IES ABROAD European Union Program / Summer 2011 Provisional Itinerary for Western Balkans - Turkey Field Trip

June 20 July 2 Student Copy

Monday, June 20 6:10 6:23 Freiburg Zagreb (Croatia) Meet at Freiburg train station track 1 for travelling to Stuttgart Airport Train departs from track 1 (ICE 676) -change trains in Karlsruhe (arrival 7:31) for Stuttgart Hbf. (departure 7:41 from track 10 with IC 2369) -change trains in Stuttgart Hbf. (arrival 8:29) for Stuttgart Airport (departure 8:45 from track 101 with S-Bahn 3, arrive at Stuttgart Flughafen 9:12) Plane departs for Zagreb (Germanwings 4U2976) Plane lands in Zagreb, bus transfer to hotel Guided Walking Tour though historic Zagreb Wednesday, June 22 Until 6:00 6:00 +/- 9:00 10:30 11:00 11:00 13:15 13:15 13:30 +/- 15:00 Zagreb Banja Luka (BiH) Sarajevo (BiH) Check-out; no breakfast, pick up lunch boxes Depart Zagreb for Banja Luka Arrive in Banja Luka Meet at OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe), The Work and Mission of OSCE in BiH (bc) Lunch break Depart for meeting at the American University in BiH Meet with Mr. Esmir Ganic, Director of Government Relations, and 12 local students in order to discuss The Political, Social, and Economic Challenges of BiH from the View of the Youth Coffee break with AUBiH students Depart Banja Luka for Sarajevo Arrive at Sarajevo Free Hotel Astra Garni, Kundurdziluk br. 2, 71000 Sarajevo, +387 33475 100/200 Sarajevo Breakfast Guided Tour of Sarajevo and Visit of the Former Front Lines above the City Lunch Break, change into bf Depart hotel for meeting at the Office of the High Representative / EU Special Representative (OHR/EUSR) (bf) Meet with Mr. Stefan Simosas, Head of OHR/EUSR Political Department, The Role of the EU in BiH Sarajevo Istanbul (Turkey) Breakfast t.b.a. Depart hotel for airport Plane departs for Istanbul (Air Bosna, JA 102) Plane lands in Istanbul, transfer to & check-in at hotel Hotel Grand Yavuz, Piyerloti cad. No:71/b 34126 Sultanahmet Istanbul, TURKEY, +90 212 5171712

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Hotel in Zagreb

Hotel Laguna, Kranjceviceva 29, 1000 Zagreb, +385 1304 7077

+/- 15:00 16:00 16:15 +/- 20:45 Evening

Hotel in Sarajevo Tuesday, June 21 Until t.b.a. t.b.a. Zagreb (Croatia) Breakfast Depart for the Serb National Council and meet with Prof. Milorad Pupovac, MP, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Human and National Minority Rights, Member of the Independent Democratic Serbian Party, & President of the Serb National Council, Minorities and Minority Rights in Croatia (bc) Depart meeting place for meeting with Ms. Andreana Baeva, President of the European Business Association (EBA), The Work and Mission of EBA and its Perspecitve on Croatias EU Accession Negotiations (bc) Lunch break Depart for meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republik of Croatia (bf, passports) Arrive at Ministry Mr. Davor Vidi, Director General of the Directorate for Neighbouring Countries and South Eastern Europe, Briefing on Croatia's Perspective on the Country's EU Accession Negotiations Free

Thurdsay, June 23 Until 9:00 9:00 12:15 12:15 13:30 13:30 14:00 - +/- 15:30

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Friday, June 24 Until t.b.a. Morning & afternoon 16:00 18:30 21:20 Hotel in Istanbul

Rest of day

Dont forget: PASSPORT, HTH Insurance Card, business-formal clothes, umbrella, camera, alarm clock, Unicard Ullrich Lohrmann Cell: 0049-17622814914 Tanja Rother Cell: 0049-17622814916

Saturday, June 25 Until 9:30 9:30 10:00 11:30

Afternoon

Istanbul Breakfast Depart hotel for meeting at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (bc) Mr. Dositheos Anagnostopoulos, Press Speaker of the Ecumenical Partiarchate, Today's Situation of Christians in Turkey Guided Istanbul Tour I

Afternoon If time allows Evening Wednesday, June 29 Until 6:00 6:00 8:35 9:50 Until 13:50 13:50 14:30 16:30

Visit & Tour of Atatrk Memorial & Museum Visit of the Anatolian Civilization Museum Free Ankara Izmir (Turkey) Check-out Depart hotel for airport Plane departs for Izmir (Pegasus Airlines, Flight nb. 2131) Plane lands in Izmir transfer to Izmir downtown Time to explore Izmir downtown & lunch break Depart Izmir downtown for Izmir University of Economics (c) Meet with Dr. Isik Grleyen, Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations and the EU, and local students, Discussion on Turkeys Current Challenges from Religion to Politics and the Disillusion with the EU Transfer and check-in at hotel Dinner at hotel Free Anemon Hotel, Murselpasa Bulvari No. 40, Kahramanlar, 35230 Izmir, +90 232 446 3656 Izmir Breakfast t.b.c. (meeting on Tourism in Turkey and its Economic Impact) Visit Cesme and enjoy the beaches Dinner at hotel / Free Izmir Ephesos Izmir Breakfast Depart hotel for visit of the Ancient City of Ephesos & the Ancient Greek village of Sirince Dinner at hotel / Free Izmir Freiburg Check-out and depart hotel for Airport Plane departs for Basel (Sun Express, Flight nb. 912) Plane lands Basel, transfer to Freiburg Back in Freiburg

Sunday, June 26 Until 10:00 10:00 - +/- 14:00 Rest of day Monday, June 27 Until 9:30 9:30

Istanbul Breakfast Guided Istanbul Tour II Free Istanbul Ankara (Turkey) Breakfast & Check-out; put luggage in luggage room Depart hotel for meeting with Mr. Ekrem Gzeldere, European Stability Initiative (ESI) meet at coffee house Khiva Han next to the Galata tower (c) Briefing & Discussion on Turkeys Security and Stability Issues and its Role in the Region t.b.a. (meeting on minorities in Turkey) Meet at hotel, pick up luggage Depart hotel for Sahiba Gkcen Airport Plane departs for Ankara (Pegasus Airlines, Flight nb. 110) Plane lands in Ankara, transfer to & check-in at hotel Hotel Segmen, Bklm Sokak No:13, Kavakldere ANKARA / TURKEY, +90 312 417 53 74 Ankara Breakfast Depart hotel for meeting at the Delegation of the EU to Turkey (bf, passports), Briefing on Turkeys Road to EU Membership Meeting at the Secretariat General for EU Affairs, Prime Ministry Office, Mr. Faruk Kaymakci, Directorate of Civil Society, Communication and Culture, The Work of EUSG and its Perspective on Turkey-EU Relations (bf, passports) Lunch break

+/- 16:45 t.b.a. Evening Hotel in Izmir

10:00 11:30 Afternoon 16:45 17:00 19:55 20:50 Hotel in Ankara

Thursday, June 30 Until t.b.a. Morning Afternoon Evening Friday, July 1 Until t.b.a. T.b.a. Evening Saturday, July 2 5:15 8:15 10:25 +/- 12:00

Tuesday, June 28 Until t.b.a. t.b.c.

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Dont forget: PASSPORT, HTH Insurance Card, business-formal clothes, umbrella, camera, alarm clock, Unicard Ullrich Lohrmann Cell: 0049-17622814914 Tanja Rother Cell: 0049-17622814916