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You will enjoy the delicious food, marvellous local wines and drinks, and the hospitality of the people.

Turkey straddles the point where Europe and Asia meet. Geographically, the country is located in the northern half of the hemisphere at a point that is about halfway between the equator and North Pole. Because of its geographical location, the mainland of Anatolia has always found favour throughout history, and has been the birthplace of many great civilizations.

Turkey offers a fusion of culture – old and new, east and west, modern and traditional. Volunteers contribute to worthwhile causes while meeting new people, learning valuable work and life skills and becoming part of Turkish community life. In Turkey, you can see landscapes of incredible natural beauty, sites of great antiquity, towns and villages with lovely examples of architecture from Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman times.

A range of volunteer projects are available, including:

* Working as assistant to teachers in orphanages.
* Public primary schools or public kindergartens.
* Social work for the elderly, handicapped or street kids.
* Environmental work, reforestation and working for environmental NGO's.
* Community work in rural areas.
* Agriculture and field work with villagers.
* Constructing playgrounds.
* Working in a village primary school.

Requirements

Age: 18 +