{"id":7642,"date":"2024-11-12T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=7642"},"modified":"2024-11-20T11:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T08:25:34","slug":"the-international-chronicles-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=7642","title":{"rendered":"The International Chronicles\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BY MAH\u0130R HASSAN M\u0130AN (ECON\/II)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Turkan Azimli\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Department:<\/strong> Management&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Country of Origin: <\/strong>Azerbaijan&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What were your first impressions about T\u00fcrkiye?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I came here a month ago. My first impressions were that people are very friendly, the food is very delicious and there are so many cats.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you like best about Bilkent and T\u00fcrkiye?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing I like best about Bilkent is that I can find everything on campus, and I don\u2019t have to leave the campus. Our dorm is very beautiful and big.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are there any similarities between T\u00fcrkiye and your home country?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesss! The food and languages are quite similar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What will you miss most about Bilkent\/T\u00fcrkiye?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The time I spent with my friends and the delicious waffles at \u00c7at\u0131.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite place on campus, and why?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benches near Bilka. It is very comforting sitting there at night, thinking about life and observing the skyline.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite Turkish food and why?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Menemen is my favorite Turkish food. It was my favorite food in Azerbaijan, and it reminds me of my home country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where do you expect to see yourself 10 years from now?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I see myself in a billion-dollar company that my sister and I would create. I would like to have a Doberman as a pet and a big villa in Switzerland or Azerbaijan.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s one thing you learned from Turkish culture?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drinking ayran every single day and saying \u201ckolay gelsin\u201d to everyone. In Azerbaijan, we have a culture of drinking a lot of tarxun or kampot. Instead of saying \u201ckolay gelsin\u201d we say \u201cgood luck.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What places have you visited in T\u00fcrkiye, and which one is your favorite?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been to Antalya, \u0130stanbul, Trabzon and \u0130zmir. \u0130zmir is my favorite place as there is a lot of greenery, many beaches and the people are very calm.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s an interesting question or comment you hear frequently at Bilkent\/in T\u00fcrkiye?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIs Azerbaijan beautiful?\u201d and \u201cDo you understand Turkish completely?\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Describe yourself in three words.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Positive, caring and understanding.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How is the studying experience at Bilkent?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t say much because I just started, but I think it is going well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY MAH\u0130R HASSAN M\u0130AN (ECON\/II)&nbsp; Name: Turkan Azimli\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Department: Management&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Country of Origin: Azerbaijan&nbsp; What were your first impressions about T\u00fcrkiye?&nbsp;&nbsp; I came here a month ago. 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