the MC In Turkey !

Here we are! at the most amazing international experience that an AIESECer can live... IC ! (International Congress). This year, the international congress is organized in Turkey- Istanbul.

The moroccan delegation is composed of 16 people. 10 going to IC and 6 to You Can! You can is an international conference that is run in parallel with IC for LC EBs. You can conference will be held in Bursa, 300 kms from Istanbul. But the Opening ceremony and the Global village on the 21st will gather delegates from both conferences, which means more than 1000 people.


Our journey started on the 15th. Our flight was at 13h30 and took us directly to Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, which is a huge airport! we we're so tired that the only things we wanted to do is to eat! take shower and SLEEP!












The next morning, we woke up at 8 o'clock Turkish time which is 5am in Morocco! and then we started our Study Tour (visit) of Istanbul with more than 150 delegates from all over the world,while we were in the study tour, Safae and Faycal as Exchange responsibles, and Youssef the MCP were on country meetings.


Istanbul is so magical! we visited many monuments, the Topkapi Palace, The Blue Mosque, Hajia Sophia, the Dolmahbaçe Palace, The basilic Citern, and finaly le Grand Bazaar ! magical!

















After 2 beautiful days of visiting the city, we went to Yeditepe University where IC will take place. it is located on the asian part of Istanbul, and what a feeling while crossing the Bosphorus bridge, between 2 continents...











The university looks more like a small city than a huge university. you can find everything in it, starting from the supermarket, to the bank, hairdresser, shops (D&G, Versace!), Hospital, internal security that looks like police! Amazing!!

We started today the GN pre-meetings. Morocco took part of the MENA and Africa Pre-meeting. during the day and for 2 more days, we will try to find the best approach to make AIESEC more powerful in those growth networks.












Before going for a party, we had some interesting discussions between people from WENA, Asia Pacific and MENA region. The aim is to break streotypes and to learn more and better about the others
Some interesting questions were asked, like : why should turkey become a EU member? where AIESEC is going as an organization? why should arab countries accept democratie? what are the main differences between Islam and Christianity? How can AIESEC in MENA and WENA work together? and the discussions last for hours and hours...

The end of Day 1 of pre meeting!