Title: hi all
Post by: jagatai on July 18, 2008, 01:25:04 AM
Post by: jagatai on July 18, 2008, 01:25:04 AM
Hi everyone
First of all,i am so sorry for my poor english.I'm 20 years old and a Turk.
I'm a student of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University,Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences,International Relations Deparment.I will try to make contact with you and share my opinions as i can.i'm a atheist since 6 years and i think that's enough for an introduction
yours truly
First of all,i am so sorry for my poor english.I'm 20 years old and a Turk.
I'm a student of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University,Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences,International Relations Deparment.I will try to make contact with you and share my opinions as i can.i'm a atheist since 6 years and i think that's enough for an introduction
yours truly
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: Loffler on July 18, 2008, 01:39:01 AM
Post by: Loffler on July 18, 2008, 01:39:01 AM
Hi there.
I'm in Los Angeles, in the United States. I am very interested in Turkey; my friends and I were fascinated by an article last week about the secular movement in Turkey. Can you tell us more about the role of religion in your society?
I'm in Los Angeles, in the United States. I am very interested in Turkey; my friends and I were fascinated by an article last week about the secular movement in Turkey. Can you tell us more about the role of religion in your society?
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: afreethinker30 on July 18, 2008, 01:43:55 AM
Post by: afreethinker30 on July 18, 2008, 01:43:55 AM
Hello jagatai welcome to the forum.
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: jagatai on July 18, 2008, 02:06:37 AM
Post by: jagatai on July 18, 2008, 02:06:37 AM
thanks loffler and afreethinker30
dear loffler,
you know Ottoman Empire was a muslim country but Turkey is a laic (since 1934) and democratic republic (since 1923).
we have churchs,synagogues and mosques that are near each others,have jew and christian citizens too.we have approximately 4-5 millions atheist citizens.i'm an atheist since when i was 14 years old and i have never experienced a trouble because of my opinions about islam.some europeans and americans may think that turkey is an iraq or iran because of their media but we are not one of they suppose.But i accept that we have so long road to reach the democracy in its real meaning.
i will be so happy if you correct me when i say something wrong to grammer rules.
thanks for your interesting in me and my country.
yours truly
dear loffler,
you know Ottoman Empire was a muslim country but Turkey is a laic (since 1934) and democratic republic (since 1923).
we have churchs,synagogues and mosques that are near each others,have jew and christian citizens too.we have approximately 4-5 millions atheist citizens.i'm an atheist since when i was 14 years old and i have never experienced a trouble because of my opinions about islam.some europeans and americans may think that turkey is an iraq or iran because of their media but we are not one of they suppose.But i accept that we have so long road to reach the democracy in its real meaning.
i will be so happy if you correct me when i say something wrong to grammer rules.
thanks for your interesting in me and my country.
yours truly
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: McQ on July 18, 2008, 02:47:08 AM
Post by: McQ on July 18, 2008, 02:47:08 AM
Welcome to the forum. Don't worry about poor English. It alright. We're not all that great with it either! 
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: jagatai on July 18, 2008, 03:05:15 AM
Post by: jagatai on July 18, 2008, 03:05:15 AM
thank you McQ
i just wanna improve my english i dont shame on myself
i just wanna improve my english i dont shame on myself
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: myleviathan on July 18, 2008, 03:09:42 AM
Post by: myleviathan on July 18, 2008, 03:09:42 AM
QuoteI'm a student of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University,Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences,International Relations Deparment.I will try to make contact with you and share my opinions as i can.i'm a atheist since 6 years and i think that's enough for an introduction
Welcome to the forum, Jagatai. It's nice having an international atheist community.
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: Whitney on July 18, 2008, 03:18:13 AM
Post by: Whitney on July 18, 2008, 03:18:13 AM
Hi Jagatai, welcome to the forum
^ It would make me happy if you corrected my use of grammar. -or- I will happily accept your corrections of my grammar.
Quote from: "jagatai"i will be so happy if you correct me when i say something wrong to grammer rules.
^ It would make me happy if you corrected my use of grammar. -or- I will happily accept your corrections of my grammar.
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: Loffler on July 18, 2008, 04:37:44 AM
Post by: Loffler on July 18, 2008, 04:37:44 AM
Quote from: "jagatai"thanks loffler and afreethinker30
dear loffler,
you know Ottoman Empire was a muslim country but Turkey is a laic (since 1934) and democratic republic (since 1923).
we have churchs,synagogues and mosques that are near each others,have jew and christian citizens too.we have approximately 4-5 millions atheist citizens.i'm an atheist since when i was 14 years old and i have never experienced a trouble because of my opinions about islam.some europeans and americans may think that turkey is an iraq or iran because of their media but we are not one of they suppose.But i accept that we have so long road to reach the democracy in its real meaning.
i will be so happy if you correct me when i say something wrong to grammer rules.
thanks for your interesting in me and my country.
yours truly
No problem. Here's a free grammar fix:
Dear Loffler,
You know, the Ottoman Empire was a Muslim country but Turkey is a laic [most people use the word secular] (since 1934) and democratic republic (since 1923).
We have churches, synagogues and mosques that are near each other, and have Jew and Christian citizens, too. We have approximately 4-5 million atheist citizens. I've been an atheist since I was 14 years old and have never experienced trouble because of my opinions about Islam. Some Europeans and Americans may think that Turkey is an Iraq or Iran because of their media, but we are not one as they suspect. But I accept that we have a long road ahead to achieve democracy in its real meaning.
I would be very happy if you would correct me when I say something wrong according to grammar rules.
Thanks for your interest in me and my country.
Yours Truly,
Jagatai
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: MariaEvri on July 18, 2008, 12:46:35 PM
Post by: MariaEvri on July 18, 2008, 12:46:35 PM
Finally someone I can call a neighbour :)
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: susangail on July 18, 2008, 05:51:06 PM
Post by: susangail on July 18, 2008, 05:51:06 PM
Welcome jagatai! You're English is actually quite good. If you hadn't have mentioned that you didn't know it that well, I wouldn't have guessed it wasn't your first language (I know many fluent English-speakers that have worse grammar, sadly). Proper grammar makes me happy so I'll be glad to help. :)[/quote]
"I just want to improve my English so I don't shame ('embarrass' is another word) myself."
Words like "Wanna" and "Gonna" are perfectly acceptable on forums and such (IMO-in my opinion).
Have a fantastic posting experience!
"I just want to improve my English so I don't shame ('embarrass' is another word) myself.
" Words like "Wanna" and "Gonna" are perfectly acceptable on forums and such (IMO-in my opinion).
Have a fantastic posting experience!
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: jagatai on July 18, 2008, 11:47:25 PM
Post by: jagatai on July 18, 2008, 11:47:25 PM
Thanks for your corrections loffler,laetusatheos
and thank you ms. Evri for your amiable welcome
Do you know Mehmet Hasgüler?
Ms. Gail,I will need you in this forum and would be glad if you would be my teacher
I have felt like Martin Eden in front of Ruth
and thank you ms. Evri for your amiable welcome
Do you know Mehmet Hasgüler?
Ms. Gail,I will need you in this forum and would be glad if you would be my teacher
I have felt like Martin Eden in front of Ruth
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: Chimera on July 19, 2008, 03:11:29 AM
Post by: Chimera on July 19, 2008, 03:11:29 AM
Welcome to the forum, jagatai.
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: MariaEvri on July 19, 2008, 05:09:01 PM
Post by: MariaEvri on July 19, 2008, 05:09:01 PM
Quote from: "jagatai"Do you know Mehmet Hasgüler?
hmmm nop I have no idea who he is
Title: Re: hi all
Post by: Evolved on July 22, 2008, 03:12:23 AM
Post by: Evolved on July 22, 2008, 03:12:23 AM
Welcome to the forum, Jagatai. It's great to have you here!