Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Health Sciences: Faculty Bulletin (Volume: 1, Issue: 9 September 2021)

Abstract

FROM BİNGÖL TO TUNCELİ We made a short trip with faculty members of the IGU Faculty of Health Sciences and our spouses in order to get to know the regions of our country better, to see the regional life, cultural richness and the blessings of nature on site. DAY 1 After leaving the crowded bustle of the city behind us, we set foot in Bingöl and started our journey excitedly. Our minibus passed through a flat plain, a dirt road. On either side of the road laid mountains, young by geography but quite old in appearance. Minutes passed. The trip team deepened the conversation among themselves. But the mountain view did not end. It was as if the mountains were moving by minibus and flowing endlessly. Our first stop was the Floating Islands in the Solhan district of Bingöl. We are guests at the house of İrfan, who is a paid teacher in Bingöl Hazarşah, and move on to the nearby Floating Islands. Perhaps one of the most interesting structures in Bingöl is these Floating Islands. Floating Island in the Aksakal Lake hamlet of Hazarşah village, Solhan district, moved like a raft when it was climbed on. The ash trees on it accompanied this movement with the sound of their leaves. Our faculty members took the opportunity to take advantage of the standing minibus and joked with helpful and smiling children, took pictures and explored the surroundings with their keen eyes while preparing for a long journey. Gaining or losing time didn't seem to matter here anymore. Time moves slowly, speed; was losing its meaning. All the burning of the sun passed through the car window and fell on us, and we continued our journey. At the end of the 2.5-hour journey from Solhan, we arrived in Tunceli on the same day. We came to the center of Tunceli by following the path of the Munzur River, where the rising hills continue, right after we crossed the slight elevations and descended.