Information Package for Incoming Staff
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Information Package for Incoming Staff
Academic Year 2015/2016 Incoming Staff Welcome Guide to Uludağ University Bursa, 2015 1 Academic Year 2015/2016 Dear Staff, Welcome to Uludağ University! We look forward to meeting you and helping you become adjusted to our university. In the frame of making life easier for the incoming staff, we would like to share some practical information you. If you have any questions, please contact the International Office or visit our website http://intoffice.uludag.edu.tr/ for the latest information. International Relations Office Erasmus Institutional Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ömer KAYNAKLI International Officers Volkan KAHRAMAN Yıldız ÇUVAŞ Damla ELDELEKLİOĞLU Evren DOĞRU Ali YILMAZ Emrullah KAVAK Uludağ University International Relations Office Görükle Campus 16059, Bursa- TURKEY Telephone: +90 224 294 00 72 Fax: +90 224 294 00 80 Web: http://intoffice.uludag.edu.tr/ E-mail: intoffice@uludag.edu.tr 2 Academic Year 2015/2016 ULUDAĞ UNIVERSITY FIGURES • • • • Established in 1975 One of the 181 Turkish Universities 2.300 Academic Staff Total 59963 students There are • 13 faculties • 15 vocational schools • 3 schools • 1 conservatoire • 4 institutes • 2 research centers and 18 applied research centers • 5 departments under Rectorate 3 Academic Year 2015/2016 BURSA Bursa, the 5th biggest city of Turkey, is located on the north-west skirts of the Mount Uludağ and the south-east of the Marmara Sea. - Climate Standing on the north-westerly side of Turkey and influenced by its proximity to the Sea of Marmara, the city of Bursa enjoys a very similar climate to that of Istanbul, with warm summers, mild winter and more than enough sunshine for most holidaymakers. Bursa Weather and Climate Chart January February March April May June Maximum 10°C / 50°F 11°C / 52°F 12°C / 54°F 17°C / 63°F 22°C / 72°F 27°C / 81°F Minimum 3°C / 37°F 3°C / 37°F 4°C / 39°F 8°C / 46°F 12°C / 54°F 17°C / 63°F Maximum July 30°C / 86°F August 29°C / 84°F September 26°C / 79°F October 20°C / 68°F November 15°C / 59°F December 12°C / 54°F Minimum 21°C / 70°F 20°C / 68°F 18°C / 64°F 12°C / 54°F 8°C / 46°F 5°C / 41°F - Time Zone Republic of Turkey lies within the Eastern European Time Zone (GMT +2), although geographically there is about 1 hour between eastern and western Turkey. 4 Academic Year 2015/2016 - Transportation How to reach Bursa.. By Ferry: Once you have landed on Istanbul Atatürk Airport you can take metro which goes to Yenikapı (Ferry Port). The metro takes approximately 40 minutes. You can also take a taxi to the Yenikapı Ferry Port which takes about 15-20 minutes and the fare costs approximately 25 €. You can buy your ferry ticket at the port. However, you can book or buy your ticket online at the following address: http://www.ido.com.tr/ You have to choose the inter-city lines and select Yenikapı at Departure and Bursa at the arrival boxes (see the map below). The voyage takes 90 minutes and you get off at Güzelyalı Ferry Port in Bursa. 5 Academic Year 2015/2016 By Bus: 1. Once you have landed on İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, you can get on the direct bus to Bursa at the arrival exit of the airport. The price of the bus is approximately 10 Euros and it takes 2,5 hours to arrive at Bursa Bus Terminal. 2. Once you have landed on İstanbul Atatürk Airport follow the Metro signs and take the metro to “Esenler Bus Station” (see the map below. Metro takes approx. 20 min.). When you get off at Esenler, you can choose a ride from various bus companies to Bursa. The bus ride to Bursa takes approximately 3,5 hrs and you will get off at Bursa Bus Terminal. Take the bus no 93 from Bursa Bus Station to Uludağ University Campus. The bus to the campus takes approximately 50 minutes. How to reach… Campus From the Ferry Port: At Güzelyalı Ferry Port you can take bus no 2/U which goes to Uludağ University Campus. From the Bus Terminal: Take the bus no 93 from Bursa Bus Station to Uludağ University Campus. The bus to the campus takes approximately 50 minutes. 6 Academic Year 2015/2016 Bursa Metro and Coach Routes 7 Academic Year 2015/2016 - How to get around in Bursa You can get around in city by bus and metro. You can buy transportation cards (BuKart) from the BURULAŞ which will be used for bus and metro ride in the city. - Currency and Bank The unit of currency is the Turkish Lira (TL). Turkish banks have the following working hours: 09.00 to 12.30, 13.30 to 17.30 Depending on the bank, there may be some shifts on these working hours. Banks are closed on Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays. The biggest and most known banks with branches in most of the cities are: Garanti Bankası İş Bankası Yapı ve Kredi Bankası Vakıflar Bankası Halkbank Ziraat Bankası Akbank The first four of these have branches at the campus and all have ATM machines all around the campus. Emergency Telephone Numbers Fire emergency Police Emergency Call Directory Assistance 110 155 112 118 8 Academic Year 2015/2016 - Sports and Recreation UIudağ is the largest winter sports center in Turkey and offers a variety of activities, accommodation and entertainment. Thirty-six kilometers from Bursa, the slopes are easily reached by car or cable car (teleferik). December to May are the best months for skiing, although the area, which is a national park, is well worth a visit at any time of the year for the lovely views and wonderful fresh air. Uludağ National Park can be reached both by highway and cable car. The Ski Resort is 40 minutes away from Bursa by road and 60 minutes from the Bursa Yenişehir Airport. By private vehicle, the Çekirge road is the easiest. Drivers must keep wheel chains, wedges and heavy ropes during winter, which are also available for hire or sale along the roadside. There are also minibuses going to the top of Uludağ which leave every hour during the winter, and takes around 90 minutes from Bursa. (Costs approx. 15 TL) - Some Estimated Prices 1 Bread 1 kg meat 1 kg apple 1 kg banana 1 kg orange 1 kg pasta Milk (1 lt) Coffee (500 gr) Cheese (1 kg) Beer (1 bottle) € 0.3 € 13 € 0.7 € 1.5 € 0.8 € 0.4 € 0.5 € 4.00 € 5.00 € 1.5 Dolmush Taxi Mini Bus Inner-City Bus Ferry (to İstanbul) Sea Bus Metro Cinema ticket Haircut € 0.75 € 0.78/km € 0.75 € 0.75 € 10.00 € 10.00 € 0.75 €4 € 5.00 9 Academic Year 2015/2016 Visa Please visit the web site of Ministry of Foreign Affairs if you need visa or not. http://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa Food The 10 dining halls found within and beyond the campus together with the dining halls of the regional colleges meet the staff’ luncheon requirements five days a week between 11:30 am and 14.00pm, providing a menu made up of three or four different dishes of healthy food or salad menu at reasonable prices. The menus and food controls are done by the dietary experts. The lunch price for the guests is 7,00 Turkish Liras. At all faculties and colleges, there are canteens and cafes, as well as fast food restaurants, pastry shops, ‘pide’ and kebab houses are available at various locations on the campus. The suitability of the price and health conditions of all these establishments is inspected by the University. Accommodation The incoming staff can stay at Nilufer Hatun Guest House in the campus. The price for double room is 45 Turkish Liras and single room is 30 Turkish Liras. (Please check the price with the International Relations Office). In the rooms; there is a kitchen including kettle and mini fridge. It’s not possible to cook in the rooms. There are bed linens and towels in the rooms and upon the request, the rooms are being cleaned by the staff of the guest house. If needed to pay cash, it’s strongly recommended to pay in Turkish Liras. Apart from the Guest House, there is Holiday Inn Hotel in the campus. https://www.holidayinnbursa.com/index.php?dil=en 10 Academic Year 2015/2016 Photos of the Guest House 1. Single Room 11 Academic Year 2015/2016 12 Academic Year 2015/2016 2.Double Room 13 Academic Year 2015/2016 14 Academic Year 2015/2016 APPENDICES Turkish Alphabet and Basic Turkish Vocabulary A B C Ç D E F G Ğ H I İ a b c ç d e f g ğ h ı i M N O Ö P R S Ş T U Ü V m n o ö p r s ş t u ü v J j Y y K k Z z L l Tools Language difficulties - - Do you speak English? - İngilizce konuşuyor musunuz ? (Een-gee-leez-je ko-noo-shoo-yormoo-soo-nooz) Do you understand? - Anlıyor musun? (an-luh-yor moo-soon) I understand. - Anlıyorum. (an-luh-yo-room) I don’t understand - Anlamıyorum (an-la-muh-yo-room) What does (kitap) mean? - (Kitap) ne demek(tir)? (kee-tap) ne de-mek-teer Could you please repeat that? - Lütfen tekrarlar mısınız ? (lewt-fen tek-rar-lar muh-suh-nuhz) Could you please write it down? - Lütfen yazar mısınız? (lewt-fen ya-zar muh-suh-nuhz) Essentials Yes. Evet. e-vet No. Hayır. ha-yuhr Please. Lütfen. Lewtfen Thank you (very much). Teşekkür ederim (chok) te-shek-kewr e-dereem Thanks. inf Teşekkürler. te-shek-kewr-ler You’re welcome. Birşey değil. beer-shay de-eel Excuse me. Bakar mısınız? Ba-kar muh-suh-nuhz Sorry. Özür dilerim. eu-zewr dee-le-reem 15 Academic Year 2015/2016 Numbers 0 sıfır 1 bir 2 iki 3 üç 4 dört 5 beş 6 altı 7 yedi 8 sekiz 9 dokuz 10 on 11 onbir 12 oniki 13 onüç 14 ondört 15 onbeş suh-fuhr beer ee-kee ewch deurt besh al-tuh ye-dee se-keez do-kooz on on-beer on-ee-kee on-ewch on-deurt on-besh 16 onaltı 17 onyedi 18 onsekiz 19 ondokuz 20 yirmi 21 yirmibir 22 yirmiiki 30 otuz 40 kırk 50 elli 60 altmış 70 yetmiş 80 seksen 90 doksan 100 yüz 1000 bin on-al-tuh on-ye-dee on-se-keez on-do-kooz yeer-mee yeer-mee-beer yeer-mee-ee-kee o-tooz kuhrk el-lee alt-muhsh yet-meesh sek-sen dok-san yewz been Here are your first words of Turkish. You can learn them in just a few minutes today and you'll use them every day --several times-- during your travels in Turkey: 1. Hello Merhaba 2. Good morning, Günaydın good day gew-nahy-duhn 3. Good evening İyi akşamlar ee ahk-shahm-lahr 4. Good night İyi geceler ee geh-jeh-lehr 5. Goodbye Görüşürüz ger-rew-shew-rewz 6. Bon voyage Güle güle gew-leh gew-leh 7. What is name? your Adınız ne? Mehr-hah-bah Ah-duh-nuhz neh 16 Academic Year 2015/2016 8. My name is… Adım… Ah-duhm… 9. How are you? Nasılsınız? Nahs-suhl-suh-nuhz 10. I'm fine, thank İyiyim, you. teşekkür ederim. ee-yee-yihm, teshek-kewr eh-dehreem 11. Pardon me Affedersiniz, pardon af-feh-dehr-seeneez, pahr-dohn 12. Yes/no Evet/hayır eh-veht/hah-yuhr 13. Friend Arkadaş Ar-kah-dahsh 14. What? Ne? Neh 15. How? Nasil? Nah-suhl 16. Who? Kim? Keem 17. Why? Niçin, neden? nee-cheen, dehn 18. When? Ne zaman? Neh zah-mahn 19. Which one? Hangisi? Hahn-gee-see 20. What's this? Bu ne? Boo neh 21. How much/many? Kaç/kaç tane? Kahch/tah-neh 22. What does mean? it Ne demek? Neh deh-mehk 23. Give me ... ... bana verin bah-nah veh-reen 24. I want ... ... istiyorum eess-tee-yoh-room 25. ...this ...bu(nu) ...boo(noo) neh- 17 Academic Year 2015/2016 26. ...that ...şu(nu) ...shoo(noo) 27. ...the other ...o(nu) ...oh(noo) 28. hot/cold sıcak/soğuk suh-jahk/soh-ook 29. big/small büyük/küçük bew-yewk/kewchewk 30. new/old yeni/eski yeh-nee/ehss-kee 31. open/closed açık/kapalı ah-chuck/kah-pahluh 32. not ... ... değil deh-yeel 33. It exists / doesn't Var/yok exist vahr/yohk 34. And/or Ve/veya veh/veh-yah 35. Good/bad İyi/fena ee/ feh-nah 36. Beautiful / ugly Güzel/çirkin gew-zehl/cheerkeen 37. Where is the … ? ... nerede? neh-reh-deh 38. railway station Gar/istasyon gahr, ees-tah-syohn 39. bus station Otogar Oh-toh-gahr 40. cheap hotel Ucuz bir otel oo-jooz beer oh-tehl 41. toilet Tuvalet too-vah-leht 42. restaurant Lokanta loh-kahn-tah 43. post office Postane, PTT Pohst-tah-neh, pehteh-the 44. Room Oda Oh-dah 18 Academic Year 2015/2016 45. Shower Duş Doosh 46. Bath Banyo Bahn-yo 47. Turkish bath Hamam Hah-mahm 48. Soap Sabun Sah-boon 49. Toilet paper Tuvalet kâğıdı too-vah-leht kyaahuh-duh 50. Hot water Sıcak su Suh-jahk soo 51. Luggage Bagaj Bah-gahzh 52. Clean Temiz The-meez 53. Laundry Çamasır Chah-mah-shur 54. Light(s) Işık(lar) Uh-shuk lahr) 55. Money Para Pah-rah 56. Water Su Soo 57. Tea Çay chay 58. street, avenue sokak, cadde(si) soh-kahk, jahd-deh 59. Left/right Sol/ sağ Sohl/saah 60. straight (on) doğru doh-roo 61. Here/there/over there Burada/ şurada/ orada boo-rah-dah/ shoo-rah-dah/ oh-rah-dah 62. Near/far Yakın/uzak yah-kuhn/oo-zahk 63. map harita Hah-ree-tah (uh-shuk- 19 Academic Year 2015/2016 64. ticket bilet 65. one-way round- trip 66. airplane uçak oo-chack 67. airport havaalanı Hah-vah-ah-lah-nuh 68. train tren Trehn 69. ship gemi Geh-mee 70. bus otobüs Oh-toh-bewss 71. car araba Ah-rah-bah 72. Day, daily gün, hergün gurn, hehr-gurn 73. today bugün Boo-gurn 74. tomorrow yarın yahr-uhn 75. week hafta hahf-tah 76. Sunday Pazar pah-zahr 77. Monday Pazartesi pah-zahr-teh-see 78. Tuesday Salı sah-luh 79. Wednesday Çarsamba char-shahm-bah 80. Thursday Perşembe pehr-shehm-beh 81. Friday Cuma joo-mah 82. Saturday Cumartesi joo-mahr-teh-see / gidiş/gidişdönüş bee-leht gee-deesh / geedeesh-dur-newrsh 20 Academic Year 2015/2016 Some Useful Web Addresses about National Agency, www.ua.gov.tr about Turkey and İstanbul, www.turkey.org www.tourismturkey.org www.enjoyturkey.com www.kultur.gov.tr www.istanbul.com.tr www.mfa.gov.tr www.mymerhaba.com www.onlineturkish.com www.istanbul.com and also about Bursa… www.bursa.gov.tr/ http://www.bkstv.org.tr/en/index.html http://en.bursa.bel.tr/ www.turizm.net/cities/bursa/index.html www.about-turkey.com/tourism/bursa.htm i-cias.com/e.o/bursa.htm www.about-turkey.com/tourism/bursa.htm www.turizm.net/cities/bursa/ 21