Kırkpınar Wrestling Stadium, next to the Meriç River

Edirne

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Açı Pulse

Table of Contents

School News 3

Lifestyles 9

Sports 11

Spring/Summer

2015

Lara Kader Duru Akın Emir Kalkan Kaan Kitaboğlu

Arca Yağcı Kerem Yılmaz Eren Sahir Dölen

Ela Pinto Arda İnci Ömer İlbak Emre Pinto

Sinan Süner Emir Demir Can Kök Ali Başaran Ali Arcasoy Yavuzcan Yavuz

Mert Doğan Editor John Dugan Photos Melis Aşçı

Reporters

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School News

By Duru Akın and Lara Kader Açı Pulse Reporters

An interview at the Tatlici sweet shop in Bahçeköy:

How long has the shop been open? How long have you worked here?

The shop in Bahçeköy was established in 2014, and it has been open for one year.

What kinds of foods do you serve? What are the most popular foods?

We are the biggest dessert and börek wholesaler in Turkey. The most common foods are

kuru baklava and su böreği. We wholesale 15 tons of kuru baklava and börek in one night to other places.

What days are you busy? The most popular days

are the weekends, Saturday and Sunday.

Do you have customers who come in often? Why do people like to return?

There are, especially Açı students and teachers. Also popular celebrities come here to eat. Eighty percent of people who eat here come back.

What makes your restaurant different from

other restaurants? We believe in our börek

and kuru baklava. We are so strict about our hygiene and taste.

What is the most difficult

part of taking care of a restaurant?

We are so into making customers happy. If the customers aren’t happy they won't come back.

Tatlici’s delicious sweets find fans in Bahçeköy

By Lara Kader and Duru Akın Açı Pulse Reporters

An interview with the local veterinarian in Bahçeköy, Hasan Arı:

What kinds of animals do you see the most? What are the most popular pets?

We mostly see cats and dogs. The most popular pets are dogs, cats and birds.

What animals are the hardest to take care of? What are the easiest to take care of?

It is hard to take care of the animals that don’t know about humans. It is easier to take care of the pets that can live in houses, like golden retrievers and labradors.

What are the common

problems you see with cats and dogs?

We have problems with parasites, worms and other illnesses that actually make other animals and humans sick too. We also see problems about their skin and fur.

What is important for people to know about taking care of a pet?

They need to be responsible, need to take care the pets that they buy and to know what they're going to do with the pets every day.

What made you want to take this job? What is your favorite part of the job?

I wanted this job because I love animals so much, and my favorite part of this job is to help animals and being with them.

Local vet shows love to pets

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School News

My favorite place in Edirne was the Lozan peace statue. The statue was gorgeous and it was modern. I feel like that was one of the best statues I've ever seen in my life. This statue symbolizes stuff we gained and stuff we lost after World War I. After this war, capitulation was removed. On the statue there is a women holding a pigeon in her right hand and the contract in her left hand. The pigeon symbolizes peace. Also it kind of shocked me when I

saw a woman, because I thought that it would be a man. It is very nice to have such a gorgeous and incredible statue like that. – Duru Akın

I think the best place in Edirne was the Selimiye Mosque. It was huge and incredible. This place was so important for the Turkish Republic. Most tourists in Edirne come to visit here. Selimiye Mosque is an aristic place – it was created by Mimar Sinan. – Arca Yağcı

Grade 7 students visit historical sites of Edirne

Selimiye Mosque Edirne

Jewish Synagogue Edirne

Lozan Peace Statue Edirne

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By Ela Pinto and Emre Pinto Açı Pulse Reporters

Anıtkabir (literally, "memorial tomb") is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish war of Independence and the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. It is located in Ankara and was designed by architects Professor Emin Onat and Assistant Professor Ahmet Orhan Arda, whose proposal beat 48 other entries from several countries in a competition held by the Turkish Government in 1941 for a "monumental tomb" for Atatürk.

The site is also the final resting place of Ismet Inonu, the second President of Turkey, who was interred there after he died in 1973. His tomb faces the Atatürk Mausoleum, on the opposite side of the Ceremonial Ground.

The mausoleum was depicted on various Turkish banknotes during 1966–1987 and 1997–2009.

The Ethnography Museum is dedicated to the cultures of Turkish civilization. The building was designed by Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu and was built between 1925 and 1928. The sarcophagus of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was held at the museum

from Nov. 21, 1938, until Nov. 10, 1953, until Anıtkabir could be completed.

Atatürk’s casket was removed from the sarcophagus and relocated to Anıtkabir in the presence of many of Turkey’s most important elected officials.

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School News Trip to Ankara shows Grade 8 students national pride

Anıtbakir Ankara

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School News

Our Grade 8 team got the 1st place in Turkey in the Technical Challenge category and earned the right to go to the Global Finals. We went to Knoxville, Tennessee, USA for the Global Finals and represented our school there. It was a great one-week experience full of sight-seeing, socializing and cultural encounters.

Our team performance brought lots of praise. We joined lots of activities at the event such as pin trading, buddy team meeting, gift exchange, passport party, teen party, opening and closing ceremonies etc. It was truly an unforgettable experience. — Ms. Şenay

Açı wows crowd at Destination Imagination finals

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Languages Week During Week 21, Açı

School celebrated Languages Week with many activities in English, Spanish and French. There was karaoke, trivia contests, bag painting, nail art and much more.

We collected donations through bake sales and selling crafts, including the

book “Katie” written by Grade 7 student Lal Sarpyener. All of the donations from Languages Week go to the 7 Trees For My City Project, which aims to replace the trees we use every year, and the KGBV School for Girls in India.

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Lifestyles

Açı Pulse Staff There are many great

locations for holidays for Turkish people. Here are a few to check out:

Hawaii Hawaii is the only U.S.

state that is located in Oceania. Also Hawaii is the only one made entirely of islands. We think that Hawaii is a wonderful place to relax and have fun after all the hard work at school. There are lots of volcanos around Hawaii, and they are still active. The waves at Hawaii are humongous, so you can surf there.

The fish are tastier than the other fishes because they are ocean fish, and the sauces that they prepare and serve on the fish makes it delicious. – Duru Akın and Lara Kader

Alacatı Alacatı beach resort is a

popular place for people.

Most tourists come here to have fun. This place is a good place for kids. There is a kids club, more programs and lots of activities.

The beach is a big place and has a water sport part. Most of the beach is sandy.

There are many restaurants and bars. For kids there is an ice cream shop. There is also wind surfing.

In Alacatı, the hotels are always full because it is such a good place to visit. Try it if you can! – Arca Yağcı

Outside Turkey In Turkey for vacations,

everybody goes somewhere outside Turkey. They go to Moscow, Germany or France. They go skiing. They go to football matches.

In Turkey there are fewer things to see, I think,

because Turkey is a little country. There are many interesting things in other countries – why not visit

some other places? – Kaan Katıboğlu

Where should you spend your next holiday?

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Lifestyles

By Duru Akın Açı Pulse Reporter

Cinnamon buns are easy to prepare ahead for a large group. It is tasty and delicious.

Here is the recipe: Ingredients

500g flour 7g dry yeast 60ml water (lukewarm) 140g sugar 180ml milk 0,5 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg 50g butter (melted) 110g butter (soft) 0,5 orange (zest) 2 tsp cinnamon 200g confectioner's sugar 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp sugar Salt Flour for work surface

Utensils 3 small bowls Standing mixer or hand-held blender Large bowl Clean kitchen towel Zester Muffin pan

Citrus press Oven Rolling pin Knife Tablespoon Cake spatula (optional) Rubber spatula (optional) Cake rack

How to do: In a small bowl, combine

water, yeast and some sugar. Let sit until foamy for about 5-10 minutes. In a standing mixer or with a hand-held blender, whisk together milk, vanilla extract, egg, melted butter, some sugar and a pinch of salt. In two editions, add flour into the milk mixture. Then add in yeast mixture and continue beating.

Knead by hand until smooth. Place the dough in a clean bowl, cover with a kitchen towel and leave it to rise in a warm place for about 2 hours.

For the filling, combine soft butter with the remaining sugar, cinnamon and zest of halve an orange

in a small bowl. Mix until smooth.

Preheat oven to 190 C (375 F). Halve the dough and roll each half into the shape of a rectangle, about 3 millimeters thick. Spread the filling evenly onto the dough leaving a small border all around.

Starting at the long end, roll up the dough. Cut the roll crosswise into 12 equally sized pieces. Place the rolls into the prepared muffin pan cut-side down and leave to rise for

another hour. Then bake for bout 15-20 minutes until golden.

Allow to cool for 10 minutes on a cake rack. In a small bowl, combine confectioner's sugar and lemon juice. Stir until completely dissolved. Place a plate underneath the cake rack to catch any excess frosting. Drizzle cinnamon buns with sugar frosting to your liking. Serve while still warm.

Information from thedaringkitchen.com

How to make the world’s best cinnamon buns

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Sports

By Emre Pinto Açı Pulse Reporter

The recent El Clasico was amazing. I guess it was the best El Clasico in like five years. The best teams in the world played together. Messi, Suarez and Neymar on Barcelona, against Bale, Benzema and Ronaldo on Real Madrid. Barca won the game with the good play. The match ended 2-1. Real Madrid also wanted the game but their energy wasn't enough.

The first goal came early and the scorer was Jeremy Mathieu. Then Real Madrid started to attack and they found the goal with Cristiano Ronaldo before the half time.

The second half was also exciting and Luis Suarez scored early in the second half and made the score 2-1. The last minutes were very good but Barca played well and won the game.

Barca tops Real Madrid in historic El Clasico

By Yavuzcan Yavuz Açı Pulse Reporter

Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa (born 10 May 1982), known as Adebayo Akinfenwa and nicknamed “The Beast,” is an English professional footballer who plays for AFC Wimbledon as a striker. He is known for his physical strength and heavy build.

Akinfenwa's first professional breakthrough came at Doncaster United. Following a short but successful time at Doncaster, Akinfenwa moved to his seventh club, Torquay United. He proved to be a goal threat, however he left the team the following season to join Swansea City.

After spending two

seasons in Wales he joined League One side Milwall and later moved to

Northampton Town, where his goal-scoring talent was recognised by higher league clubs such as Leyton Orient and Grimsby Town. Akinfenwa spent six years switching from Northampton to Gillingham, where his goal-scoring ability was still apparent.

In June 2014, he signed for League Two side AFC Wimbledon on a 14-month contract.

Information from football-lineups.com

Akinfenwa proves himself

with Wimbledon squad

By Kaan Katıboğlu Açı Pulse Reporter

Alexis Sánchez is a beast football player for Arsenal. Arsenal bought him from Barcelona and his rating is 85 in the video game FIFA 15. After his debut season of first-team football with Cobreloa, Sánchez was signed by Italy’s Unidese in 2006.

After successful loans at Colo Colo and River Plate, he began playing in Serie A in Italy. In 2011, he was

signed by Barcelona for £25 million, becoming the most expensive transfer in Chilean football history. Sánchez signed for Arsenal in July 2014 for a fee re-ported to be around £30–35 million, making him the second-most expensive signing in the club's history after Mesut Özil.

Sánchez has earned over 75 caps and played in two FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014) as well as the 2011 Copa America.

Sánchez a star for Arsenal

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Selimiye Mosque, with statue of Architect Mimar Koca Sinan

Edirne