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      The charming city of Mardin. I went to Mardin last week with my friends. We went to by plane and we landed Diyarbakır and we went to Mardin by bus and that time the excitement of navigate began inside me.

        After relaxing that night we began to ride the city. Firstly we went to Kasimiye Madrasah. It was built by Sultan Kasım in 1469. The courtyard of the Madrasah has poor and its story very interesting. Water in the poor has different mystery. From birth to death human life is depicted with the flow of water.  The water from the fountain represents the birth, pouring in the youth, narrow trough of water represent maturity and big pool represents the death. After I learnt the story, I thought that it is right our life is like the story. Also the Madrasah’s doorknob is interesting if the visitor is women, she hits underneath and the sound is thin, if the visitor is men, he hits knob upper parts and the volume is thick so, the person who in the Madrasah easily understand who is visitor and according to situation men or women open the door. Also the Madrasah’s place is very beautiful and it has fascinating scene. I took a picture with its scene.

          Secondly, we went Mardin Museum is built by Ignatios Behman Banni in 1895. It is third floor. In the first floor, we saw gravestones, tablets, ground stones belonging to various civilizations and I took a pictures. In the second floor, we saw mosaics about Assyrian and Roman periods also we saw ornaments and silver jewellery. In the third floor, we saw Archaeological Artifacts Showroom. We looked over jewelries, medical instrument and oil lamps belonging to Roman and Seljukian Periods. I took also other pictures in there.

         After these places, we went to Ulu Mosque, Cami’i Kebir. Mosque’s minaret is built by Kudbettin Ilgazi in 1176. When we went to there it is restored and I think, after restore it will be more beautiful for the visitor. Mosque has the huge view and it has very long minaret and I took a picture. While we were riding, we learnt that Mardin has different religious especially Assyrian. About 100 Assyrian families live in Mardin and after that we went to their holy place Deyrulzarafan Monastery. It is so big and it had a sun temple and Assyrian people worshiped to it before coming Christianity and after coming Christianity they built Monastery. Also its place very beautiful it has fascinating scene and I took a pictures of course. We finished our tour with the Monastery.

          I think, everybody absolutely see Mardin, because the city is so fascinating, historical and exciting. When Mardin’s children saw us they were so happy and they are so friendly and they greeted to us with flowers. In the Mardin these children left deep scars on me, they are very intelligent, they have not seen any other place so when they see us, their face, their smile, their excitement were valuable for me and I said fortunately I came. My suggestion to you please you go to first opportunity.

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      The Prophets City of Sanlı Urfa. I went to Sanlı Urfa last Sunday and the city is smell of spiritual things. Former the city just was named Urfa but its name was Sanlıurfa in 1984 after Deliverance War.

         Firstly, we reached Urfa in the evening and we went to Sıra Gecesi, it is traditional amusement night for Urfa’s people. When we came in, we met traditional furniture at Star Palace Guest House. We just paid 45TL for everything added food. Urfa is famous for ‘kebap’ and ‘çiğköfte’ and I ate both of these in Sıra Night. We listened traditional music and people danced with the music and they take ‘halay’, it is a kind of folk dance, with their traditional music also halay is important for them and it is indispensable for them. I and my friends so enjoyed in Sıra Gecesi and you should absolutely go to Sıra Gecesi and taste this pleasure.

         I and my friends went to Harfeti, it is village of Urfa. While we were going very fascinating scene met to us and we could not stand, the bus stopped, everybody took a photograph machine and we took a very beautiful pictures with a magnificent view. I saw the unification of Fırat River and nature it was so exciting. After the Picture break we went on our way and we came Fırat River and we made the boat trip about one hour and it was so enjoyable. I took plenty of pictures with the nature.

        After the boat trip we back to Urfa and we visited the Prophet Hz. Eyüp’s place. I saw Hz. Eyüp’s cave and Hz. Eyüp’s tomb. Hz. Eyüp is named patience prophet because he caught very bad illness and he defeats it with his illness and his belief in God. After I visited his tomb I went to healing water fountain and I drank water. According to some oracle, the water is healing for illness and people drink the water for their illness. There is so crowded and when I was very surprised when I seeing the crowd.

          Urfa is known both Hz. Eyüp Prophet and Hz. Ibrahim Prophet and after Hz. Eyüp’s place we went to “Balıklı Lake” where the place of Hz. Ibrahim. The lake is full of fish and it has interesting and real story. Hz. Ibrahim was thrown in the fire by Nemrut and the wood turned to fish and the fire turned to water with the power of God. The place is so spiritual things and its view is very fascinating. While we were riding, I took pictures around lake. Also you can take a pictures with traditional costumes just 1TL. After that I and my friends went to bazaar in place. Bazaar is full of traditional costumes, jewellery, ornaments and many special things belong the city and we bought some things for us and present for our friends.

         After the shopping we finished our Urfa tour and we went to back Istanbul. I think, you should go and see Sanlı Urfa and you should taste different tastes and delight.

            Uludag is a mountain in Bursa, its height 2,543 meters and it is very famous for winter sport and skiing. Before I came to Istanbul, I heard many things about Uludag and since Bursa is so close to Istanbul I decide to go Uludag with my friends and we set off.

            Before we get into bus we went to ferry boat and we reached Yalova with ferry boat and after that we continued by car. When we were in ferry boat the time was 3 a.m and we began to watch the sea on the sea and it is so enjoyable. When we reached Bursa we were so hungry and of course we ate Iskender and it is so delicious and you should absolutely taste it. After the Iskender feast, we went on our way and my excitement started to grow. Everywhere is covered the snow and its appearance was so fascinating. At last, we reached Uludag and the trees looked very nice between the snows and I took pictures that wonderful view. When I look over my around, some people were skiing some people were on the cable car and I and my friends could not stand and we find ourselves on the cable car it was so enjoyable, when I reached the peak the mountain’s view was miracle. After the cable car tour, we lie on the snow and we began to play snow ball.

          I think you should go and see Uludag.  I’m sure when you see the miracle view you will want to come again, like me.

        Camlıca Hill located Anatolian side in Usküdar in Istanbul. The hill separated as big Camlıca and small Camlıca and one day I decided to going Camlıca hill and I went to Big Camlıca Hill with my two friends a beautiful sunny day and I knew that very     enjoyable a day was waiting to us.

         I and my friends went to Eminönü by bus and after that we crossed other side, Usküdar, by ferry. When we came Usküdar, we got into bus 9UD and we arrived Camlıca Hill. The hill’s height is 268 meters and when I reached the peak, Istanbul looked very beautiful, magnificent and I took a picture city’s view. While we were walking on the hill, we saw a binoculars and I looked Istanbul with it and I felt myself flying over the city it was so exciting. After a few minutes, I saw brides on the hill, I was surprised but they seemed very nice I’m sure you can see them whenever go to Camlıca Hill especially at the weekend because bride and bridegroom absolutely come after the wedding.

          After walking around the hill, of course, we were hungry and when we look over our around we saw different booths and you can buy different meals from there. If you want to buy a “döner”, you have to go döner booth, if you want to drink something you go other booth and I learnt that “Camlıca Simidi” is famous and if you want to eat simit, you go simit booth but since we are very hungry, we chosen going restaurant in there. The restaurant is named Camlıca Social Foundation, meals and staffs are very good in there. Meals are very delicious and the staff is very friendly, you should go and taste to meals. After the meal, while we are walking something caught my attention and I saw many TV and telephone transmitters on the hill and according to some people it is so dangerous for living around the hill.

          I think, you should go Camlıca Hill and you should feel a fascinating atmosphere.

          Galata Tower located in Galata district of Istanbul and its name was taken from there. I have been living for four years and I cannot go Galata Tower and I found opportunities last week and I went to Galata. For going the Tower firstly you come Taksim by bus and after crossed the Istiklal Street and France Street you can easily reach the Tower.

          I went to my friends and since she knows  we can easily go France Street.  France Street also very interesting, you can find an interesting painting, pictures in there and when we walked on the France Street, I could not pass without images. After France Street, we reached the tower and a huge tower greeted to us it was so exciting. The tower is very height and thick. The tower’s height is 69,90 meter and wall thickness is 3,75 meter. When I heard these numbers I was surprised. Before up the tower I walked around the tower because I want to believe these numbers and I believed. When we came in the tower’s door, we saw a big crowd and we had to wait line for elevator, because you can go up the tower with elevator. Before we go up the tower, we bought a ticket for going up and we paid 4.5 TL and we went up.

          When we reached peak, I saw wonderful landscape. I could see everywhere in Istanbul and I felt myself like a bird and I want to fly over the city. I think everybody absolutely go and enjoy with magnificent view.

           I have been living in Istanbul about four years and I could not go to the Maiden Tower but my friends offered going to there last week and I went to the Maiden Tower with my friend.

          The Maiden Tower located at the southern entrance of Bosphorus and off the coast of Uskudar in Istanbul. It is small and very beautiful place. When I first saw the Maiden Tower, I thought why it is located at the middle of the sea and although its location is not suitable for transportation why it is so popular and my friend told the Tower’s story.

            Its story is so interesting; a sultan had a much beloved daughter. One day, an oracle said that she would be killed by a venomous snake on her 18th birthday. The sultan built the Tower in the middle of the Bosphorus to protect his daughter until her 18th birthday but her birthday day the sultan brought her a basket of exotic fruits as a birthday gift, delighted that he was able to prevent the prophecy. Upon reaching into the basket, however, an asp that had been hiding among the fruit bit the young princess and she died just as the oracle had predicted. So, the name of the tower was the Maiden Tower.

           After I learned its story, I wanted to go more there and I went with my friends. We went to other side, Uskudar, with using a boat and we walked the Maiden Tower’s coast. The boat trip to go to the tower, its paid 5 TL for student we paid and we went the tower with boat.

            When I first step the Tower, I was excited and I wanted to immediately enter. The tower is two floors and, there is a restaurant in the first floor and a cafe at the top of the tower. I went immediately to the second floor and watched from there Istanbul and it looked another pretty nice and I felt myself like a princess in there. I took a lot of picture and I sent pictures my friends because when she saw pictures, she could not forbear and immediately she came.

             The Maiden Tower is a place worth seeing. There has different atmosphere and when you go, you can easily recognize it. I think, you should not catch its atmosphere and beautiful sight.

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         I always concern about TV channel and I decided to visit a TV channel and I visited Samanyolu Channel. My friend works there and she took a rendezvous for visiting and I went to there.

         The Channel in Camlıca and it is three floors. When I come to the building the big and glorious STV emblem met to me and I took a photo emblem. I passed through the security control and I entered the building. My friends did not work that day and a very gentle man met to me and he helped me when I walked the channel.

          Many televisions caught my attention in the entrance and a very different television stations broadcast channels and the companion talked about these channels. Samanyolu television channel broadcast in many different countries with their countries’ language. After that, we went up and I visited World Radio Studios. When we visited there, a programmer was broadcast and I got a chance to listen to the live radio program it was so enjoyable. After visiting a radio department, we passed to news department and I saw a news studio and I took a picture there, I used a camera and I got the news how presented about information.             

          Samanyolu TV’s very favourite programme is Green Apple, it is food programme, and I visited Green Apple studio. Oktay Usta who is Green Apple’s presenter and when I came his bench I felt myself like Oktay Usta. It was so enjoyable; the whole decorations are very beautiful and carefully prepared of course I took a picture.

      I think, Samanyolu channel is very enjoyable and hospitable channel you should absolutely visit. You can go by bus 9UD from Usküdar.

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           I went to Taksim last week and I visited Sant’antonio Church with companion. The church is the biggest Catholic Church in Istanbul and it is located on Istiklal Avenue. It was built between 1906 and 1912.

          The church is very big and it was built with red brick the building decoration is very nice. The church has big garden and when we came in garden we met big crowded because the day was Sunday and the Catholic people came for ritual because the Sunday day is divine day for them. After ritual we entered the church and we met very glorious and surprising scene and decorated because the decoration is very interesting and I took a picture.

          The church’s facade was built with red bricks and it built between two buildings. The church is has different decoration, it has a lot of branch for sitting people during ritual, Hz. Meryem and İsa’s sculpture and a lot of candles, a lot of flowers and two noel trees. I think, these things refer their religion, it is very interesting and I took a picture. In the church decorations’ colours are very shining and compatible with each other, because when you look decor colours was remarkable.       

             I think, you should visit the church because it is very beautiful and we need to have some knowledge others religion divine places. You can go easily there, you can find bus from everywhere to Taksim.

           Istiklal Avenue is one of the most famous avenues in Beyoğlu, Istanbul and it is so long avenue about three kilometers. It was called Cadde-i Kebir during the Ottoman Empire and its name was changed as Istiklal Avenue in 1923.

           Istiklal Avenue has night club, pub, cafes, restaurant, boutique, bookstores that why you can easily find whatever, I think. Istiklal Avenue is always crowded almost every hour of the day and all local and foreign tourists are definitely visited there. Istiklal Avenue is home to many cultural centers like theater, cinema, bookstores and art galleries. While you walking, you can be easily found the world famous brands in the street. The street is cosmopolitan and it has all kind of people. Istiklal Avenue has a tramway and it pass at the middle of the street and it moves about 2500 passenger on the street. It is also so enjoyable. İstiklal Street is beautiful both day and night. You can think two faces the street. The street’s one face is full off exciting, beauty and enjoy and other face is back alleys of the street. Back alleys of the street are very mysterious and dangerous.

           When I go to Istiklal Avenue, different thoughts always get me. The avenue is not like other street because it is full of sometimes comedy, sometimes drama, sometimes fear. One day, while I was walking Istiklal Avenue and someone tried to steal my phone because of that, since then I will be very anxious, when I got to there. I have a suggestion to you and please am careful while walking Istiklal Avenue.

           Istiklal Avenue witnessed both joys and protests, riots many events. So, if you want to easily find something, if you enjoy, if you see a lot of different kind of people and if you want to taste a different flavors, you should go Istiklal Avenue.

         I went to Beylerbeyi at the weekend and I visited very magnificent palace, there is Beylerbeyi Palace. Beylerbeyi Palace is built by Abdulaziz in 1865. The palace is very big and it is third floor. It has twenty-six rooms and six big saloons. The palace separated two parts, haremlik (it is for just women) and selamlık (it is for two groups men and women). The palace is full of glorious furnitures and these are completely original.

        When we entered the garden of the palace, we meet an excellent view of the throat. Then, we went into the palace. First entered the door the moment the image was very nice. Chandelier, stairways and ceiling decorations were wonderful. We walked palace with companion. The palace has a very beautiful ornamental poor in the middle of the saloon at second floor. Ceiling decorations of the palace was very beautiful and ceilings of the palace have pictures of ships. After few rooms we visited the Sultan’s bath with great sea views. When I saw the Sultan’s bath, I thought, bathe must very enjoyable in there with the beautiful sight.                                

          After visiting all the rooms of the palace we went to garden with my friends. Garden has two doors adjacent to the sea wall. I opened a door and I meet very beautiful scene, deep blue sea and Bosphorus Bridge and we took a photo with sea and Bosphorus Bridge. In addition, one on either side of the garden had a swimming pool.

         I think, everybody should visit Beylerbeyi Palace in a very short time and I have suggested you should go in very beautiful sunny day because when we went there the weather was so cold. You don’t think how you can go there; you can go Usküdar with ferry and get into a bus 15B.