A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HISTORY OF IZMIR 02.11.2018

Our History and Literature Departments organized a trip to contribute to the development of generations, who know, protect and improve their own culture and civilization. During the trip, our students realized the cultural and historical value of the city they live in and tried to answer the questions “what is a museum?” and “why and how do we visit a museum?”. They visited the “Uşakizade Mansion”, in which our Great Leader Atatürk spent time making important decisions; the “Cumhuriyet Egitim Muzesi”, where many textbooks used between 1920s and 1970s, various novels in many languages, different photos of Atatürk, thousands of training films about the history of the republic and many educational materials used in Turkey are displayed; the “Clock Tower”, which has been one of the most beautiful and delicate symbols of İzmir since 1901; the “Tarihi Asansör” (Historical Elevator), which was built in 1907 and has been a classic since then; the “Konak Pier”, which was designed by the famous French architect and civil engineer Gustave Eiffel in 1890; the “Atatürk Museum”, which was used as a military quarters in 1922 and also used by Atatürk for individual purposes during Izmir Economic Congress held on February 17th, 1923; and the “Izmir Press Museum”, where the students watched how media technologies have evolved through history. Our students enjoyed learning about our history and culture through this trip.