Ten years ago when I was entering university from college. Had to enroll. The result was to come then the intention, the wish was to go to Turkey and study.
This wish of mine is fulfilled this year in 2022. I did my undergraduate and then my masters in computer science from a university in Pakistan. Now came to Turkey with the intention of doing another master's in business.
Turkey is home to both Islamist and anti-Islamic races. The system here is completely different from Pakistan. My luggage was two bags. One big bag and one small, small bag weighed eight kilograms. The big bag, however, was thirty kilos. Wheels are also installed to run it. But since the journey was too far, I came to know after leaving the airport.
On October 18, I was at Istanbul Airport. My flight was from Lahore Pakistan to Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi to Istanbul. The journey was very tiring, but when you see a new environment and you have to manage everything by yourself. You don't remember the fatigue, the fatigue is felt only when you reach your destination.
My university, Istanbul Okan University, was six hours away from the airport. Which I had to cover by bus travel and train then taxi. Had to wait for half an hour and walk for half an hour.
I don't like the transport system here in Turkey. You should manage a train. Which connects the whole country. In Pakistan, the train system is very extensive. India is running the best train system. I stayed in UAE 2019, The metro line there was fantastic. Turkey has a large bus system. Traffic on the road is a huge waste of time.
Well, after the journey, when I came to my university, I intended to stay here for a year. I will complete two semesters here (First thoughts). And one for the rest, I will spend the rest of the semester outside somewhere with friends since my degree will be completed in a year and a half. There is a two-year visa. I will also work together with study.
Then I realized Job is not possible now because the teachers are doing so much work that I have to give full time to study. There will be only one project in the final semester. Then time will be available for me to do a job.
The food that my university "Istanbul Okan University" serves to its students. As such, we are provided with facilities such as gym, swimming pool, games (including snooker), high speed Wi-Fi, computers and modern libraries. But in this post. I will mention the food.
Three meals a day are provided to those staying in the hostels. But those who do not live in the hostel can also eat. At half the price compared to the outside market; This is the reason why most of the students prefer Okan food.
Everything is made in olive or canola oils. Here.. I have not seen unnecessary use of oil. Take food, willingly; Two dishes are made for each meal (whether it is lunch or dinner). There is a beef dish a day, with vegetables; Now the fish season started, yesterday was the best fish, with chicken and white rice. Breakfast: boiled egg, salad, chocolate, jam and bread. Bread You can take as much as you want with every meal. Because here, Bread is made as an alternative to “Roti” i.e. Chapati.
If you want to add black pepper, cumin, hot sauces, olives, ketchup to the food.. add as many things as you want. It's all free. Pepper, salt, water and tissue paper are always present on the dining table.
Students are given exceptional respect here. No one is lined up. In addition, there are vending machines throughout the university; Add coins and take out whatever you want to eat.
You can have cold drinks, lassi, pudding, custard or fruit with your meal at a nominal price. The system here is a paperless system, you only need to place your university card on the scanner, not currency.
But the hostel system of my university told me that you stay outside bro. Their rent is very high. $3,450 a year; Now I planned to stay here for one semester only. And I will say goodbye to them by giving 1700$ and something. Anyway, the university is far away from city in Tuzla Istanbul. I love walking around and meeting people which is not possible here. We are in middle of no where. Only, university mates are people around me.
My friends here from class are from Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. My roommates names Ata and Tüçan are from Turkey. Both are under grad’ students. Nice in overall, Their families are good actually. They both stay busy in playing video games and study.
I’m also attaching pictures with this post, to be memorable. November 22, three days later, our first semester midterms begin. My first semester subjects are Financial Accounting, Marketing, Business Economics and Marketing and Organization.
Now that I am in the new country, I will continue to write about it, that's all for now. Bye bye
