The unique scent of bush basils!

In June we celebrate the popular saints; the first is Saint Anthony(13th June) and the “mangerico”, a sweet basil plant with a humorous poem on it, is for sale everywhere.Do you know it? You should first touch it and then smell your hand! It has a very pleasant smell!

Let The Word Bloom…

Do you recognise these flowers?

How do you call them in your mother tongue?

Does the name of the flower have some special explanation of it’s meaning?

Leave a comment and get to know more about the words…

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23rd April Childeren’s Day-Turkey

 

 

23rd April is International children’s Day in Turkey..We celebrate this important day during the week..It is the most enjoyable National Feast İn Turkey.This day is a present to the children from our great leader,Atatürk..All the Childeren are happy on that day and They have great time with their friends while performing different activities.On that day;The students perform different folk dances,perform different activities,they read poems about the importance of the day,they dance and take part in different kinds of amusing races and activities..It is just for the children and they celebrate the day at the school,stadium..

During the week,we decorate our school,classes and even streets with flags and ballons…Everyyear from the different parts of the world,children come to Turkey to perform their own traditional folk dances and they hold their own flags on their hand.Everyyear the world children (this year 39 country joined the day) come to different cities in Turkey,this year they come to Konya.It is possible to watch the activities on tv alive..So It is very nice view to see a lot of children with their flags and with their national costumes on the stadium while they are performing their national folk dances.

Turkish-Meanings of the surname

 

           The Meanings of the Surnames

AVCI SEZEN : Hunter ,feeling somathing before something happen

KORKMAZ : not afraid of anything..fearless

 AYYILDIZ : It is a two-word surname…MoonStar

 EŞİN : It means ‘ to dig’

 DEĞİRMENCİ : Miller

 SONYÜREK : a two-word surname ,The last hearth

 ÇETİNKAYA :  a two-word surname ,HardRock

 BAYAR : a person who makes people faint

 KARABULUT : a two-word surname ,black cloud

  BENLİ : a person who has moles

 GEZGİN  : a person who travels alot , excursionist

 UÇAR :  a person who is profligate and always feel like this

 GÖK : green 

 YENİGÜN : a two-word surname,New Day

 ŞAHİN : Hawk

 ALTIN : Gold