1. INITIAL MEETING
13th-16th November 2009
Atakum, Samsun, TURKEY
2009-1-TR1-GRU06-05419 1
Grundtvig Learning Partnerships
“Adopt Your Heritage”
MERVE DUYGULU
Project Manager, Atakum Adult Education Centre

2. CONTENTS
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2
The Participants ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
The Activity Plan …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4
Meeting Agenda & Minutes ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7
Daily Expression Chart ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12
Photos from Activities …………………….….……………………………………………………………………………………….14
INTRODUCTION
The first meeting of ADHER Project was held in Samsun TURKEY between the dates of 13th-16th November 2009.
This was the first mobility action within the project. It gave all participants to meet and to know each other
better. The meeting, cultural and social activities were of great importance and beneficial for each of the
participants.
THE PARTICIPANTS
SAVAŞ BOYAR
TURKEY
Cihan ÇAY Dilek EMİNOĞLU Merve DUYGULU Bülent İŞBİLİR
TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY

3. Murad BİLGİ Aydoğan ARSLAN Murat DİNÇER Nizam YILDIRIM
TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY
GYONGYI PILLICH WRIGHT MARC PILLICH WRIGHT BARBARA VOGRINEC NERUTE STANISLAVA
ROMANIA ROMANIA SLOVENIA LITHUANIA
Participants from GREECE were not able to attend the meeting because of a sudden illness of the project
coordinator Yvonne Von Beck. They were planning to participate in the meeting as two representatives; however,
they had to cancel their flight due to this health problem.
Participants from Italy could not attend the meeting as the meeting dates were not suitable for them. We
had difficulty in deciding on common meeting dates which were suitable for all participants. It was impossible to
determine common dates.

4. ACTIVITY PLAN
Bafra, a little town to the west of Samsun is famous for its tobacco,
caviar and thermal springs. You can see a 13th century Turkish Bath (Hamam),
a mosque-mausoleum-medresse complex from the 15th century, the
Paphlagorian Rock Tombs and the ruins of Asar Fortress. Lake Simenik at
Terme is a birds' paradise.
Samsun has a long history and its myths go back even longer.
According to ancient myths the delta east of Samsun was the land of the
Amazons. The geographer Strabo (64 BC-21 AD) describes the Amazons as a
people of female warriors. In order to shoot easily with bow and arrow they
Dear guests, had one of their breast removed. Amazon is derived from the old Greek and
means 'without breasts'. The Amazons used men from neighboring peoples to
Dear guests, reproduce themselves and male children were sent to neighboring peoples.
The myths situate the period of the Amazons about 1200 BC.
Welcome to Samsun. Let me give you some information about this
beautiful city. Greek colonists settled in the 6th century BC and established a
flourishing trade with the people of the interior of Asia Minor. In the 3rd
Samsun is the largest city on the Black Sea coast and it is a major century BC Samsun came under the rule of the expanding Kingdom of Pontus.
commercial port and an industrial city. It is an ancient city which has been Initially the Kingdom of Pontus had been a part of the empire of Alexander the
totally modernized and has all the traits of a commercial port. The city, with Great that broke up soon after his death in the 4th century BC.
the name Amissos in ancient times, is the port where products of the whole
region are exported and it hosts the annual Samsun Trade and Industry Fair. The Romans took over in 47 BC and were replaced by the Byzantines.
The town was captured by the Seljuk Empire (around 1200 AD) and later
Samsun found itself at the center of the Turkish War of Independence became part of a Turkish principality. The region was taken by the Ottomans in
on May 19,1919, when Atatürk landed here to organize the defense of the first part of the 15th century.
Anatolia. The extraordinary equestrian statue of Ataturk at the city park stands
as a memorial of that day. At the Ataturk Museum, there are many memorial Here, on 19 May 1919, a man stepped ashore who would create a
objects from the Turkish War of Independence. Turkish state, change a society and even alter a language; this great man was
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
In the other museum of the city, the Archaeological and
Ethnographical Museum, there are many findings from the environs and CONTACT at; Merve DUYGULU
ancient Samsun (Amissos), especially of importance are the artifacts and 0090 506 689 80 53
jewelry. At Ikiztepe, there was a significant excavation. An archaeological site 0090 535 701 91 19
from the Early Bronze Age was found there. kuzucm@hotmail.com

5. 1. ATAKUM ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE
13.11.2009
Arrival at the airport – to the Hotel
14.11.2009
08:00 Breakfast at the Hotel Atakum Adult Education Centre was founded in 2008 in Samsun. It is a
09.00 Visiting Atakum Adult Education Centre (1) non-formal educational institution that provides the people who are in or out
10.00 Start of Meeting of formal education with lifelong learning opportunities in order to contribute
13.30 Lunch to their cultural, social and economical development in relation to their
interests, competences and skills. There are a great number and variety of
14.30 City Tour
courses and classes covered by some educational programs such as;
- A Visit to Samsun Bandırma Boat Museum (2) - Basic Education
- Gazi Museum (3) - Academic Education
- Big Mosque (4) - Vocational and Technical Education
18:30 Hamam (Turkish Baths) (5) - Arts
20:00 Back to the Hotel - General Knowledge and Citizenship Education
21:00 Dinner - House Management & Parenting and Family Education
- Social Services Education
15.11.2009 - Education for Health
08:00 Breakfast at the Hotel - Handcrafts
09.00 Start of Meeting
2. SAMSUN BANDIRMA BOAT MUSEUM
12.30 A visit to Amissos Hill (6)
14.30 Lunch Bandırma Boat,
15:30 Archeology and Ethnography Museum (7) which fulfilled a very
17:00 Atatürk Monument significant role on the
18.00 Shop till you drop (Russian Bazaar) way to independent
20:30 Dinner (Ezella Restaurant) Turkish Republic, has
21:30 Back to the Hotel taken its unique place in
the history by taking
16.11.2009 great savior Mustafa
Leave to the Airport & Farewell Kemal ATATÜRK, as the
9th army commander,
and his 18 friends to
Samsun. The Bandırma
Boat was built as a

6. passenger and cargo ship in 1878 in Scotland under the name of “Torocaderto” 4. BIG MOSQUE
and was operated for 5 years by a company. Known as "Ulu Camii, Hamidiye
Camii, Valide Camii, it was constructed
Bandırma Boat was used as a cargo vessel under the name of in 1884 by Hacı Ali and was restorated
“panderma” registered in Ottoman Maritime administration, by a Greek ship by the mother of Sultan Abdul-Aziz, one
owner from 1883 to 1910. During the World War I, Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK of the Ottoman Emperors. It is one of
and his 18 friends on board from Istanbul arrived in Samsun on 19 May 1919 the cultural heritages that is still on
by the Bandırma Boat. stand in Samsun.
Bandırma Boat was out of service in 1925 and later it was dismantled.
A genuine model of The Bandırma Boat with its original sizes (47.70 m. – 6.83 5. HAMAM (TURKISH BATHS)
m. – 4.27 m.) was built by the Governorship of Samsun. Its environmental
arrangement was realized by the Samsun Governorship, Samsun Metropolis Samsun is a fascinating city
Municipality and finally The Bandırma Boat was opened to public visit as a which is famous for its springs, Turkish
museum ship on 19 May 2003 by the East park area. baths and spa centers. Scientific
analysis have shown that the spring
3. GAZI MUSEUM water is effective in the treatment of
many illnesses such as; rheumatic
Gazi Museum is located on pains, arthritis, stiffening of the joints
the Mecidiye Avenue at the Kale and hips, hernias, female complaints,
district in the centre of Samsun. The severe pains, severe colitis, liver and
walls of this two-storey building were gall stones and skin complaints.
made of bricks. Lathwork was used
inside. Atatürk stayed for 6 days in 6. AMISOS HILL
this building during his first arrival to Samsun was founded as the colony Amissos
Samsun on 19 May 1919. In that time (alternative spelling Amisus, Eis Amison - meaning
this building was known as “Mıntıka to Amissos took the name Samsunta or Samsus) by
Palace”. During the second arrival of settlers from Miletus in the 7th century BC. Amissos
the Great Leader (20-24 September Hill is a hill where you can see the modern and
1924), the subject building was presented to him as a gift of the Samsun historical view of Samsun together. You can enjoy
People. The Great Leader also stayed in this building during his third (16-18 the beautiful view of Samsun while drinking Turkish
September 1928) and his fourth (22-26 November 1930) visits to Samsun. After tea prepared in SEMAVER. Amissos Hill was found
the transfer of the building to Ministry of Culture by the Samsun Municipality by change by a treasure researcher. A family grave
and then, after its restoration and rearranging for exhibition, it was opened to of a Pontus King and his treasure was found on this
visitors on 8 November 1998. hill.

7. 7. ARCHEOLOGY and ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM
The construction of Archaeology & Ethnography Museum in
the Fair area in Samsun began in 1976 and the museum was opened
to visit on May 19th, 1981. The museum consists of a central hall
and two other symmetrical halls. The mosaic being exhibited in the
central hall was made in times of Alexander Severus (AC 222-235),
the Rome Emperor and was restored in Byzantine Times at the end
of AC 5th century. There are various mythological scenes on mosaic
base made symmetrically. There is a scene in the middle related to
the Troia war including Akhilleus and Thetis; there are some
portraits reflecting the seasons on the panels located on each four corner of this scene; and Nereids
and sea creatures are described in the rectangular panels among the seasons. Other than these figured
scenes, there is a scene on a rectangular panel describing a sacrifice. The remaining parts of the above
mentioned mosaic are ornamented with geometrical and plant motifs.
ACCOMMODATION
You are going to accommodate in Atakum Leisure Centre, which is
in the city centre. You will have your breakfast here but lunch and dinner
will be out at different restaurants. You will taste the traditional dishes
peculiar to Samsun. A minibus will be waiting for you in order to take you
to the destinations.
MEETING AGENDA & MINUTES
1. Meeting preparations,
2. Opening of the meeting,
3. Introducing the participating institutions, participants, and understanding the structure of the
institutions,
4. Presentation of the project, giving detailed information about the activities to be done and the
aims of the project,
5. Revision and reorganization of the partnership and the application form according to the
structure of the partnership, (if needed)
6. Sharing the new responsibilities,
7. Determining the approximate dates of the planned activities; such as mobility actions and other
project assessment meetings,
8. Presentation of ADHER Website, the ning group and ADHER mail group.
9. Expressing ideas about promotion measures to increase civil society involvement,
10. Sharing ideas about the preparation of a booklet named “EU HERITAGES”
11. Evaluating the meeting by the partner organizations

8. AGENDA
INFORMATION
ITEM
Before the guests arrive in Turkey, a DAILY EXPRESSION CHART was prepared by all partners. This
1 chart consists of some daily expressions which will help all participants to communicate in the
mother tongue of the host institution during mobilitiies. The chart can be found at page 12.
The meeting was started and chaired by Merve DUYGULU. Two participants from Romania, six
participants from Turkey, one participant from Lithuania and one from Slovenia attended the kick-
off meeting.
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Italian and Greek participants were not able to attend the meeting because of some problems. It
was crucial for everyone to benefit from the meeting at maximum level.
All participants gave a brief presentation of themselves and their institutions. The presentations
3 can be found at www.adyourhe.com. The meeting agenda was announced to all partners.
The general and specific objectives of the project were revised. It was useful for all
4 participants to have a quick look on the aims and objectives of the partnership.
Because of the reduction in the number of the partners, it was necessary to revise the application
form according to the new partnership. The information belonging to Tudas Alapitvany from
HUNGARY, The Mosaic Art and Sound Ltd. from the UK, I MAS D GRANADA, S.L. from Spain was
taken out of the application form.
It was agreed to change also some of the parts. The changes are highlighted and they are as
follows;
- (5.3) Objectives of the Partnership;
“To create or modernize the educational curricula used in institutions for Cultural Education
awareness” was changed into “to enhance the existing educational curricula used in institutions
for Cultural Education awareness”.
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“To create and develop educational infrastructures in Cultural Heritage Management” was
changed into “to make a comparison between the educational infrastructures in Cultural Heritage
Management”.
- (5.3) Approaches to Follow;
It was agreed that individual contributions of the project team members should be encouraged.
The partnership will be able to deliver modern approaches in cultural heritage education and
training, contributing to filling of existing gap, matching the trainees’ needs and being a real
support both for adult learners and for their trainers.
After the learners have learnt about the importance of cultural heritages and about different
cultures, they will take part in an online forum that will be dedicated to their feelings and ideas.

9. - (5.4) Partnership and Distributions of Tasks
Because the reduction in the number of the participating institutions, we also had to revise the
tasks of the existing partners. The changes are as follows;
The second meeting will be held in Italy, not in Romania.
The fourth meeting will be held in Lithuania, not in Slovenia,
The fifth meeting will be in Slovenia, not in Hungary,
The sixth meeting will be held in Romania, not in the UK.
It was decided that the original application document will be edited and re-distributed by email.
- The work programme in part (6.1), Number of the Learners and Staff involved in the
Partnership in part (6.2) and Expected Results in part (6.3) were changed according the revised
application form. The changes made are highlighted in the application form to be sent to all
partners.
During the meeting it was also discussed that we should share some of the responsibilities.
We revised the common and specific tasks as mentioned in the application form. In
addition to these tasks;
- ATAKUM ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE (TURKEY) and MEWCAT (GREECE) will be
responsible for the creation and organization of the e-tools such as a mail group,
an Internet webpage… etc.
- INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS (LITHUANIA) and ASOCIATIA BRIDGE
LANGUAGE STUDY HOUSE (ROMANIA) will be responsible for the assessment of the whole
project.
- CENTRO STUDI E FORMAZIONE VILLA MONTESCA (ITALY) and CPZ-INTERNATIONAL,
CENTRE FOR KNOWLEDGE PROMOTION (SLOVENIA) will be responsible for the design of
the” ADHER HERITAGES HANDBOOK”.
6 Merve DUYGULU, the coordinator will prepare a draft PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS SHEET and will
distribute it among partners. The task of each partner will be to create a project implementation
team as soon as they go back to their country. They will also share the responsibilities amongst the
team members.
It was also decided to create WORK PACKAGES, which will show us what to do when. Each work
package will consist of tasks to be done in the following three – four months. This package will help
each partner assess the success of the previous activities.
The logo of the partnership will be determined by a LOGO COMPETITION to be organized amongst
the partners. Each partner will prepare a logo and send it to the coordinator until 15th, December
2009.
Each partner will prepare a problem analysis paper about cultural heritages at local level and will
present it in the second meeting in Italy.

10. We could fix the following meeting places and the dates. It is as follows;
The 2nd meeting will be held in March, 2010 in the hosting of the Italian partner, CENTRO STUDI E
FORMAZIONE VILLA MONTESCA,
The 3rd meeting will be held in June, 2010 in the hosting of the Greek partner, MEWCAT
The 4th meeting will be held in September, 2010 in the hosting of the Lithuanian partner,
INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS
The 5th meeting will be held in December, 2010 in the hosting of the Slovenian partner, CPZ-
7 INTERNATIONAL, CENTRE FOR KNOWLEDGE PROMOTION
The 6th meeting will be held in April, 2011 in the hosting of the Romanian partner, ASOCIATIA
BRIDGE LANGUAGE STUDY HOUSE
The final meeting will be held in July, 2011 in the hosting of the Turkish partner, ATAKUM ADULT
EDUCATION CENTRE.
The mobility actions of the learners and the project meetings will be held in the same period. In
each mobility action, minimum 4 learners and 2 staff will be participating. It was also agreed that
the duration of each mobility will be 5 days; one day for arrival, three work days and the last day
for departures.
The participants had the opportunity to see the official project website (www.adyourhe.com). The
webpage is now active. This webpage will be used as an effective tool in order to obtain
communication among participants, project coordinators and the project team members. The
webpage will be in one language, which is English but some useful documents will be translated
into the mother tongue of the partners.
In order to provide a fast communication, we created a yahoo group named as
adher@yahoogroups.com. A membership e-mail was be sent to all participants, including the
8 managing and teaching staff and the learners. However, it was understood that some of the
partners were hesitant or failed to register in the mail group. As an alternative form, Marc Pillich-
Wright, Romanian Project Manager, suggested using another mail group named adher@blsh.com.
All participants will be encouraged to use this e-mail group as the main communication tool.
Another e-tool that will be used in the partnership will be http://pro-adher.ning.com. This tool is
going to be used by the project team members as it asks for a special username and a password. A
private invitation will be sent to all members for registration. Anyone who does not have an
invitation will not be able to benefit from this e-tool.
The general aim of this partnership is to increase and empower the mutual understanding and
dialogue among different cultures by improving the knowledge of people about cultural heritages
and helping them find innovative ways to access to knowledge of cultural heritages since it is an
essential factor in the identity of each country and a privileged means of facilitating mutual
9 comprehension among countries. It was decide that we should involve civil society members in
local and international activities in order to achieve this goal. Therefore, providing active
involvement of learners will have contributed to increase civil society awareness about the
importance of cultural heritages. It was also agreed in the meeting that we should provide learners
with some special classes on cultural heritages.

11. We were planning to prepare a booklet named “EU HERITAGES”. However; we have
decided to change the name as “ADOPT YOUR HERITAGE” as the booklet that we are going
to prepare by the end of the project would not reflect all EU Heritages. We are going to
10 discuss about the contents of the booklet during the mobility actions and also under a
topic in a forum in the webpage of the partnership. Some basic parts in the booklet will be
in the native tongue of the partners but most of it will be in English.
The meeting was briefly summarised. It was agreed by everybody that the goals for the
initial meeting had been fulfilled. All proposed activities and products were discussed and
determined. The ADHER Initial Meeting draft minutes will be produced within three weeks
and presented to the comments of all partners.
The revised application form will be sent to all partners within three weeks as well by the
coordinator. The feeling of the participants about the meeting, the social and cultural
11 activities held in the organization of Atakum Adult Education Centre was positive.
Everybody got the chance to express their feelings and ideas. The general idea was that
this meeting was a good start on our way to achieve our goals proposed in the application
form.

12. ENGLISH TURKISH SLOVENIAN ITALIAN
Good morning Günaydın Dobro jutro Buon giorno
Hello Merhaba Zdravo Salve / ciao
How are you? Nasılsınız? Kako si? Come stai?
Fine İyi Dobro Bene grazie.
Have a good day. İyi günler Lep dan Buona giornata.
Goodnight İyi geceler Lahko noč Buona notte
Name İsim Ime Nome
What is the time? Saat kaç? Koliko je ura? Che ore sono?
How much? Ne kadar? Koliko? Quanto costa?
Where is …………………….? ………………. nerede? Kje je......? Dov'è ………..?
How do you say in ………………..? …………………de nasıl dersiniz? Kako se reče po ......? Come si dice …………. in ..............?
Do you speak …………………….? ………………... konuşabiliyor musunuz? Ali govoriš......? Parli ......... ?
See you soon Daha sonra görüşürüz Kmalu se vidimo Ci vediamo presto
Here you are Buyrun Izvoli Eccoti qui
Beautiful Güzel Lepo Bello
What is your name? Adınız nedir? Kako ti je ime? Come ti chiami?
Have a nice meal. Afiyet olsun. Dober tek. Buon appetito
What is your surname? Soyadınız nedir? Kako se pišeš? Qual'è il tuo cognome?
How can I go to………………..…..? ……………… ya nasıl gidebilirim? Kako pridem do ......? Come posso andare a ........?

13. ENGLISH ROMANIAN LITHUANIAN GREEK
Good morning Bună dimineaţa Labas rytas Kalimera
Hello Bună Labas / Sveiki Yia sas
How are you? Ce mai faci? Kaip laikaisi? Ti kanete?
Fine Bine Puikiai / Gerai Kala
Have a good day. O zi bună Geros dienos. Na perasete kala
Goodnight Noapte bună Labanaktis Kalinixta
Name Nume Vardas Onoma
What is the time? Cât este ceasul? Kiek valandu? Ti ora ine?
How much? Cât de mult?/ Cât costă? Kaip daug? Poso?
Where is …………………….? Unde este……………? Kur yra....? Pou ine…
How do you say in ………………..? Cum spui asta în ………………..? Kaip jus sakote....? Pos leyete…
Do you speak …………………….? Vorbești ………..? Ar jus kalbate...? Milate…
See you soon Ne vedem în curând Netrukus susitiksime Tha se do se ligo
Here you are Aici erai Prasau Edo imaste
Beautiful Frumos Grazu Omorfa
What is your name? Cum te cheamă? Koks tavo vardas...? Pos se lene?
Have a nice meal. Poftă bună Skanaus Na exete ena kalo gevma
What is your surname? Care este numele tău de familie? Kokia tavo pavarde? Pos ine to eponymo sou?
How can I go to………………..…..? Cum pot să merg la ….? Kaip man nuvykti i...? Pos boro na pao sto…

14. PHOTOS of ACTIVITIES
Atakum Adult Education Centre
Bandırma Boat Museum

15. Gazi Museum
Meeting & Certification

16. Traditional Food
In free times, participants had the opportunity to taste traditional food which is peculiar to the Black Sea
Region. The National Education Director of Samsun Province, HÜLYA ERTÜRK KOÇ, also joined us in a lunch with
her husband. She welcomed all the guests and spent some time with us after the lunch. She told the participants
that Samsun National Education Directorate can give a support to this partnership when needed.
End of Meeting