BY SA\u0130DA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS\/IV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Name: <\/strong>Anastasia Yurina<\/p>\n\n\n\n Department: <\/strong>Law\/III<\/p>\n\n\n\n Country of Origin: <\/strong>Russia<\/p>\n\n\n\n University: <\/strong>Kutafin Moscow State Law University<\/p>\n\n\n\n What were your first impressions about T\u00fcrkiye?<\/strong> What do you like best about Bilkent and T\u00fcrkiye?<\/strong> Are there any similarities between T\u00fcrkiye and your home country?<\/strong> What will you miss most about Bilkent and T\u00fcrkiye?<\/strong> What\u2019s your favorite place on campus, and why?<\/strong> What\u2019s your favorite Turkish food and why?<\/strong> Where do you expect to see yourself 10 years from now?<\/strong> What’s one thing you learned from Turkish culture?<\/strong> What places have you visited in T\u00fcrkiye, and which one is your favorite?<\/strong> What\u2019s an interesting question or comment you hear frequently at Bilkent\/in T\u00fcrkiye?<\/strong> Describe yourself in three words.<\/strong> How is the studying experience at Bilkent?<\/strong> BY SA\u0130DA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS\/IV) Name: Anastasia Yurina Department: Law\/III Country of Origin: Russia University: Kutafin Moscow State Law University What were your first impressions about T\u00fcrkiye?Actually, I was surprised! I\u2019ve been to T\u00fcrkiye 10 times before, but everything I saw was all-inclusive hotels and beaches, so I was curious to[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9740,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[204,83,193],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9739"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9739"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9741,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9739\/revisions\/9741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Actually, I was surprised! I\u2019ve been to T\u00fcrkiye 10 times before, but everything I saw was all-inclusive hotels and beaches, so I was curious to see another part of this country. I discovered that T\u00fcrkiye has so much more depth and texture than I had ever imagined. I was thrilled to finally move beyond the beach and experience its true heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hospitable people and amazing food! I will definitely miss these two \u201caspects\u201d of my life here. Turkish cuisine is something special. I can\u2019t imagine my life without drinking \u00e7ay and eating pide. Also, I can talk endlessly about the fantastic people here who took care of me from the first day of my arrival. I\u2019ve never seen such welcoming people. I\u2019m so thankful to T\u00fcrkiye for introducing me to such amazing people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have to start with our shared cultural obsession: Turkish series! All of us in Russia watch them regularly, and I suspect most people in T\u00fcrkiye do the same. For example, we are all
huge fans of Muhte\u015fem Y\u00fczy\u0131l! But on a more serious note, I think one of the most significant similarities is that both our nations strongly adhere to traditions. Of course, our specific traditions differ: yours might be centered around family gatherings for Bayram, and ours around celebrating Maslenitsa or New Year. However, the core value is the same: a deep respect for our history and a commitment to following the customs passed down through generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Actually, everything. I will miss cats on the streets, Turkish \u00e7ay, lovely people, huge breakfasts, my travels all over T\u00fcrkiye, \u201ckolay gelsin\u201d to people, sunny weather almost all the time, amazing campus and lots of another things. T\u00fcrkiye and Turkish culture have become a part of my personality, and I will miss it when I will come back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strange as it may seem, the football field! It\u2019s such a perfect place to do sports, catch the sunsets and even take cool pictures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I mentioned before, I am obsessed with Turkish cuisine, and I love everything. However, my favorites
are \u00e7orba and pide. My favorite sweet is lokum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t like making predictions about my future. Life is too short to plan that far away because we even don\u2019t know what will happen tomorrow. I prefer to trust the process and see where life takes me. I only expect one thing for my future, to create and have my own lovely family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saying \u201cKolay gelsin\u201d to everyone! That was something surprising for me. I\u2019d heard this expression in Turkish series, but I didn\u2019t know it was so widespread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve been to almost all the touristic places in T\u00fcrkiye, such as Antalya, Belek, Kemer, Ka\u015f, etc. I visited \u0130stanbul a month ago; such an amazing city, by the way! But my favorite place is definitely Cappadocia. It\u2019s something outstanding. I was so impressed after that trip. Absolutely breathtaking nature right next to countless cliffs, the most incredible sunrises and sunsets I’ve ever seen, and of course, hot air balloons floating all over the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRusya’dan m\u0131s\u0131n?\u201d is the most popular question I\u2019ve heard from people here. They
think people from Russia, especially Siberian people like me, never feel cold, so when I get cold
everyone asks me \u201cWhat?! Are you cold? You are Siberian!\u201d Yeah, we are also sometimes
getting cold:)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hardworking, confident, independent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c7ok zor! When I came to Bilkent I was shocked how it\u2019s different and difficult to study here compared to my home university. Now I feel more confident and comfortable during my classes, and I\u2019m used to the studying system here. I started learning materials after every class and now I really like it! All the classes I am taking here are so interesting and beneficial for me and for my future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"