ISTANBUL IN 2010

Istanbul was selected as European Capital of Culture in 2010.This news echoed in Turkey and in the world,also.However, you may wonder that why it is so important.Let's try to explain:
*After this declaration,Istanbul began to take place in world press and this means advertisement which is an income-producing factor.
*By means of this project, Istanbul will have a chance to share its unique cultural heritage with the whole world.Everyone will witness to history and see the enchanting scene of Bosphorus in peace.Its wonderful scenes will be brought into sharp relief.
*Istanbul will get access to new cultural places and this enables us to reinforce our cultural background.
*Artists who is from Istanbul will be able to meet their colleagues who is from abroad.In this way, they will obtain an international status.
*New economic businesses will be opened and urban transformation projects will be put into practice so as to raise the standard of living of people in Istanbul.
*Different art branches will be introduced by different artists and this will lead us to grow rich in terms of culture and art.With the help of it, we can realize distinct dimensions of life.

WHILE GROWING UP...

The process of being an adult is one of the most important periods in our lives.It is thought generally problematic because of uncertain behaviours and instable emotions.A teenager’s mood can change every moment easily,so they can be in contradiction with themselves.As a result of this, their reactions can’t be expected in advance.They can even react to the same situation in a different manner. Teenagers try to balance between their own world and real world.In fact,their only aim is to identify themselves.Their whole efforts are for the sake of proving their identities.In order to achieve this,they want to live in freedom and make their own decisions as an individual.At this point,to give them ENOUGH freedom becomes much more essential not to have nervous relationships with them.It is a delicate issue due to the rate of freedom. Unfortunately,being independent can be understood by some teenagers as being irresponsible!They can ignore their basic missions or by saying ‘’I am free!’’ they can do undesirable things.Freedom can leads to failures in their lives when used excessively!Therefore;its limits must be set in the beginning.In this way,children learn determinig their choices and also accepting their consequences. Teenagers can be aware of life and its facts by learning how to stand on their own feet.They choose their path by experiencing.They begin to form their personalities in a healthy way with the help of (enough) freedom.

BEING A REAL LEADER!

People are amazing creatures because of their wisdom and skills.Now they can manage to do lots of things which was thought as impossible in the past.Everyone can do or achieve everyhing,in fact.But still, some virtues like being a leader are special for some talented people.

To pioneer for people is one of the most delicate and important works on Earth. Because,it requires a lot of qualities at the same time.Its necessities are countless and these facts make harder this work.

A leader must be open-minded and in this way he/she must be renewed according to developments and the era.He/she must predict some possible events or changes in the world by means of prevision so as to take precautions in advance.He/she must be patient and if some obstacles come on the scene,he/she shouldn’t give up.He/she must keep on struggling come what may!She/he must be skillful for interacting with people easily.In order to express himself/herself,he/she must have an effective style.Besides these,there must be a consistency between his/her remarks and attitudes.He/she must set a good example for others.He must be hardworking and enterprising to improve.When necessary,he/she must be able to question herself/himself objectively.In addition,he/she must pay respect to everyone’s thoughts and feelings.However,the most important one is honesty,I think.Since eras,the whole people in the world have been suffering from the lack of this virtue.Leaders are liers in all corners of the world,unfortunately.For us,to live in a better world depends on this in my opinion!!!

UNDER THE SNOW!

While breathing,we overlook this truth; ”We are living!”.Time is passing,our life span is running out day by day.Most of us forget the value of life which is a God given gift for all humankind.In our daily lives,certain respensibilities and expectations make our lives insuperable as if we were wedged in cages.Sometimes surviving under these circumstances get harder and harder.Unforeseen obstacles can block our way suddenly. We can be in despair owing to these difficulties.There can be no other chance to begin to make head against them with a steady will power.Anyway,our leading role is that: to be able to cope with them as a person who has a strong personality.However,we can feel weak and desperate despite our real power inside and we look for some ones or some things in order to obtain enough support. Nevertheless, this search is useless!Here! At that point, the first thing we must do is looking at the sky and being aware of what is happening around us.In this way, we can notice some vital signs such as seasons and their unique ravishment.For instance, I woke up in a snowy morning.The scenery was enchanting especially trees whose arms were full of snow masses.They reminded me of an old woman who is having difficulty in carrying her bags.Snow covered everywhere and obscured everything.I thought that perhaps the world would be more beautiful if each time a miraculous thing camouflaged its shames and devilry!!!

TO BE ABLE TO LIVE!

''Yaşadıklarımdan Öğrendiğim Bir Şey Var'' is a poem which was written by Ataol Behramoğlu.This time,I want to mention it, because it is one of my favourite poems and tells so many things perfectly in lines.

Its main subject is ''LIFE'' as you can understand by looking at its title.It emphasizes the truths of life and being able to live in the literal sense!According to poet, our lifetime is limited and we must make the most of it by being aware of its unique value.In fact, we have no much time and its worth is increasing while time passes fast.Day by day, we get older and every day is a very precious present for us to spend efficiently.Otherwise, regrets will be inevitable! Ataol Behramoğlu takes notice of individual improvement by highlighting the significance of witnessing to different cultures and traditions, seeing distinct cities and especially reading.In order to be able to say ''I lived and now I can die with contentment'', we must know our existence's value and live a life which is away from wishes.

Whenever I read this poem, these thoughts surrounds me and I begin to thinking off my life and my future also.Come what may,I know this fact;we must live a full life in order not to regret later.In this way,we can die in peace!!!

MYSTERIOUS EVENTS ON EARTH

***The map which see the future

Piri Reis,famous turk sailor, was drown a map in 1513 which shows Africa,America and South Pole.Later, it came out in 1929 and muddled things up,because, the discovery of the South Pole became real in 1818.

***The oldest battery in the world

In 1938,two thousand-year-old battery was found by German archaeologist Wilhelm Konig in the immediate vicinity of Baghdad.This was a big surprise for scientists and it casted a shadow on Alessandro Volta who was known as the inventor of battery in 1800s.

***The city whose construction lasted 1000 years

Nan Madol is an archaic city which was built nearby the Mikronesia Island in the Pacific Ocean.Enormous basalt blocs were used in its long construction process.It connects between 100 artificial islands by means of canals.How they could bring so much of basalt there is still a mystery.

***A landing strip for aliens

Some motifs which was drown on the 450km'2 coast of Pampa in Peru lays out some animal and plant pictures that spans between B.C. 300 and A.D. 600.Scientists predicted that its architect was the civilization of Nazca and also it is a controversy about it.According to some people, these motifs forms a landing strip for aliens!

***The secret of the hammer

The hammer having a wooden handle and iron knob was found in Texas in 1936.It was buried in a rock which was about 400 or 500 years old.It was a modern hammer,so how it could stay in a prehistory rock is a secret!

FOUR CANDLES:)

Four candles were burning slowly...Everywhere was so quiet that you could hear their conversations.The first candle said that ''I am PEACE...Nobody helps me to burn.I think I will go out soon.'' Its flame reduced and it went out finally.The second candle uttered that ''I am FIDELITY.Unfortunately,anymore I am not indispensable.There is no need to burn.Because,it doesn't mean anything for humankind.''When it stopped talking,it went out silently by means of a breeze.Later, the third candle chimed in: ''I am LOVE.I have no more strength left.Because, all people forgot me and they didn't notice my value.'' Shortly after these words,it went out in lament.Suddenly,a little boy entered the room and saw the candles.He asked why they aren't burning in deep waters.He continued:'' You had to burn to the end of time.'' Then, he began to cry...At that point, the fourth candle began to talk.'' Don't afraid...As long as I have enough spark, we can light the others together.I am HOPE...'' The boy took the candle of hope and lit all other candles one by one...

Hope brightens our path of life.Therefore; we must always carry a piece of it in our pocket so as not to vanish in deep darknesses!!!