The Life in Istanbul

Lifestyle, Tradition and habits:
- The natives have great respect for religious customs and traditions. Women wear closed clothes, the same applies to visitors - people in open clothing may by denied to enter many mosque and public institution.
-Istanbul residents value their homes, so they always remove their shoes when they enter a house.
- Food is one of the most important aspect of life
- Alcohol is banned by their religion. Tourists should not walk on the streets of the city with a bottle of beer in their hands as this can offend residents and cause a lot of discontent.
- Colorful market are s striking national feature of Istanbul. people come here not only for shopping, but also for socializing.
- They spend more time with loved ones
- explore new ventures

Emergency Number: 112

Currency: Turkish Lira: TL
                   Euros and US dollar are also accepted in tourist-heavy area.

Politics:
- A parliamentary representative democracy.
- follow a strong tradition of secularism

Average monthly salary:

Transportation:

Cost f living:  
 < http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/city_result.jsp?country=Turkey&city=Istanbul>

Event and Festivals: 
Istanbul hosts more than 100 special events throughout the year including music, film, dance and theatre festivals, trade fairs, exhibitions and sports events. Most of the events have international importance and attract spectators and performers from all over the world.
For example:
- International Fethiye World Music Festival Turkey
- International Ankara Film Festival
- Alanya International Culture and Art Festival
- International Istanbul Theater Festival
- International Amateur Theaters Festival
- Intanbul International Music Festival
- Istanbul International Jazz Festival

Entertainment: Nigh clubs, belly dance, live music are the most important parts of Entertainment in Istanbul.

My experience as an professional designer in Istanbul

1. Enjoy all of the main festival and events on Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring in Istanbul.
-For example:
  + International Istanbul Music Festival
  + International Istanbul Jazz Festival
  + Alanya International Culture and Art Festival

+ International Istanbul Tulip Festival

2. Become a member of the Istanbul Design  Center (IDC):
which hosts seminar programs and other educational workshops that are open to public, benefiting designers that visit the center as well as anyone who is interested in the field of design and art.

3. Working for non-profit organizations in Istanbul. That is not only the way for me to get acquainted to Istanbul culture, but I also help other the poor.

4. I would like to become a professional graphic designer in Istanbul
   Looking for a good job with high salary in a famous company in Istanbul.

5.  Moreover, I may take cooking class to learn Istanbul cuisine and dancing class to learn about Istanbul culture.

Red Dots - Week 6

red dots is the valve of the faucet

red dot is a lipstick, I took a picture from the bottom of the lipstick

My Experiences as a Traveller in Istanbul

Try new food - and cuisine of Istanbul
1. Eating a Kumpir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrtfYd5br00

2. Turkish chicken breast pudding: unique Turkish dessert, which is made from chicken, rice flour, sweetened milk, cinnamon.

3. Eat Doner: 

4. Take a private tour: Istanbul by Night and Turkish Dinner and Show
Experience Istanbul at night with fabulous Turkish  dinner, traditional dance show and private joyride through the heart of the city

5. Taking Bosphorus Cruise and Istanbul's Egyptian Bazaar

6. Take a Ferry:
The great way to explore the massive city by boat. Taking a regular ferry ride, which help you save money and more flexibility

My experiences as a tourist in Istanbul

Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia: (also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque), which has 2 most striking features are 6 minarets and blue domed exterior.

Topkapi Palace: is a large palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years of their 624-year reign

Istanbul Archaeology Museums: is a group of three archeological museums located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey, near Gülhane Park and Topkapi Palace

Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum: Housed in what was originally the palce of Ibrahim Pasha, afavourite grand vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, and overlooking the Hippogrome where Byzantine lovers of chariot racing once brought the same passion to their sport as modern Turks do to football, this museum houses a magnificent collection of gigantic carpets from all over the country

Chora Church: is considered to be one of the most beautiful surviving example of a Byzantine church. The Chora Church was originally built as a part of a monastery complex outside the walls of Constantinople, to the south of the Golden Horn.

Address: Ayvansaray Mh., Kariye Cami Sk No:26, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

Walking across Galata Bridge: You could very well ride the light rail across, but if you choose to walk , you will get to see all the locals fishing from the bridge, the vendors selling sesame covered pretzels, and the boats carrying passengers down the Bosphorus.

Project 2: Preliminary Research - Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey:
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, which is a heart of economy, culture, and history
City coordinate: 280 01' and 290 55' eastern longitudes and 410 33' and 400 28' North latitude. The South of Istanbul is the Marmara Sea, and its north is the Black sea.

Standard time zone: Eastern European Time ( EET)
Population: 14 million (2013)
Area: 5,343 square kilometers (2,063 sq mi)
Culture: three major world culture: Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman
Distance from Oklahoma to Istanbul:
It takes about 14 hours to flight from Oklahoma, US to Istanbul , Turkey

Industry:
Istanbul contributes 40% of all taxes collected in Turkey and produces 27.5% of Turkey's national product
Major industry product: Food Processing, textile production, oil production, rubber, metal ware, leather, chemicals, electronic, glass, machinery, paper and paper product alcoholic drinks.
Pharmaceutical industry started in 1952, and now there are 34 companies operate in Turkish pharmaceutical industry.

For a short-term stint in Istanbul:
For one or two weeks, I will look for a hotel, which is located in the center of Istanbul.
For more than a months, I would like to live in an apartment with affordable rent. that is more comfortable to me.
the apartment need to have a big bedroom, bathroom and enough appliances in a peaceful area. beside that, it will be near by some famous places in Istanbul, such as Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque or Galata Tower. that facilitate for me to go some where. the place I live have to be convenient on transportation and traffic.

My field - Graphic design in Istanbul:
In Istanbul, the Istanbul Design  Center (IDC) hosts seminar programs and other educational workshops that are open to public, benefiting designers that visit the center as well as anyone who is interested in the field of design and art. There are many chances to develop my profession here. I can gain more experience from some program like this. Graphic designer can design brochures, magazines, logos, website and so forth in Istanbul.

Red Dot - week 5

red dot is the lid of the bottle

the red fruits on the tree at UCO.

Red Dot - Week 4

 The Red do is the artificial flower on the wall-newpaper

The Red dot is the logo of Finest Thai Gourmet

 Floss is the different thing from my country. Vietnamese usually use bamboo toothpicks which is hard to find in the US.
Moreover, Vietnamese people always take chewing gum instead of breath-strips which is not popular in Vietnam.

Coke is the similar thing to me. I can see coke every where in Viet nam and American. The way Vietnamese and American people drink coke is similar. They drink coke when they are thirsty, especially when they eat fast food.