LITERATURE IS AN ART

 To me literature is the writings of the people. Usually this consists of the novels, short stories, poetry, political and philosophical treatises. A people shows their beliefs, hopes, sadness and their undestanding what it means to be a human in their literature. They are trying to share with others what they can see inside themselves and they do it by literature. To know a people it's important to read their literature and try to understand what they are saying about themselves.
 In fact  the most important part of literature is writing and reading. Because people like reading books and writing in their spare times. When I was a child I used to read a lot. I think reading is a habbit that is gained by the family of a person. When I read a book I find myself in another world. It's also enjoyable. Also literature develops the character of a person. When I was a small child ,I wanted everything to become in a sudden. In a way I was impatient. But thanks to the literature now I'm a calm person. Not only reading the books, but also going around internet help people to improve themselves. These facilities enable people to look from different windows. If a person wants to be successful in her life, she must read more and more. Especially in our department, we need to read a lot. I don't suppose people, who don't read during their lifetime, are good at their jobs. Writing is also important. I know e few people who try to write. One of my friend's father is a poet. He even published a poetry book. With his poems he talks about his family. I read it and I enjoyed very much. His book covers a lot of topics in it.
  Literature is an art I think.You can speak your own language clearly, if you know your literature. A lot of people are illeterate in our world.
One of my friend teaches old men and women how to read and write in  a course that is opened by the government. She likes it. These kind of activities are very important to the attribution of the literature.
Nowadays I'm interested in English so much. I read a lot of things on internet that are related with our daily lessons.
Shortly, literature begins from childness and continues to the part of an old age. It's an essential factor in our life. So we shouldn't ignore it.

The Importance of Television

 Television plays very important role in our daily life. We spend most of our time in front of TV rather than Internet. Actually it's more common than using Internet. Especially the children who don't go to school, usually watch TV. They watch all the programmes. Sometimes they may be influenced by the negative ones. In my opinion the families should look after them. Because some serials include violence. And so do the cartoons. When majority of the children watch these kind of things, they may try to practise them. For example there was a serial called 'Selena' a few years ago. One of my friend said that her daughter was watching it very carefully. And there were two children, one girl and one boy, who kiss each other. As a result this is not a good scene for children. There was a child competition related singing a song, too. In this programme the children were wearing like an artist and they were behaving like an adult. In fact I don't approve this.In my opinion a child shouldn't make up.  She must live her childhood. Their psychology can be affected by this programmes, maybe by attending in  or watching them.
As a result these are not good examples for children. And there is another one which I don't enjoy watching. It's 'Kurtlar Vadisi'. This is a negative one for the youth. There are a lot of young people who become a member of gang affecting by these kind of serials. I don't recommend to anybody.
There must be a wider prohibition and limitation in Rtük. So everything can be more orginized by this way. On the other hand, there are a lot of useful programmes on TV. For example talk shows, daily news. We can take a lot of information from that ones.
Shortly television has got good and bad affects over us.

The Halloween and The Greater Bairam

October 31st is a special day celebrated as Halloween in western culture, but not in the whole world.  Halloween originates from the Celts society and it indicates the end of the harvest period. In the same time, it shows the point between the world in old communities and otherworld.
It's believed that all the good and bad spirits that come from otherworld, visit this world on October 31st.
Because of that reason, the families remember their ancestors on this day and it's a custom for them. According to the belief, the door is opened once, yet the bad spirits can pass this door.
In order to prevent this, all the masks and scaring costumes are worn by people in Halloween. The people wear their costumes in such a scaring way, that even all the bad spirits will be able to be far away from them. While they are thinking of their ancestors, they surprise the bad spirits with their scaring costumes, so that the good spirits can feel comfortable.
There is an evil called Samhain. He is responsible for the curtain between this world and the otherworld. This means between the mortal and the spirits. Samhain passes the world of mortals and looks for new victims for himself. There are three different ways to escape from him:
First, wearing the masks. Samhain won't recognize the mortals if they wear these masks.
Second, the sweets that are put in front of the doors.  When Samhain is be full up with these sweets, he can be far away.
Third, pumpkins that have a smiling face, carved and have a light in it.
The good spirits, can be remembered in safety, by following these steps.
Briefly, people and children make a lot of fun in Halloween.
    İbrahim is the ancestor of all the people in this world according to our religion. During his life he loved his son İsmail very much. But he also claimed that he loved God.  One day he dreams about this subject. In his dream God tries to understand whether İbrahim loves himself or not. In order to clarify this, God  tests İbrahim by willing him to sacrifice his son İsmail. He has this dream again and again.
When he wakes up, he is very scared. All to this, he decides to set off with his son and decides to sacrifice him.
His son feels something about the situation while going, and he understands that his father is very upset because of this situation.
While Ibrahim is just to cut his son's head, a voice is heard by them. This was God's voice. And a ram from the sky comes there.
In fact the ram coming from the sky is not actually real of course. It represents the real self of a person.
The message in this event that every person should try to reach God first by giving up worldly goods.
In The Greater Bairam, people in our society, visit the old and their friends. The sheeps that are cut, are distributed to the needy. This supports the solidarity in Muslim societies. The children wear their new dresses.
But nowadays in these special days a lot of people go on vacation and don't celebrate The Bairam. They only have a holiday and don't want to look after guests.

A WALK TO ISTANBUL

  My most favourite place in Turkey is Istanbul. Because it's a marvellous and beautiful city.
In Istanbul everything is special and different. For example Ramadan... As everybody knows, Ramadan is a very special month for Muslim people. In Ramadan, you can join a lot of festivals in Istanbul. And you can have a great time and lots of fun while going these festivals. This is an opportunity to go around in the past and live nostalgia. Having the Ramadan in Istanbul, is a different colour of culture for me. Because I live in Gaziantep and there are not these kind of entertaintments in my city.
I like nostalgia very much. In Istanbul there are a lot of old buildings, which are made of wooden, in old streets. When I walk in these streets, I feel happy and I enter in another world. This changes from person to person. But I enjoy this.
  And of course, you have got a lot of opportunities in Istanbul, when you want to go shopping.You can buy a lot of cheap cloths and shoes in Eminönü. Not only the clothes, but also the vegetables and fruits are well qualified in Istanbul. Briefly, shopping in Istanbul suits my budget.
  If you are fond of old and othantic things, Istanbul is the right place for you. I like looking for old
 things while I'm shopping. Especially, when I get bored, I always go to the 'Grand Bazaar' and buy souvenirs for my family and me.
  There are also a lot of historical places, mosques and tombs in Istanbul. I like visiting tombs. Because when I visit a tomb, I feel peaceful.This is the most important reason, why I like Istanbul so much.
  If you want to buy cheap kitchen equipment, that is made from copper, you can find these in 'Copper Bazaar'. In Gaziantep the models are limited. So, this is a big alternative, who are interested in old things, like me.
I like reading very much. There are a lot of book stores,  which sell different kind of books in Istanbul.
I like researching 'Sufism'. I can easily find interesting books about Sufis' life like Mevlana and the others.
I like eating fish very much.When you are tired, after walking around all the city, or after a tiring day, you can have a a rest and eat fish with less money in Üsküdar. The fish is always cheap and fresh there.
I don't like spending too much money in restaurants. These kind of places are very popular in Istanbul.You can have an enjoyable time while eating your meal in Istanbul.
There are a lot of competitions presenting local food, that is specific to different cities,in  Istanbul. You can join these competitions as a competitor or a viewer. You can buy local food and meet a lot of people instead of travelling.
And my grandmother lives in Beykoz. This is another reason why I like Istanbul very much. In Beykoz, you are away from the noise of vehicles. I think it's one of the quietest place in the world. Sometimes I want silence. Beykoz is the most suitable place to have this.
As a result Istanbul comprehends different cultures and places. Life is excellent in Istanbul. So is this a valid reason why I like Istanbul so much?

First impression of the üniversity and ELL Department.What was your expectation?

 It was my first day in campus when I came for register at Gaziantep University. First of all, I went to the dining hall of the university in which the registration procedures are being made.My friend ,Gamze accompanied me. While doing all these things, I observed everything was in a certain degree of importance in this university.
After accomplishing my works, I began to prepare myself for the preperation exams.When I attended these exams, I thought they were prepared by the lecturers carefully.This is a pozitive point for this university.In some universities these kinds of exams are very easy.
Anyway I passed the preperation exams. Luckily I didn't attend the preparation class of the university.I was allowed to be in the first grade in the first grade in Language and Literature Department. But before I began to attend this faculty, I went to Tülin Zahteroğulları's room and she approved my passing.By the way I liked this lecturer very much.Her accent was very good.I said to myself the education in this department is well qualified.Because Tülin Zahteroğulları is just like an English teacher.Thanks to this nice and pretty teacher I liked this department and Gaziantep University very much.
In my opinion if a student likes her lecturer, she will achieve her lessons very easily.And of course she will like the department as well.
After coming out from the department I began to walk with Gamze in the campus.We had a lunch in a cafe next to this department. Everything was wonderful for me.
The campus and the lecturers were two important factors for me why I liked this department.
According to me Gaziantep University is a developing one nowadays. A lot of faculties like Law, Architecture and Dentistry have been opened in it.These are big advantages for the young people.
There are a lot of private universities like Zirve and Gazikent in Gaziantep.If we make a comparison between these universities Gaziantep University will be at the top.Not only the education,but also the students are very bad in these private üniversities.The students are very spoilt and lazy.
   To have a high life standart and a high culture I chose this faculty.Because language is very important in interacting with people and working in big companies.
Before entering this university I always dreamed to be an English teacher in a statement school in order to get a fixed salary.
The education that is given in an university is very important for a student who wants to find a good job after graduation.
I want to speak English fluently and write professionally.And I sometimes want to be a lecturer in Gaziantep University.Shortly I believe, Gaziantep University will give all these opportunities to me.To make real of my dreams I wanted to enter this university.
By the way I  forgat to say, ın our program, we have got German lessons.This is a big benefit for us.The young people rival with each other in our society.For that  reason, speaking one language isn't sufficient anymore.So we must think every point which is essential for our education in many ways.
As a result to be an ordinary English teacher in a statement or a private school is not very important, the important thing is to do your job professionally, to be the best and  of course to be the first.To overcome all these difficulties, I wanted to attend this university.God willing, I will do my best in this faculty.