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I want to live to Turkey January 2022

Last activity 16 August 2022 by najmssaquib

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ukirlew

Hello I am trying to figure out how to move to Turkey and get a residence permit. Can anyone direct me with legitimate advice?

Erol Alper

hello,
Yes we can help you but after know your nationality

Behfar Rezai

Hi, I can help you with your residence permit. Message me if you are interested.

Mas Ahmed Dub

Hi.

Mas Ahmed Dub

What will b the charges

dncole4156

I just moved here from the USA 6 months ago. Send me more information about where you are coming from and what your working situation is. What you see as your future here. I can put you in touch with a very good and inexpensive lawyer and great real-estate company. Both very highly rated and trustworthy.

Good luck my friend

katutulisa123

I want to come to Turkey but I have no idea on where to start from..

seemakhan

Hello!
I would love the information. We are Canadian family looking to move to Turkey. Explore university education for my oldest and homeschool the rest until graduation. Is it possible to get ideas?

Thank you!

enight1

Hi, google Turkish schooling etc, I lived there for 10 years, lots of expats have children in schools all over Turkey.
The children learn Turkish quicker that way.

N.maria

For your eldest, there are many public and private universities in Turkey that have bachelors programs taught in English. I suggest he just start checking the University websites and what requirements they have for international students. Most universities have an English version of their website.

Kami_cap

Hi, hope you are doing ok!
It’s Better not to move in Turkey, rest up to you!

Gino_C

It would be very helpful Kami_cap if you expanded on your strong comment that you would not recommend moving to Turkey as there are many people who have expressed their satisfaction in making the move and for those of us including me who are seeking to make the move to live in Turkey.

It serves no purpose to make a blanket statement without supporting your assessment.

Kami_cap

Hi, hope you are doing ok! Well, long story short, if you can’t speak Turkish at a scale you are good for nothing no matter what.
My name is Muhammad kamran, by profession I’m certified chartered Accountant (ACCA) + ICAEW qualified Also BSc Hons from Oxford Brookes University UK.
Furthermore, in pakistan and Dubai I have been working with big four audit firms but still couldn’t get the expected job here since the language barrier is a hard nut to crack! If you are job oriented person trust me this is not a place for you.
If you want to do some business turkey is perfect and you will find thousands of opportunities in business domain, but still rate of dying is too much because of language, people doesn’t speak English here and you will become sick in just few months, you will be more dependent on locals.
It just impossible to live in country like turkey without learning language, you will have to go out, will go for shopping, some time you will become sick and likely to visit hospital at that point of time you realise how difficult it is.
In every facet of life you will be facing this language issue.
I would highly recommend you to learn language in first place because it’s essential here. If you need to know anything else about turkey, don’t hesitate to write me.

Gino_C

Thank you for providing context to your statement recommending not to move to Turkey. 

I have no insight on career opportunities that may exist in Turkey for native Turks as well as for expatriates who are not fluent in Turkish.  But based on your credentials, you appear to be a lucrative candidate.  For me personally, I am retired so I have no worries in that regard.  I will add that not knowing the language in any country would certainly impose quite a few constraints in day to day living.   As many other members of this community have posted, it is wise to invest your time to learn as much Turkish as you can prior your arrival.  There are quite a few Turks who have enough proficiency in English that will gladly assist you as I have encountered in my travels through the country.

Regardless, best of luck in your pursuits. 

Gino

dncole4156

Hello all. My name is Dennis from the USA I have been in Kusadasi Turkey now for 7 months. I have retired here. It has been a great experience so far and I have made many friends. Mostly good some not so, so be very careful before you let anyone in too close.
The text today is primarily dedicated to the language barrier here if you do not know enough Turkish to have even a simple discussion. As Kusadasi is primarily a tourist city there are many English-speaking Turkish people and for the most part, I have had very few if any problems getting the things and services I need. But I will admit I could have saved myself a lot of time in many cases by knowing how to speak the language here. I am trying, but at the age of 75 I am finding it a little difficult, but I will keep trying. I have found that 95% of the time when a Turkish-speaking person sees I need help there is always someone ready to jump in to make your easier. I do believe if anyone wants to live in a foreign country it is not only responsible of themselves in addition respectful to try to learn enough for at least a simple conversation. I could give you many situations I have encountered here but this text is getting to long, Hope this gives you a little insight into life here.

Dennis

codewithnine

What kind of jobs are available for those who can have an English Language academic degree and are not from an English-Speaking country?

Kaplan_George

If you are planning to move to Turkey....you MUST check out the files on Doc Martin's Surgery for expats (on Facebook) link here  https://goo.gl/IUw8uy  and www.Turkishliving.com ....all your questions will be answered there. You can do the RP application yourself. Don't get an expensive agent. The website for the application is not good but if you look at Doc Martin'sfile you will find work-arounds to any problems. When you have done that...please check out my chuckle-laden book Twelve Camels For Your Wife (on Amazon) about living in Turkey. 500 copies sold, 70+ five star reviews on Amazon. Email gdearsley@aol.com for a free chapter.

lisandreini

I am also interested.. Could you please provide me with info? I am from Italy.

nurelisyashuhadaz

Hi. I would love to move to Turkey in this 2022, is it hard for expats to find job there? As I have been searching for one😊

Randomguy2000

Hi. I would love to move to Turkey in this 2022, is it hard for expats to find job there? As I have been searching for one😊

- @nurelisyashuhadaz


Yes. It is extremely hard to get a work visa to Turkey, and to find a job in Turkey now.  The only way you can find a job is if you have a masters degree/PHD, or if you are certified in some other field that is needed in Turkey. 90% of the jobs will require you to speak Turkish, and if you don't speak Turkish they won't hire you.

If you do find a job in Turkey they will expect you to work below the wage of a Turk, which means you will only be working for 150-200 USD a month. The only way for you to survive on that in Turkey is living with 4-5 other people in a studio apartment.

The only jobs that will be available for women in Turkey that will pay well is either a live in maid or a live in nanny. But be careful with these jobs because you will find many of them are not true, and are used to lure women to Turkey.

The Turkish economy gets worse and worse by the day. And if you get paid in Turkish Liara you will find the value of your pay going down every single day because the Turkish liara is always devaluing, and becoming less, and less. When I first came to turkey last year it was 8 TL for 1 USD. Now it is 17.91 TL for 1 USD.
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Maisara Abdulhaq
Hello everyone

i have moved to turkey 2.5 months ago i started with istanbul living in a room with flatmate so i can see and figure out life also i was on a very tight budget which was 1200$ the room rent was at the time 100$ since it was super bad in a poor neighborhood i had to spend 200$ on mattress / shelf / chair / and some plates trash pen etc, the food in that area was cheaper than cooking at home so i lived off of it and i had covid the next 8 days so i also spent 15 days at home so the 1st month didn't really count as much expenses.
The second month i started navigating the city and boy Istanbul has angry turks i got kicked out of a gym because i was not a turkish speaker no one gives a shit where you come from as long as you are a foreigner you are unwanted but on different levels. arabs like myself come at the top of that list and navigating the city daily even using public transport ends up being pricy and i had spent the initial budget by the end of the second month
istanbul rent spiked insanely in mid july and it was higher than Dubai rents for example i saw a 65 square meter flat for 9000tl a month  which is exactly same price for same space in dubai but of course nothing is compared to dubai building services so in reality istanbul now has higher rent rates so i had to move to bursa.
bursa is quieter if you are looking for a peace of mind and people here are much more kind and helpful i did end up renting an expensive 1+1 but it had amazing furniture and modern design in a nice area. bursa doesnt offer much rent options due to the demand atm but im sure that in few months itll have more options so yes i do recommend bursa for online workers like myself there is alot of details left behind if anyone need any help we can make a zoom meeting and talk about in depth
najmssaquib
@Maisara Abdulhaq
Hello, i live in dubai, and now came bursa. I was born in india.

If you live in bursa, we can meet and have a cup of tea.

Let me know.

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