INITIAL MEETING

13th-16th November 2009

Atakum, Samsun, TURKEY

2009-1-TR1-GRU06-05419 1

Grundtvig Learning Partnerships

“Adopt Your Heritage”

MERVE DUYGULU

Project Manager, Atakum Adult Education Centre

CONTENTS

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2

The Participants ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3

The Activity Plan …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

Meeting Agenda & Minutes ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7

Daily Expression Chart ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12

Photos from Activities …………………….….……………………………………………………………………………………….14

INTRODUCTION

The first meeting of ADHER Project was held in Samsun TURKEY between the dates of 13th-16th November 2009.

This was the first mobility action within the project. It gave all participants to meet and to know each other

better. The meeting, cultural and social activities were of great importance and beneficial for each of the

participants.

THE PARTICIPANTS

SAVAŞ BOYARTURKEY

Cihan ÇAY Dilek EMİNOĞLU Merve DUYGULU Bülent İŞBİLİR TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY

Murad BİLGİ Aydoğan ARSLAN Murat DİNÇER Nizam YILDIRIM

TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY

GYONGYI PILLICH WRIGHT MARC PILLICH WRIGHT BARBARA VOGRINEC NERUTE STANISLAVA ROMANIA ROMANIA SLOVENIA LITHUANIA

Participants from GREECE were not able to attend the meeting because of a sudden illness of the project coordinator Yvonne Von Beck. They were planning to participate in the meeting as two representatives; however, they had to cancel their flight due to this health problem.

Participants from Italy could not attend the meeting as the meeting dates were not suitable for them. We had difficulty in deciding on common meeting dates which were suitable for all participants. It was impossible to determine common dates.

ACTIVITY PLAN

Dear guests,

Dear guests,

Welcome to Samsun. Let me give you some information about this beautiful city.

Samsun is the largest city on the Black Sea coast and it is a major commercial port and an industrial city. It is an ancient city which has been totally modernized and has all the traits of a commercial port. The city, with the name Amissos in ancient times, is the port where products of the whole region are exported and it hosts the annual Samsun Trade and Industry Fair.

Samsun found itself at the center of the Turkish War of Independence on May 19,1919, when Atatürk landed here to organize the defense of Anatolia. The extraordinary equestrian statue of Ataturk at the city park stands as a memorial of that day. At the Ataturk Museum, there are many memorial objects from the Turkish War of Independence.

In the other museum of the city, the Archaeological and Ethnographical Museum, there are many findings from the environs and ancient Samsun (Amissos), especially of importance are the artifacts and jewelry. At Ikiztepe, there was a significant excavation. An archaeological site from the Early Bronze Age was found there.

Bafra, a little town to the west of Samsun is famous for its tobacco, caviar and thermal springs. You can see a 13th century Turkish Bath (Hamam), a mosque-mausoleum-medresse complex from the 15th century, the Paphlagorian Rock Tombs and the ruins of Asar Fortress. Lake Simenik at Terme is a birds' paradise.

Samsun has a long history and its myths go back even longer. According to ancient myths the delta east of Samsun was the land of the Amazons. The geographer Strabo (64 BC-21 AD) describes the Amazons as a people of female warriors. In order to shoot easily with bow and arrow they had one of their breast removed. Amazon is derived from the old Greek and means 'without breasts'. The Amazons used men from neighboring peoples to reproduce themselves and male children were sent to neighboring peoples. The myths situate the period of the Amazons about 1200 BC.

Greek colonists settled in the 6th century BC and established a flourishing trade with the people of the interior of Asia Minor. In the 3rd century BC Samsun came under the rule of the expanding Kingdom of Pontus. Initially the Kingdom of Pontus had been a part of the empire of Alexander the Great that broke up soon after his death in the 4th century BC.

The Romans took over in 47 BC and were replaced by the Byzantines. The town was captured by the Seljuk Empire (around 1200 AD) and later became part of a Turkish principality. The region was taken by the Ottomans in the first part of the 15th century.

Here, on 19 May 1919, a man stepped ashore who would create a Turkish state, change a society and even alter a language; this great man was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

CONTACT at; Merve DUYGULU0090 506 689 80 530090 535 701 91 19

kuzucm@hotmail.com

13.11.2009Arrival at the airport – to the Hotel

14.11.200908:00 Breakfast at the Hotel

09.00 Visiting Atakum Adult Education Centre (1)10.00 Start of Meeting

13.30 Lunch14.30 City Tour

- A Visit to Samsun Bandırma Boat Museum (2)- Gazi Museum (3)- Big Mosque (4)

18:30 Hamam (Turkish Baths) (5)20:00 Back to the Hotel

21:00 Dinner

15.11.200908:00 Breakfast at the Hotel

09.00 Start of Meeting12.30 A visit to Amissos Hill (6)

14.30 Lunch15:30 Archeology and Ethnography Museum (7)

17:00 Atatürk Monument18.00 Shop till you drop (Russian Bazaar)

20:30 Dinner (Ezella Restaurant)21:30 Back to the Hotel

16.11.2009Leave to the Airport & Farewell

1. ATAKUM ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE

Atakum Adult Education Centre was founded in 2008 in Samsun. It is a non-formal educational institution that provides the people who are in or out of formal education with lifelong learning opportunities in order to contribute to their cultural, social and economical development in relation to their interests, competences and skills. There are a great number and variety of courses and classes covered by some educational programs such as;

- Basic Education- Academic Education- Vocational and Technical Education- Arts- General Knowledge and Citizenship Education- House Management & Parenting and Family Education- Social Services Education- Education for Health- Handcrafts

2. SAMSUN BANDIRMA BOAT MUSEUM

Bandırma Boat,which fulfilled a very significant role on the way to independent Turkish Republic, has taken its unique place in the history by taking great savior Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK, as the 9th army commander, and his 18 friends to Samsun. The BandırmaBoat was built as a

passenger and cargo ship in 1878 in Scotland under the name of “Torocaderto” and was operated for 5 years by a company.

Bandırma Boat was used as a cargo vessel under the name of “panderma” registered in Ottoman Maritime administration, by a Greek shipowner from 1883 to 1910. During the World War I, Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK and his 18 friends on board from Istanbul arrived in Samsun on 19 May 1919 by the Bandırma Boat.

Bandırma Boat was out of service in 1925 and later it was dismantled. A genuine model of The Bandırma Boat with its original sizes (47.70 m. – 6.83 m. – 4.27 m.) was built by the Governorship of Samsun. Its environmental arrangement was realized by the Samsun Governorship, Samsun MetropolisMunicipality and finally The Bandırma Boat was opened to public visit as amuseum ship on 19 May 2003 by the East park area.

3. GAZI MUSEUM

Gazi Museum is located on the Mecidiye Avenue at the Kale district in the centre of Samsun. The walls of this two-storey building were made of bricks. Lathwork was used inside. Atatürk stayed for 6 days in this building during his first arrival to Samsun on 19 May 1919. In that time this building was known as “Mıntıka Palace”. During the second arrival of the Great Leader (20-24 September

1924), the subject building was presented to him as a gift of the Samsun People. The Great Leader also stayed in this building during his third (16-18 September 1928) and his fourth (22-26 November 1930) visits to Samsun. After the transfer of the building to Ministry of Culture by the Samsun Municipality and then, after its restoration and rearranging for exhibition, it was opened to visitors on 8 November 1998.

4. BIG MOSQUE Known as "Ulu Camii, Hamidiye

Camii, Valide Camii, it was constructedin 1884 by Hacı Ali and was restorated by the mother of Sultan Abdul-Aziz, one of the Ottoman Emperors. It is one of the cultural heritages that is still on stand in Samsun.

5. HAMAM (TURKISH BATHS)

Samsun is a fascinating city which is famous for its springs, Turkish baths and spa centers. Scientific analysis have shown that the spring water is effective in the treatment of many illnesses such as; rheumatic pains, arthritis, stiffening of the joints and hips, hernias, female complaints, severe pains, severe colitis, liver and gall stones and skin complaints.

6. AMISOS HILLSamsun was founded as the colony Amissos

(alternative spelling Amisus, Eis Amison - meaning to Amissos took the name Samsunta or Samsus) by settlers from Miletus in the 7th century BC. AmissosHill is a hill where you can see the modern and historical view of Samsun together. You can enjoy the beautiful view of Samsun while drinking Turkish tea prepared in SEMAVER. Amissos Hill was found by change by a treasure researcher. A family grave of a Pontus King and his treasure was found on this hill.

7. ARCHEOLOGY and ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM

The construction of Archaeology & Ethnography Museum in the Fair area in Samsun began in 1976 and the museum was opened to visit on May 19th, 1981. The museum consists of a central hall and two other symmetrical halls. The mosaic being exhibited in the central hall was made in times of Alexander Severus (AC 222-235), the Rome Emperor and was restored in Byzantine Times at the end of AC 5th century. There are various mythological scenes on mosaic base made symmetrically. There is a scene in the middle related to the Troia war including Akhilleus and Thetis; there are some

portraits reflecting the seasons on the panels located on each four corner of this scene; and Nereids and sea creatures are described in the rectangular panels among the seasons. Other than these figured scenes, there is a scene on a rectangular panel describing a sacrifice. The remaining parts of the above mentioned mosaic are ornamented with geometrical and plant motifs.

ACCOMMODATION

You are going to accommodate in Atakum Leisure Centre, which is in the city centre. You will have your breakfast here but lunch and dinner will be out at different restaurants. You will taste the traditional dishes peculiar to Samsun. A minibus will be waiting for you in order to take you to the destinations.

MEETING AGENDA & MINUTES

1. Meeting preparations,2. Opening of the meeting,3. Introducing the participating institutions, participants, and understanding the structure of the

institutions,4. Presentation of the project, giving detailed information about the activities to be done and the

aims of the project,5. Revision and reorganization of the partnership and the application form according to the

structure of the partnership, (if needed)6. Sharing the new responsibilities,7. Determining the approximate dates of the planned activities; such as mobility actions and other

project assessment meetings,8. Presentation of ADHER Website, the ning group and ADHER mail group.9. Expressing ideas about promotion measures to increase civil society involvement,10. Sharing ideas about the preparation of a booklet named “EU HERITAGES”11. Evaluating the meeting by the partner organizations

AGENDA ITEM

INFORMATION

1Before the guests arrive in Turkey, a DAILY EXPRESSION CHART was prepared by all partners. This chart consists of some daily expressions which will help all participants to communicate in the mother tongue of the host institution during mobilitiies. The chart can be found at page 12.

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The meeting was started and chaired by Merve DUYGULU. Two participants from Romania, six participants from Turkey, one participant from Lithuania and one from Slovenia attended the kick-off meeting.

Italian and Greek participants were not able to attend the meeting because of some problems. It was crucial for everyone to benefit from the meeting at maximum level.

3 All participants gave a brief presentation of themselves and their institutions. The presentations can be found at www.adyourhe.com. The meeting agenda was announced to all partners.

4 The general and specific objectives of the project were revised. It was useful for all participants to have a quick look on the aims and objectives of the partnership.

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Because of the reduction in the number of the partners, it was necessary to revise the application form according to the new partnership. The information belonging to Tudas Alapitvany from HUNGARY, The Mosaic Art and Sound Ltd. from the UK, I MAS D GRANADA, S.L. from Spain wastaken out of the application form.

It was agreed to change also some of the parts. The changes are highlighted and they are as follows;

- (5.3) Objectives of the Partnership;

“To create or modernize the educational curricula used in institutions for Cultural Education awareness” was changed into “to enhance the existing educational curricula used in institutions for Cultural Education awareness”.

“To create and develop educational infrastructures in Cultural Heritage Management” was changed into “to make a comparison between the educational infrastructures in Cultural Heritage Management”.

- (5.3) Approaches to Follow;

It was agreed that individual contributions of the project team members should be encouraged.

The partnership will be able to deliver modern approaches in cultural heritage education and training, contributing to filling of existing gap, matching the trainees’ needs and being a real support both for adult learners and for their trainers.

After the learners have learnt about the importance of cultural heritages and about different cultures, they will take part in an online forum that will be dedicated to their feelings and ideas.

- (5.4) Partnership and Distributions of Tasks

Because the reduction in the number of the participating institutions, we also had to revise the tasks of the existing partners. The changes are as follows;

The second meeting will be held in Italy, not in Romania.The fourth meeting will be held in Lithuania, not in Slovenia,The fifth meeting will be in Slovenia, not in Hungary,The sixth meeting will be held in Romania, not in the UK.

It was decided that the original application document will be edited and re-distributed by email.

- The work programme in part (6.1), Number of the Learners and Staff involved in the Partnership in part (6.2) and Expected Results in part (6.3) were changed according the revised application form. The changes made are highlighted in the application form to be sent to all partners.

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During the meeting it was also discussed that we should share some of the responsibilities. We revised the common and specific tasks as mentioned in the application form. In addition to these tasks;

- ATAKUM ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE (TURKEY) and MEWCAT (GREECE) will be responsible for the creation and organization of the e-tools such as a mail group, an Internet webpage… etc.

- INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS (LITHUANIA) and ASOCIATIA BRIDGE LANGUAGE STUDY HOUSE (ROMANIA) will be responsible for the assessment of the whole project.

- CENTRO STUDI E FORMAZIONE VILLA MONTESCA (ITALY) and CPZ-INTERNATIONAL, CENTRE FOR KNOWLEDGE PROMOTION (SLOVENIA) will be responsible for the design of the” ADHER HERITAGES HANDBOOK”.

Merve DUYGULU, the coordinator will prepare a draft PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS SHEET and will distribute it among partners. The task of each partner will be to create a project implementation team as soon as they go back to their country. They will also share the responsibilities amongst the team members.

It was also decided to create WORK PACKAGES, which will show us what to do when. Each work package will consist of tasks to be done in the following three – four months. This package will help each partner assess the success of the previous activities.

The logo of the partnership will be determined by a LOGO COMPETITION to be organized amongst the partners. Each partner will prepare a logo and send it to the coordinator until 15th, December 2009.

Each partner will prepare a problem analysis paper about cultural heritages at local level and will present it in the second meeting in Italy.

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We could fix the following meeting places and the dates. It is as follows;

The 2nd meeting will be held in March, 2010 in the hosting of the Italian partner, CENTRO STUDI E FORMAZIONE VILLA MONTESCA,

The 3rd meeting will be held in June, 2010 in the hosting of the Greek partner, MEWCAT

The 4th meeting will be held in September, 2010 in the hosting of the Lithuanian partner, INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS

The 5th meeting will be held in December, 2010 in the hosting of the Slovenian partner, CPZ-INTERNATIONAL, CENTRE FOR KNOWLEDGE PROMOTION

The 6th meeting will be held in April, 2011 in the hosting of the Romanian partner, ASOCIATIA BRIDGE LANGUAGE STUDY HOUSE

The final meeting will be held in July, 2011 in the hosting of the Turkish partner, ATAKUM ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE.

The mobility actions of the learners and the project meetings will be held in the same period. In each mobility action, minimum 4 learners and 2 staff will be participating. It was also agreed that the duration of each mobility will be 5 days; one day for arrival, three work days and the last day for departures.

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The participants had the opportunity to see the official project website (www.adyourhe.com). The webpage is now active. This webpage will be used as an effective tool in order to obtain communication among participants, project coordinators and the project team members. The webpage will be in one language, which is English but some useful documents will be translated into the mother tongue of the partners.

In order to provide a fast communication, we created a yahoo group named as adher@yahoogroups.com. A membership e-mail was be sent to all participants, including the managing and teaching staff and the learners. However, it was understood that some of the partners were hesitant or failed to register in the mail group. As an alternative form, Marc Pillich-Wright, Romanian Project Manager, suggested using another mail group named adher@blsh.com. All participants will be encouraged to use this e-mail group as the main communication tool.

Another e-tool that will be used in the partnership will be http://pro-adher.ning.com. This tool is going to be used by the project team members as it asks for a special username and a password. A private invitation will be sent to all members for registration. Anyone who does not have an invitation will not be able to benefit from this e-tool.

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The general aim of this partnership is to increase and empower the mutual understanding and dialogue among different cultures by improving the knowledge of people about cultural heritages and helping them find innovative ways to access to knowledge of cultural heritages since it is an essential factor in the identity of each country and a privileged means of facilitating mutual comprehension among countries. It was decide that we should involve civil society members in local and international activities in order to achieve this goal. Therefore, providing active involvement of learners will have contributed to increase civil society awareness about the importance of cultural heritages. It was also agreed in the meeting that we should provide learners with some special classes on cultural heritages.

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We were planning to prepare a booklet named “EU HERITAGES”. However; we havedecided to change the name as “ADOPT YOUR HERITAGE” as the booklet that we are going to prepare by the end of the project would not reflect all EU Heritages. We are going to discuss about the contents of the booklet during the mobility actions and also under a topic in a forum in the webpage of the partnership. Some basic parts in the booklet will be in the native tongue of the partners but most of it will be in English.

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The meeting was briefly summarised. It was agreed by everybody that the goals for the initial meeting had been fulfilled. All proposed activities and products were discussed and determined. The ADHER Initial Meeting draft minutes will be produced within three weeks and presented to the comments of all partners.

The revised application form will be sent to all partners within three weeks as well by the coordinator. The feeling of the participants about the meeting, the social and cultural activities held in the organization of Atakum Adult Education Centre was positive. Everybody got the chance to express their feelings and ideas. The general idea was that this meeting was a good start on our way to achieve our goals proposed in the application form.

ENGLISH TURKISH SLOVENIAN ITALIAN

Good morning Günaydın Dobro jutro Buon giorno

Hello Merhaba Zdravo Salve / ciao

How are you? Nasılsınız? Kako si? Come stai?

Fine İyi Dobro Bene grazie.

Have a good day. İyi günler Lep dan Buona giornata.

Goodnight İyi geceler Lahko noč Buona notte

Name İsim Ime Nome

What is the time? Saat kaç? Koliko je ura? Che ore sono?

How much? Ne kadar? Koliko? Quanto costa?

Where is …………………….? ………………. nerede? Kje je......? Dov'è ………..?

How do you say in ………………..? …………………de nasıl dersiniz? Kako se reče po ......? Come si dice …………. in ..............?

Do you speak …………………….? ………………... konuşabiliyor musunuz? Ali govoriš......? Parli ......... ?

See you soon Daha sonra görüşürüz Kmalu se vidimo Ci vediamo presto

Here you are Buyrun Izvoli Eccoti qui

Beautiful Güzel Lepo Bello

What is your name? Adınız nedir? Kako ti je ime? Come ti chiami?

Have a nice meal. Afiyet olsun. Dober tek. Buon appetito

What is your surname? Soyadınız nedir? Kako se pišeš? Qual'è il tuo cognome?

How can I go to………………..…..? ……………… ya nasıl gidebilirim? Kako pridem do ......? Come posso andare a ........?

ENGLISH ROMANIAN LITHUANIAN GREEK

Good morning Bună dimineaţa Labas rytas Kalimera

Hello Bună Labas / Sveiki Yia sas

How are you? Ce mai faci? Kaip laikaisi? Ti kanete?

Fine Bine Puikiai / Gerai Kala

Have a good day. O zi bună Geros dienos. Na perasete kala

Goodnight Noapte bună Labanaktis Kalinixta

Name Nume Vardas Onoma

What is the time? Cât este ceasul? Kiek valandu? Ti ora ine?

How much? Cât de mult?/ Cât costă? Kaip daug? Poso?

Where is …………………….? Unde este……………? Kur yra....? Pou ine…

How do you say in ………………..? Cum spui asta în ………………..? Kaip jus sakote....? Pos leyete…

Do you speak …………………….? Vorbești ………..? Ar jus kalbate...? Milate…

See you soon Ne vedem în curând Netrukus susitiksime Tha se do se ligo

Here you are Aici erai Prasau Edo imaste

Beautiful Frumos Grazu Omorfa

What is your name? Cum te cheamă? Koks tavo vardas...? Pos se lene?

Have a nice meal. Poftă bună Skanaus Na exete ena kalo gevma

What is your surname? Care este numele tău de familie? Kokia tavo pavarde? Pos ine to eponymo sou?

How can I go to………………..…..? Cum pot să merg la ….? Kaip man nuvykti i...? Pos boro na pao sto…

PHOTOS of ACTIVITIES

Atakum Adult Education Centre

Bandırma Boat Museum

Gazi Museum

Meeting & Certification

Traditional Food

In free times, participants had the opportunity to taste traditional food which is peculiar to the Black Sea Region. The National Education Director of Samsun Province, HÜLYA ERTÜRK KOÇ, also joined us in a lunch with her husband. She welcomed all the guests and spent some time with us after the lunch. She told the participants that Samsun National Education Directorate can give a support to this partnership when needed.

End of Meeting