Charlistanbul: June 2013

Hakkımızda/About Us

Liseli iki yakin arkadas Lara ve Revna uc senedir kesintisiz olarak Istanbul kesiflerine devam eder iken Lara AFS Degisim Programini kazanir, bir seneligine Amerika'nin Charleston sehrinde yasayacaktir.Ancak bu ayrilik maceralarinin ve dostluklarinin bir sonu degil, aksine bir baslangicidir. Revna İstanbul sokaklarinda tirim tirim dolanmayi surdururken, Lara yepyeni bir hayata adim attigi Charleston'daki kesifleriyle Revna'ya meydan okur. Boylece bu iki kafadarin blog uzerinden surdurecekleri kitalar arasi gulunc bir mucadele baslar. Simdi ise aradan iki sene daha gecmis ve bu sefer Lara Fransa'nin Toulose sehrine okumaya gitmistir. Bu yolculuk yeni bir maceranin kapisini daha aralar ve simdi de bu iki arkadasin gerek İstanbul gerek Fransa'daki kesiflerine tanik olup, dostluklarinin renkli anilarini onlarla paylasacaksiniz.

Two high school teens, who are best friends, Lara and Revna were continually exploring the beautiful city Istanbul for three years, until Lara had the opportunity to experience a whole one year in Charleston in the USA by AFS Exchange program. But this separation was not the end of their friendship and explorations, unlike it was a beginning. While Revna was continuing to get around in Istanbul's elegant streets, Lara was challenging her with her discoveries in Charleston. And now, after about two years Lara is going to study in the beautiful city Toulouse in France. This is again another beginning of an adventure for these friends after their funny 'intercontinental' competition. Now their page is dedicated to share the colorful memories of their friendship and their new discoveries both in Turkey and France, especially in İstanbul and Toulouse!

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Dear friends from ALL OVER THE WORLD ,

I am writing in regards to my country Turkey. As you might have seen in the news in the last 48 hours a civil war started in my country. The protest is against the destruction of Gezi Park (the only green spot left in the center of Istanbul) for the construction of a shopping mall instead, but it was never only about the park.The park became a symbol for everything that the government is tearing down, the trees they cut down, the history they destroyed, the rivers they polluted, the seas they filled with cement, all in the name of economical growth, and of course the laws they have enacted to attack our private lives.. Now, in Turkey the police (known as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's army) are using guns, force and chemical products to stop the riots. The riots are being caused by the violence of Turkish police. While all these things are happening Turkish media is trying to ban everything including Facebook,Twitter, newspapers, etc. so I am asking your help please don't ignore the ruthlessness and cruelty of the Turkish government!! Thousands of people are on streets all over the country protesting, and yet the police are gas bombing the unarmed protestors! No offical has made any attempt to stop this violence!

AFS EXCHANGE STUDENT LARA TELLI

I have been writing this letter to all the local news around Illinois State ! PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD ! THE ONLY WAY IS TO SPEAK UP