New members of the Turkey forum, introduce yourself here

l missed an  opportunity to be in Turkey about three years back.l like the country and hope to get some opportunities there.
l am a specialist in media and communications and photography.l also have experience in advocacy work on health issues especially HIV and AIDS.

l am a journalist and have a keen interest to find work in Turkey.l am a Correspondent for a news agency in Turkey.

Hi!!! I'm Chin... new in here... I'm from Ph.. I would like to ask few questions... that's why I joined this blog.. I don't know what else to say.... thanks!!! ^_^

I am in Adana too. Would love to meet up.

Hi! Im sheine. I am a Filipino. Im an expat preschool teacher here in Indonesia but am considering moving to Istanbul this month after my contract ends. Does anyone here have a clue if kindergarten teacher jobs are in demand in Istanbul? I am aware most schools  are looking for native-speakers (same situation here in Jakarta) but I am hoping some Filipino teachers were able to find a preschool or primary teaching job there as well. Thanks guys.

Hi chin. What work do you have in turkey? How was it?

asalaam o alikom bhai ma turkish zaban sekhna chah raha hon aap kaya madad kar saktay han

Hello
Im Selena I live in the Asian side of Istanbul. Im not an expat yet but I have been in USA and Italy before

You can ask me about your questions living in Turkey.

I am also renting flats so please mail me if you are interested

Thanks

Helloo

As a turkish generally talking its not easy to find job in istanbul for an expat because you will of course need work permit but also you should be able to speak some basic turkish.even for the daily life except universities people are not familiar wt english. Now there are some companies for expats to hunt job but usually if you planning to stay a year or sth i qould sugfest you english teaching jobs if you are native or close to native.

Places to hang out in istanbul ;

Its all about budget

If you really wanna go nice places BEBEK in european and KADIKOY in asian side are like hubs.

if you say no i just wanna see ppl around and if ur already into crowd than TAKSIM for sure.

Dont forget there are ppl out there will try to rip you off so always watch out once ur in cab, or even in the restaurants.its a metropolitan city so dont wait anyone to help you or be nice to you all the time because everyone is in their business sadly saying..

Hi all,

I'm new on the site but been living on and off in Istanbul for the past 3 years. Originally from The Netherlands and moved here after school. Now working here part time and started studying on the side.
My turkish isn't the best but always keen on making new expat girl friends to hang out with in Istanbul. I live on the European side and grown to love this city.

Helloo any native arabic or spanish speakers in Ankara..I am 29 years old turkish man with languages and culture sharing love

I will be very happy to meet foreign decent friends in return I can help practice turkish

Also I would like to contact with females from arab mediterranean persian or indian world for my wife for culture sharing (she likes cooking etc)

Well u know very few places to hang out in İstanbul    as an long lifetime resident of İstanbul I can say that it depends on what u are looking for..

For historic places to visit Topkapı Dolmabahçe beylerbeyi palaces

Sultanahmet Ayasofya Süleymaniye şemsipaşa Mihrimah and hundreds of other ottoman mosques

Kız kulesi, galata and Beyazıt towers

İstanbul city wals and thousand of places to see

Hello,

28 years old from Istanbul. Hope to make new foreign friends

Alsalamu 3alikom
Merhaba
Hi...iam şeyma..iam from Egypt

hi I'm farhood from iran but recently move to istunbul for living.I'm musician and would be grate to find new friends in istunbul

omg i am afraid to forget english since came to istanbul i must find some people who speak like a native please
i live in istanbul and I'm working at a big company..

hiya,
come and join with us.
british culture & british accent..................

hey
dont be afraid wou wont ever forget your own language even if you learn an athoer or many of new lenguages you are born in NY SO ,,,,,

by the way my name is nina i want to performe my english

Hello everyone,

I am new in this forum. I am from Philippines and I've been living here in Turkey for 1 year now. I am currently living at Kastamonu City but planning to move to Antalya this year, and for that reason I am searching for a teaching job in Antalya preferably English or Computer. I have 1 year experience on teaching english to different level (childrens and adult).I have my TESOL certificate and I was a Computer Instructor too in my country.

I would appreciate a lot if anyone could help me on my job hunting in Antalya. By the way I just acquire my Kimlik last week so there is no problem with the work permit as I am now a Turkish citizen.

Thanks 

I don't know what to write in here. could someone help me please

I am sure you can do it:)

hi ı live in Ankara . ı m 32 yo. ı m master student here . ı move another cities actualy  .if you need  advice  or questin  ask me .ı will answer wether  late  or suddenly

Hello i am pakistani,settled in UAE,we are  planning to visit istambul this feb 1st week  , need guidence for good area where we can find reasonable hotels , and which city we should visit  i luv mountains so will go to uludug skii any other thing i dont knw more, where we can find fone sim, thankyou
Regards.

Hello, I'm Walid an English teacher from Tunisia,  I worked in Turkey as teacher for more than a year, but now they ended my contract.  So, I go back to my country.Can you find a school to work as a teacher in ankara.
Best regard
Walid Bessrour

Hi Ahgirl.  So what do you and your husband do in Antalya?

Hi everyone,

This is to inform you that some inappropriate posts have been removed from this topic.

As it is clearly said in the title, this thread is for the introduction of the new members only. Therefore, if you have some questions to ask, please create a new thread on the Turkey forum for more visibility.

Thanks all

Priscilla

Hi all
I am Ibrahim 30 years old Syrian moved to Turkey 5 months ago i live in Yedikule Istanbul.would like to make new friends

Hello everyone,

I come from Algeria and been living in Istanbul for  a year or so, I intend to do Masters in Linguistics for the coming school year

I can speak few Turkish, besides Arabic, French and English too
Nice to meet you all

gergely wrote:

hi ı live in Ankara . ı m 32 yo. ı m master student here . ı move another cities actualy  .if you need  advice  or questin  ask me .ı will answer wether  late  or suddenly

I'm intending to do masters too, if possible to tell me about the procedure   would grateful

Hi there,

I am new in Istanbul and from Indonesia.  I speak bahasa Indonesia, English and know a little bit Spanish.   I move in here because my husband job.  We have a daughter. I would like to make friends and know about this place.

Thanks
Estee

I tried to respond to your queries on the 'Pakistanis in Istanbul' forum. You might want to check it out.

For the questions posted here,

I can recommend Sirkeci (pronounced Sirkechi) for finding hotels. If you look around, the average rate that you can find for a reasonably good room can be as low as $50/night (breakfast inclusive).
Sirkeci is very close to SultanAhmet. You will find yourself at the walking distance from Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque and Tokapi Palace amongst other places.
A metro passes through Sirkeci and within a few minutes you will also find yourself in Taksim, where you can go for shopping or enjoy the nightlife.

For skiing, Uludag is good option.
You may also want to check Lake Abant in Bolu, at an hour or two's drive from Istanbul. It is surrounded by mountains and you can enjoy their lake fish cooked with cheese! I can't recall the name of the dish.

You should be able to find a SIM at the airport.

If there's any further questions, please feel free to ask.

Zeeshan