APRIL 23rd EVENTS
April 23rd 2002
Children around the world have Atatürk to thank for the April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day holiday. We at POLISAN stood with children on this special day..
On April 23rd, we organized a variety of fun events aimed at children at a number of hardware stores in Istanbul. Our aim was to help children enjoy their April 23rd holiday and to “put a smile” on their faces. Children who visited the POLISAN Paint stand at hardware stores enjoyed playing with clowns and had their faces painted with the ‘Smiling Face' Logo. Children also enjoyed themselves at the POLISAN Paint rodeo at Kozyatağı Bauhaus and at the POLISAN Paint train at Beylikdüzü Bauhaus.

POLİSAN is there for children from the Nesin Foundation !
POLİSAN—in addition to many other individuals, organizations and NGOs—attended a celebration organized by the Nesin Foundation in aid of children. POLISAN Paint provided the paint that was used to paint the rabbit hutches in the Nesin Foundation garden and joined in wishing the Nesin Foundation and Çatalcalı a happy April 23rd holiday..



COMPETITIONS
The Kocaeli Folk Dancing Competition
March 1-10, 2002
With the support of POLISAN Paint, 15 Public Education Centers competed in the Turkey Cup Final held at the Körfez Open Air Theatre.
With the support of POLISAN Paint, the Kocaeli Folk Dancing Group Competition was held at the Kocaeli Atatürk Sports Hall. The competition began with a wreath laying ceremony at the Governorship Atatürk Monument attended by the Governor of Kocaeli, Erdal Ata, Director of National Education Cemal Şişman and our Chairman of the Board, Necmettin Bitlis.
The Kocaeli Folk Dancing Group Competition was separated into categories for children, stars, middle schools and non-formal education. The Gebze POLISAN Primary School Van Troupe also put on a special show.
The troupes that took part in the Kocaeli Folk Dancing Group Competition were as follows: :
Children:
1- Istanbul – Fatih Mahmudiye Primary School – BİTLİS
2- Istanbul – Kartal Eczacıbaşı Primary School – BURDUR
3- Istanbul – Kadıköy İlhami Ertem Primary School – BURSA
4- Edirne Beykent College – EDİRNE
5- Bursa Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Primary School – BURSA
6- Sakarya Ahmet Akkoç Primary School – GEYVE
7- Düzce Kaynaşlı Süperlit Primary School – KARADENİZ KIZ
Stars:
1- Istanbul Üsküdar Zeynep Kamil Primary School – BODRUM
2- Istanbul Avcılar İnönü Primary School – BOLU
3- Istanbul Silivri Gazi Primary School – SİLİVRİ
4- Edirne Mustafa Necati Primary School – EDİRNE
5- Bursa Yıldırım Primary School – BURSA
6- Bursa Selçuk Hatun Primary School – BURSA
7- Bursa Hatice Salih Primary School – BURSA
8- Sakarya Dr. Nuri Bayar Primary School – GEYVE
9- Düzce Kaynaşlı Primary School – KARADENİZ KIZ
Middle Schools:
1 – Istanbul-Beşiktaş Bingöl Erdem High School– İZMİR
2 – Istanbul Küçükçekmece Mehmet Ersağ High School– KIRIKKALE
3 – Edirne Keşan Anadolu High School– ÇANAKKALE
4 – Bursa Ulubatlı Hasan Anadolu High School– BURSA
5 – Sakarya Anadolu High School– KAFKAS THO
6 – Düzce-Gölyaka ÇLP – VAN
Institutes of Non-Formal Educational:
1 – Istanbul-Beşiktaş Public Education Center – ARTVİN
2 – Istanbul Ümraniye Public Education Center – TRABZON
3 – Edirne Keşan Public Education Center – ÇANAKKALE
4 – Bursa Mudanya Public Education Center – BURSA
5 – Düzce Çimli Public Education Center – KAFKAS THO



Turkey Cup excitement at Körfez with POLİSAN
June 2-22, 2002
The Institutes of Non-Formal Education Folk Dancing Turkey Cup Final was held at the Körfez Open Air Theater with the support of POLİSAN. The competition began with a wreath laying ceremony at the Governorship Atatürk Monument attended by the Governor of Kocaeli, Erdal Ata, Director of National Education Cemal Şişman and Member of the Board of POLİSAN Holding, Ertuğrul Bitlis.
The teams that competed in the Institutes of Non-Formal Education Folk Dancing Turkey Cup Final were:
1- Antalya Azize Kahraman Public Education Center
2- Artvin Ardanuç Public Education Center
3- Balıkesir Merkez Public Education Center
4- Batman Merkez Public Education Center
5- Bayburt Merkez Public Education Center
6- Bolu İzzet Baysal Public Education Center
7- Erzincan Merkez Public Education Center
8- Gaziantep Şehit Kamil Public Education Center
9- Hatay Antakya Public Education Center
10- Istanbul Beşiktaş Public Education Center
11- İzmir Menemen Public Education Center
12- Kars Merkez Public Education Center
13- Kütahya Merkez Public Education Center
14- Sivas Merkez Public Education Center
15- Tokat Turhal Public Education Center

SCHOOLS
Another school from POLİSAN!
July 13, 2002


In 1988, we commissioned the construction of the Hacı Mehmet Emin Bitlis Primary School in Malatya. The school has been reopened after having been adapted in line with the 8 year primary education system. Construction of the building began in 2001. The building will also serve as a cultural center.

The opening ceremony was a part of the Malatya Fair and Apricot Festival and was attended by the Governor of Malatya, Mustafa Yıldırım, Mayor of the Municipality, Mehmet Yaşar Çerçi and our Chairman of the Board Necmettin Bitlis.

The original main building constructed in 1988 by POLİSAN featured 5 classrooms, a computer lab, a chemistry lab and a sports hall. It was nominated for the Agha Khan Architecture Prize. With the construction of the additional building, the Hacı Mehmet Emin Bitlis Primary School now has 8 classrooms each accommodating 35 students, a music room, a work technique room and a cafeteria. The school’s approximately 1000 students will be able to receive 8 years of primary education using dual instruction.

POLİSAN Chairman of the Board Necmettin Bitlis gave a speech at the opening ceremony, stating that his family’s commitment to education was passed on to them by his grandfather. Bitlis added that his family felt privileged to be able to support the 8-year primary education system, which he sees as Turkey’s greatest need.



SEMINARS AND MEETINGS
Celebrating architects’ 25th anniversary
June 11, 2002
The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) organized a party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its foundation, inviting their members and individuals from organizations active within the sector.

Interior architects whose careers spanned over 40 years were awarded “Honorary Membership Plaques”. The ceremony was held at the Chamber of Interior Architects Marmara Region Branch with the support of Polisan Paint Company Plaques were awarded at the ceremony and there were many emotional moments. Interior architects who had had long and successful careers expressed their joy at receiving the Chamber’s Honorary Membership Plaque.

POLİSAN and the next decade of interior architecture!
June 18, 2002
The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) Chamber of Interior Architects organized a seminar entitled “The Next Ten Years in Interior Architecture” with the aim of bringing together their members and the companies that are active in the sector. The seminar was held at the Chamber’s Marmara Region Branch with the support of POLİSAN Paint.

Leading Italian industrial designers Dante Donegani and Giovanni Lauda shared “new models of life” based on their own research and observations with the interior architects. The two experts are also instructors at the Milano Domus Academy. They presented examples of new models that aim to remove the conventional borders of living quarters. They emphasized the fact that less furniture and greater mobility have become more important in our lives and underlined the fact that minimalist approaches would become more popular.

At the seminar, speeches were given by the Head of the Department of Industrial Design at the Mimar Sinan University Prof. Önder Küçükerman and Assistant Professor Babür Kerim İncedayı who gives classes on design and interior architecture at the Yeditepe and Haliç Universities. They evaluated the trends foreseen in interior architecture in the coming ten years both in Turkey and internationally.

POLİSAN Paint sponsored the Chamber of Interior Architects 25th Anniversary Events. General Manager Erol Mizrahi stated that POLİSAN is committed to protecting the environment and public health, adding that the company aims to create livable environments for consumers. Mizrahi also stated that this seminar was proof of the importance placed on communication with professionals in the sector. He added that they planned to continue this partnership via different projects in coming years.