• Departure for Gallipoli
• Visit the Anzac Cove, 57th Infantry Regiment Cemetery and Memorial, Chunuk Bair, Canakkale Martyrs Memorial and the Lone Pine Cemetery & Memorial in Gallipoli.
• Lunch at Maydos Restaurant, Eceabat
• Visit Troy
• Check-in to Hotel in Canakkale
• Dinner at hotel
• Darussafaka Schools (www.darussafaka.k12.tr)
• A visit to Besiktas Anatolian High School (For 1st Group only) and BJK High School (For 2nd Group only)
• Visit to Turkish Cultural Foundation Istanbul Office & Lunch
• Briefings about TCF and TCA, sister organization
• Turkish civil society organizations and reception at the Turkish Cultural Foundation
• Return to hotel & Free Evening
• Spice Bazaar
• Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
• Hippodrome: Obelisk from Egypt, Serpentine Column from Delphi and Fountain of Wilhelm II.
• Blue Mosque
• Topkapı Palace and lunch at Konyali Restaurant
• Istanbul Archeological Museum: Museums of the Ancient Orient, Archaeology and Enameled Kiosk
• Hosted Dinner at Nar Restaurant at Armaggan Nuruosmaniye, accompanied by Turkish classical music (www.armaggan.com, www.nargourmet.com)
• Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia)
• Departure for Bosporus cruise
• Lunch at Kanaat Lokantasi in Uskudar
• “Ebru” demonstration by marbling artist Hikmet Barutcugil in Uskudar
• Visit to Dr. Fisun Okyar’s Iznik Tile Atellier in Çengelköy
• Dinner (Asian side)
• Arrive at Istanbul Ataturk Airport
• Welcome and tour briefing by your Tour Guide
• Welcome dinner
• Departure from hotel & transfer to Ankara Esenboga Airport
• Arrive in Istanbul
• Homebound flights through Istanbul
• Depart for Ankara
• Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and Museum
• Lunch at Zenger Pasha Restaurant at Ankara Castle
• Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
• Check-in to Hotel in Ankara
• Briefing
• Mrs. Ebru Barutcu Gokdenizler, Director General for Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
“Turkey-US Relations and Turkey’s Foreign Policy”
• Farewell dinner and overnight)
• Kaymakli underground city
• Goreme Open Air Museum
• Scenic views of Uchisar, Pasabag (Monks Valley) and Pigeon Valley
• Wrap-up meeting & Workshop at the Hotel
• Dinner & Overnight at hotel
• After breakfast, depart for Cappadocia
• Sultanhan Caravanserai
• Whirling Dervishes Ceremony at the Saruhan Caravanserai
• Check-in to Hotel in Cappadocia
• Dinner at hotel
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