Antalya, Turkey: Demonstrating Falun Dafa Exercises at Tourism Festival

(Minghui.org) Practitioners from Turkey took part in the Tourism Festival in Antalya, which is one of Turkey’s most famous tourist cities. The festival was held on April 20-21, 2019 in the city center, Konyaaltı Square.

Practitioners demonstrating the exercises in Konyaaltı Square

As practitioners demonstrated the exercises during the two-day event, spectators showed great interest in Falun Dafa and many learned the exercises.

Günseli arrives at the activity for two days

Günseli, who came to the booth on the first day, said that she felt that Falun Dafa had incredible energy. She took a lot of information about Falun Dafa and talked to practitioners for a long time. On the second day, she returned and learned the exercises.

Begüm Borçetin

When Begüm Borçetin saw Falun Dafa, she said she believed it was no accident that she came across this booth. She lives in Poland and was in Turkey visiting family. She learned the Falun Dafa exercises right away. When she heard the principles of Falun Dafa, Truthfulness-Compassion and Forbearance, she was moved to tears. She said that she would attend the regular local practice site to continue learning the practice.

Iffet and Nimet
Two friends, Iffet and Nimet, watched the exercises of Falun Dafa for a long time. A practitioner then briefly showed them the exercises. When they were doing the exercises, they said they felt “as light as birds” and that all of their tiredness was gone.

Ayli Doğa Yıldırım
Eight-year-old Ayli Doga Yildirim learned the exercises and shared, “It was like I had traveled all over the world. I’ve never felt so good before.”

Defne
Defne did the sitting meditation for about half an hour. She said, “I felt very peaceful and different. It was like flying, rather than swimming, in the blue area in the sea.”

A young child helps to hand out lotus flowers to the children passing by.

Many children learned the exercises

Hatice Bozkurt, the organizer of the festival, thanked the Falun Dafa group for attending. She also invited the group to participate in another community event. She said, “If you weren't here, this festival wouldn’t be so colorful!”

Hatice Bozkurt, organizer of the festival