General Info
After applications of Turkish Universities in order to attend Erasmus Student Exchange Program, first students who were sent abroad returned to the country in 2004.
When they were abroad they attended to events/ organizations, met with volunteers of ESN member Erasmus Clubs. With the knowledge and inspiration they got from them they've started to build similar organizations.
ITU Erasmus Club which is one of the first Erasmus clubs in Turkey is founded in 2005 by Andım Doldurucu and started to work immediately. Right after, Andım applied to make Turkey become a member of ESN and attended to Council of National Respresentitives meeting in Bratislava in 2005. With her candidate presentation she got the all votes of the Country Representitives and became the firs ESN member of Turkey and Andım Doldurucu started to work as the first National Respresentitive of ESN Turkey.
In 2005-2006 with rapid spread of Erasmus Programme in Turkish Universities, students who are completed their terms abroad started to establish first Erasmus Clubs and applied to become a member of ESN. After ESN ITU, ESN Izmir (now known as ESN EGE) became the second member club of ESN Turkey.
With the other universities applications, ESN Turkey kept growing fast and now it is uniting 22 (and rapidly increasing) universities official Erasmus/Exchange Clubs. And became the biggest students association among Turkish Universities. Since the day ESN Turkey became a member of Erasmus Student Network, it unified hundreds of exchange students in Turkey and for three years in order ESN Turkey has become the fastest-growing country in ESN. ESN Turkey send 2 members Andim Doldurucu and Erdeniz Unvan to become IB members in 2007 and 2008.
ESN Turkey also accomplished things which were the first European-wide. In 2009, to create corporate solutions for the accommodation problems of Erasmus Students who come to Istanbul, to find an appropriate and well-secured accommodation and keep the information flow best with the ESN Turkey office which will going to move to the same house, ESN Turkey achieved ESN House Istanbul project by it's own resource. But unfortunately in August 2010 due to insufficient physical conditions of the building, ESN House Istanbul is on Hold and ESN Turkey is looking for a new building.
ESN Turkey announced it's candidacy in Utrecht/The Netherlands in March 2009 for the biggest and the most important meeting of ESN, Annual General Meeting 2010. With the trust it gained in sections in Europe by ESN Turkey's works since it's established, ESN Turkey got the majority of the votes of ESN delegates and chosen to organize AGM 2010 in Istanbul. AGM 2010 and Parade has been heard and took attention of national media. Here is the news about Parade from one of the 4 biggest Media groups in Turkey. http://webtv.hurriyet.com.tr/default.aspx?vid=5519
AGM 2010 plenaries were broadcasted online for ESN members and other parties. The Company who were providing online broadcasting gave the reports to ESN Turkey after AGM2010 and stated that from all international congress they broadcasted AGM2010 had the highest number of audience who are watching at the same time.
ESN Isik was announced it’s candidacy for organizing Cultural Medley 2009 in Utrecht/The Netherlands in March 2009. And achieved to organize a fruitful Medley for 40 ESNers with Hiking, Beach and Touristic Activities in Isik University with a wonderful view from Black Sea.
*cultural medley 2009
ESN Turkey organized it’s biggest Welcome Party in October 2009 in the main Train Station for trains to Europe with 2000 participants.
ESN Turkey organized a Flash Freeze Mob 2010 in Cevahir Shopping Center( one of the biggest shopping malls in Istanbul) in order to take attention to AGM 2010, ESN Turkey, ESN in general and student mobility. Video: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4338195/esn_turkey_erasmus_student_network...
