Last week was very exciting for me. I met new people and had a wonderful trip around Gaziantep, and outside of it.
We went to Nizip, Zeugma town, Birecik, Karkamış, Ekinveren, and back to the city, totally we drove 200 kilometers. While driving we made a lot of stops with the purpose of photographing.
People in the villages are very rich in the meaning of their inner richness and wellness. They work on fields and have every time a piece of bread. They make a five time prayer just on the field while watching their sheep and cows. Wellness of their hearts is when you take a picture of them – they smile and give you a package of fruits, because I was talking to them with an accent in Turkish, at least I do it, and I understand them. Sometimes you meet people who are not happy when I photograph them, they protest and watch at you with curiosity, but every time smile.
In my daily life I face to unfamiliarity in the kindergarten. My colleagues, other teachers, make jokes on me about my accent in Turkish. One day I just looked at that person and thought how misery she is if says like that, and of course I wasn’t silence because I cannot, and asked her to repeat that once again but she didn’t do it. She thought that I didn’t hear. After that she was saying me a lot of compliments in a way how I work with children, which showed me again her misery. But I can handle it, it’s not a problem for me, but I will never be silent. I do meet unintelligent people here, who make jokes on the way you speak, but they never try to speak and learn another language.
Coming back to our trip. Somewhere near Nizip we saw a refugee camp for Syrians. It is quite big and I was impressed by the guards, police, who check all the documents of the visitors or refugees themselves. From the outside it looks very impressive and clean, I've heard that there is electricity, heating system working properly and the Turkish government provides $400 to each person who live in a camp and is being registered. But concerning the others – who are majority from Syria – they live for their own costs, many of them cannot find a place to stay and they don't have money for it, that is why they live on the streets or in ruins. Children work on the streets doing the dirty work, selling flowers or napkins, etc.
Local people here in Gaziantep are not happy with newcomers. They complain that the house/flat renting is getting high, prices for some products are high as well. Those Syrians who have money and they come here and pay more for house renting in order to get a place to stay. They pay for education at the universities or schools and many locals are not happy with it either, because Turkish people need to study much and get prepared for examinations to enter the university. There are many unfair things, which I see, but Turkish people don't except that. Locals see the everyday problems which are connected to Syrian refugees, but never pay attention to what their government does. In Turkey there are some refugee camps, but they are not enough to accept everybody from Syria, that is why many people who have no money, are forced to live on the streets.
While driving by that camp I took some photographs, but my friends said me it is forbidden – I cannot make photos of solders or police, or even guards. There is no even law on prohibition of it, because those just don't like it.
Regular people cannot enter the camp. It is impossible to do. I'm trying to find any official way to get there, if anybody of you knows how to do it, please, let me know.
In Zeugma town we climbed a hill, from where we took great pictures. This place is very beautiful and peaceful, it is a big treasure for Turkey. Many excavations were found in this area under the water and they were transported to the museum, which is called now Zeugma Mosaic Museum. I went there as well this week, and I spent almost two hours there, but usually I don't like museums, but this one is worth to see.
Still there are many diggings left under the hill we climbed in Zeugma town. I highly recommend you to visit this place.
I think that's all for now.
Stay tuned.
We went to Nizip, Zeugma town, Birecik, Karkamış, Ekinveren, and back to the city, totally we drove 200 kilometers. While driving we made a lot of stops with the purpose of photographing.
People in the villages are very rich in the meaning of their inner richness and wellness. They work on fields and have every time a piece of bread. They make a five time prayer just on the field while watching their sheep and cows. Wellness of their hearts is when you take a picture of them – they smile and give you a package of fruits, because I was talking to them with an accent in Turkish, at least I do it, and I understand them. Sometimes you meet people who are not happy when I photograph them, they protest and watch at you with curiosity, but every time smile.
In my daily life I face to unfamiliarity in the kindergarten. My colleagues, other teachers, make jokes on me about my accent in Turkish. One day I just looked at that person and thought how misery she is if says like that, and of course I wasn’t silence because I cannot, and asked her to repeat that once again but she didn’t do it. She thought that I didn’t hear. After that she was saying me a lot of compliments in a way how I work with children, which showed me again her misery. But I can handle it, it’s not a problem for me, but I will never be silent. I do meet unintelligent people here, who make jokes on the way you speak, but they never try to speak and learn another language.
Coming back to our trip. Somewhere near Nizip we saw a refugee camp for Syrians. It is quite big and I was impressed by the guards, police, who check all the documents of the visitors or refugees themselves. From the outside it looks very impressive and clean, I've heard that there is electricity, heating system working properly and the Turkish government provides $400 to each person who live in a camp and is being registered. But concerning the others – who are majority from Syria – they live for their own costs, many of them cannot find a place to stay and they don't have money for it, that is why they live on the streets or in ruins. Children work on the streets doing the dirty work, selling flowers or napkins, etc.
Local people here in Gaziantep are not happy with newcomers. They complain that the house/flat renting is getting high, prices for some products are high as well. Those Syrians who have money and they come here and pay more for house renting in order to get a place to stay. They pay for education at the universities or schools and many locals are not happy with it either, because Turkish people need to study much and get prepared for examinations to enter the university. There are many unfair things, which I see, but Turkish people don't except that. Locals see the everyday problems which are connected to Syrian refugees, but never pay attention to what their government does. In Turkey there are some refugee camps, but they are not enough to accept everybody from Syria, that is why many people who have no money, are forced to live on the streets.
While driving by that camp I took some photographs, but my friends said me it is forbidden – I cannot make photos of solders or police, or even guards. There is no even law on prohibition of it, because those just don't like it.
Regular people cannot enter the camp. It is impossible to do. I'm trying to find any official way to get there, if anybody of you knows how to do it, please, let me know.
In Zeugma town we climbed a hill, from where we took great pictures. This place is very beautiful and peaceful, it is a big treasure for Turkey. Many excavations were found in this area under the water and they were transported to the museum, which is called now Zeugma Mosaic Museum. I went there as well this week, and I spent almost two hours there, but usually I don't like museums, but this one is worth to see.
Still there are many diggings left under the hill we climbed in Zeugma town. I highly recommend you to visit this place.
I think that's all for now.
Stay tuned.
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