Turkey is the only country in the world to sit astride two continents, a unique position that has given rise to a culture where European aspirations and Asian traditions comfortably coexist.
The legacies of the Hittites, Greeks, Romans, Christian Apostles, Byzantines, Ottoman Turks, and the other civilizations that have called this land home have made Turkey a vast outdoor museum full of beautiful, intriguing sites, and a culture steeped in a diverse history. Today Turkey is undertaking yet another massive political reform in an effort to achieve full membership in the European Union.
Discussion Leader(s): David Schmitt lives in Evanston, Illinois and is an architect who makes his living helping others create a meaningful built environments. What he really enjoys though is searching and helping others search for meaning in texts. Having led Shared Inquiry discussions for nearly two decades, he is very excited to explore Turkey, where east literally meets west, where Christian and Muslim histories intersect dramatically, and a historically rich land collides with a vibrantly modern, yet somehow also pre-modern, country.
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Location: Turkey Istanbul, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Konya, Kas, Bodrum, Antayla, Cappadocia and Ankara
Date(s): April 24 May 9, 2009 (15 nights)
Fees: Price: $5300 Cdn Single Supplement: $900 Cdn
Fee includes books, accommodation, two meals a day, discussions, walking tours, talks, excursions and admissions.
Non Refundable Deposit: $500 CDN due at registration
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