When looking at the human history, we see that some communities recorded development in many fields more easily; to greater extent; while some others couldnt take any step and became just an unimportant one for the present and future of the world. For my opinion; the first step to be taken for accelerating the development of a nation is 'giving value to humans'!! Only when we value people, see them as individuals needing different things or having various features and interests can we contribute greatly to their personal development and so to the development of that nation. We can perseive a nation as a mechanism consisting of many parts ; individuals ! If the mechanism has problems in working, then it means that a part of it is inefficient in functioning properly. All the same, if a nation has some problems inside, then can be a sign to lack of necessities needed to be taken care; need to be met ; so that they can improve themselves in many ways, they can improve their abilities for the benefit of first themselves and then for their familias and their nationsç Individuals are so important ; they are the future ıf a nation, they are the reason why all the systems are made. If a nation can succeed in realising all these things; it becomes more developed in many fields than the ones with inefficient understanding of 'the value of humans and the need for good education!' Developed nations has power to make the way of the world, rule the whole world in many aspects from culture to politics; on the other hand; underdeveloped countries are exploited in many ways and have no right to decide over world issues; not even on their own issues...
To sum up; for development; education is a must!!! Individuals are the center of everything that is to be done and education must be valued more than anything !!

..Sweet Home..

This is the first time I m writing such a thing since the time I started univercity. I always though that (still I do indeed) we are alive, we have lots of things to achieve and as we have chance and time we should concentrate on them. With these things in mind, I wasnt much concerned with my being away from my home very much. I made believe to myself that this was a normal period of life and I should learn how to do on my own, I should be able to make my dreams come true ; it would be nonsense to cry or be sad because of being away from home and everything was as I thought they would be; I had no difficulty in fitting into my new life, having new friends or etc. Even if I had some problems, I could endure and solve on my own.. But to tell the truth, as days passed, the feelings I restrainted started to gather and I felt great desire to go home back, I misses my life at home soo much and looked for the day to come back home to come as soon as possible!!
Now I m at home and I really enjoy and like while I m here..I love my family soo much and right now I dont want to go back to Metu :sL I m happy here :D But when I think about the days I studied for university and the challenging OSS and YDS times; I say to myself; ‘’No you should do what to do and enjoy your time at home; then you should go back to Metu. Yeah home sweet home; life is great here; but I love Metu so much too; no need to think over them again and again’
I dont know yet when I ll go home again ; all I know is that both Metu and my home are my ‘sweet homes’ and I should learn to have two homes a the same time..No matter what; life is bautiful and Thank God for all the things we have :)

..Be Open-Minded..

Somehow people have to learn how to live together and as the technologhy advances,the size of world in our minds gets smaller ; people can reach each other much faster, communication is much easier and relations between people no matter from which origin, race or religion etc. Becomes much more important. For me, different people, different cultures or different things make our world much more beautiful..Differences are must for variety and we can learn friendship with the help of it. Sometimes i imagine the world as a place where everyone is almost the same; speaking the same language, wearing same clothes, having the same aims and way of lives..The world would be like a big village.. Considerig them all, I believe that the diversities are so important in our lives and we shold learn how to respect and appreciate them. If we can not manage to do this, in this world it would be really challanging for us to maintain a high level of brothership with people, get along with them and adapt to different lives in different places. All I want to say is that only when we can be open-minded, can we contribute to the beauty of our world in modern and real meaning..

..Unknown ways of Abraham Lincoln..

Abraham Lincoln is the 16th president of the USA and he became president at the age of 52 which can be thought to be rather late. He was one of the greatest leaders and the first republican leader of his country. The thing makes me interested in him is the claim that his anshestors are coming from Turkish orijin. According to this claim; he is a meluncan. Meluncans are people whose ancestors are thought to be Ottoman levents who became slavery during the wars Ottoman Army had with Portugals in 1500s and were taken to Amerika who now live in especially western part of the country.. Abraham Lincoln is said to be one of them and allegedly his name was told to him as 'Ibrahim' which is really close to 'Abraham' in pronunciation.

Abraham Lincoln is very special in many ways; he had h,s own style both in politic and daily life. Still there are many little stories about him as well as his words worth memorising..Here are some interesting points;

... He is the hero of the civil war which was aimed to be about economical problems but then turned into the war against slavery.

...He struggled for becoming president till 39 and always lost; but he never gave up and won so he is a man of passion.

...Because of an illness he has ; he is a little different n appearance. The angle of his knees are 130-140 and his arms together with his legs are so tall.

...He was really smart; we can see this in his conversations ; while he was having quarrels with his rival , the rival accused him of being hypocrate. Abraham's reply was quite effective. He said 'if i had two face(meaning hypocrate), do you think would i still be using this face ?? :D (he can also hame fun of his appearance)

...He was killed in April 14 in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth.

...His quotes;;

__If you want to analyse the character of a man; give him authority.

__you can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

__Most of the people are happy to the extent they intend to be.

__if i had four hours to chop down a tree, i would spend three hours sharpening my axe.

__Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition, is yet to be developed

__Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other one thing.

__Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.

__Peace does not appear so distant as it did. I hope it will come soon, and come to stay; and so come as to be worth the keeping in all future time...

Most of the peple want to visit new places, learn their cultures and I m definitely one of them^^ Most of the time I think that we are alive and we should make use of this; we should enjoy the life, seize the day, capture the moment__CARPE DIEM_!! This is my philosophy of life; as form my personality related to this; I am a curious, open-minded and outgoing person and these features help me be more concerned with and interested in the world around me! I want to learn, know, travel as much as I can! I want to go new places, learn about them, visit them, learn about the people living or having lived there, their culture, way of life and everything..I believe that differences among human beings and their culture and different beliefs, way of lives or everything make the world more beautiful …
Considering all these things, if i had chance to choose somewhere to visit ; i would say Barcelona.I find Spanish people so friendly like Turkish people and i have friends in Spain to whom i have promised to visit should i have chance to go there..So that s one of the cases.As for the others; I love Spanish language and during the summer i tried hard to learn it on my own and with the help of my Mexican, Spanish friends..So the first place to go is Spain for mee!!
As for the place to live in..I definetely say Canada!!! There are lots of reasons for that..To start with i can say that I love multinational countries and in Canada there are lots of people from all around the world and these migrants are especially high-educated ;).The legal language of Canada is French and because of multinational features there are many different spoken languages that s one of the main reasons i really love Canada..Second reason is that Canada has so many unutilised resources from mining to other natural beauty and it is called 'the world of the future''...One day if i were to choose a place to live; no doubt i d say Canada!! ..And here in the photo is Niagara Fall..Magnificantt...

…..travelling and knowing about different worlds broaden our minds….

..Outcome of Industrial Revolution..

The nineteenth century experienced a sudden growth of cities, with populations rangign from 100.000 to 8 million. An important reason for this development lies with the Industrial Revolution and the Agriculture Revolution. Due to the introduction of stream power, the number of factories increased rapidly. Since the use stream power required large amounths of coal and iron, there was a great need for a labor force. Consequently, more and more workers came both to the factories and to the coal fields. Hence, towns and cities developed around the new industries. The introduction of complex machinery, improvements in plant and animal breeding, and the development of fertilizers resulted in higher productivity; fewer farmers could produce more food. More and more farmers left their farms for fear of not being able to make a living. They looked to the developing cities for a new start..And this resulted in both overpopulation, pollution, overuse of natural sorces, cultural problems and misuse of people incluidng children as labor force…

Fb RoCkS!!! :)

Here i m going to talk about one of the best days of my life...Fb-Gs matchhh:D:D:D As i m a fan of Fenerbahçe, i always dreamt of going to Kadıköy Şükrü Saraocolu Stadium and when it was clear that i was going to match, it was just unbelievable..! We set out with 30 people here, all are Odtüfeb members. It was 1.00 am when we set out from Sun Shine. The journey was so enjoying; we all sang songs, had great fun and little by little started to fall asleep. When we reached our destination, Kadıköy, it was 7.00 am and we all together walked to Moda for breakfast. We were singing songs whenever we went and everyone was looking at us, supporting us, even joining us. We spent hours wondering around, and finally the time to enter the stadium came. I became breathless and couldnt believe my eyess..it was greattt!!!! Until the start of the match, we all cheered and screamed crazilyy!! Then the game started, at the 2th mins gs recorded a goal but we didnt even worry because we were sure that our team would winn!!! And it happened in that way...Fenerbahçe recorded exathly 4 goals and the final whistle of the referee was the start of our endless joyy!!! It was a great experience for me and i believe that everyone supporting Fenerbahçe should really go to this stadium and feel the athosphere there.. When i came back i was full of joyy and i really want to go there again...

......................Being a FB fan is a priority;);)...........................

.......................Here is Kadıköyy No Way Outt!!!!!...................

..Challange..

Everyone faces some difficulties, challanges in her/his life..It is a part of life and it affects people in different ways and to different extent. One of the challanges coming to my mind i have had is exam times..especially LGS exam..Until the exam time, everything was almost perfect, i was told to be a brillant student:P and i had lots of expectations from my friends, teachers and form myself. But something happened during the exam.. I was schockeddd and couldnt do anything !!! Out of my mind.. I was at the brink of going crazy, losing my mind.At that time everything seemed nonsense and i couldnt make anything… The days after the exam was just like nightmare and i almost lost connection with the world around me; i was thinking that despite all the efforts i did nothing but rubbish and i disappointed everyone from my family to teachers etc. These feelings in mind, i began high school and this exam was the turning point of my life, after this i changed a lot and i shaped my life according to this.. My favourite subjects changed, for example i was good at maths, physics and etc and i used to hate english or other oral subjects but after that experience i began to seek for something new, something that doesnt reminds me of anything from past. As a result, changed my way and chosed language learning and i really enjoyed it while studying in high school.
Now when i look back into this experience, i think that it was completely childish and i could have been more mature and strong. But despite everything, i shaped my life on my own and i like what i m doing right now.. :):)

..Problems of Agriculture..

People all over the world are concerned about the problem hunger.Many indivuduals are religious, naitonal and international organisaitons have worked to eliminate this terrible problem.However, their efforts have met with only limited success.In Asia and Africa for example, millions of people still, fight a constant battle against starvation.All of us agree that this crisis must be solved quickly and effectively.However, the causes and solutions of the hunger problem are varied and complicated.On the other hand, agriculture production has always depended on weather conditions.Even in today's modern world where great scientific advances are seen everywhere, humanity has not yet learned how to control or even influence the weather.The amouth of rain is one important factor that can cause agriculture to succeed or fail.Some countries have problems with floods , others suffer from the opposite condition: long periods of drought that leave land dry, hard and unproductive.On the other hand, to increase food production, technloghy is needed, and the high cost of this technologhy another problem of agriculture.A third factor that causes the world wide food crisis is the extremely rapid rate of population increase.World population continues to increase at a nearly 100 million people a year.As a result , it s impossible for the agricultural production to keep up with the population growth.It has been predicted that if the agricultural output is not greatly increased, and the birth rate is not dramatically decreased, the situation will be more disastrous in the near future.

...Tattoo...

A tattoo is a permanent mark on the skin made by piercing the skin with needles and introducing pigment. Tattooing is considered generally safe when doneby an experienced tattooist who sterilizes equipment and follows proper sanitary practices, and if appropriate care is taken during the healing process. However, getting a tattoo involves perforating the skin--one of the body's principal protections against disease. If not done safely, this can cause life-threatening infections. (HIV), hepatitis B virus, and other blood-borne infections may be transmitted if blood-contaminated instruments are not properlysterilized or disinfected.

They have been used for various aims thorough the history; although its purpose varies fromculture to culture. In ancient Egypt, a tattoo was considered a sign of nobility or fertility. Believed by many ancient peoples to provide magical protection against bad luck or disease, tattoos were used to identify rank, social position, or group membership in a variety of cultures including the Greeks, ancient Britons and Germans. In Roman times, tattoos were the mark of slaves and criminals, but the dawning of Christianity brought the practice into disreupte and tattooing was forbidden in Europe.

Tattoos are applied using a small device that works like a sewing machine. Aneedle bar containing anywhere from one to 14 needles is moved across the skin. The needles penetrate the skin, injecting colored ink. This can produce pain, and a small amount of bleeding. You can expect the site to crust and peelduring the first week.
The current popularity of tattooing and body piercing has also brought on an increase in potentially hazardous conditions. There are no state or federal regulations regarding tatooing, and neither the procedures nor the pigments used in the process are regulated.
Anyone considering a tattoo should visit a number of tattooists, observing the cleanliness of their establishments and asking about infection control. Look around you. The area must be well-lit. The spray bottle the artist uses onyour skin should be disinfectedbetween customers. Reputable studios take pride in their sterilization practices and equipment. They should be happy to answer your questions. If a tattooist refuses to discuss safety issues, go somewhere else.

..Van Gogh_Starr..

Van Gogh's night sky is a field of roiling energy. Below the exploding stars, the village is a place of quiet order. Connecting earth and sky is the flamelike cypress, a tree traditionally associated with graveyards and mourning. But death was not ominous for van Gogh. "Looking at the stars always makes me dream," he said, "Why, I ask myself, shouldn't the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France? Just as we take the train to get to Tarascon or Rouen, we take death to reach a star."

For the writer himself ;

The artist wrote of his experience to his brother Theo: "This morning I saw the country from my window a long time before sunrise, with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big." This morning star, or Venus, may be the large white star just left of center in The Starry Night.

Van Gogh painted furiously and The Starry Night vibrates with rockets of burning yellow while planets gyrate like cartwheels. The hills quake and heave, yet the cosmic gold fireworks that swirl against the blue sky are somehow restful.

.....This painting is probably the most popular of Vincent's works.....

..Goya_The Third Day Of May..

In The Third of May 1808, Francisco de Goya painted an event that took place on the second and third of May 1808, when the citizens of Madrid rose up against the French invaders and received on the following day a swift and barbarous retribution.On the left of the painting, a group of unarmed civilians kneeling in a mingled pool of blood and dead bodies, backed against a mound and facing a firing-squad; members of the firing squad, on the right, are ready and committed to carry out the executions; a group of spectators have gathered past the condemned and the executioners to witness the event. The dark sky in the background is sad and gloomy, and a palace looks lifeless and has lost all its grandeur. The only illumination in the painting comes from a lantern at the feet of the soldiers.

Initial observation arouses sympathy in our heart for the helpless men who are facing death, but careful analysis would help us understand that perhaps they do not deserve sympathy. Instead, these men are facing justice; the table of oppression has turned against them! A monk among the condemned civilians reminds us vividly of the Spanish Inquisition. Spain bathed in death and destruction, but the time has come for them to meet their fate. Goya did not show us the faces of the executioners—i.e., their identity-- because it is unimportant who is carrying out justice.

The civilians witnessing the execution appear to be neutral, participating in neither invasion nor in the uprising; thus, they are innocent. However, in realty, these men are treacherous individuals who benefited from being Spaniards but refused to help the motherland. Now come the cowards to witness the death of the Spanish heroes. The guilt in these weaklings is constant and as a result, they cannot make direct eye contact with the condemned men or the soldiers; one of them looks at the event through a hesitant side-glance while the others have covered their eyes with shame.

Finally, Goya, the great Spanish painter, focuses the lone lantern on the people who are dead or would be dead shortly. Therefore, it would be reasonable if we conclude the essence of this painting is death and the horror.

..This is a good way to understand the style of Spanish painter Goya and gives s many details about an historical event whose outcomes affected the lives of people in many aspects..

..The Ongoing Economic Crisis...

As a 18 years old person living in Turkey, myself i really have an idea about what an economic crisis means and how it affects people s life in general...That what kind of a turmoil it leads, what kind of an affect it has upon people both socially and physicologicly...As for the economic crisis broke out in the USA recently, it is a little different than the one in 1999 because this time it s global and can chang the understanding and basis of the economy in the meaning we all have known to great extents.
Lets talk about the real reason for this turmoil in economy; basically the crisis started with the subprime mortgage crisis in the USA ; the crisis erupted because of shortcomings and flaws in the US mortgage system.Till now there has been lots of negative effects of it on many parts of the world and it has spread to the east Europe causing turmoil in the structure. As well as the negative outcomings of this crisis in general currencies of the countries, it has also led to lots of conroversies arying from the claim that this crisis may become an intentional action of the USA for fighting with Russia in the field of nomination the world to the belief that it may be the end of capitalism. These days in the USA people are concerned with voting for the next president of their country and they ll also make it clear if this crisis can be solved and if it is the death of capitalism because the two nominatees have different point of view on this topic; McCain believs that this crisis can be solved by protecting the big componies and subsiding them althought Obama believes in the importance of the high welfare of the people in general ; not just the big companies he considers the middle class as the solution. We can be able to guess what kind of a solution ll be put into practice only when the president of the USA is clear. This election is importand not only for the future of Usa itself; it is going to shape the course of events along the side of Turkey. Till now there has been incredible rise in the value of US dolar in Turkey and the stock keeps going down..If this problem is not solved properly on a large scale and in an effective way; It is certain that the ongoing global economic crisis will increase Turkey's borrowing costs and that the increased amount of international liquidity will have impacts on inflation. Individual and commercial loan interest rates will go up in domestic markets. Unless proper assurances are given to the markets, it looks the crisis will remain center stage.

...Human Rights...

Human rights havea long historical heritage.The principal philosophical foundation of human rights is a belief in the existance of a form of justice valid for all peoples, everywhere. In this form the, the contemporary doctrine of human rights has come to occupy centre stage in geo-political affairs.The language of human rights is understood and utilised by many people in very diverse circumstances.Human rights have become indispensable to the contemporary understanding of how human beings should be treated , by one another and by national and international political bodies.Human rights are best thought of as potential moral guaratees for each human being to lead a minimally good life.The extent to which this aspiration has not been realised represents a gross failure by the contemporary world to institute a morally compelling order based upon human rights.The philosophical basis of human rights has been subjected to consistent criticism.While some aspects of the ensuing debate between philosophical supporters and opponents of human rights remain unresolved and , perhaps, irresolvable, the general case for human rights remains a morally powerful one.Arguably, the most compelling motivation for the existance of human may rest upon the exercise of imagination .Try imagining a world without human rightss!!!!

www.italki.com

...What is italki.com and why i love it so much?? :)
italki.com is where you can find everything you need to learn a language and italki is a social network and an online resource for learning foreign languages.On italki.com you can get a language partner, find a tutor, or just make friends around the world!! Also you can ask your questions and get answer from italki community, download files like free textbooks, handouts, and learning guides,you can join and create groups to discuss and learn from each other.As for the question why i favor it so much ; there are lots of reasons..First of all I love languages and want to learn as much as i can so considering the main goals of the side i can easily get what i expect. Apart from that i can say that if you love meeting new people and you are interested in their culture, way of life as well as their language no matter which race they belong to ,how they think and live, you should really check it out ;) because there you ll be able to ask any question you like bout simply 'human beings'. To talk bout the benefits i have got from italki i can say that i have learnt the importance of being open-minded and now i love people, languages, different cultures even more !! I have lots of international friends and i keep being in contact with them as much as i can;) There i have chance to help people interested in my culture , language and way of life as much as i can as well as i can ask any question bout theirs in discussion topics and create my own groups.Some of the names of my groups are ;
...."What Do You Know About Conquerer and Conquest Of Istanbul???"
...."Any Questions bout Turkish Tradition"
....''If You Have Any Problems With Turkish Language Find an Helper''

As you see you can be really productive in italki both in terms of learning and teaching..The choise is yours to join or not. Should you become a member just add me. My nick is Begum100 and here is my link ; http://www.italki.com/T000998196.htm
See youu..:):)

...The Splendid City Of Istanbul...

The splendid city of Istanbul has many unique and fascinating features. It is the only city in the world reaching across two continents, with its old city in Europe and modern Istanbul situated in Asia, separated by the Bosphorus Strait. It is also unique in having had capital status during two successive empires, Christian Byzantine and Islamic Ottoman, and the legacy from both is visible in the modern city today.Istanbul's location on the water made it a much coveted site as a commercial shipping port and military lookout, and as capital of the Roman Empire, Constantinople,as it was known, became extremely desirable as a center of world trade, until Mehmet the Conqueror claimed it for the Ottoman Empire in 1453 and it became the imperial seat of the sultans. After the War of Independence the capital was moved to Ankara, but Istanbul still remains the commercial, historical and cultural heart of Turkey today...The charm and character of Istanbul lies in its endless variety and jumble of contradictions. Its fascinating history has bequeathed the city a vivid inheritance of Byzantine ruins, splendid palaces, ancient mosques and churches, hamams (bath-houses) and exotic bazaars. Modern Istanbul exudes trendy bars and nightclubs, western boutiques, office blocks, and elegant suburbs...This old city,Istanbul is very important in tourism in this point of view because this contradiction gives her lots of historical, modern, religious and cultural tourism destinations for tourists to come...Here are some destinations in Istanbul;
_Hagia Sophia
_Blue Mosque
_Topkapi Palace
_Turkish and Islamic Art Museum
_The Covered Bazaar
_International Istanbul Music Festival
_ Turkish F1 Grand Prix
_Contemporary Istanbul
_Bosphorus
_Maiden Tower
_Islands
_Libraries
_Dolmabahçe Palace
_Boğaziçi and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridges
.............................................................................. and many other places that i cant write one by one..

To me Istanbul means really a lot..Even just while going on the streets you can smell the history and modernismm...One day should you go to Istanbul i assure you that you ll never regret it and ll want to go again and again because it makes people fall in love with her and make them addicted...so worth trying;);)

..Piano..(a poem about friendship)..By David Noah Abeln..

Piano..By David Noah Abeln...

My soul is the piano, his words are the keys.
Together we compose, the best of symphonies.

How my soul replays his words of the day.
Like a composer writing a play.

I hear the music, as he strikes a key.
an orchestra, is what I see.

Two soul that share a common ground.
a friendship they have found.

What is a piano, without the player.
It's like a soul, without a desire.

It sits alone in the dark,
waiting for someone to light a spark.

A hope or a desire,
waiting for someone to inspire.

To play a song of the heart,
a song of two souls that will never depart



......The Interpretation of The Poem......

I think this poem is about a friendship between two people and how great that friendship is because those two people understand each other perfectly and bring out the best in each other;like best friends. The communication between these 2 friends is like an orchestra because every word is from the heart and soul and it's like a perfect melody. When he says that " what is a piano without the player" like a soul , without desire " means that " what is someone without a real friend", it's someone with all this great potentional inside but has no one to help bring it out like a real friend would. The rest of the poem basically means what I say previously about true friends and bringing out the potential in you. The end means that once you find someone like that , a real friend who will bring out the best potential in you as you bring out the best potential in him or her, then those two souls will never depart because they are so strong in friendship...

...About The Poet...
Davo was diagnosed with leukaemia (CML) when he was 17 years old. A bone marrow transplant successfully put Davo in to remission but years later in 2006, the devasting news that the leukaemia had returned changed everything forever. A second bone marrow transplant was not successful. Davo lost his long fight with leukaemia in May 2007 aged 21.

Odtüfeb :)

Here i want to talk about a student community in Metu ; Odtüfeb !!! Odtüfeb is a group which is consisted of students supporting Fenerbahçe :):) It is the very first group at which I enrolled at Metu :D And as days are passing i see that this is one of the most right decisions I've made so far in all my life:P because day by day I come to realise that it s like a home to me :) From our chief to manager members they are all very friendly and nice people and I feel so safe and happy when I am with them . Odtüfeb is one of the most active and social student community I have seen in Metu so far. It organises activities for its members like going to Kadıköy Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium for watching important matches and gives its member opportunity to support their team :) .It also tries to make organisations like going to Fenerbahçe Ülker' s matches in Ankara together with the other branches of sport. All i m saying is that ; being a Fenerbahçe fan is already an honour and being a member of Odtüfeb is just uncomparable :) Id be glad to see you joining us there ..Hope to see you..:)
(by the way you can join the group of Odtülü Fenerbahçeliler on Facebook ;) )

A day in a scout camp :)

Dont believe the ones saying 'a scout doesnt freeze..doesnt get hungry or thirsty ot get hurt at all :):) But belive that a scout is a hardworking and active in order to survive in camp area and in a tent :D:P One day in a scout camp begins breakfast ; all the scouts make line and take their breakfast one by one.After that the next activity is one of the biggest events of the day..inspection!! Taking all the precautions against loosing points in inspection the scouts try to make sure that they are going to be the champion of the day :D After inspection is completed its results are announced in a little ceremony and the champion group is given a gift (!) such as a potatoe , tomatoe etc. to put it into a new shape. Following of this little ceremony scouts are given 5 minutes to get ready for 'beach time'..the favourite time of the dayy:D.. 2 hours later they come back to camp area to have their dinner and for education part. Scouts are taught firts-aid, folk dance, chess, instuments etc..And then they prepare little sketches for night-activity . Hours pass quickly and again beach time!! Following of this is is dinner again..and finall; night activities begin and scouts have great time during it; singing songs, display of sketches, going to seaside with a guitar, climbing the mountain..Who knows what might happen in all of a sudden in a scout camp?? :):)

HeRe iS ErSaN iLyAsOvA!!

Ersan İlyasova (born in 1987 in Uzbekistan) is a prospective talented Turkish baskeetball player.When we look at his basketball career as a professional ; no need to go that far because he began to play basketball just 8 years ago.Considering the achievements and improvements he has had so far and he is having right now no doubt one might think that he was absolutely born for playing basketball!! When this young talent began to play he was far behind the players in his generation but Ulker realised this great young talent and gave Ilyasova chance to play ; he used it well and in 2005 he was drafted as 36th by Millwakee Bucks.Despite his sudden leg breaks andf illnesses he never gave up ; he fought with the problem of communication because of not being able to speak English and the disadvantage of being inexperienced in such a place place like NBA at the same time and in the end Ersan won!! He became the key player of Turkish National Team ranking 6 in World Basketball Championship in Japan in 2006.He shone like a star!! After that he stayed one more year in Millwakee Bucks and then transferred to Barcelona .Especially in final serie between Barcelona and Tau Ceramica he reached the top!He is still playing in Barcelona and hoping to go back to NBA to which he s referring as his real home after gaining experience in Europe.Turkish people are proud of him and they expect a lot more from this young possibly the best Turkish talent ever..:):)

Here are the links that are in the official web side of Millwakee that praises Ilyasova :)
http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/mb_070119.html (part 1)
http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/mb_070122.html (part 2)