{"id":2666,"date":"2018-03-28T18:06:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T18:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilkentpost.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2018-04-07T18:27:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T18:27:31","slug":"people-in-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bilkentpost.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/2018\/03\/28\/people-in-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"People in Restaurants: Midpoint of Bilkent Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"banner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wsite-elements wsite-not-footer wsite-header-elements\">\n<div class=\"wsite-section-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wsite-section wsite-header-section wsite-section-bg-image\">\n<div class=\"wsite-section-content\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"banner\">\n<div class=\"wsite-section-elements\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/international-food.html\">\u00a0Hyun Seok Lee-International Food in Ankara<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wsite-content-title\"><strong>An afternoon in &#8216;Midpoint&#8217; of Bilkent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wsite-content\" class=\"wsite-elements wsite-not-footer\">\n<div class=\"wsite-section-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wsite-section wsite-body-section wsite-background-7\">\n<div class=\"wsite-section-content\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"wsite-section-elements\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none \">\n<p><a><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170418-180117545-orig_orig.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"\uadf8\ub9bc\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"> Brief History &amp; Personal view<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p>Hi. It&#8217;s been a week since I posted restaurants in Bilkent Center. This time I came up with the special people in Midpoint. But, before that I will introduce a brief history of restaurant &#8216;Midpoint&#8217;. According to the restaurant, they initiated their business with &#8220;Everybody&#8217;s meeting point&#8221; motto in 2002 at the center of Istanbul&#8217;s Asian Bank,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #adadad;\">\u00a0<\/span>Ba\u011fdat Street. They are trying to target a high level of customer satisfaction and provide selected delicacies of world cuisines in a well-designed interior.<\/p>\n<p>In my perspective, Midpoint has a merit of guaranteeing the standard delicious tastes in any Midpoint restaurants in Turkey. Also, the unified interior of Midpoint chain restaurants brings about the comfort since it gives a similar atmosphere that you felt in other Midpoint restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of people who work in Midpoint, they need to get a period of training in order to deliver foods to tables and entertain a number of guests. This might play a significant role for Midpoint to distinguish themselves from other international restaurants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none \">\n<p><a><img src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/o_1_orig.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"\uadf8\ub9bc\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>The 1st Midpoint in Ba\u011fdat Street in Istanbul<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"> Special People I Met In Midpoint<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"174487643669016872-slideshow\" class=\"wslide\">\n<table class=\"wslide-main\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-content disable-user-select\">\n<div class=\"wslide-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"wslide-slides\">\n<div class=\"wslide-slide\">\n<div class=\"wslide-slide-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-slide-inner2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202304059_orig.jpg?w=800\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wslide-overlay-top-left disable-user-select\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wslide-overlay-top-right disable-user-select\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wslide-overlay-left disable-user-select\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wslide-overlay-right disable-user-select\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"wslide-link-cell\">\n<div class=\"wslide-links disable-user-select wslide-links-bottom wslide-thumbnail-links\">\n<div class=\"wslide-links-inner\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202304059.jpg?resize=94%2C70\" width=\"94\" height=\"70\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202300600.jpg?resize=94%2C70\" width=\"94\" height=\"70\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202303235.jpg?resize=94%2C70\" width=\"94\" height=\"70\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202307444.jpg?resize=94%2C70\" width=\"94\" height=\"70\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202257010.jpg?resize=94%2C70\" width=\"94\" height=\"70\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202259743.jpg?resize=94%2C70\" width=\"94\" height=\"70\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202306618.jpg?resize=94%2C70\" width=\"94\" height=\"70\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The curiosity toward the people in Midpoint allured me to head to that place. Since the Midpoint in Bilkent Station was the only place I went so far, it was the only choice that I could promise the quality of meals as well as waiters. \u00a0Moreover, I have a nice story of mine regarding the people who work for Midpoint. \u00a0A few months before, I was having a great time with my fellows in Midpoint. After I finished the meals, I went back to my house and realized that I lost my phone that I purchased a month ago. So, I was in panic at that time and did not expect my phone to be returned. However, 3 hours later I got a phone call from the university security that the waiter of Midpoint left my phone in lost and found box. Even though it was not responsible for him to give the phone back to the owner, he did it for me. This event made me the profound impression to the quality of Midpoint of Bilkent Station(Real). Thus, these are the primary reasons to interview the waiter of Midpoint in Real Center.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">The interview with Mr. Okan<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Since he was not able to speak English, the content of the interview is based on Turkish. The questions that I asked him are largely three questions. If you want to check his answer to these following questions then click the link I attached below his Portraits. Also, I translated his interview in English below, so, do not worry about it!<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"150111618867755405-slideshow\" class=\"wslide\">\n<table class=\"wslide-main\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-content disable-user-select\">\n<div class=\"wslide-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"wslide-slides\">\n<div class=\"wslide-slide\">\n<div class=\"wslide-slide-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-slide-inner2\">\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202252828_orig.jpg?w=800\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wslide-caption wslide-caption-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wslide-caption-text\">In front of Midpoint entrance<\/div>\n<div class=\"wslide-caption-bg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wslide-overlay-top-left disable-user-select\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wslide-overlay-top-right disable-user-select\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wslide-overlay-left disable-user-select\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wslide-overlay-right disable-user-select\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"wslide-link-cell\">\n<div class=\"wslide-links disable-user-select wslide-links-bottom wslide-thumbnail-links\">\n<div class=\"wslide-links-inner\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202252828.jpg?resize=70%2C94\" width=\"70\" height=\"94\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner1\">\n<div class=\"wslide-link-inner2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202256237_1.jpg?resize=94%2C70\" width=\"94\" height=\"70\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Link:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-928471317\/interview-with-mr-okan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3387a2;\">https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-928471317\/interview-wi<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-928471317\/interview-with-mr-okan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">th-mr-okan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F320781365&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=800&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<br \/>\n<strong>First, How long have you been in this restaurant and why did you determine to work in this place?<br \/>\n(Q1)\u00a0Ne zamand\u0131r burada \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yorsunuz ve \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmak i\u00e7in buray\u0131 se\u00e7me sebebiniz neydi?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Ans) My name is Okan, I have been working in Midpoint for three months. I have been doing this job for four years. I work here since it is financially supportive. Also, I am here because it is more systematice than other restaurants in Ankara.<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><strong>Second, What is your opinion about international foods in Ankara? And does your restaurant have any nice international food that you can recommend to us?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(Q2) Ankarada bulunan ba\u015fka \u00fclkelere ait yemekler hakk\u0131nda ne d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorsunuz? Sizin restorant\u0131n\u0131zda bize \u00f6nerebilece\u011finiz ba\u015fka \u00fclkelerin mutfa\u011f\u0131na ait bir yemek var m\u0131?<\/strong>Ans) My thoughts about the foods belonging to other countries is that I believe Ankara can compete with other countries&#8217; cuisines. I believe that this sector is self-renovating where it cannot compete.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><strong>Lastly, Turkish cuisines are chosen as top 3 international foods among others, In your opinion, what was the factor that made Turkish foods to be in that rank?<br \/>\n(Q3) T\u00fcrkiye uluslararas\u0131 mutfak s\u0131ralamas\u0131nda \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc s\u0131rada yer al\u0131yor. Sizin d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncenize g\u00f6re T\u00fcrkiyeyi en iyi \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc s\u0131raya alan yemekler neler olabilir?<\/strong>Ans) Turkey is third in the international cuisine rankings. I trust that Turkey&#8217;s cuisine has been well-evaluated since the Ottoman period. I believed that the restaurant sector has progressed in recent years. Especially in the last ten years, I believed that as brands grow higher in numbers, the food sector grows. I did not know that Turkey ranked at 3rd place in the international cuisine lists, but, when I learned it I felt glad in the name of the job I have. This is all I can say. Thank you very much.\u200b<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">The interview with Heun Jae Lee ( A big fan of Midpoint and the guest on that day)<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none \">\n<p><a><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyhyunseok.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/2\/0\/102050846\/kakaotalk-20170503-202253790_orig.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"\uadf8\ub9bc\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Link: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-928471317\/interciew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3387a2;\"><br \/>\n\u200b<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHeun Jae Lee is a South Korean student who studies International Relations in Bilkent University. You would probably assume that he is a Erasmus student. But, he has been staying Ankara since 2013 and planning to graduate next year. \u00a0The reason why I interviewed him is that as a foreigner aboard usually a food is one of major difficulties that we face at the first time and until the end of life in a different country. \u00a0This is same to Heun Jae Lee as well. \u00a0Thus, I asked a few questions regarding Midpoint and international foods in perspective of a foreigner. By the way, he can speaks English so that the interview was done in English. If you also want to hear his answer to the questions, check the link below his photo.See you next time !<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-multicol\">\n<div class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"wsite-multicol-table\">\n<tbody class=\"wsite-multicol-tbody\">\n<tr class=\"wsite-multicol-tr\">\n<td class=\"wsite-multicol-col\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Midpoint\u00a0<\/span>(Bilkent Station)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong>:\u00dcniversiteler, Real-Praktiker, 06800 , \u00c7ankaya\/Ankara<br \/>\n<strong>Telephone:\u00a0<\/strong><a><span style=\"color: #050505;\">(0312) 266 57\u00a0<\/span>50<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Hours: 09<\/strong>:00 AM &#8211; 12:00 AM<br \/>\n<strong>Site<\/strong>:\u00a0http:\/\/www.midpoint.com.tr\/tr<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"wsite-multicol-col\">\n<div class=\"wsite-map\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weebly.com\/weebly\/apps\/generateMap.php?map=google&amp;elementid=578469003181592700&amp;ineditor=0&amp;control=3&amp;width=auto&amp;height=250px&amp;overviewmap=0&amp;scalecontrol=0&amp;typecontrol=0&amp;zoom=15&amp;long=32.75911159999998&amp;lat=39.8834294&amp;domain=www&amp;point=1&amp;align=1&amp;reseller=false\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Hyun Seok Lee-International Food in Ankara An afternoon in &#8216;Midpoint&#8217; of Bilkent Brief History &amp; Personal view Hi. 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