{"id":16594,"date":"2026-04-28T15:21:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/?p=16594"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:23:25","slug":"the-land-of-beautiful-horses-cappadocia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/the-land-of-beautiful-horses-cappadocia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Land of Beautiful Horses: Cappadocia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As part of an educational trip organized by the Turkish and Social Sciences Department, our 7th grade students visited Cappadocia on April 17\u201318. In this unique region, one of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s most significant natural and historical heritage sites, students extended their learning beyond the classroom through an experiential learning approach.<\/p>\n<p>During the trip, students participated in a traditional pottery workshop in Avanos, where they explored one of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s most valuable cultural crafts through hands-on experience. At \u00d6zkonak Underground City, they examined the living spaces of ancient civilizations, gaining deeper historical awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Visits to \u00c7avu\u015fin, G\u00f6reme, and U\u00e7hisar Castle allowed students to closely observe the rich historical texture of Cappadocia, while explorations in Pigeon Valley and Devrent Valley revealed the extraordinary formations shaped by nature.<\/p>\n<p>This enriching experience supported the development of students\u2019 observation, inquiry, critical thinking, and ability to connect historical and geographical knowledge with real-life contexts. Designed in alignment with the values of the Ministry of National Education\u2014including values education, cultural heritage awareness, and active learning\u2014this trip also reflects Irmak Schools\u2019s mission to cultivate inquisitive, reflective, and globally minded individuals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/guzel-atlar-ulkesi-kapadokya\/\"><strong>Haberin T\u00fcrk\u00e7esi i\u00e7in t\u0131klay\u0131n\u0131z.<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;3&#8243; images=&#8221;16595,16596,16597,16598,16599,16600,16601,16602,16603,16604,16605,16606,16607,16608,16609,16610,16611,16612,16613,16614,16615,16616,16617,16618,16619,16620,16621&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1080&#215;800&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] As part of an educational trip organized by the Turkish and Social Sciences Department, our 7th grade students visited Cappadocia on April 17\u201318. In this unique region, one of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s most significant natural and historical heritage sites, students extended their learning beyond the classroom through an experiential learning approach. During the trip, students [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16594"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16625,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16594\/revisions\/16625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}