Everybody wants to live Istanbul, especially young people. My greatest dream was also to go to Istanbul. When I was going there, like everybody, I also loved it very much at first but later I get bored. As bored, I became to aware how my homeland has many advantages, beauty... I saw that my homeland, Erzurum, is as beautiful as Istanbul.

       Erzurum is more security, for example, snatching is more common in Istanbul. My home is more tranquil. The neighborhood is more common; at Istanbul nobody at a flat knows their neighbour but at Erzurum everyone knows neighbors not only in their flat but also district. My homeland is as a historical place as Istanbul. For example, there are a lot of historical places in Erzurum: Lalapasha Mosque - built by Selchuklu state, The Twin Minaret medresseh, fountains... Istanbul has more variety people than Erzurum. Although Turks only live in Erzurum, there are Turk, French, English, etc. in Istanbul. The traffic is heavier at Istanbul than at Erzurum. The air is more polluted at Istanbul. So dadashs, Erzurum person, are healthier, more energetic.

        Istanbul is beautiful, great but the other cities, especially Erzurum, at Anatolian is also wonderful. However, our youth must be its awareness.