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Aya Sophia and the Blue Mosque How to Get There and How Expensive Is It? Daily Bulletin Editor: Jos Jacobs, Journalist: Marjo Chorus, Daily Bulletin Layout-Editor: George Hatzidakis Issue No.1 Saturday, 15 August 2009 Istanbul hoş geldiniz Aya Sophia, Istanbul Istanbul, formerly Byzantium and Constantinople, has been the Capital of powerful empires. Today’s - Schedule It has already hosted a WBF event in 2004, the 12th World Team Olympiad, which was a very successful 12.00 Opening ceremony at the Rector’s event from all points of view. Building The wonderful city, situated across two continents, has 14.00 KO Teams — Qualification, 1st round welcomed the participants with a bright sun. May the re- sults be as bright as the sunshine. As for the rest, the 16.00 KO Teams — Qualification, 2nd round city offers so many attractive aspects that surely every- 18.00 KO Teams — Qualification, 3rd round body will enjoy their stay. See page 3. 1ST WORLD YOUTH BRIDGE CONGRESS Istanbul, Turkey 1st World Youth Congress Welcome Message from the WBF Youth Committee KO Teams The qualification stage consists of 13 rounds of 10 Dear Young Players and Esteemed boards each, Swiss movement. Guests, The top 8 teams advance to the KO stage. Quarter Fi- It is a great pleasure for me to wel- nals and Semi Finals will be played over 28 boards, two come you for the 1st World Youth sets of 14. Bridge Congress at the Yeditepe The Final will be played over 48 boards, three sessions University in Istanbul. of 16, whilst the play-off for the bronze medal will be This is the 1st Edition of this played over 32 boards, two sessions of 16 each. transnational event. I have no doubt Board-A-Match Teams it will successfully go on with increasing attendance. It will be played in one stage, consisting of six sessions Looking at the list of participants, I recognize many of 14 boards each. names from the European Youth Championship that we hosted in Antalya/Turkey in the year 2000. Now I am Each session consists of 7 mini-matches of 2 boards happy to see that those young players are back in Turkey each, with 2 VP per board at stake: 2 for winning the as Team Officials. board, one for tying, and none for losing. Istanbul is a city with breathtaking landscape, a great MP Pairs historical background and a wonderful touristic destina- The qualification stage consists of three sessions of 26 tion. I have no doubt that this will be a wonderful expe- boards each, Mitchell movement. rience to play bridge in this atmosphere with fellow Probably, the top 36 pairs will advance to the Final, to young players from all over the world. be played over 35 rounds of 3 boards each, barometer I wish all of you the best of success at the bridge table Howell movement. The definitive Final’s cut will be an- and a most enjoyable stay in Istanbul, but above all, I do nounced once the exact number of entries is be known. hope that this event helps you build new and long-lasting IMP Pairs friendships into the future to stress our motto: “Bridge It will be played in one stage. The schedule and the for Peace”. regulation will be published later. Anyway, there will be Ata AYDIN WBF Youth Committee Chairman four sessions, each of between 22 and 27 boards. Reminders 1.Carrying mobile phones, as well as any other electronic late at the start, will result in automatic penalties to be device into the playing areas is strictly forbidden. awarded, according to a policy of zero tolerance. Before the start of each round, three tables will be ran- 6.The official score is the one entered into the bridge- domly drawn, and a search will be conducted at those ta- mates, therefore to ask for any change to be made, you bles. Players will be asked to empty their pockets and open need to officially address a Tournament Director, within their bags, if any. In case any forbidden device is found, a the correction period (half an hour after the end of the of- penalty of 2 VPs will be automatically awarded for each item ficial time, or after the end of the match if the latter hap- for the first offence. A penalty of 4 VPs will otherwise be pens to be later). The scoring staff is instructed to not hear awarded for the second offence onward. any complaint about the score if not previously processed 2.Smoking is strictly forbidden in the playing area, as well by a TD. as leaving the table to smoke. An automatic penalty of 2 VPs 7.Each round, two matches will played in the BBO boxes will be awarded for each offence, and repeated violations situated in the playing areas, and broadcasted through In- may result in suspension for a round or more. ternet. Playing in BBO is mandatory whenever requested by 3.Carrying any alcohol into the playing area is strictly the organization. The matches to be broadcasted will be forbidden, as well as leaving the table to drink it. An auto- usually selected round per round, and therefore with just a matic penalty of 2 VPs will be awarded for each offence, short time notice to the players, however, for the first day and repeated violations may result in suspension for a — first three matches — the tables playing in BBO will always round or more. be 1 and 2. 4.For the purpose of the System Policy, this is a Third 8.The two playing areas are situated below the ground Category event, therefore no HUM System, nor Brown floor: the Open Room is located two floors down, and the Sticker convention, is allowed. Closed Room is located three floors down. 5.To be on time is not only matter of regulations (see 9.Results, Seatings, Ranking and other useful information Conditions of Contest), but also matter of courtesy. There- will be shown on screens situated in three different infor- fore the players are kindly requested to be seated no less mation points: at the entrance, and in front of each playing than five minutes before the scheduled starting time. Being room. 2 15-23 August 2009 1ST WORLD YOUTH BRIDGE CONGRESS Aya Sophia and the Blue Mosque How to get there and how expensive is it? Istanbul, the world’s fifth largest city (probably) with its 13 groups and promised a bonus to the group finishing the million inhabitants, is situated partly in Europe and partly in work first… Asia. The European part is divided into two sections by a sea branch called The Golden Horn. In the Old City (Stan- When the Turks captured Istanbul, the Aya Sophia was bul) you can find the greatest and best known sights, among surrounded by minarets and thus became a mosque but by them the Aya Sophia, the Topkapi Museum, the Blue origin, it is a Christian Basilica. There still are a few mosaics Mosque and the Grand Bazaar. left of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ blessing. At present, the complex is considered a museum; the entrance fee is The most comfortable (and probably one of the cheap- 20 Lira. est) way to get into the Old City is to take a free ride with the Yeditepe Ringservice yellow bus to the entrance gate, One of its columns is called the “Sweating Column.” It al- followed by a taxi to Kadiköy Ferry Terminal (fare is about ways feels humid when you touch it and it is believed that 20 Lira, which is just under 10 Euro, and the trip takes it has a magical force. That’s why you might wish yourself about 25 mins). Next, you buy a ticket (jeton) at one of the something nice while touching it. ticket windows for 1,5 Lira and enter the boat (destination Eminönü) through the little gate which opens when you in- Upon leaving the Aya Sophia. you will see the Blue troduce your jeton. Mosque across the road. This was constructed as the coun- The trip over the Bosporus terpart of the Aya Sophia and takes 20 mins. and should it is the world’s only mosque offer you a most wonderful with six minarets. The legend view of the city, no matter if is that the mosque’s founder, you are looking towards Asia Sultan Ahmet, wanted a or towards Europe. The mosque with golden ferry will bring you right at minarets but the architect the southern end of the thought this was far too ex- Galata Bridge. This ferry ser- pensive. When the Sultan vice terminates, however, at came back to see the work in about 21.00 hrs. During day- progress, the architect said time, there are many more he had understood six (”alti” ferry services in operation in Turkish) and not golden but they would stop at 18.00 (“altin.”). The Sultan accepted hrs. or so. the apology and thus the ar- chitect’s life was saved. From here, a mostly uphill walk of about 1 km would see you to the Aya Sophia. You The Blue Mosque can be visited by non-Muslims too, but may as well take the tram in southern direction (if you take they have to use the back entrance. You would have to put it the wrong way, you would start by crossing the Galata your shoes into a plastic bag handed over to you when you Bridge). The same ticket principle applies here: buy a jeton are entering the interior. The reason is obvious: the whole of for 1,50 Lira and put it in the slot to open the little gate to the mosque is covered with beautiful Turkish tapestry, many the platform.
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