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I presented my ideas about        Now at this moment, we             are a little more peaceful and
       Youth Should Try to Get Out of Their Comfort Zones
           Samsun and tourism. The           are at Çakallı Historical          serene. It is very different
           Mayor also shared his             Taş Han Restaurant                 from the people of other
           opinions with me. Our city        which is run by Samsun             cities of the Black Sea Region.
           Samsun is a very valuable,        Metropolitan Municipality.
           very distinct city. Personally,   Few minutes ago you                When you visited Samsun,
           I don’t think Samsun has          prepared Çakallı Menemen           you also tasted foods
           yet received the touristic        together with the chefs and        unique to Samsun. So
           attention it deserves. I want     then you tasted it. How did        which was your favorite?
           to do my best to contribute       you find Çakallı Menemen's
           to make Samsun reach to its       taste?                             I can't find an answer for
           touristic potential.                                                 that. Because we cannot
                                             I think calling Çakallı            taste Turkish cuisine enough
           You have visited the              Menemen as "menemen"               in Europe, whatever we eat
           Bandırma Ferry Museum             is not the right definition.       here feels like incredibly
           today early in the                Because this taste is very         delicious for us. Even the
           morning. What were your           different from the familiar        menemen we cooked at
           impressions while your            "menemen" we know. If              home is different because
           visit?                            this is menemen, what are          the tomatoes grown here in
                                             the other menemens we              Turkey is not the same as
           First of all, let me say this;    ate before? The taste and          those Europe imports. The
           I was born and raised in the      presentation here was very         taste of the vegetables and
           Netherlands. Therefore;           nice. I liked its taste so much.   fruits grown in these lands
           May 19, 1919 or the Turkish                                          is very different. That's why
           national struggle was never       You have visited Samsun            every food I eat in Turkey is
           mentioned in history lessons      before too. If you were to         extremely tasty.
           in the schools that we studied    tell us about Samsun, what
           in the Netherlands. I had to      would you say?                     Have you tasted Samsun
           learn it on the internet based                                       Pide?
           on my own research. But it        Samsun has a distinct place
           was incredibly impressive to      on my mind. Its greenery,          It has a very different
           experience the history here,      nature and most importantly        taste. It is also interesting
           moment by moment, and to          its history are completely         that different districts of
           see the historical atmosphere     unique. Unfortunately, I           Samsun have different
           of the Bandırma Ferry in          cannot describe Samsun in          pides as "Bafra Pidesi",
           place. It was a very valuable     one word or sentence. I think      "Çarşamba Pidesi" and
           and precious visit for me.        the reason here is my Turkish      "Terme Pidesi".
                                             is not good. Because I have
                                             never taken a Turkish class.       Finally, is there
                                                                                anything you would
            If this is menemen,              What caught your attention         like to add?

               what the other                the most when you visited
             menemens we ate                 Samsun?                            Samsun is a very
                                                                                beautiful place. I'm
                  before are?                People here... Black Sea           sure the people and

                                             people are a bit lively.           youth visiting here are
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