my name is steven and iam 18 years old. in about 3-5 months from now i waould like to live in turkey, in Ankara. but....

is 3,000 to 3,500 USD's enough to cover for turkish apt in the city of ankara-?

also, are there like 99.9% muslims in turkey-? iam RC roman catholic, is this a problem-?

what is turkish life in the city like-?

is turkish hard to learn-?

well yes the majority of Turkey are muslims but being a Roman Catholic will not be a problem as muslims accept other religions too.

Ankara...I wouldn't know what it's like living in this part of Turkey but some friends of mine live their and they seem to have a comfortable life.

Also Turkish language can be hard for some because it is slightly backwards to English...For example: I love you = seni seviyorum...but 'seni' = you and 'seviyorum' = I love. but also as a single word 'sen' = you...but ya sen? = and you? and so on. Hence you need to learn vowel harmony first.

Anyway it really depends on how quickly you mind adjusts to different languages...some people find it easy and others difficult.

Actually, Turks are very accepting when it comes to other religions. Besides, in their own faith (islam) it says that for them to be a muslim, they first have to accept the ones that came before them (moses, jesus) so they don't have a problem. Even the famous St. Sophia Church (the one on wheels) is being shared by both Christian and Muslims. On Sundays it's Christian, on fridays, it's muslim.

As far as city life goes, I've found it to be "very" similar to NYC. Especially big cities like Istanbul and Ankara. Lively, and friendly people. Of course it helps to have a few freinds who speak Turkish along as well. ^_^
I'd say don't worry, and just enjoy yourself. Also, the cost of living back when I was living there (7 yrs ago) wasn't that bad. I remember living in a luxurious neighborhood and paying only 150 million Turkish liras for rent. Which is less than $150 .. but that was back then, however, I don't think it's gone up TOO much. Still it's better than what I'm paying here in U.S I'm sure, I pay $1500 for a 3 bedroom house.

Erem,

it is good to know that turks are accepting people. i only with americans can be as accepting of other people and faiths as you all.

oh i meant to convert 3500 USD's into turkish lira. i think that comes to about 5,080.25 TRY. thank you online currency converter. lol.

well theres alot of racism in america......especially stereotypes. and it is wrong...so very wrong. my people, the poles and the czechs are mellow and calm peaceful people, we can accept anyone too if we want, hut hardly ever ds so.

welli taught myuself about 7 other langs....so turkish should be that hard for me to learn. try russian, THATS a hard lang.