I´m hearing conflicting things. One of my friend also teachers lower grades, and told me her paperwork has to go through YOK, which is actually for higher education. I think that´s simply impossible, but she wouldn´t really listen to my reservations I did hear several people say that you have to show MEB (or whatever) your high school diploma now. But, if you wait long enough, that rule will also fade away. We won´t have the blue book anymore but a card, and the work permit will also act as a residency permit.

You can only work in Turkey if you get a work permit. Work permits are only given if it is hard to find a Turkish person to fill the job. From what you write it would be hard for you to find a legal job in Turkey, since there are a lot of people with a marketing mba out there.

lol... so when you think of a country that adores a dead statesman, the first country that comes to mind is North Korea...while posting on a Turkish forum. Made me laugh

I think it is a cultural thing, yes. Hoarding is not a Dutch thing Have any of you ever seen The Road, with Viggo Mortensen? I think the best preperation for a big "collapse" is just enjoy yourself now, and jump of a rock when the collapse is there. Seriously Survival is not a goal for me. Living is also not a really a goal in my life, but "enjoying my life" is. No point in being alive when it´s total crap.

I wasn´t talking about rockets, I was talking about both sides killing babies. Israeli´s army with rather large, general attacks. Some Palestines with very direct attacks, as a year ago when a baby was killed with the rest of its family by knives. See, you don´t need rockets to kill babies...

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/13/west.bank.family.killed/index.html

Why do people want to keep thinking that all Israelis´ have blood on their hands, and all Palestines´ hands are clean? Whenever I say that both sides are mostly innocent people, and both sides have a few violent people amongst them, I am called a zionist, racist, delusional, etc. etc. etc. So sorry for seeing the reality that both sides are mostly the victim!

Even if you are not Turkish, you will get a citizenship number (or perhaps it´s not really called that, but I do have a kind of number!). I am not Turkish, and I have one simply because I got a job in Turkey. It is basically the same as the tax-number, just a different name I guess My employer did the paper work, it received my number and I could open a bank account with that.

If you are getting health insurance from your own country, keep in mind to check what is covered. Sometimes foreign stays are only covered on a limited basis. When you get health insurance in Turkey, you will need a Turkish social security number. If you are getting a legal job in Turkey where your employer pays taxes and social security, you will also have a state health insurance. The downside of this insurence is that it will only cover you after at least a month of work and it does not cover foreign trips (for example a day trip to Greece).

The chemist will understand the ingredients of your pill. You might get a different version. For example, instead of Diana you might get cyproteron / ethinylestradiol. This is basically the same as Diana, although some "helper" ingredients differ. This should not change your reaction to the pill, although some users say it does.

It depends on how many months "a couple of months" is, and also if you are officially going to migrate from the country you are currently living in. You can get birthcontrol over the counter. Yes, we all know we need to use this in combination with a condom, but women don´t just use the pill to prevent pregnancy! Keep in mind that there is a possibility that your particular brand might not be available in Turkey, and you might have to switch to a different one (which can cause some issues). So, how long are you going for?