warnings and danger for tourist in Turkey

janwyn wrote:

scam (being nice and offer to treat to fancy restaurant or bar but later run away and you pay the shocking bills,because they come in as group)

Is anyone stupid enough to fall for this?

To: HaileyinHOngKong ,

I've read enough about that danger and most of their preys are from EU, needless to include American, Canadian,and other nationalities.who are also in business trips and holiday vacations. Find out yourself, they are canny and organized, so don't try not to believe or trying to say the victims are dumb. It's real and hard to believe though.....

victims will be victimized.

So did you still come to Turkey after all? Maybe we can be friends

Sage_bebs wrote:

So did you still come to Turkey after all? Maybe we can be friends

My tourist visa was just denied...trying another luck.

Hoping to meet you soon. BYW, Ankara is my destination in case things get well....

Hi janwyn,

Your thread has been moved to the Ankara forum for better visibility and interaction.

Thank you,

David.

I heard lots of terrible stories happened to women here BUT u only need not to easily trust ppl, friends of friends, not random ppl....
No worries istanbul is amazing city, live and have fun and btw its not only istanbul its everywhere  some ppl take advantage of foreigners...

Rafid80 wrote:

I heard lots of terrible stories happened to women here BUT u only need not to easily trust ppl, friends of friends, not random ppl....
No worries istanbul is amazing city, live and have fun and btw its not only istanbul its everywhere  some ppl take advantage of foreigners...

Hi Rafid80,

I appreciate your good suggestion. Thanks a lot. Yeah Istanbul is amazing, some famous and beautiful actresses in the Philippines are married to turkish in istanbul. Its really a wonderful city.

hey mate, ı am from Australıa and have been lıvıng ın Turley (Ankara) for 6 months.

What you have saıd ıs a lıttle true, but only the taxı bıt.

Turkey is not that bad, but yes be careful wıth what frıends you make as most the tıme they are only ın ıt for your money or your Englısh skılls.

You wıll be fıne, just dont trust anyone,

ıf you have a Turkısh frıend let them do all the talkıng

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don't worry too much
ı am sure you gonna love Turkey

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hI,

useful tips, gonna use it soon. thanks a lot.

hi erkan,

yeah , sure turkey is an amazing country.

The rules here are the same for women travelling alone anywhere.  Don't accept invitations from men you don't know - only use registered taxis always sit in the back. - don't stay in cheap dodgy hotels - carry your valuables safely.  Don't get drunk - don't accept meals drinks from strangers. Don't dress in a provocative manner - eg too short too low too tight - look like a hooker and people will treat you like one.  Remember Turkish women don't spend time alone with strange men.

It is no different to anywhere else in the world. Especially countries where the majority are Muslim. The men think being a foreigner means you are easy - and quite often they're right!
I've lived in Turkey for nearly 3 years now and I've had no problem. Yes the men will try and befriend you and offer you a drink or to go back to their place to 'show you something'. Don't be stupid and don't trust them! Turks for the main are very friendly but men are men in any country and will try and take advantage of a woman. Don't let their bad morals take advantage of you and use your brains. Don't walk at night alone, don't accept lifts from strangers - especially men and don't lend money in Turkey because 99.9% of the time you will not get it back no matter how bad the sob story is. The two most common stories I hear here are foreign women falling in love with a Turkish man, then he takes a second girlfriend and all your money, the second is someone lends a Turkish man money due to some sob story and they never get it back.
You will enjoy Turkey as it has a lot to offer in both culture & experiences but if it doesn't feel right it probably isn't. 

our culture is really different for you but i am sure you will get over it and understand us

Hi  Jawyn,
      My   Kabayan  if u are  feeling  scared  and nervous  going in turkey,  you  must not go, did you say you are going to work  there with tourist visa?
      Why  dont  you check  other country to work like ISRAEL and CYPRUS  or  GREECE...nothing much  restriction there..
      As  for  my experienced  i lived in some ISLAM countries like OMAN where cultured is preserved  women and men they wore tradional muslim attire...I  do not have problem in this country and the people..i jog every morning at the cournish  going to souk,going at the hotel to swim and  get taxi  ALONE.,Omanians  do not have much english skills but for me i have no problems connecting with them..same thing dubai and other arab emirates country including PAKISTAN..
    I am scheduled to travel in TURKEY   as a tourist ..i canceled  because of the people protest againts govern ment and all that burning stuff on the streets.

Hi JANWYN
    You  mention about relationship with the turkish men,Be aware ,if you have the same religion like them ..i think  not much conflict...

What rubbish about protests İstanbul is a massive city and the protests affected only a very small area.  İgnorance about Turkey is very widespread come and see for yourself much safer than most UK cities and no gangs of drunks roaming the streets a good and effective police presence. Are you seriously suggesting Greece which at the moment has massive civil unrest and İsreal İ think you prespective of the world is somewhat out of touch.  Working on a tourist visa is not possible and be aware you do and get caught it is instant deportation eg get your case and escorted to the airport.

Elow  JAWLYN,
     My kabayan  sorry  to hear from you  that your applied visitor visa was denied..It  seem  you likely  want to see the counrty.
      I  was  granted tourist visa to turkey  but useless now ,As  I  changed  plan..im  not going to Turkey..

     Any way i wish  u luck....

Mutlu Gelin wrote:

What rubbish about protests İstanbul is a massive city and the protests affected only a very small area.  İgnorance about Turkey is very widespread come and see for yourself much safer than most UK cities and no gangs of drunks roaming the streets a good and effective police presence. Are you seriously suggesting Greece which at the moment has massive civil unrest and İsreal İ think you prespective of the world is somewhat out of touch.  Working on a tourist visa is not possible and be aware you do and get caught it is instant deportation eg get your case and escorted to the airport.

I do understand why someone wouldn't come because of the way the media portrays the protests etc... If you live in another country and you only have the media to go by then you have no other form of reference. But I was in Istanbul last week and saw none of the protests. The only annoying thing which I will warn people about in Istanbul is to be wary of is the enormous amount of Roma (gypsies) that seem to be there all of a sudden. I've been to Istanbul many times and have never seen them like this. Young and old and very aggressive living in the parks. Please be careful of them. BTW they don't seem to be Turkish as they don't understand Turkish when you speak to them.

Hi all;

I was in Istanbul when the protests started .... I have not seen or heard anything ... my stay was very well

danger lures in all corners of the earth..in general Turkey is a safe place but you should expect also that like every country you'll met people who think very differently..in this geography there's been a lot of factor that contibutes in how some people look at the foreigners..some tips might be helpful for you: dont attract unnecessary attention,dont be too nice coz some may think that your interested in them even smiling and looking in their eyes s a big NO,if somethings suspicious just go inside a store..with the taxi scene it even happens to Turks themselves..if you're gonna work here be sure your employer gonna process your papers when you get here its kinda risk to work but your visa is tourist.just be careful..you can drop me message..thank you.