Diaries 2005

10.08.05
I am one of the participants attending the summer school from anatolia and this is the first tşme i am being in Antakya. I arrived to Antakya in early morning (at 6.30). first, i took acity tour. I walked in Antakya nearly for 5 hours. Then i checked on to hotel and had a rest alsowaited fort he other participants. After they came i meet with my room friend. That is all i remember about the first day.

2nd day:
After breakfast, groupwork to discuss and identify the group assignments started at 10.00. after this we took 3 courses. At night we went to disco and have fun.

12.08.05
After the lectures by Murat belge and sevan nisanyan, we visited some sightseeings. First was st.pierre church. The church and its story is very interesting. There was the place where the christian used first time. Then we went to harbiye waterfalls. We couldnt saw waterfall, but it was also good. We had diner some of participants sang songs. At the endwe turned back to the hotel.

13.08.05
First before of the 4th day, was about natiopnalism presented by F. Kentel and N. Maksudyan. I really interested in this topic so it was beneficial. Before coming summer school i have read the reasearch about mutual dialogue between armenias and turks studied by F. Kentel and it is very good to listen him. Then SEvan Nisanyan narrated lots about armenian and turkish history. It was interesting too. On Sunday we went to vakiflikoy. A traditional first was going on vakiflikoy. Then we went to seaside, Sevan and had fun.

Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process is a programme implemented by a Consortium of eight civil society organisations from both countries with the financial assistance of the European Union under the Instrument for Stability

The overall objective of the programme is to promote civil society efforts towards the normalisation of relations between Turkey and Armenia and towards an open border by enhancing people-to-people contacts, expanding economic and business links, promoting cultural and educational activities and facilitating access to balanced information in both societies. 

The Consortium partners include Civilitas Foundation (CF), Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF), Public Journalism Club (PJC), Regional Studies Center (RSC) from Armenia; and Anadolu Kültür, the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (hCa), and Hrant Dink Foundation from Turkey.  The programme will include a series of activities such as media support, TV talk shows and citizen reporting to contribute to better mutual understanding.

The programme will also include travelling discussions; workshops and trainings for youth and teachers; exchange of artists, architects, and entrepreneurs; fellowship opportunities and travel support to enhance encounters and cooperation across the border. Research on business and economic opportunities; celebrity discussions about the past; and opinion exchanges of high-level former officials will also be a part of the programme. 

One of the main pillars of the Programme is inclusiveness – to engage and support new actors in the dialogue process. To this end, the Consortium created a Grant Scheme to invite individuals and civil society organisations from Armenia and Turkey - other than the Consortium members - to propose and implement their own project ideas, which will contribute to the overall objective of the Programme and multiply the shared outcomes. 

The results of all activities will be shared with the public through the trilingual website, which will serve as a networking tool featuring the overall picture of the past, current, and future developments in Armenia-Turkey dialogue initiatives. 

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