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20.       SuiGeneris
3922 posts
 10 Feb 2010 Wed 12:05 am

 

Quoting barba_mama

It doesn´t only happen in Turkey, but for a 19 year old girl to go to any country, where she has no support system and doesn´t know the language is a big risk. And in Turkey, the hours are long and the pay is low, even if everything would go perfectly.

If you want a special work experience in Turkey, and don´t really care about pay or something, but you just want that foreign experience... perhaps you could contact some organizations who send volunteers to summer camps for kids in Turkey. Great experience, good for your resumé too Better hours then being a waitress and the pay will be almost the same Close to none.

 

 

I guess she would be much happier, when she is doing what she is planning... I dont think she would face much problems, as she has her mother to care of somethings for her. In addition to that, she is saying she will have a WORKING VISA, this means she will be legally working and the laws will be working for her as well...

 

And i believe she is clever and full of life enough to sense the troubles in advance... just let her do what she is dreaming for

 

 

21.       ptaszek
440 posts
 10 Feb 2010 Wed 01:00 am

 

Quoting SuiGeneris

 

 

 

I guess she would be much happier, when she is doing what she is planning... I dont think she would face much problems, as she has her mother to care of somethings for her. In addition to that, she is saying she will have a WORKING VISA, this means she will be legally working and the laws will be working for her as well...

 

And i believe she is clever and full of life enough to sense the troubles in advance... just let her do what she is dreaming for

 

 

 

 I would always advise a person to take the bull by he horn when opportunity comes.Of course,all need a bit of common sense as far as living in a foreign country is taken into consideration.Anyway,I threw myself into Italy and Spain,knowing a language definitely helped ,and I do not regret.

I don´t think Turkey is more dangerous than other countries,but I do think some precautions should be taken.Why don´t you ask your mother´s future fiance ´ family to help?

When I travel to Turkey I am assisted from the airport gate,my friends and my family always organise a guard for me to look after me and help.I remember once I was sent alone from Yenikapi to Bursa and got scolded by ferry´s officer for answering sms "where I am and what i am doing?"but in fact all my doting Turkish angels were with me to keep an eye ,even via phone ,on what is happening with me.

I sometimes found myself tired of giving account of every moment of my stay,but ,on the other hand I understood it was because they cared and worried about me.

You said you have friends,if they are real not fair weather they will help for sure,why don´t you ask them for help?It is always better to trust ppl u know ,already,than newly met ones.

 



Edited (2/10/2010) by ptaszek [sonunda))))]

22.       SuiGeneris
3922 posts
 10 Feb 2010 Wed 06:17 am

 

Quoting ptaszek

 

 

 I would always advise a person to take the bull by he horn when opportunity comes.Of course,all need a bit of common sense as far as living in a foreign country is taken into consideration.Anyway,I threw myself into Italy and Spain,knowing a language definitely helped ,and I do not regret.

I don´t think Turkey is more dangerous than other countries,but I do think some precautions should be taken.Why don´t you ask your mother´s future fiance ´ family to help?

When I travel to Turkey I am assisted from the airport gate,my friends and my family always organise a guard for me to look after me and help.I remember once I was sent alone from Yenikapi to Bursa and got scolded by ferry´s officer for answering sms "where I am and what i am doing?"but in fact all my doting Turkish angels were with me to keep an eye ,even via phone ,on what is happening with me.

I sometimes found myself tired of giving account of every moment of my stay,but ,on the other hand I understood it was because they cared and worried about me.

You said you have friends,if they are real not fair weather they will help for sure,why don´t you ask them for help?It is always better to trust ppl u know ,already,than newly met ones.

 

 

 

at least! somebody is speaking!

23.       barba_mama
1629 posts
 10 Feb 2010 Wed 08:34 pm

I have travelled alone in Turkey, as a young female (from 22 onwards, doesn´t make much difference with 19 I guess). But at that time I had travelled to Turkey many times with family, and the first time I went without family I had friends picking me up and "guarding" me when I arrived in Turkey. Only the year after that I ventured alone

My point was, that she said that her visa and stuff weren´t worked out yet, and she didn´t have many people to look after her there. That´s why I thought a more organized project would be a nice alternative, since she hasn´t gone to Turkey much. Also, living in a house with a bunch of young men doesn´t seem very handy.

You have to take smart decisions in any country. It´s not about taking boring decisions...safe decisions can be fun too I always made sure I had a support system if I went on foreign adventures. I wouldn´t want to live with a bunch of young guys that I don´t really know in any country.

Anyway, I hope you can get a support system together and get more info on the job, so you can make a good decision

 

24.       Platschu
29 posts
 10 Feb 2010 Wed 09:10 pm

What I could hardly accept in Turkey that I couldn´t know the exact price of stuffs. I don´t like bargaining about prices. The salers were extremely friendly in the bazaars and I was surprised that they knew some Hungarian phrases to entertain us. But they were not fierce at all. Everybody must handle them somehow, because such cases can happen eveywhere, so if you don´t plan to buy something, then tell them firmly. And I tried to say some Turkish words as well for which they were grateful.

 

Istanbul was full of policemen. I know they are protecting the tourists, but it was a bit strange to see so many there. I could see their commando uniform too with plexi shields, because there were Kurdish protest somewhere on the streets.

 

What about the women? Maybe we were afraid of being insultated, but there were not such cases. They looked them of course, but there were so many chadorless women on the streets, that our trip-mates were only some of them. And I can´t blame the local guys, because there is a proverb in Hungarian language : "I choosed allegiance, not blindness." {#emotions_dlg.whistle}

 

When I booked my bus trip to Balkan, my relatives were worried about me. But I wanted to see and feel Turkey with my own eyes. My final conclusions are that they were politer, friendlier than Greeks or Bulgarians. There are some basic rules which must be kept. It is a shame that so many Christian visitor don´t know anything about mosques, the Muslim faith. So the first shock was for them, when they had to put down the slippers and sandals at the entrance door. I was bit angry, because our guide could have talked about this basic requirments on the bus... My other nightmare became true when we stayed at the center of the Great Mosque of Bursa, while the imam began to call the believers to prey at afternoon. Males were in the front of us, while the women stayed behind us. Then our Hungarian guide translated and yelled every sentence what our Turkish guide had said. I wished we should leave the mosque. And do you know what has happened? They began to make photos about locals (even about preying women in the sacred temples). I was so angry, because they crossed a very important cultural line. I was so ashamed because of my group. As we left the mosque, some locals asked from which country did we come from? They were a bit disappointed, but they smiled after we told them we are from Hungary (Macaristan). After this terrible cultural gathering we visited the Green Mosque too, where some member of my group asked whether they had to do it again or not? Bah...  I could not find words ...

 

They were a bit strange in Istanbul, because they were interested only in the bazaar or the harem (Top kapı palace)....

 

 



Edited (2/10/2010) by Platschu

25.       Trudy
7887 posts
 10 Feb 2010 Wed 09:14 pm

Turkey can be as dangerous as any other country. I think for a girl of 19 there are mainly 2 things important: common sense and having a back up when needed. Common sense: simple, don´t do anything you wouldn´t do at home. Avoid dark alleys, unlit streets, don´t accept drinks from real strangers, don´t go with strangers to places you don´t know. It might sound protective but I think it´s necessary because unfortunately there are things as date rape, robbery and human trafficking. Besides these I think it also can be different of how much travel experience you have. Is this the first time you go abroad alone? Then I would choose to have a real good support system, some guiding you, someone who knows culture and language. 

 

I travel around for many years now by myself, but I always make sure there is a back up if needed. I carry a list with important phone numbers with me, I learn the national police number by heart, I make sure I have a sufficient amount of money available if I would get in trouble, any kind of trouble, e.g. if something might happen to me that makes me want to go home I can afford a one way ticket back home. I have a health and travel insurance that covers almost all from theft to accidents and hospitals. 

26.       spritzer
106 posts
 11 Feb 2010 Thu 09:09 am

 

Quoting SuiGeneris

as if all that stories mentioned above are only happening in Turkey...

 

I will sincerely tell you, EnglishGirl, if this is what you really want! go for it! you may face with some troubles! but there is always ways to handle those beforehand...

 

Good luck to you at your new survey

 

 SuiGeneris the movie Taken happens in PARIS

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