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Introducing Mystery Class # 4
Istanbul, Turkey 41.00 N, 29.00 E
After a lot of hard work and a fun contest we have chosen our winning introduction
for the Mystery Class.
USKUDAR AMERICAN ACADEMY
Our country , Turkey has been a
republic since 1923. Turkey is located in the northern hemisphere and it is surrounded
by three seas: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and the Agean Sea. We also have a small
sea called the Marmara Sea that is contained by the northern west part of the country.
We have seven regions in our country: Black Sea, Mediterranean, Marmara, Agean, Middle
Anatolia, East Anatolia and South East Anatolia regions.
Therefore, we have different climates
in different regions. Usually it is warm near the sea coasts, and when you go away
from the sea you'll see that it is very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter.
This affects agriculture in a bad way. Greece, Bulgaria, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Armenia
and Georgia are the countries which are neighbours to us.
Our formal language is Turkish but because there are some Kurdish, Georgian, Armenian
etc. people in our country there are also some ethnic languages in our country. Anatolia,
the place where most of our country is located, has been a dwelling for many people
in the prehistorical and historical times. As a result, we have many historical buildings
in our country. You can see many different cultures in our country because we have
different ethnic groups. Each ethnic group has its own dance, own legends and stories,
own kind of music and own language.
As you probably know, our people
are mostly Moslems and their religion is Islam. However, there are some Christians,
Jewish people and other people who believe other kinds of religions too.
As Uskudar American Academy students,
we live in Istanbul. Istanbul is famous for its large population. It has 12 million
people. (that's about one quarter of Turkey's population!) Also it is the city which
connects Europe and Asia by the Bosphorus Bridge so the city is divided into two
parts as the Europe side and the Anatolia side. Many people in Istanbul live on the
Anatolia side and work on the Europe side. So most people in Istanbul complain about
the famous traffic jams. Also pollution is another problem as it is in other big
cities too. Istanbul is also very famous for its historic sights and because of this,
many tourists come here for sightseeing.
Our school, Uskudar American Academy
is in Uskudar which is an important district of Istanbul. You can see many old and
beautiful houses in Uskudar. Our school is very old too, but only since 1989 have
boys been admitted to this school. Before this date there were only girls being educated.
We can see that it is very old from the buildings, the garden with a lot of old and
big trees in it and the old gate which is the symbol of UAA.
We have five buildings: Barton
Hall, Martin Hall, Morgan Hall, Huntington Hall and the Gym. As Orta 1 D students,
our class is in Barton Hall which is the oldest building in our school. Last summer
this building and the other old buildings in the campus were restored so despite
its historical sight , our building is very modern. Some other Orta 1 classes have
a view of the Marmara Sea but as Orta 1D class we can only see the gate where we
enter the school. Most teachers believe that we're the most successful class but
they all are concerned about our behavior . We're a little playful! (but just a little
)
It was our Science teacher, Mr.
Slodki who asked us to be a part of this internet project. He wanted us to write
information about our country and we all did. He also told us that ten other schools
were parts of this project too, so we would know ten different parts of the world
and most importantly we would introduce our country, our people, our city and our
very dear school, class and friends. It was this that made us believe that this project
would be important.
FEYZA E. SAYIN
ORTA 1D
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
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