ACTA. He believes that there ought to be laws to protect ownership but that these should not limit personal freedom. ITRE Committee on Industry, Research and Energy This committee is looking at the role of Russia as an important energy provider of Europe. Izel told me that it is unclear if Russia will provide sustainable energy. It is also important to consider that Europe is dependant on Russia for energy supplies.
real istanbul Tuna Dökmeci is local. So local that she wants to share the story of Istanbul - the real city.
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et me tell you a secret: it is quite unpleasant to live in Istanbul. True, the weather is fine, the sea is beautiful, the city is dynamic, historical, colourful and full of surprises. But there are also other adjectives that define Istanbul: exhausting, chaotic, gigantic and excessively populated. The day for most of Istanbul’s residents starts very early, since it might take hours to go to work or to school. If you decide to drive, prepare yourselves for a nervous breakdown that you might have during the 1.5 hours you will spend jammed in traffic. Afterwards though, you might get a chance to have a quick glance over Bosphorus. Yay. In case you prefer public transport, then I must warn you that you will have to change two or three means
of transport and spend quite a lot of time hanging about. But the worst part of the public transport, as is the case for the streets, is the people, and more people, and even more people. As the city has roughly 17 million inhabitants, it is almost impossible not to be congested between people in the public transport or while walking. Not exactly the perfect start to the day, is it?
cious place to live in and the greenest, etcetera. The main difference is that Istanbul lacks city-planning and infrastructure, which would facilitate the daily life. And unfortunately this issue does not seem to be on the agenda of the decisionmakers, who seem to only be focusing the economic growth of the city.
To put it shortly, the real life in the admittedly beautiful It is unthinkable that city of Istanbul can enervate you so much that one can even one would not fall in write an article like this one. I have to admit that coming here love with Istanbul. as a tourist and not falling in And then the day starts. love with the city is unthinkI must warn you again that the able. But never forget: the love actual Istanbul where people at first sight can be misleading. work, study and live is not the Istanbul you see on postcards. In the past decades, with the constructions of an incredible amount of distasteful buildings, a new, large and not-so-pretty city was built. As the city grew larger, so did the population. Many claim that this is an ugly requirement of a developed city. I couldn’t disagree more. Take Hamburg as an example: being the 6th largest and most developed city of Europe, it is also known as the most spa-
eyp vs. mun European Youth parliament. Model United Nations. Fight? Hugo Dürr shares the comparison of the two.
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sus has been reached: the rivalry remains, and a winner does not excel. Delegates portrayed their admiration and praise of both the two rivals.
After having searched the coffee break room for delegates who are two-timing sessions, and having interrupted their conversations and interrogated them for reasons known and unknown surrounding the EYP and MUN, a clear consen-
EYP is generally considered to house a more relaxed and warmer environment, compared to the strict and formal etiquette required at MUN sessions. The fact that one must suit up for the entire period of an MUN session apparently has both great appeals. Considering the average age of delegates, the opportunity of wearing a suit does not present itself all that often. An upside to this is that it creates a professional atmosphere. However, this is also one of the arguments against MUN. The less formal environment of EYP overall helps people relax more, and thus arguably open up more and implement greater capacity for teambuilding.
he European Youth Parliament and Model United Nations. Two projects which encompass youth involvement with global issues, networking opportunities and fostering of creative thinkers. However, as similar as they may appear to be, there seems to be a fierce rivalry between the two initiatives. Many of the delegates of this session have attended both EYP and MUN conferences, and have a firm grasp in the back pocket of either EYP of MUN. But what is it that makes one more attractive than the other?
The analogy of a catfight was brought forward by Talja Iscan (JURI), who shared her experience of committee work in MUN. “You’re on your own a lot more, and can succeed as yourself ”. This could however cause a lot of “me me me” mentality, but is still more struc-
tured, with the Chair taking a lot of space. “Too diplomatic” was a phrase that cropped up. The anti-argument to EYP is that during committee work, then anarchy rules, as the delegates themselves control what happens. Still, it depends on the compilation of the committees, but it could also encourage teamwork. “It’s a lot less stressful, and I can express myself in a better way”, says Zeynep Başaran. The arguments both for and against both are strong, and depend a lot on individual preferences. However, what I can conclude is that EYP fosters a mentality that is more sustainable for life in general. It is about compromising sometimes, and making people see different perspectives. Thus, my conclusion to the question EYP or MUN: EYP.
random day Do you know what did Ecem Aydoğan do yesterday? If not - take a look at this hectic schedule.
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random day of the people you mostly see around, photographing things, typing on their laptops or just walking around all smiley is not as simple as it seems. It has its own defects and hurdles. From the moment they are awake, to the moment they sleep, they go through numerous events that leave their brains turned into liquids at the end of the day. Yes, they are the journos and the 2 of them are revealing the enervating day each and every journo goes through every single day with details, exclusively for you. The ideal journo is the survivor journo of the day. And the survivor journo…
at 06.00: the journo is calmly sleeping, possibly dreaming. at 06.30: the journo is disturbed by the alarm clock that goes off but is too lazy to turn it off. at 06.45: the alarm clock gives up and the journo continues his/her sweet dreams. at 07.15: the journo is –not very kindly (more as in “by force”)– woken up. at 07.30: the journo manages to get on his/her feet and gets ready for the day. at 08.45: the journo is finally ready to get some breakfast so exits the room, having delicious images of food in head. at 09.00: the journo sees that the breakfast is finished and suddenly feels a strong urge to cry. at 09.30: the journo asks the orgas if there’ll be any food at the school. The answer is affirmative. at 09.45: the journo eats. at 10.30: after the typical small pressroom meeting, the journo starts his/her article. at 11.30: the journo goes out the pressroom and searches for some interesting events and people to photograph. at 12.30: the journo hopes to eat but is kept by Kārlis for a photo shoot. at 13.30: the journo is once again hungry. at 14.30: the journo begins to feel that his/her brains are starting to melt and stops with the article and spends time with committee. at 15.30: the journo is freaked out about the upcoming deadline of the article. at 16.30: the journo fills a plate with coffee break snacks. at 17.30: the journo makes the last changes in her article and now is ready to have a power nap.
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at 17.45: the journo is called in the middle of his/her power nap to photograph the buttspell that’s been going on in the ENVI committee. at 18.15: the journo is called by Kārlis to be asked about tasks he/she hasn’t fulfilled. at 19.30: the journo gives out the issues to committees, never being able to hide one for him/herself. at 21.00: the journo arrives at the hotel, hungry. at 21.30: the journo eats junk food. at 22.30: the journo starts article and is sleepy. at 22.45: the journo is now falling asleep. at 23.30: the journo is woken by others to attend the pressteam meeting. at 24.30: the journo is once again reminded of the deadline and freaks out. at 01.30: after eating some more junk food, the journo starts typing. at 02.00: the journo is one eyed now since the other one is sleeping and he/she is half done with her article. at 03.00: the journo searches the whole hotel to find Kārlis and give his/her article to him. at 03.30: Kārlis is found editing at the lobby. The journo gives the article and is now very content and peaceful. at 04.30: the journo manages to get him/herself into his/her bed and have a 2 hour sleep, getting ready to have tho whole day again.
3 things the journos do: 1.Sleeping, eating and dancing, while they should be writing; 2.Waiting for the food in the press room while they should be hanging out and taking pictures of their committees; 3.Writing articles while they should be sleeping. No wonder they’re tired all the time.
expectations Manar Youssef has been around for a while. She calls out the expectations one might have.
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e can all agree on that your expectations for every session always exist whether you have attended one before or not. Regional, National or even International, it does not matter. You probably know how you want it to be. Obviously you want it to be something you will look forward to, and ultimately remember. Making new friends and gaining experience can never be a negative thing. Will you be friends forever or was it just a fling? Only time will tell. If this is not your first session, then it is human nature for you to compare this one with what has gone before. That is a fact. Now, will the 11th National Selection Conference
of European Youth Council Turkey live up to your expectations? The only one that has the answer to that question is you. To retrieve the answer we will just have to wait and see. A couple of days filled with laughter, games, teambuilding, commit-
aggerate, your friends will get jealous, but at the same time amazed.
Having expectations for the session is a good thing. But is it only the session that you should have expectations upon? How about yourself? Do Days of accomplish- you want to be the silent one, the one who only cares about ments lay ahead of you. themselves or the loving one? What do you want to have actee work, exhaustion, frustra- complished by the time you tion but also accomplishments leave this session? lay ahead of you. Will you continue your Have you ever thought EYP journey after this or does of what expectations you have it end right after this? Will the on this session and your fu- pocket be as deep as you want ture? Will you continue your it to be or will it be as shallow as EYP journey; keep going to ses- the pockets of pocketception? sions and forums? Do you love politics, want to meet new people, learn how to work together with others or just improve your debating skills? Then a session is perfect. We all want to return home with stories about how awesome the session was. It is human nature to brag about what you have done, an EYP session is not an exception. Even though you tend to ex-
you = future Don’t know what to do tomorrow? Tua Malmberg & Şayen Tokyay tell you the options in EYP.
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he 11th National Selection Conference of EYP Turkey will soon be over. The future participants of the International session have been selected. Sadly, you might not have been one of those lucky few. Sadly, you might not have been selected. We do not want your EYP careers to end here. To end here, in disappointment. Instead, we encourage you to continue your EYP journeys. We encourage you to get involved regionally and nationally as well as internationally. We encourage you to organize, to journo and, eventually, chair and preside. Here is an article filled with tips for you. Tips on how to get over your disappointment and get involved.
Go to the next National Selection Conference Hurry up! Before you finish High School you can still apply to the next national selection conference. If you do so, and get accepted, you will get a new chance to be selected for an International Session.
We do not want your EYP careers to end here! Organising
ence. Start by applying as a delegate to small sessions. Attend as many as possible in order to increase your experience and knowledge of EYP. International Official When you feel you are ready you can apply as an international official. Start by applying as a Journalist to one of the many Regional Sessions held in various places. The Regional Sessions have fewer applicants and are therefore easier to get accepted to. The more experience you have - the larger the chance of getting your application accepted.
Apply as an organiser of the next National Selection Conference! EYP Turkey looks for young and enthusiastic EYPers We wish you the best of to organise their sessions. They luck. See you soon, at a session accept you even of you are not somewhere in Europe. an EYP Alumni. Organising a session is a great merit that will help you get accepted to other sessions - in Turkey and abroad. International Delegate We highly encourage you to apply to sessions abroad. You can get accepted as an international official regardless of your previous EYP experi-
Sitges - the other beach You know how I have mentioned the Spanish session numerous times? Now you can read how were they actually doing.
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itges, a city located on the beach of Catalonia, the North-East region of Spain, is a place where history meets modern art. The diversity of cultures is immediately visible when walking through Sitges, as over a one third of the inhabitants comes from all over Europe – The Netherlands, United Kingdom, France and Scandinavia.
ers) and their six-person-strong organisers’ team have already been working since the beginning of the year. With the help of the Session President Zosia Wasik they have succeeded in bringing together 73 delegates from 24 schools all over Spain, and an international one from Latvia. The officials’ team is even more diverse, consisting of ten nationalities: Spain, Poland, Turkey, Germany, The NetherOne of the reasons for lands, Italy, Finland, Belgium, that must be the beautiful Switzerland, United Kingdom, beach, which has been a huge France and Latvia. part of our session already (note to self: when going to Sit- The diversity of cultures ges, buy sun-block!). That, and the fact that Sitges is quite small is immediately visible. in size, willing to welcome new experiences and the city being very open and inviting from On the first day of the the very beginning, were the session, Teambuilding took main reasons why the 7th Na- place in the aforementioned tional Selection of EYP Spain beach, ending in many lobsterwas held here and nowhere looking-like officials and delelse. egates. The atmosphere of the session has been very lively The session started on so far; the committees have Thursday, April 26th, and will already moved onto Commitlast until Sunday, April 29th. tee Work, discussing many imHowever, Sílvia Susach and portant and even controversial Laia Silva (the Head-Organis- topics.
Aside from hard work and having “siestas” on the beach, the time is used efficiently and the delegates are bonding and socialising on evenings as well as after dark. The European spirit wakes up every night; the first evening of the session was full of art and music, with 26 performances in our own Eurovision. Everyone is now looking forward to Eurovillage, where every delegation will be representing a different European country. Besides, the farewell party of the session is going to be the official opening of the beach season. We hope and expect that the last two days of the session are going to be as magnificent as the first two, and we wish for you to have as much fun and get as much work done as we have over here in the sunny Spain! Also, we really hope you will meet the Sitges’12 delegates in the near future. Love from Sitges! The Sitges 2012 Press Team
survive the ped Are you feeling sad about leaving? Don’t be! Hugo Dürr & Tuna Dökmeci know how to beat the everlasting PED.
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lot of you after this session will experience a sensation of despondency, of emptiness and of desolation, a combination of feelings known as Post EYP Depression (PED). You will miss the fast-paced, globally relevant discussions, you will miss the atmosphere of the General Assembly, and you will miss the friends you have made. This is a very common diagnosis among EYPers, and will most probably affect you for some to come. But do not despair, for there are plenty of experienced EYPers at the session who have experienced exactly what you will experience, and who can give you some words of wisdom. You know that you are suffering from PED when you start to lack concentration in your classes at school because you find yourself off daydreaming, and reliving the memories from your session. You will miss the people you connected with at the session so much that your closest friends from home may start thinking that you don’t like them anymore. And
also we must warn you that you might succumb to a severe case of Facebook addiction, due to the constant and never ending stream of photos, status updates and friend requests popping up every so often. You will most probably find yourself stalking everyone you saw at the session (hint: the President uses all three of his names on his account).
T o get over this suffering, there are a few things that can help ease the pain. The most effective method has shown to be as simple as going to another session. Until then, you would do yourself a favour by carrying flipchart markers and post-it notes with you at all times, just
in case you ever feel the urge to take notes on anything. We highly recommend you to play the weird games that you learnt during teambuilding with your friends and show them what a cool thing EYP is so that they can understand your suffering. And of course, last but not least, read the session newspaper and watch the videos over and over again! You will soon discover that at EYP sessions, time flows. Reading the paper will help you remember what an amazing session you had, and relive the moments captured in the newspaper and in the videos. We truly hope that this article will provide you the tips to deal with your upcoming and inevitable PED. If not, just remember this quote from our lovely Vice-President Vera Geck: “Eventually you don’t get a PED, because you learn that the end of a session is not the end of the friendships. You will see the people that you want to see again.”