<p>Hi, I am an international student at BU, and ant to share my experience in Turey with you:
Bogazici university (or the University of Bosphorus) is one of the first US colleges found outside United States and is really amazing! It provides great programs in Arts&Sciences (Considered the best in Turkey in Social Sciences) and has strongly competitive programs in Electrical&Electronical, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, which can compete even with the strongest technical universities in Europe! It’s Computer Engineering Program is also amazing, but is de facto more similar to the “Computer science” program.
Bosphorus University is, as its name suggests, located near the Bosphorus and has got an amazing view to the Bosphorus Strait!!! There are 4 main campuses: South, North, Hisar and Ucaksavar. South Campus, where the Arts&Sciences(Andersen Hall), Economics&Administrative Sciences (Washburn Hall), Rectorate, Students Activities Building (Dodge Hall) etc., and the most important for you, I guess, the Engineering Department Building (Perkin’s Hall) are located, is the historical campus of the Bogazici University, known formerly Robert College.
Istanbul is the great city! It is the only city located in two continents - Europe and Asia, divided by the Bosphorus Strait. It is very modern and fastly growing metropolis with 14 mln population, and at the same time, it is the historical heritage of the Human History. It is exactly that Constantinopole, the capital of Byzantium, aka Eastern Roman Empire, where Constantine I and Justinian the Great were ruling, it is here where the ROMAN LAW, which was the actual law of Europe until 19th century, was written…This city is the home to various confessions, because it is the exact place where Latin Catholicism was separated from Greek Orthodox. And then, in 15th century, was conqured by Ottoman Emperror Mehmed II, who also saved and continued the culture he found. (Unlioke most people in West used to think, Turksdidn’t destroy that culture) For example, look at the Hagia Sophia Basilica - It has minarets around it - that means that the church was converted to mosque but was not destroyed. I am sorry for my chattering, I say it to introduce you the presence of many cultures in Istanbul. It is worth at least to come here to walk!!! Last but not the least is that Istanbul was the Europen Capital of CUlture - 2010.(suggest you to show the official video of 2010-Istanbul Eur’Cap’Cultre on Youtube to your parents)
What about people? I understand that there may be some fear of Asians, because I also used to think that way. I want to stress that point strongly:
People here are extremely kind. I was rather shocked by that. They are very hospitable and you will be safe here, do not concern about that. 
Turks are also “white” by the way. However, the fact that Istanbul is a metropolis, not the Turkish village, of course leads to some kind of risk. I mean, if you want to walk in Taksim square in the Saturday midnight…I think you understand the risk to your safety then…You must be anyway vigilant…it is a big city, as I told…</p>
<pre><code>Something more about the unversity: Because the instruction language is English, you will generally be free with the communication. There are many professors from Europe& America. It is the former American College, at last!
I strongly suggest you comming here for a term or two. I loved Turkey, Istanbul and BU, I think you will love it too!
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<p>Best regards!</p>