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07 Aug 2006 Mon 08:57 pm |
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Hi all,
Anyone living in Izmir??? I will be moving to Izmir next year to marry my Fiance Recep... just want to hear from anyone who is already there.... and what do you think?
Thanks
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07 Aug 2006 Mon 09:04 pm |
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Quoting IZMIR060406: Hi all,
Anyone living in Izmir??? I will be moving to Izmir next year to marry my Fiance Recep... just want to hear from anyone who is already there.... and what do you think?
Thanks
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Well I will be able to tell you in a couple of months My plane goes in 7 weeks so..
But from what I've seen and heard so far, Izmir is the best city for a foreigner to start. It is modern, it has a nice climate, it's very big but not as big as in Istanbul (where as a foreigner I think you would loose your mind between all those different people) and it's quite Europe-orientated. This is not so surprising, considering the fact that it was a Greek city once. Still many Greek people live there. It is modern not only in its thoughts but also in its architecture: there aren't many buildings from the old times left, as the Greeks burnt them all before they left Smyrna (its ancient name). On Karşıyaka there are some of the old houses left, also a house where Atatürk lived (I think). It tells the story of what happened after the Turkish-Greek war: before Atatürk returned home, his people put the Greek flag on the steps to his front door, so that as a victory he could walk over it before he entered the house. But when Atatürk came, he took the flag from the ground and said that a flag represents a whole nation and that no whole nation should be insulted for deeds being done in the past.
Anyway, back to Izmir As I said, it's really modern and it has many facilities. There are shopping-streets in which you really can find everything you ever would need!
It has a lovely boulevard where entire turkish families take their barbecues (mangal) to and bbq with the family. With the teleferik you can escape the biggest heat and have a wonderful view over the city.
I suppose you were in Izmir during your last holiday, so no need to describe more of the city I guess. But I think life is not too hard for a foreigner to get used to, compared to for example Ankara.
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07 Aug 2006 Mon 11:14 pm |
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Hey thank you so much... I adore Izmir... I have been twice now... but there is still so much more for me to see.
Have a great time yourself...
thank you for the information.
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