Assoc. Prof. Sam Hirst is a faculty member in the Department of International Relations, where he has been teaching since 2017. He received his BA in history from Washington University in St. Louis and later completed his MA and his PhD, both in history, at the University of Pennsylvania. He[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Klaudie Lýsková Department: Psychology Country of Origin: Czech Republic University: Masaryk University What were your first impressions about Türkiye?Honestly? My very first thought was: “This country is huge.” I mean, I knew that on paper, but nothing prepares you for actually feeling it. We were[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Dr. Özlem Aksu Kurtoğlu is a full-time instructor of Turkish in the Second Foreign Language Program of the Department of Foreign Languages at Bilkent University. She holds a PhD in Turkish Education from Ankara University, where she also completed her master’s and bachelor’s studies in linguistics.[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Cahide Esra Altunsöz Department: Law (Erasmus+) University: Leibniz University Hannover Country of Origin: Germany What were your first impressions about Türkiye?Honestly, it felt strange and familiar at the same time. Strange because everything was new: a new city, a new campus, a new life. But[Read More…]
Name: Mehmet Ali Karaşeyho Department: EE How often do you exercise? I exercise three days a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? I lost some weight. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise? Starting is the most important thing. [Read More…]
BY SAİDA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS/IV) Name: Rand Othman Department: Architecture/II Country of Origin: Syria What were your first impressions about Türkiye? By the time I moved to Türkiye, I had visited İstanbul about 10 years earlier during the summer. I remember being really impressed by how diverse the city felt. There was such a[Read More…]
Name: Beril Kılıç Department: IAED How often do you exercise? I exercise twice a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? My lifestyle has become more healthy. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise? Do not quit, and keep going. What are the first[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Rimza Razaque Department: EE/I Country of Origin: Pakistan What were your first impressions about Türkiye?I am on a plane from Doha to Ankara, half asleep after two days of packing and panicking, when suddenly the whole plane starts to smell like serious Turkish coffee. I[Read More…]
BY SAİDA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS/IV) Name: Perhat Amanlyyev (CS/III) fulltime student Country of Origin: Turkmenistan What were your first impressions about Türkiye? When I first came to Türkiye, I was still a child, but I clearly remember how surprised I was by how different everything felt to me: the people, the clothing styles and the overall culture. I was[Read More…]
BY SAİDA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS/IV) Name: Ulan Turdybayeva (MATH/I) Country of Origin: Kazakhstan What were your first impressions about Türkiye?I was very, very excited, oh my God. My mother was stressed because we arrived a bit late for registration, and we were rushing through everything. But then we saw the Odeon,[Read More…]
