Space Camp Turkey

Space Camp Turkey

Space Camp Turkey uses space and space technology with the aim to motivate and educate children aged 9-15 in the fields of astronomy and science. Through simulations, it improves youth self-confidence, teamwork and communication skills. Most importantly, Space Camp Turkey aims to foster global friendship through space education.

It is located in the Aegean Free Zone, a high-tech industrial park in Izmir, Turkey operated by ESBAS the Aegean Free Zone Development and Operating Company. Izmir is a vibrant Mediterranean city on the western coast of Turkey with a population of over 3 million people. The camp is 5 minutes away from the International Adnan Menderes Airport, 15 minutes from the city center and one hour from world famous attractions such as Ephesus, House of Virgin Mary and Church of St-John The Apostle.

Space Camp Turkey is one of five space camps in the world and one of two in Asia. It is affiliated with the United States Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Mr.Kaya Tuncer, president of ESBAS, decided to establish a Space Camp in Turkey after visiting Huntsville, Alabama with his Turkish friend Ismail Akbay, an Apollo Project Engineer who worked for Dr. Wernher von Braun. Space Camp Turkey opened on June 12, 2000. American astronaut Scott Carpenter and Ismail Akbay were honored guests at the ceremony. Space Camp Turkey has hosted over 65,000 children and adults from 40 countries and developed space science-related programs that consist of 2-Day Outer Space Adventure during the school year, 5-Day Space Camp and 5-Day Space Camp with Robotics during semester breaks, and 6-Day/10-Day International Summer Camps.

International Credentials

Space Camp Turkey is recognized as a science institution by the Turkish Ministry of Education. It is also licensed with the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, the governing body of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Space Camp Turkey is a member of the following school organizations:

* NESA - Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools
* CEESA - Central and Eastern European Schools Association
* ECIS - European Council of International Schools
* EARCOS - East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools

External links

* [http://www.spacecampturkey.com/ Official Website for Space Camp Turkey Programs]
* [http://www.gftse.org Official Website for Global Friendship Through Space Education Foundation]
* [http://www.esbas.com.tr Official Website for Aegean Free Zone Development and Operating Company]
* [http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/Default.aspx?17A16AE30572D313D4AF1EF75F7A79681D9DD78D03148A6E Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism]
* [http://www.izmir.bel.tr Metropolitan Municipality of Greater İzmir]

Other
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Turkey Turkey Travel Guide]


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