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.