Türkiye Geçilmez

If you’ve already read UG Escapades I wouldn’t need to convince you about why I would even want to study elsewhere. I mean, the experiences were interesting but not the kind you’d expect during your first year in university. So while that experience was ongoing, I was prepari... Read More...

After submitting the application I had taken my mind off it and was focusing on dealing with how COVID-19 had disrupted my life. My friend though, was checking on the application and following the Turkish burslari account on various social media platforms. She was my source o... Read More...

You know those moments when you can’t wait for something to happen, but the conditions are out of your hands, so you just sit around hoping things get back to normal? That was exactly how it felt knowing that I had received the scholarship but there was no way to travel due t... Read More...

By May of 2021, we (the scholarship recipients) were certain we’d finally be travelling to Türkiye for our educational experience. I was more than ready to leave UG. I just had one too many traumatic moments that it would be suspicious if I weren’t happy about leaving. So fro... Read More...

After a 7-hour flight, I arrived in Istanbul. Yep, I was finally in this city. YTB organized a bus to take all students that arrived on that day to their various dorms. We loaded our luggage onto the bus and headed into town around 9AM. After a long ride that included finding... Read More...