{"id":3867,"date":"2022-12-19T10:58:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T10:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=3867"},"modified":"2023-02-02T14:03:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:03:30","slug":"the-international-chronicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=3867","title":{"rendered":"The International Chronicles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BY EBI KRISTO (MAN\/II)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Name:<\/strong> Leyli Shadurdyyeva<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department:<\/strong> Information Systems and Technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Turkmenistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you like best about Turkey?<\/strong>
The kind and warm people that are so welcoming and always happy to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country?<\/strong>
There are many similarities, one of them being the language. Many words and phrases are alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What will you miss most about Bilkent\/Turkey?<\/strong>
I will miss all the fun times I\u2019ve spent with the friends I\u2019ve met at Bilkent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your favorite place on campus, and why?<\/strong>
My favorite place on campus is most likely Bilka because of the warm memories I\u2019ve made there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your favorite Turkish food and\/or favorite part of Turkish culture?<\/strong>
My favorite Turkish food is almost all the desserts, including k\u00fcnefe, baklava and Turkish ice cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where do you expect to see yourself 10 years from now?<\/strong>
I do not have a clue where life will take me next, but I hope that in ten years I will be surrounded with people I love and doing what I truly enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the hardest challenge you\u2019ve handled in Turkey?<\/strong>
The hardest challenge is probably being away from my family and learning how to live an independent life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What places have you visited in Turkey, and which one is your favorite?<\/strong>
I have visited many places in \u0130stanbul and Gaziantep, and my favorite was the Bosphorus bridge in \u0130stanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s an interesting question or comment you hear frequently at Bilkent\/in Turkey?<\/strong>
I find it interesting that people constantly think that I am from Turkey and start conversations with me in Turkish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Describe yourself in three words.<\/strong>
Just do it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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