By Meryem Salman | Buldan Foundation Board Member
Dear Buldan Foundation Fellow,
As you know, we have just launched a new project called "Education is Power" that aims to provide scholarship for girls. We do not want to say to much and leave the floor to a student who is one of our succesfull girls, she wrote a letter for you, here it is ;
“I am writing to you from Istanbul. I was born in Buldan where a small town in Denizli. I went to primary school in Buldan, then I was accepted to a High School of Science in Mugla. At first, my parents didn't want me to send to another city even if it is two hours away from my mother town. Because I was 14 years old and I was a girl. In small towns like Buldan, it doesn't necessary for a girl to go to high school in another city. What is more, they even don't go to university usually. Anyway, there was not any good high school in Buldan. At least, my parents understood the importance of going this school for me. I spent four years there, I stayed at dormitory. Conditions of this school wasn't good at all. We were staying 6 people in a room. We had not enough space to work. Older students were bullying us while we were junior student at dormitory. Despite the fact that it was a hard school, my performance was not enough because of these conditions. I wanted to leave this school many times. But My family reminded me every time that it was my choice and I could not give up every difficulty that I faced. After the high school, there was an exam to be accepted for universities. My results weren’t enough for my goal. Then I studied one more year for this exam and my dreams finally came true, but there was a problem. Although I wanted to be an architect, my parents wanted me to attend faculty of medicine, since being a doctor in Turkey means a guaranteed future. However, I made my choice and I choose Istanbul Technical University to be an architecture student. It is the best architecture faculty of Turkey. At first my parents scared of cost of my education. Because living in Istanbul is expensive. Before I went to school, I met Board of Buldan Foundation just before it was established. I was lucky, they supported me several times and they provided scholarships not only for me but also girls like me. Then Buldan Vakf was established and now Foundation is working for supporting girls who are university student. Now beside my school, I have new hobbies such as mountaineering and climbing. My next goal is learning French and I want to go to France as an Erasmus Student. I enjoy my life and my profession. I would like to thank to everyone in my life. Lastly, thank you for reading this.
Sincerely yours,
A Girl From Buldan “
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