Kym Ciftci
@OnTheEge
English expat in T眉rkiye
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English
Lives in Aydin
Speaks English, Turkish
Registration: 06 July 2011
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Buy in US or Turkey? by Samza83
Merhaba everyone, I am moving to Turkey in a couple of weeks and would like to know if I should buy things certain things here in the US or wait: 1.)Abayas/jilbabs (the long garment that a lot of women in Turkey wear:)Cost in the US 30-40 dollars ...
Hi Samza, It really does depend on which part of Turkey you are moving to. For instance, here in Didim I wear normal clothes throughout the year and that includes summer wear with exposed arms and legs. However, If I am going to the in-laws for ... Read More
Canadian Family thinking of moving to Turkey by acalder64
I have been to Turkey only once ( To Side near Antalya) and i really liked it. If i ever moved to Turkey, i would prefer to live on the Mediterranean coast somewhere ( Alanya, Antalya, Didim, etc.). I prefer an area where English is commonly spoken ...
Hi Andy, Not really for schooling I don't. Antalya is big favourite with Russian Tourists and in Alanya there are a lot of German. So much so that the staff in the hotels tend to speak Turkish, Russian and German as opposed to English like they do ... Read More
Canadian Family thinking of moving to Turkey by acalder64
I have been to Turkey only once ( To Side near Antalya) and i really liked it. If i ever moved to Turkey, i would prefer to live on the Mediterranean coast somewhere ( Alanya, Antalya, Didim, etc.). I prefer an area where English is commonly spoken ...
Hi Andy, Bless, they are very young :-) I guess one way to do that would be through private English lessons, as well as attending a Turkish School. Private lessons are of course much more economical here. Read More
Canadian Family thinking of moving to Turkey by acalder64
I have been to Turkey only once ( To Side near Antalya) and i really liked it. If i ever moved to Turkey, i would prefer to live on the Mediterranean coast somewhere ( Alanya, Antalya, Didim, etc.). I prefer an area where English is commonly spoken ...
Hi Andy, Do you mean English schools for children to attend? Or schools teaching English to adults as a job possibility? I live in Didim and my friends who have children, send them to local schools where they learn very quickly to speak Turkish! ... Read More
Looking for one bedroom house/apartment in Besiktas! by felicitymay
Hi everyone! My partner and I are from Melbourne, Australia and are looking to relocate to Besiktas, Istanbul Turkey. All the accommodation we have looked at are very expensive ($1000AUD per week), being completely out of our price range. We are ...
Hi Felicity, One of my best friends is a teacher in Istanbul. She lives in Besiktas so maybe able to help you. I will ask her if I can send you her email address and get back to you :-) Read More
Hello from Turkey by OnTheEge
Hi guys, Just joined today so I'm saying hello. Hope you are all having a great day. Mines not bad, got a deadline to adhere to so I have been busy writing articles for the newspaper all day. This is not so bad when you can sit outside in this ...
Hi Moneeba, Yes I am lucky! The best place for that would be Istanbul - I have a couple of friends there that Teach English. Some places will take native English speaking teachers without qualifications, some insist on TEFL or higher. Either way, ... Read More
Hello from Turkey
Hi guys, Just joined today so I'm saying hello. Hope you are all having a great day. Mines not bad, got a deadline to adhere to so I have been busy writing articles for the newspaper all day. This is not so bad when you can sit outside in this ... Read More