Moving to Istanbul with out my Turkish husband HELP!

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ElleDeniz Member

Member since 01 June 2012

ElleDenizMember01 June 2012 23:00:18

Hi so I need to hear comforting stories of other people who are either in the same boat as me or your a foreigner moving to turkey to study Turkish. I visit Turkey once a year and my husband who is Turkish and I have decided we will be moving to Izmit soon. So he has enrolled me in a language school in Istanbul to study Turkish. I am excited and so scared at the same time. When we phoned the school they told us they only teach in Turkish which I get but, I am freaking out for my first day can any one give me advice?

Aymi20 Member

Member since 21 May 2012

Aymi20Member02 June 2012 10:32:07

Hey. Welcome to the forum.

Whıch langauge school have you enrolled at?
I'm currently lıvıng ın Istanbul untıl the mıddle of August so If you wanted to meet up and grab a coffee then just let me know. I'm lıvıng on the European sıde near Taksım.

moakh85 Active member

Member since 26 November 2011

moakh85Active member05 June 2012 07:10:35

Hey!

Don't worry about it, people are friendly here and you will have other foreigners in the school (I'm assuming its Dilmer or Tomer) who are in the same boat you are in!

slanrry Member

Member since 24 April 2012

slanrryMember20 June 2012 08:18:50

can we meet i am also in istanbul

Clare-ist Member

Member since 03 April 2012

Clare-istMember25 June 2012 19:15:11

Hı
İ am also in Turkey right now ans i am trying to learn turkish in turkish i can say that it is not really so difficult as it sounds ! Wish you luck about it, and if u have any questions contact me

aly12 Member

Member since 11 January 2012

aly12Member03 July 2012 11:01:48

Don't be worried about them speaking only in Turkish! I have taken Turkish classes for about 3 mos now and while you won't understand every word they say, they try to act things out to ensure you understand things. I always brought my small dictionary and would try to look up other things that I wasn't sure about.

Good luck!

aleem_ahmer25 Member

Member since 03 July 2012

aleem_ahmer25Member03 July 2012 15:44:22

my friends tell me about jobs in istanbul,mean odd jobs or till jobs..

Aurélie ViP

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AurélieViP04 July 2012 06:39:28

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Hello aleem_ahmer25.

You are off topic on this thread. Kindly start a new one with your questions on work on the Istanbul forum.

Thank you,
Aurélie

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