The document provides an itinerary for a teacher exchange program in Istanbul, Turkey from November 11-16, 2013. The schedule includes: 1) Arrivals on Monday and a welcome dinner. 2) School visits and tours of local companies on Tuesday. 3) More school activities and tours of top historical sites like Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia on Wednesday. 4) A Bosphorus cruise, visits to markets, and more sightseeing on Thursday. 5) Additional school activities and shopping at a mall on Friday before general departure on Saturday.

1. PROGRAMME FOR THE MEETING BBB – ISTANBUL
11th to 16th November 2013
Monday, 11 November 2013
Arrival.
Netherlands:16:10.
Germany: ?.
Finland: ?.
20:00: WelcomeDinner at Ege Restaurant (FishRestaurant in Kumkapı).
(30 € perperson – onlyforteachers)
Tuesday, 12 November 2013 – Welcome
08:00 : Meeting in the School
08:15 : AshortmeetingwiththeschoolheadmasterMr. Fatih Kamil
Bilgin.School tour.Welcomeactivities.
09:00 : Visiting Mercedes company .
12:30: Lunchby Mercedes.
14:30 : Coffeeforteachersandstudents
15:00 : Working at school (Presentationsbytheschoolgroups).
17:30 : Free time.
Wednesday, 13 November 2013 – School Day
09:00 : Meeting in theschool.
09:30-11.30 : Working at school

2. 12:30 : Lunch (WesuggestspecialTurkishfood Sultanahmet meatball )
13:30 :VisitingTopkapıPalace – 25 TL (http://www.topkapisarayi.gov.tr)
15:30 : Visiting Sultanahmet Mosque(http://www.sultanahmetcami.org/)
16:30 : VisitingHagiaSophia(25TL)
(http://www.ayasofyamuzesi.gov.tr/en/)
18:00 : Free Time
Thursday, 14 November 2013
08:45 : Meeting in theGülhane tramstation.
09:30: Bosphorustour (10€), (fromKabataş).
12:00:Visiting Ortaköy (seasidearea)
12:30:Free lunch (Wesuggestspecialfood “Kumpir”)
13.30: coffee break andevaluation (in ortaköy)
15:00 : VisitingEgyptianBazaar (One of themostfamoushistoricalplaces in
İstanbul and it is alsospecialspicesbazaar) (http://www.misircarsisi.net/
16:30: Visiting Grand
Bazaar(http://www.kapalicarsitarihi.com/index.php)
18:30: Meeting in BeyazidSquareandgoingbacktoyour
hotel.(http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/go/Istanbul/Sights/Beyazit/)
Friday, 15 November 2013
09:00 : Meeting in the School
09:30 : Workagain in ourschoolAuditorium
11:30 : Coffee break forteachersandstudents

3. 12.00 :Work time
13:30 : Lunch(Dürüm, Pide or Pizza)
14:30 : Courseactivities
16:00: Shopping in Forum İstanbul (TheBiggestEuropeanShoppingMall).
(http://www.forumistanbul.com.tr/)
18:00: FreeDinner.
Saturday, 16 November 2013
General departure of alldelegations.
PleaseAttention
• Wearegoingtousepublictransportation.
• As youknowwearen’t a member of EU forthisreasonifyou can change
Euro intoTL,itwould be betterforyou.
(1 Euro = 2,75 Turkish Lira). Someplacesmayalsoaccept Euro.
Theanswers of yourquestions:
Wearegoingtohavewelcomedinner on Monday, on
theotherdaysyouarefreefordinners.
Don’tworryweare not goingtowalktoomuch
Wehavewifi in ourschoolauditorium. Soifyoulikeyou can
bringyourownlaptops. (wealsohavecomputerlab.)
Youneed a scrafwhilevisiting Sultan Ahmet mosque.

4. Wearegoingtopickyouupfromyourhotels.
Wewill buy İstanbul PublicTransportationCardforyou.