Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population of 14.1 million, the city forms the largest urban agglomeration in Europe, second largest in the Middle East and the fifth-largest city in the world by population within city limits.

Istanbul is a transcontinental city, straddling the Bosphorus-one of the world's busiest waterways-in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its commercial and historical centre lies in Europe, while a third of its population lives in Asia.

Approximately 11.6 million foreign visitors arrived in Istanbul in 2012, two years after it was named a European Capital of Culture, making the city the world's fifth-most-popular tourist destination.

In the 21-storey hospital with 62.500 square meters closed area, all kinds of problems in the building can be intervened instantly with smart building system. In the “Emergency” department of the hospital, which has 30 observation rooms that can be turned into intensive care rooms in case of emergency, specialist physicians are working. “HOTEL” COMFORT TO HEALTH. , Istinye University Hospital Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir, which provides personalized health care services, gives priority to the comfort of patients and their relatives. For this purpose, the rooms are designed for different needs, patients and their relatives are welcomed in the comfort of a 5-star hotel, all rooms can be watched domestic and foreign channels from television to the internet service, patient-specific diet menu, newspaper-magazine service, there are many services.

We design and make live and lifeless organs together with 3d printers.

This project aims to solve the problems of people who have lost their organs.

Breakfast can be enjoyed at home or in nearby cafes.
Lunch will be served at the hospital. Hospital has lots of thing at menu so don't worry.
We will introduce you to many places so you can choose which one do you prefer.

Our first plan is to find a home where everyone can live comfortably. If there is any problem, we will talk to a nearby dormitory and you will be able to stay there.

We usually use public transportation because there is always a lot of traffic. Transportation to everywhere can be provided by public transport. We can take you from airport so don't worry about coming.

It is our first year of the international exchange so we don't have a program from last year. We will make a program and update this part.

 Grand Bazaar: Number one stop for a tourist in Istanbul! Grand Bazaar, so big as the name gives it off, has everything inside that a tourist might weant to buy. There are all kinds of souvenirs, carpets, scarves, shoes, bags, and jewelries. The architecture is also one of a kind and those big doors welcome you to a journey full of wonders.

Sultanahmet Mosque: Sultanahmet Mosque gives its name to the region Sultanahmet. It is located on the heart of touristic places in Istanbul. Inside is a classic Ottomaon mosque style, and outside is a garden, leading out to Hagia Sophia. Not to mention that it is a walking distance to Topkapi Palace and Basilica Cistern.

Hippodrome of Constantinople : It was actually called circus of Constantinople. It was the social and cultural centre of Istanbul. It’s actually called Sultanahmet square now. There are 2 obelisks and one column. One of the obelisk has survived nearly 3500 years.

Hagia Sophia: Istanbul does not only bring Western and European cultures together, but also brings all kinds of religions together. A great example of this is Hagia Sophia. Hagia Sophia was a church back in Byzantion times. After Istanbul was conquered, it was turned into a Mosque. What is very amazing about Hagia Sophia is thatis, even though it hawas minares and is called as a mosque, it still has Christian frescos inside it and sustains the architecture of both a church and a mosque.

Carpet museum: Shows the motivs used in the Turkish traditional carpet weaving. The museum is actually found in the soup kitchen inside Hagia Sophia.There are floor to ceiling length carpets.

The Basilica Cistern: Th Basilica Cistern is an underground water sustainer cistern. It is so old that it was used in Byzantion Empire to for filtrateing water for palaces in 4th century. Nowadays, with an amazing lightning and mystical fishes swimming inside, the Basilica Cistern is a place to visit for tourists.

Topkapi Palace: Showing every detail of a classic Ottoman Empire architecture, this palace is a must see. There are swords, guns, jewelries of that time, as well as gardens and rooms which the emperors stayed in. Harem has a different ticket but is still located inside of the palace.

Dolmabahce Palace: It is tThe very last palace to hostof the Ottoman Emperor and his familyire. Despite the Topkapi Palace, it was a bit modern sense but still very tasteful to see. It is located on the seaside of Besiktas region. It could be reached by Kabatas tramvay stop.

Maiden Tower: Legend says, once upon a time, a king had a dear daughter. A fortuneteller told the king that his daughter was cursed and would be poisoned and dead, so the king decided to move his daughter away. He made this tower in the middle of the sea so no one could sneak in there; however, a snake managed to get in the boat which was carrying food to the tower. After sneaking in to the tower, the snake bit the princess to death. We won't know if the legend is true or not, but we for sure now that Maiden Tower is a place to visit for sure! It can be reached from Uskudar region in the Asian side. tower.

Please remember to bring your white coats & stethoscope & handbooks with you and don't forget that 80% attendance is mandatory to get the certificate.