Would someone be so kind to do a sensitive translation for me from English to Turkish for a friend, please p.m. me many thanks

Tesekkur arkadas

Would someone kindly translate a message for me into Turkish thanks

Dear Seda,

It is nice to hear from you, yes my second operation on my stomach and I am hoping this time I do not get anymore problems. How are you keeping my friend? yes I would hope that I will come to Turkey towards the end of this year and visit you, take care

Richard

Duplicated message

Thanks in advance for the translation.

Hello Tulay,

How are you these days? do you speak to Nesrin at your cake classes much, Tulay I might be moving back to Istanbul in September this year and wanted to ask you something. I would be interested to know about the tea shop you had once and maybe I will try something like this in Istanbul for work.

Richard

Thanks Catwoman hope you are well?

Hello all,

How we all doing? seems an age away since I checked in so apologies for that, I am moving back to Istanbul in the summer of 2013 after unsuccessfuly not being able to obtain a visa for my wife, the reason is finance, I only work part-time and although I have tried to find a full-time job it is all in vain.

Best wishes to you all!

Cok saol arkadas

Can my Turkish friends in Istanbul please take some photos of the tulips around Istanbul

Thanks

Could someone translate this message for me cok tesekkur ederim

Dear Seda,

I am thinking of you these days my good friend, I hope you become well very soon, do not forget you have a good friend here in the U.K. I hope I can come visit very soon. Take care my friend

Rich

Would someone kindly do a small translation for me

Dear Nil,

I hope you are well? could you do me a favour dear on the 14th Feb is Valentine´s day could you get Nesrin some red roses and send them to her for me as a surprise, I will then give Nesrin the money for them to give you after this day. Thanks Nil best wishes

Hello all,

           After a very long time away from T.C. I was sent a message asking me how I am? after a few exchanges, I get the message ´I do not like English people´ okay not everyone has to like everyone but what is the point of messaging me in the first place to tell me this? For anyone who knows me, I have a lovely Turkish wife and family and everybody Turkish connected with the family likes me, and I have many Turkish friends in Turkey and in England so I am sorry to say that not everybody has the same view about ´English people´  I really thought T.C. was a place for us foreigners? (English people)   

Tesekkur Henry

Can someone translate this please

I miss you my lovely wife and beautiful daughter, Istanbul calling me

Can someone please translate a message I receied

cok saol

150 kglık bagaj bilete dönüşür bir problem yok sanatcının suit ayarlanır, bir minübüs olmazda iki minübüs yaparız..10-12 kişi bir minübüs geri kalanı diğer minübüs eşyalarıda ekleriz..Bunlar pratik olarak çözülür sıkıntı olmaz..Ayrıca sanatcıların kalacağı oda sayıları 4 dabıl gerisi singıl..Bu grupda biraz problemliye benziyor..Ayrıca kabul ederlerse,acil olarak raiderlerini de göndermeleri gerekiyor..Zira salonda olmayan bir sistemde isteyebilirler

Harpoon,

            Could you possibly be so kind as to translate my friends reply from Turkish to English please

Richard
Kardeşim bu işler çok önemli senden ricam bir an önce sana verdiğim sanatcı adreslerinle irtibata acil olarak gir. Ayrıca bu çok önemli..Başarılı olursan istanbulda şu an aldığın maaşı rahatlıkla alabilirsin. Zamanla bunuda arttıracaksın. Yeterki ilk aşamayı halledelim. Gerekirse bu sanatcıların birinci menejerleriyle mesaj attıkdan sonra telefonlada konuşabilirsin. Daha samimi olur. referans olarak ofisin yaptığımız işleri görmeleri için ajanshayat.com adresini verebilirsin internetten bakabilirler. Konser yapacağımız yer Cemal Reşit Rey konser salonudur. Sonbaharda ekim-kasım-aralık tarihlerine gün isteyeceğiz

Anyone please

Seda,

        Nice to see you the other day, you are looking well.  I am happy to reasearch the web to find suitable and reliable contacts to perform in Istanbul in the new year 2012.  I will contact the group we watched on youtube who plays instruments.  I will send you all details of other possible bands and with your approval contact them with view to performing in Turkey.  Leave it with me

Regards

Richard

Cok tesekkur ederim Abla

Would somebody kindly translate this message for me

cok saol

bugün dünya arkadaşlık günü.
hayatının sonuna kadar yanında olmasını istediğin en az 12
arkadaşının profiline bu mesajı yaz.. (Bende dahil) Eğer beşten fazla cevap alırsan sevilen bir arkadaşsın

Can somebody translate this for me please, I would be very grateful

Hello Tulay,

                I just wanted to say thank you for visiting Nesrin and Melissa and taking them out to places, it really does help otherwise they would not be getting out too much.  I hope you can come to visit us in England sometime.

I am working as a driver at the moment but want to find a better job with more money

Richard 

I am sure I am not the only one who hopes that Turkey reach the Euro´s 2012 with a vital game tonight in Istanbul against Azerbajain! on my reckoning if they beat Azerbajain then Germany are at home to Belgium which I can only see as a German win then Turkiye qualifies.  I am huge football fan and without a doubt in my mind, Turkey has some of the most passionate fans in the world, my only game was Galatasaray Vs Beskitas and that was noisy!

Good luck!

Hello,

        I am looking in Istanbul for an office where my wife can sit her English test in order to then apply for the settlement visa, the test needs to be in place before we submit her application, the only place I have found so far is:

İstanbul Taksim Ofis:

Pasifik Yurtdisi Danismanligi

Meşrutiyet Cad. Altınhan No: 9 Kat: 3

(İstiklal Cad. Galatasaray Lisesi Karşı Sokağı, İngiltere Konsolosluğu Yanı Taksim

Beyoğlu/ İstanbul/ Türkiye

Telefon 1: 0212 293 0339

Telefon 2: 0212 293 0329

Gsm: 0554 682 1373

E-mail: amerika@pasifikegitim.com

Does anyone else know of anywhere else in Istanbul where they perform this test

Thanks

Hello everyone,

                    How are we all? been a long time since my last visit, I am starting a F.B.(facebook) group for various reasons including my own personal circumstances to enable discussion and share experiences of individuals circumstances.  All you need to fill this criteria for joining the group is that you are either married to a Turkish citizen have a partner who is a Turkish citizen and of course you are English as I will explain.  As many members already know when a Turkish husband/wife/partner come to the U.K. they are subject to visa´s and alot of red tape which I have encountered in my own personal circumstances.  The group will be to meet like minded people in the same circumstances, I have restricted it to English people purely as a means to communicate and share experiences you have faced when it came to settling in the U.K as either a married couple or with a partner who is Turkish, perhaps you have faced getting a work permit for your Turkish husband/wife or partner and can share this particular experience.

The group will also be for meeting people who perhaps are already settled in the U.K. or are living in Turkey and can share there experience of living in Turkey as a couple with a wife/husband/partner who is English and how you have settled and are finding life in Turkey.

A brief story of my own circumstances to introduce myself to people who may or may not know me.  My name is Richard, I am married to my Turkish wife Nesrin we have a 27 month old daughter and I have since returned to the U.K. from Istanbul where I lived for nearly three years.

We are in the process of applying for a spouse visa or settlement visa as it is also classed as, my wife will have sufficent funds to not be a drain on the state and be self sufficent with an income.  We have several Turkish friends in Gloucestershire where we have a home and have constant movement between the U.K. and Turkey.

Please feel free to reply to my post here or if you would like the link for the Facebook group I will be more than happy to see some members here join and adding their input, perhaps we could have a scenario that a couple have already faced and that would be invaluable to this group.  I have seen so many groups about with this particular group heading but with your help we could make this one successful and updated regularly.

Thanks so much for reading!    

Hi,

    Can someone tell me where is the best place to go in Turkey to have a sim card unlocked which was purchased in the U.K.  My wife and I use Lebara and I forgot to have the phone unlocked while she was here in the U.K.  She has now returned to Turkey but would like to use the Lebara sim but needs the phone unlocking.  She will register it but wants to use the Lebara sim.  Best places to go for this please? 

Thanks alot MrsBee for your translation, my Turkish is limited so you have been a great help could you write me a message reply back perhaps?

Hello all,

           Hope we are all well? sorry it has been sometime since I last posted but wanted to ask some advice and perhaps an answer to my question.

My wife is currently living in the U.K. on a vistors visa, this is the last visitors visa she will have and we will apply for a settlement visa when this current visa expires.  I wanted to ask anyone that has come to the U.K. as a Turkish national and has visited another country while on their visitors visa, is this possible.

We celebrated our third anniversary this month and as a mark of our marriage I always said I would take Nesrin to Prague, does she require a visa to visit Prague for a weekend or does she even have to go back to Turkey to obtain one? as it is only the weekend we are talking about what is the best solution to our enquiry.

She is in the U.K. till July 2011 and although when she completed her visitors visa and stated that she will only stay in the U.K. for the duration does that mean that a small trip to Prague is not possible.  We have contacted the Embassy in London for the Czech consulate as we both are unsure

Thanks for reading and any helpful advice much appreciatedin advance! 

Can someone translate this for me from English to Turkish please.

Hello Tulay,

               How are you? thanks for everything you have done for me and Nesrin and Melissa when I was living in Turkey.  You will be missed very much here in England as you are a good friend and I value that in life.  You must come to England very soon Tulay and visit us and stay intouch online as often as you can.

Take care

Richard

Hello all,

           My wife would like to watch all her Turkish soaps when living in England, does anyone know any websites online or what package she would require to enable her to watch Turkish tv in the U.K.

Thanks

 Thanks armegon

Thanks Thebirdy 

Thanks Libralady for the information, It is all relevant to my cause

Best wishes Rich & Nesrin 

Hello all,

           What a great game of football last night the game between Turkey V Belgium, much better than the over-rated England V Switzerland match.  I am English but I prefer to watch Turkey than England, lets face it they have only played and won against Bulgaria and Switzerland (no offence to these countries), but as football goes not too giants in the game! if they beat Germany or Spain then I might look on the results differently.

The trouble with England is they are always overhyped, the commentators are two faced and really you know they are going to qualify as the group is easily set up to ensure that they do.

I enjoyed the Turkish match very much, the passion of the Turkish fans takes some beating anywhere in the world, and the game was a classic 3-2 win for Turkiye!

Until England can produce results against better opposition I will continue to watch other International teams        

 Hi Elisabeth,

                 How are you? thanks for reading my post, I agree with you it is best to start the ball rolling as they say because it would be advantageous to start before Nesrin come to England.  

I know Elisabeth that a job and a secure address are two pluses with any application made.

Best wishes

Rich & Nesrin 

Hi all,

       I have now moved back to the U.K. as I am looking for work to support my wife and young daughter, it was very hard to leave my home in Istanbul but with another member of our family to support working full-time is a neccessity even more now.

My wife Nesrin will retire in just a few days so I am expecting her to join me with little Melissa at the end of Sept start of Oct.  We will attempt to rent our apartment in Istanbul which will give us a valuable income and then we always have the option to keep it should we return later in our lifes.

I would really appreciate any advice for my wife as I am still unsure which route to go down, here is the present situation, she has a visitor´s visa which expires in Jan 2011, I am currently desperate to find work here in England but we will have a secure address at my parents.

Would we best to apply now before her current visa runs out for a another visa or apply for an extension of stay in the U.K. as a partner or wife/husband of a U.K. national, which basically is the same as a settlement visa application.

We know need to get things moving so we are looking upon experienced people who have gone down the same route as we are going for advice and guidance.  Anybody with any suggestions or advice please reply

Thanks

Rich & Nesrin

Please someone?

Anyone help please?

Please can someone translate another message

Hello Miray,

               How are you and Mithat? Miray I was wondering if anyone at the bank had made any arrangements for Nesrin´s last working day on the 31st August to celebrate her retiring and leaving the bank.  It would be nice to have a small party for her, I was there to be able to sort something out for her.  Anyway have a good weekend and take care

Best wishes

Richard

 Tesekkur ederim

Thanks Deli, Hope you are well? 

Anybody help please?

Hi all,

       Would someone kindly translate this message for me as soon as possible please.

Hello Tulay,

               How are you? thanks for looking after Melissa and calling around to see Nesrin and Melissa, how is your back now? Nesrin told me you injured it lifting Melissa and the pushchair.  Tulay as you know on Sunday is Nesrin´s birthday I wondered if you could do me big favour, would you be able to buy her some nice flowers from me? as I would like her to have something from me on sunday.  I would really be grateful and will treat you to some lunch when you come to England sometime.

I added you on MSN, can you send me e-mail when you get this e-mail

Best wishes

Richard & family

cok tesekkur ederim

Lutfen

Please can someone translate this message.

Hello Nil,

           Have a safe trip to Pakistan and please be careful and look after yourself, please keep intouch with Nesrin while you are there.  Look forward to seeing you very soon

Best wishes

Richard

Hi everyone,

                 I have some sad news I shall be leaving Istanbul and Turkey and my home and not returning for sometime possibly, I have to work and support my family and life here in Turkey has become very hard to live comfortably with only one member of our family working.

I will miss my new family and friends I have made here in my two years I have lived here, I never say never to a return when life has become a bit more settled and of course holidays will certainly give me an opportunity to visit back.  I will still check-in the class from time to time so to everyone on T.C. for now  sonra görüşürüz

çok teşekkür ederim

 Thanks Marion have sent you a P.M.

To all my Turkish friends here in Istanbul, I am leaving Istanbul to go back to England, I have to find job and support my family, I hope it is not too long before I return to visit or perhaps move back

Thanks in advance for the translation

 Vineyards, Yes Turkey is a reliable country my actual meaning which was taken out of context I meant that if you change your I.P. address to a country not having any problems connecting to youtube! and I did not say backward in my sentence?

Hi there,

           I live in Turkey and the best way to access youtube here is to change your I.P. address to a reliable country that is not having restriction problems.  It is quite easy to do try England as your country good luck!

Thanks Henry, I am just trying to think of other people who have to travel, I have always appreciated what lone parents and other parents have to manage after becoming a parent for the first time just one year ago.

I just think more consideration should be given to less fortunate and able bodied travellers, I was not having a moan as one T.C. member clearly thought

Thanks Elisabeth, if only people took a few minutes to actually read my profile and see that I am not actually a tourist anymore here in Istanbul.  Hope you are well?

 First of all, I live in Istanbul so I think I am 100% certain I cannot be called a tourist? and you talking about arm work my wife had to carry our one year old up three flights of stairs she nearly missed her step, while I was carrying several bags and the pushchair.  This is 2010 public transport has been around alot longer to accomodate people who have no transport of their own.

One day have a stop to think 30 seconds how life is like for a disabled person, I certainly do and appreciate how they need to travel and get about and feel freedom myself and you do everyday.

I am soon to go to visit the U.K. and yes a tourist at that? 

Thank you Elisabeth, I know it is not possible to have access for disabled people everywhere on public transport but it being 2010 surely their should be more planning when constructing transport access.

Here in Turkey people do help and they are very caring, I have also encountered this many times

 Thank you, yes too many people do not either think or care for the other less mobilised and parents with young babies who also have to travel and have no car in their household.  I am pleased to see where you used to live had some facilities for travel for the disabled

 I have a disabled friend who lives in England, thankfully he has a car that is specially designed for car travel and there are some facilities for more travel options for disabled people, and the buses have ramps to allow other passengers (disabled and parents) to travel around.

I would think in 2010 now we could have a general thought about disabled people and parents with children when designers plan their constructions.  I am not having a moan merely trying to think of other people who have to travel on public transport.

Hello all,

           Having a baby and pushchair and bags is enough for any sort of travel but couple that with having to climb three flights of stairs on several Metro Bus stations including Mecidiyeköy and Avcılar you can be excused the slight lack of consideration for people who have to travel on the buses in Istanbul.  My wife was very upset when we arrived last weekend at Mecidiyeköy metro bus station to find no lift no escalator or any access for the disabled yet a brand new cafe had been built at this metro station.

I had to carry heavy bags and a pushchair up three flights of stairs to reach our bus, my wife carrying our baby, now one of us alone would have struggled for sure.  What about a wheelchair user no chance so as my wife says they do not travel on public transport.

Hello everyone,

                         I have to renew my visa in May 2010 and was going to travel to Kapikule and on return get my 90 day visa, I will be not far from Bulgaria and want to bring a few things back from Bulgaria without having to travel to any major cities.  Can anyone give me any help? 

Tesekkur ederim

Hello Seher,

                  We would like to come and visit you sometime,perhaps you could visit us also.  I am not sure how far away you live but we should make an arrangement to meet

Best wishes

Richard

Hi everyone,

                   Thanks alot for your replies, hope you are all well keep updating soon.  I like the new layout on T.C.

Best wishes all

Richard

Hello all,

              Hope we are all well? well news from Istanbul is that our little daughter had her operation to repair the cleft of the soft palate she had been born with on the 24th March 2010, now just over a week later she is steadily getting back to her old self. 

I teach occassional English and I am returning to the U.K. to live later this year, my wife and daughter will follow a few months after myself, so we will be leaving Istanbul which is a great shame but needs must and jobs are more regular and benefits for my young daughter are also weighing in our favour.  I will miss Istanbul especially the late shop openings and the weather of course and all my new Turkish friends.

Anyway I am on Facebook and also my wife.

Best wishes

Richard 

 Tesekkur ederim Angel

Can someone please translate this message into Turkish please

Happy birthday Miray for sunday, best wishes from Richard, Nesrin and Melissa

 Cok tesekkur ederim Armegon

Would someone kindly translate this message please

Hello Murat,

                  Hello this is Richard, Nesrin´s wife who works at the bank with Evren.  I found some games which are second hand how much would you like to spend in Turkish Lira.  The games are war games and called Call Of Duty.

Best wishes

Richard 

 Thanks alot Sonuda

A happy new year to my Turkish family and friends

Thanks in advance

 Sorry Lemon I do not want to exclude anyone, I was hoping to meet some of my native Brits there and share our experiences, where are you from?

Hi Everyone,

                    I have a new group for ex-pats of the U.K. who have moved to and now live in Istanbul Turkey, so far only myself as the creator and only member. to find this group just type  ex pats living in Istanbul, Turkey.

All welcome and of course you can meet me there

Hello,

        Would someone kindly translate a message for me

Hello my name is Richard and an English friend of mine living in Istanbul has a recyling office, he recycles old shoes (leather, Synthetic and other materials), to make new products.

Please if anyone has any old shoes they will throw away no matter what condition can they leave them with my wife Nesrin at the bank, she will then take them and Richard will send them to be recycled

Thankyou very much 

 Thank you so much best wishes

 Thank you very much bydand and we send our best wishes to you and your family for the new year

 Hi Elisabeth,

                    Thank you very much, I hope you are well? Merry Christmas from us all here in Istanbul to you and your family Elisabeth, best wishes for the coming year 2010!

Take care  

Hello Everyone,

                        Hope we are all well? just an update on life for myself and my family as I never seem to visit much these days.

Our daughter Melissa turned six months last friday 11th December she is growing up fast, her operation should be sheduled for the last week in Feb 2010 (Melissa has a cleft of the soft palate) so we are both anxiously waiting for this to be over and she can then start her life to the full.  I am a full-time dad with a small income selling ladies shoes and the occassional english conversational classes, my wife retires in the summer of 2010 and we will go back to the U.K. for a few years although we will keep our apartment here in Istanbul to come back to for holidays and perhaps if we decided to come back.

I am still learning Turkish at a slower rate, it does not help if your wife speaks good English you become lazy.  We are just getting ready for our second christmas in Turkey and will have our family visit for the 25th Dec for dinner.

I am on Facebook alot more than T.C. class so anyone who uses this social network site I have posted more pictures of our daughter and my Turkish family.

Best wishes

Rich, Nes and Melissa 

Hello,

           We are both talking in our languages so she will have both Turkish and English learnt hopefully when she grows up.  My wife also talks very good english so that is also very beneficial 

Hello everyone,

                              I hope we are all well? sorry it has been sometime again now since my last post and I have a bit of spare time so thought I would drop in with an update on life in Istanbul.

My daughter is now nearly five months old and I am a full-time dad, a job was not certain but there was an opening at Ataturk airport however with my wife working now four days a week and having Friday off there was nobody to look after our daughter Melissa.  I am now looking for any work that is home based if anyone has any ideas then I would really appreciate your input.  We looked into the idea of a childminder or babysitter but as you can appreciate they are both expensive and ideally when you first have a young baby not something myself anyway would consider.

My wife finishes her job next August and retires at 45, yes this is true, we then plan to go back to the U.K. to live but keep our apartment here in Turkey available should we return later.  I will go back to full-time work hopefully at the hospital and we will just see how it goes? we both said we are not sure about later so we will see.

Anyway have to go my daughter has just woke!

Take care all Loveprague 

Happy Birthday Catwomen from Istanbul, have a good day Rich & family

A very sad day watching the news coverage for most of the day, we are not far away from most of the worst flooding and just want to express our deepest sympathy for all those that have died and are hopes for the people still missing that they will be found

Hello all,

                 I know many Turkish people like a bira but does anyone know any beer exporters that deliver to Turkey.  I am looking for Czech pilsners any help appreciated thanks

 Thanks John, Where is everyone?

Hi all,

            First of all I am sorry it has been such a longtime since I last visited, I hope all of you are well.  I have been busy looking after our new arrival Melissa infact she is now ten weeks old already and I am enjoying every minute with her.

I often find it hard to meet Native English people in Istanbul and often would just like to meet up sometimes with someone for a coffee or tea, I have my Turkish friends and a limited number of English friends living in Istanbul but usually they are all very busy.  As I am going to be the dad that looks after the baby when my wife returns to work there will be less time to think about this. 

Bye for now Rich   

Hello all,

                  I am pleased to announce that on the 11th June 2009 my Turkish wife Nesrin gave birth to our beautiful baby daughter Melissa, I have of course posted a picture on my Control Panel for everyone to see, I am sorry but I cannot be on T.C. as often as I would like to but will try and pop in from time to time

Richard

Hello,

            I just wondered if anyone who is living in Istanbul was attending the Summer Fete at the British Consulate in Taksim this forthcoming Saturday 13th June 2009 at 12.00 noon (Turkish time).

I am hoping to attend although my wife will give birth this week so I am waiting for this exciting event.  I just thought it would be a great opportunity for anyone on T.C. to meet fellow members that is of course if you are here in Istanbul.

Anyway hope to post the good news of the arrival of my baby daughter very soon and if you are going to the Summer Fete on Saturday let me know perhaps we can arrange a meeting

Take care all Rich

Hello everyone

 I have a friend who has a residence in Antayla for rent, includes swimming pool and Tennis Court. Self catering 15 days only 260 English Pounds. Will sleep 3 people 5KM from Antayla airport. Anybody interested please e-mail me, particulary looking for English holidaymakers.  I am living in Istanbul with my Turkish wife if anyone has not met me on T.C before   All details can be obtained from me thanks for reading 

Happy Birthday Seher, hope you can visit us both sometime have a good day on Sunday!

Richard and Nesrin 

 He he thank you Sonuda I was seeing if anyone would notice by deliberate mistake

 Hey Dear,

                    How are you doing? I often think how you are I have not forgot you yes I will soon be a daddy nothing can compare this feeling for myself I just cannot wait till she arrives in this world   Take care of yourself and keep in touch xx

Hello everyone,

                               How are we all doing? yes I know it has been a while since I wrote on T.C. last time but I do not spend so much time on the computer as I used to,  only on Facebook which seems to have caught my interest.

We are both myself and Nesrin looking forward to the birth of our first daughter near the end of May start of June, I have settled in to life in Turkey although I miss my country (never thought I would), I teach English to a handful of Turkish students with the help of a qualified English teacher, I am hoping to be placed on a CELTA course in the summer which will help me achieve better teaching methods and of course gain a qualification.  I have not been able to take the earlier course as the price was just too expensive and with my small teaching classes and my wifes wages we just about survive here in Istanbul.

I use Facebook quite regularly if anyone uses it here on T.C.  I hope it is not too long until I visit again.  Hope everyone is okay and best wishes

Rich & Nesrin    

Bump

Hello Ugur,

                 Hope you and your wife are fine, it is not long now till her pregnancy I wish you both my best wishes.

I noticed the video of myself on Facebook, it is very good to see all the fans before the game.  I will arrive back home soon so hopefully myself and Nesrin can meet up with you and your wife perhaps next month

Best wishes Richard

Hello,

        Has anyone had any experience of finding a job at Istanbul´s main airport Ataturk, the possibilty of working there would be ideal for myself, I can imagine that cleaning and other job sources would be advertised quite often, anyone have any information I have tried their website

Thanks

 Hi Deli,

           Thanks for your reply, I had already thought about exactly this as I know the more expensive course is way out of my reach even if I was working now I cannot justify paying nearly £1,000 pounds on a course without any guarantees of success.

I taught two students before with the help of my English teacher which was very confidence building and I enjoyed it but sadly it did not last as you can only teach so far.

Best wishes Rich

Hello all,

             I hope we are all well? my circumstances I thought were going to change but I am now in a catch 22 situation, I was going to teach English and complete a CELTA course in Turkey which would have gave me a very good chance to get some sort of employment if I was successful and completed the course with the certificate.

The problem lies with the price of the course which is £950.00 English pounds, this sort of money I simply have not got as I am living off my savings while I am in Turkey, I came to the U.K. to ask for help of any kind which was to ask for a loan which I would pay back but as Turkey are not in the E.U. there is not any help whatsoever to help my cause.  I would complete the course but cannot afford to fund it in the first place so I am back to Plan B.

I will now do anything to support my wife in Turkey with a baby on the way it is so important, we have talked just about every scenario, I even looked at jobs in the U.K. but I will not miss the most important time of anyones life seeing a baby born.  I just wanted to ask some advice, I have tried American hotels, consulate, American hospitals, Ataturk airport and just about looked at everything else that would possibly require a good English speaker.

The teaching is there just not the fee for the course has to be paid in full no options to pay monthly or anything.  So I am asking anyone for their advice, anything that would pay even a small amount I would consider just while I am living in Turkey

Thanks

Cok tesekkur ederim

Can someone translate this message please

A very nice couple you make Betul, I return to Turkey next thursday so I wish you all the best and keep intouch take care Richard 

 Cok tesekkur ederim Berkcan

Hello Ayse,

                 How are you? sorry to hear your news about yourself and Ali, you must come and visit us sometime soon

Best wishes Richard & Nesrin

A big thank you for everyone who replied to my latest post, I am sorry I usually respond to everyones post individually but do not spend as much time on the computer as I used to.

I have read each comment and myself and Nesrin wish you all the best and thanks again for the messages, here is some flowers for all of you hope there are enough to go around

Rich & Nes

Hello all,

             I hope we are all well here on T.C. it feels like an age since I wrote here last sorry about that.

I am thinking about a course in English to gain a qualification to be able to teach here in Istanbul the course is a Cambridge course after much reasearch into this I was told this would be probably the best course to undertake.  I have so far been unsuccessful in finding work although a number of people here have been very helpful.  For those people who were kind enough to ask for my C.V. sorry somehow it got deleted off the computer and the complete information is back in the U.K. where I will go home to next month for a visit.

Some good news my dear wife Nesrin is Pregnant and nearly five months gone, we did not tell everyone as there were a number of tests to perform including a chromosone test all which are so far fine thankfully.  We are certain and the doctors it will be a girl and we have already a name but sorry everyone you will have to wait for a few months yet until I tell you .  When I first discovered she was pregnant it was the best news I have ever received in my life and we are now wondering will she look Turkish or English or perhaps have a little bit of German in her from my mum, so all in all three possibilities.

Best wishes everyone I will try and write more often

Rich & Nes

Hi all,

        I need some help please from the Turkish lady members on T.C. as christmas is coming I wanted to buy my wife a nice pair of boots for the winter, we both saw a great pair and a pair she really liked in a shop called Greyder in Taksim Istanbul, but they were not available in her size, I have not got a picture but have a description of the boots.

The boots were similar to a pair of boxing boots although they came just up to half way up the calf, the boots were black and laced at the front but had a nice flat heel and were very comfortable to wear, my wife tried on a similar pair in her size but they were brown in colour.  I would really like to get a pair for her as a surprise would you help me please

The boots were very similar to these but not as high up the calf

Evet lutfen

Hello,

          First I will explain my title and then would really appreciate some translation.  I came over to the U.K. a week ago and before I came I was checking-in when a few girls asked me if I could help this young man who wanted to travel from London Stansted to Bournemouth where he is studying.  I did help him and got him a coach ticket and he managed to get on his coach, he gave me his e-mail and I told him I would send him an e-mail as soon as I could, here is his name I am not sure if it is correct or it is a nickname Cagatoy?  Here is the message I would like to send him.

Hi Cagatoy?

                  This is Richard I met you in Istanbul airport and your family and friends and helped you when you arrived at London Stansted to then travel onto Bournemouth.  I hope you got there safe and when you return to Turkey you must look me and my wife up.  I wish you the best in the U.K.

Rich

Thanks everyone, nice to hear from you all also

Hello all,

             I hope we are all well? been a while again since I last wrote but I am still very interested in this website. I thought I would give you an update on life so far in Istanbul for a British guy. I am now teaching English with a qualified English teacher in tow, I will very shortly start a TEFOL course but so far have the vast knowledge of my new friend and teacher Gill who I met in Istanbul some months ago.

I am searching for a job now as much as I was before but have not yet had any success unfortunately so I have still thought about the prospect of leaving Turkey before I finish my expected two years here. I would ideally prefer to not go down the teaching route but if there is nothing else suitable then I might just have to study harder and make an attempt at teaching. My wife is fine and we both enjoy married life from the first day we got married to the present, we have a little ´kedi´ now that I could never do without she is lovely six month old black and white female who I named ´Daisy Duke´ after a U.S. programme featuring Catherine Bach, you probably know the drama?

I am in the U.K. at the moment visiting family and friends and hopefully will get a ticket to watch my beloved football team, here´s hoping anyway hope all is well here and everyone take care

Best wishes Rich & Nesrin

Hello,

         My wife has sometime off later in this month and we both decided we need a short break from Istanbul for a few days alone.  We have looked at many different places including Antayla, Bodrum, Fetiye and various other places but have yet to make a decision.

We do not have a great deal of money to spend on this short holiday and would welcome some good ideas from the class, the further we go the less time we will have and also the cost of travel will limit where we will go.  I suggested to my wife we visit Princes Island and stay there but as she pointed out it would be easy to get there but the hotels would be expensive.  Would appreciate any help

Thanks  

Hello all,

             First of all I would like to thank all the members here who offered their help for myself in finding a job and offering to look over my CV.  I have been offline for sometime and could not access a computer only from an internet cafe.  I am sorry it has been so long since I wrote a post last but I will let you know my current position.

I met an English couple some months ago and my wife and myself have become good friends with them, the lady is an English teacher although semi-retired she is living in Istanbul like myself for two years with her husband, who is working here after being transferred from the U.K.  We are both going to teach English to Turkish students and have so far been working on presenting our classes, with my friend Gill she has vast experience of teaching and in particular the subject of English so we are both going to work together on this and hopefully we can teach English on a two to one basis.  I have plans to possibly go back to the U.K. for sometime and re-enter the hospital environment, and then come back to Turkey after a short period.

Hope everyone is well and thanks again for the members who offered to help me, namely Marion and cacık and nan_1971

Speak soon     

Hello all,
I hope we are all well? I am starting to feel very much under pressure here in Turkey I will explain why and maybe somebody can offer me some good advice as I certainly would appreciate some.

I have moved to Turkey recently to be with my wife Nesrin as many members here know already. I have so far been unsuccessful in finding employment here in Turkey after many job applications and CV sumittances. I have so far only been staying on a visitors visa for 90 days and leaving the country before the 90 day expires, I am currently on my second visitors visa and have less than 81 days to remain here.

I am feeling under pressure because I have to find work here as I was planning to stay for two years and would apply for a residence permit but have two very important reasons for not obtaining one.

The first is finance I have financed myself for these so far four months and recently got married which also I financed, so my money has now become very very tight and I do not want to spend money on a residence visa as my savings have dwindled and I need money to support my wife.

The second reason is as I am not guaranteed a job just yet I cannot finance my stay here no longer than the next expiry date for my current visa which will be towards the end of October 2008. I am very worried and have even hinted to Nesrin that I may have to go back to the U.K. to work as money is of course very important. In the U.K. at least we get some help from the services and receive a benefit while we are seeking work, here in Turkey there is no help at all, as Nes says if you do not work you get nothing.

I do not usually like to discuss my circumstances but I am seeking some good advice from some of the valuable members here on what you would do in this situation? I really do not want to leave Nesrin again on her own as the time apart just does not help our situation but as the saying goes you have to go where the work is. I am starting to really feel very isolated and alone, I am applying for jobs but am not very lucky. Thanks for taking time to read and please offer your advice

Hello all,
I was very surprised to see my bank statement today and see the exchange rate for the Turkish lira has dropped even more and is worth less against the english pound so much difference infact that the exchange rate was as much as 25 lira down than the month of July. This is how much I actually lost since only last month on the amount of money I exchanged which is always 200 Lira.

I can remember when I first came to Turkey you could get nearly 2 lira 50 for your 1 English pound, now you are getting just 2 lira 12 nearly 50 kurus lost on every pound.

Does anyone else notice the slide on the Turkish lira

I have just heard this shocking news, I am currently on holiday in the U.K. and my wife is in Istanbul. I telephoned her to see if her sister was okay she lives quite near this district. She has just texted me and she is okay.

My thoughts and prayers are with all the Turkish people

I think I can now answer this related question as I am now living in Turkey and in Istanbul. The one thing that stands out about all others is friendship between Turkish people and the social aspect.

I find that most new Turkish friends I have always met are always wanting to meet up and just chat and if you do happen to break an appointment with them they are fine and do not keep mentioning it, like my friends here in the U.K.

I am slowly getting used to the food although I cannot cope with the spice side of cooking as I have a stomach complaint. I like the bus and dolmus services rarely are they much later than when specified on my experience so far anyway and very important and very convienient are the shopping opening times with most shops closing at 10.p.m. or later this is perfect for my wife who can do a little shopping when she comes home from work if she feels like it.

I am in the U.K. at the moment renewing my visa and visiting friends and family, I return next week for hopefully nearly two years.

Try using this website

http://www.freeproxies.org/

I use this in Turkey as Youtube is banned you can access youtube through this website but it is slow and you have to change proxies often

Hello all,
Although a small and minor earth tremor or earthquake this was just my second experience of a similar occurence.

At 10.30 a.m. Turkish time I felt my computer chair move and my computer was cut off, my wife phoned me to say there had been a small quake and I thought also it was. Did anyone else feel anything?

Hi everyone,
I hope I find you all well? I was adding my cv to my wifes computer and have enquired about a job working at the main airport here in Istanbul, this being Ataturk on the application form they have general positions I thought this would suit me better as my time here in Turkey is less than two years.

Has anyone had any experience of this type of work, worked at the airport? I am considering cleaning also
Best wishes

Hello all,
Hope we are all well? just thinking when myself and Nesrin travel to the U.K. in September I might bring my car back with me, perhaps driving it to Turkey. What would I require apart from a international driving licence, I was thinking of Nesrin as we would travel through different countries would the visa situation occur for every country we travel through?

It just seems silly to have a car in the U.K. not being used very often when we could easily drive it to Turkey when we travel back from the U.K. any thoughts?

Hello all,
I hope we are all well here? just thought I would update you all from my new home in Istanbul and let you know what I have been doing.

On Saturday 16th June I attended the English Summer Fete held at the consulate near Taskim it was a nice hot day plenty of sunshine and the Fete was good. I met a few English people there and made some new friends, a couple who have just moved barely two weeks ago to Istanbul the man having came here with his work. We are going to keep in touch with them and invite them over for a meal sometime.

I have been studying to achieve a TEFOL certificate but I am interested in other work apart from this and hope soon something will turn up, it is nearly two months without anything positive although I have tried.

We decided to have a little kitten to keep me company during the days and she is only about 11 weeks old and keeps me busy. I am hoping to come to England for a short trip if the flight prices come down. My Turkish is better than it was and I am learning all the time and picking conversations up although I still find it hard to converse.

We had a bomb near us on Sunday 17th June although we have not visited this cafe before we have passed it many times. If anyone is visiting Istanbul I am here until July and then back after towards end of July. The weather is getting hotter currently today is 31C or 87F Best wishes all from Istanbul

This was not far from where I live, we have not actually been in this cafe before but on occassion we might have done

Hello all,
I am currently living in Istanbul as most members here know, I have made some Turkish friends and have some exisiting ones but still feel very lonley when it comes to my native language English. I enjoy meeting new people and was only invited on saturday to a Henna party, I did enjoy it but cannot converse as much in Turkish as I would like to.

My wife can also see that I just miss England a little, I wanted to write here if there are any English friends who are currently living in Turkey also and do they meet up with each other? I must admit it would be nice to have an occasional chat with somebody who is also living in Turkey and how they are getting on with life here. I have MSN and YAHOO if anyone is interested
Best wishes Rich and Nesrin

Hello everyone,
I am needing some useful information I am currently staying in Istanbul with my wife and require some information about renewing my visa. I will need to re-apply for a new visa after my 90 day stay, I do not want to obtain a residence visa as we are both seeing how life will go while I am in Turkey.

I want to obtain another visa after my current one expires another 90 day visa would it be best to just visit Greece or Cyprus and then re-enter Turkey? my wife wants to make a trip also to Greece for a small break but needs a visa which is not worth all the hassle for just a day trip. Please could someone advise me what to do after my 90 day single entry visa expires thanks in advance

Hello all,
Thanks everyone who replied I send my best wishes to all of you, I usually write to each reply but forgive me if I cannot this time. I have been here less than two weeks and admit to feeling a bit lonley, my wife Nes works very long hours and is often out for at least 12 hours a day commuiting to work and then working. I can do the housework and cleaning and shopping and anything else around the house and this will fill a little time during the day.

I am still looking for work of some kind and although Nes said I can do the teaching exam I am not sure I actually want to go down this road. I would like to work and would consider almost anything that will bring in some money. It is very nice here but as always when you are alone you will find it difficult to adjust wherever you are in the world. Well must go and finish the housework best wishes to all

Hello everyone,
Hello from my new home in Istanbul, I have just been here less than a week and I am settling in well. My wife Nes told me to avoid going out to Taksim today because of the may day march. It is lovely weather here today very warm and sunny, all the children are playing outside our apartment and last night the caretaker had a barbacue of which I tried the tavuk. I am pleased I am finally with Nesrin and can now report on life in Istanbul for a foreigner like myself
Gorusmek uzere

Hi everyone,
I hope we are all well? it is now just one week until I leave the U.K. for my life in Turkey I am getting very excited and also a bit nervous, I am keen to meet some new friends of Nes's and begin my new life in Istanbul. I am flying out on the 26th April I have a couple of suitcases and am preparing my list of things I need to take. I will be living in Istanbul for two years to start with, we both may then come to the U.K. or stay in Turkey this long term option is not yet to be arranged as we will simply see how things workout.

I may not be on the forum for a little time so I wish you all on T.C. my best wishes and see you very soon
Rich & Nesrin

Hi all,
I wanted to post a list of some of my favourite love phrases I have sent my dear wife Nesrin, they are all taken from the internet so the translation should be fine. I hope this is the right section to post.

1. Sen benim aşk bahçemin solmayan tek gülüsün

You're the only rose that does not fade in my love garden


2. Sen benim herşeyimsin (Sen ben-uhm hair-shay-ihm-sin)

You are everything to me

3. Sen benim için çok özelsin (sehn beh-neem ee-cheen chok er-zehl-seen)

You are very special for/to me

4. Sen benim ilk ve son aşkımsın (Sehn beh-neem ihlk vey sohn ash-kihn-sihn)

You are my first and last love

5. Sen benim kalbimde açan gülleri soldurdun, ama ben yinede senden vazgeçemiyorum

(Sehn beh-nihm kahl-beem-deh ah-chan goo-leh-ree sohl-door-doon,
ah-mah behn yee-nee-deh sehn-dehn wahz-getch-eh-mee-yoh-room)

You wilted the budding flowers in my heart, but I haven't given up on you yet

6. Sen benim rüyamdaki meleksin. (Sehn beh-nihm roo-yahm-dah-kee meh-lehk-seen)

You are the angel of my dreams

7. Sen çok güzelsin... (sehn chohk goo-zehl-seen)

You are very beautiful

8. Sen çok seksisin... (sehn chohk sek-see-seen)

You are sooo sexy


9. Sen çok tatlısın, şekerim... (sehn chohk taht-lih-sihn, sheh-keh-reem)

You are very sweet, my sweet...

10. Senden [çok] hoşlanıyorum. (sehn-dehn [choke] hosh-lah-nih-yoh-room)

I like you [very much]


11. Senden sadece haber almak istiyorum.
(sehn-dehn sah-deh-jeh hah-behr ahl-mahk ees-tee-yoh-room)

I just want to hear from you...

12. Seni bütün kalbimle seviyorum. (seh-nee boo-toon kahl-beem-leh seh-vee-yoh-room)

I love you with all my heart.

13. Seni çok özlüyorum.
(seh-nee choke erz-loo-yoh-room)

I am missing you very much.

14. Seni çok özlerim.
(seh-nee choke erz-leh-reem)

I miss you very much.

15. Seni çok özledim.
(seh-nee choke erz-leh-deem)

I (have) missed you very much.

16. Seni çok özlemistim...
(seh-nee choke erz-leh-meesh-tihm)

I have missed you very much.

17. Seni çok seviyorum...
(seh-nee choke seh-vee-yoh-room)

I love you very much

18. Seni gece gündüz düşenmekten duramıyorum.
(seh-nee geh-jeh goon-dooz doo-shehn-mehk-tehn doo-rah-mih-yoh-room.)

I can't stop thinking of/about you, night and day.

19. Seni her şeyden daha çok seviyorum.
(seh-nee hehr shey-dehn dah-hah chohk seh-vee-yoh-room)

I love you more than anything

20. Seni her zaman düşÃ¼nüyorum...
(seh-nee hehr zah-mahn doo-shoo-noo-yoh-room)

-- I think about you all the time


21. Seni hiç sönmeyecek aşkla seviyorum.
(seh-nee heech sern-meh-yeh-jehk ashk-lah seh-vee-yoh-room)

love you with a love that will never die.

22. Seni kelimelerin söylediğinden daha çok seviyorum.
(seh-nee keh-lee-meh-leh-reen ser-y-leh-dee-een-dehn dah-hah choke seh-vee-yoh-room)

I love you more than words can say.

23.Seni öpmek istiyorum.
(seh-nee erp-mehk ees-tee-yoh-room)

I want to kiss you. ...

24. Seni çok özlüyorum.
(seh-nee choke erz-loo-yoh-room)

I am missing you very much.
[present continuous tense]

Hi all,
I hope we are all well? I was talking to my wife about socialising and whenever I visit Turkey when we go out we meet often with some of Nes's friends it is really more interesting than living here in England because I often go out with male friends and we often discuss the same things over and over again.

The great circle of friends nes has really makes a difference she has both female and male friends and often her female friends will visit us and we talk about everything over a cup of tea, I of course have to have translation for the longer conversations. I just find in England there is not that circle of friends both female and male and the conversations and socialising are not as interesting.

I really enjoy meeting her friends which now have become my friends there is so much more interaction and genuine friendship, often I will not see my friends every week but Nes often sees her friends each week and discuss everything over a cup of tea or a meal

Hi all,
It is less than three weeks before I go to Istanbul and it seems very soon that I will be leaving the U.K.

I am at home recuperating from surgery and hope I feel better soon and will be able to travel to my dear wife. I recently resigned also from my job at the hospital in the town I live so everthing is changing and I am gearing up for my move to Turkey on the 26th April. I hope Heathrow's terminal 5 will be operating normal I am dreading my baggage ending up in Italy with another possible backlog. I will keep intouch with everyone when I am in Istanbul as I still have much more time to recuperate from my surgery. Gorusmek uzere

Hi all,
I was surprised to read in an English newspaper about Fenerbahce game with Chelsea as quoted in the English newspaper the Daily Mirror the English fans will have to watch themselves when they visit Kadikoy where Fenerbahce play their home games. They talked about a notorious gang that follow Fenerbahce and for the English side Chelsea fans to watch themselves while they are in Istanbul.

This was in a newspaper so I never fully believe all I read in a newspaper. I love my football and support an English club I also over the last few years have become interested in Turkish football and my wife is also a big fan of Galatasaray her friends support Fenerbahce and her nephew Besiktas, I thoroughly enjoyed the national team making the Euro finals and would dearly like to see them win it, I always think England is overated when it comes to international football. My wife asked me about tonight's game with Fenerbahce vs Chelsea and I said I hoped Fenerbahce would win, she was surprised and I said the reason is because I think they deserve to win having watched their progress so far in the champions league. She said she supports any Turkish team in Europe and will be watching the game also.

Hi all,
Wow I cannot believe there were so many replies to this thread, I hope that my confession did not shock too many here on T.C. I am not sure now why I actually confessed?

This fetish is very unharmful and infact Nesrin herself sees it as a plus in our marriage, she gets to always have new shoes bought for her, I quite enjoyed my short time working self-employed as a shoes seller, ladies shoes are so much more interesting than men's.

I see many Turkish ladies take pride in their feet with pedicures in Turkey being not as expensive as here in the U.K. I think feet are very attractive part of the body (ladies only of course)

Hi everyone,
I have only one month to go before I leave England bound for Istanbul and to be with my wife together, the plan is to achieve a TEFOL qualification and teach English there for my two year stay. Nesrin will then return with me to England to set up home in the U.K.

I hope still to have time to visit the T.C. class and hope to add some more input into living in Turkey from a English guy's perspective

Hi everyone,
I am sorry to keep you all guessing and I suppose I feel alot better when this is out in the open after all 'life is too short' and I know these words speak true very often. I have nothing serious just a foot fetish, some members guessed here well done to them! I have had it since I was very young and I did struggle very often to admit my fetish until one day some years ago I thought what is wrong with it, there are many really strange fetishes out there this one is not that strange and not uncommon.

I got my statistics for many Turkish men having this same fetish in certain polls on foot fetish websites the results confirmed a huge percentage of Turkish men liked female feet, that is why maybe a few people said they have not heard anywhere about this.

It has never been a problem in my life and I told my wife Nesrin straight away early in our relationship, she does get alot of shoes bought for her and before I sold ladies shoes self-employed so I thought maybe someone would guess my secret then. I think it is a very nice fetish and one I was born with, the origin they think is when you are a small baby your mum plays with your feet and you then develop a foot fetish I am not so sure but then maybe it is true?

Hi everyone,
I have recently admitted to my new Turkish male friends that I have a fetish, I am usually very reserved and quite often keep things to myself but I am in a marriage and my wife knows that I have a fetish. It turns out that many Turkish men share my fetish which is very interesting infact a huger proportion of Turkish men have this fetish.

I have written some posts before about this fetish without actually giving away the secret but I thought it is time to actually talk about it and see what ladies think about it, it has been with me for most of my life and although it is common I still feel very embarrassed to talk about it. I am sure by now you have guessed what it is and I am no longer going to be keeping it a secret. Maybe there are some Turkish guys on here who share my fetish? if you cannot guess what it is I will reveal

Hi all
I am moving to Istanbul at the end of April 2008 and would welcome any advice or suggestions from members on what I can do to bring in some income while I am there.

I am finally to be with my dear wife Nesrin and live in Turkey for two years before coming back and settling in the U.K. I would like to work and anything I do during my two years in Istanbul will be a bonus because we will have more income coming in. I am not having much success obtaining any work or advice for earning an honest wage while I am living with my wife. Nesrin said if I could earn around 100 Lira a week this would help enourmously, of course in England this is very little but this would help us of course it is the minimum amount and would like to earn more but I am being realistic. I would welcome any input on this subject thanks in advance

Thankyou Joanne I try and write myself as much as I can but I need a little help sometimes

Hi,
Could someone be kind enough to translate this message please.

Hi ali,
Hope you are well? I see Beskitas are doing well at the moment, I am coming to Turkey in April Ali, look forward to seeing you again
Best wishes Rich

My wife Nesrin said to me all Turkish girls should be able to belly dance

Hi all,
I have had an interesting e-mail of my wife about the website equivelant of e-bay in Turkey. She told me that a few of her male friends have a foot fetish and that this fetish is quite common amongst men in Turkey. A few of her friends have sold their old shoes on this website and have had many sales including interest from the U.K. also.

A friend of hers regularly sells her shoes and has never failed to make a sale, shoes that she no longer wants, I know there is interest in England in this also just by looking at e-bay, I am sure Nesrin will try this herself she is very shrewd when it comes to office gossip

Hi everyone,
Thanks so much for all your replies I appreciate all of them, I think best course of action is to contact the airline in plenty of time to discuss this further. I have all our wedding presents to take and my clothes and belongings, well some at least

The reason I have three cases is I am moving to Turkey in April, I forgot to say

Hi all,
I am slowly to arrange my travel details and would really appreciate some help from people who have used Turkish airlines before especially when it comes to the baggage weights and restrictions.

I understand that Turkish airlines do have a greater weight allowance for your first piece of baggage which is 32KG, I know British Airways is only 23KG, which infact is very small allowance. I would like to take possibly three cases including my allowance of the first piece of luggage which would be 32KG. I am quite certain that the two excess pieces of baggage would be both equalling another 32KG each thus the total would be 96KG. The first case would be my allowance and then the second and third pieces of luggage would be the excess can anyone give me some help with regards to the extra two pieces of luggage, they would be excess baggage. Thanks in advance

Thanks to angelina7 Moneygram is very useful and I appreciate your help, for example to send £250.00 English pounds by Western Union costs £27.00 Moneybookers.com is slightly cheaper at £24.00, but Moneygram is £9.99 now that is a saving and infact the outlets where my wife can pick up her money is more accessible

Hi all,
I was wondering how the best method was to send money to Turkey from the U.K. I have looked at Western Union and also Moneybookers.com which both seem expensive. I have an e-bay account and did think about PAYPAL but my wife would have to have a U.S. bank account in order to receive it there.

How do other members here send their relatives money in Turkey if they are living in the U.K. any other ideas?
Thanks

I just like to add here that if my wife Nesrin chose a Turkish man I would probably never ever met her in the first instance I am very pleased she chose to follow her heart when we first conversed.

Did nobody send any flowers?

Hi everyone,
I have decided to leave England in the next two months to be with my wife in Istanbul, I am looking at a period of two years to start with and who knows what will happen after that. I have to inform my employer very soon which will be hard because I actually like my job very much but there is more waiting for me in Turkey than here in England.

My family are the hardest people to say goodbye to I am very close to my mum especially and friends will be also very hard to tell that I am leaving. I still hope to be around here on T.C. when I move but maybe not as often as I like to, the first month I arrive I will start a Turkish course in Taksim. Gorusmek uzere

How do I say simply 'happy valentines day' in Turkish
Thanks

Thanks so much everyone that has replied I would like to write to you all a reply but I am very busy at the moment, but I have read each reply and I send my very best wishes to you all AEnigma III Elisabeth SERA_2005 lovebug incişka azade SuiGeneris catwoman girleegirl justinetime portokal kafesteki kus geniuda Prym mareli teaschip1 lalisia
Leelu

Flowers for you all

Hi all,
Here is a nice message that can be sent to your askim for this special day, also a very good website I found where you can send some lovely Turkish language cards

Happy Valentine's day!

eğer orada be hayır sözcükler. Hayır yol e benek

ben sözde durgun ışıtmek sen. eğer orada be hayır gözyaşı

Hayır yol e hıssetmek iç taraf. Ben be sözde hıssetmek için sen

ve düz eğer be güneş reddetmek e parlaklık

düz eğer romantik koşmak dış in ritim

Sen cekti be var yüreğim

e kadar be son in zaman. senin bütün ben öteki

Askım. gönderilen kartım

bütün in hayatım ben var be bekliyor için sen

ve bütün sen var belirlenmiş beni

Sen açık yukarıya gözım ve

gösteri beni nasıl e sevgı ve değil e durmak bencil

Ben var düs in bu önce bın zamanlar daha önce

Ve iniçde benım düsler ben ebil değil sevgi sen daha

Ben cekti vermek yüreğim e kadar bu son in zaman

Senın bütün ben ihtiyaç

Askim. gönderilen kartım

TRANSLATION

I would still hear you, If there were no tears

No way to feel inside,i,d still feel for you

And even if the sun refused to shine

Even if romance ran out of rhyme

You wold still have my heart

Until the end of time ,your all i need

My love , my valentine.

All of my life i have been waiting for you

and all you,ve given me

You,ve opened up my eyes and

showed me how to love unselfishly

I,ve dreamed of this a thousand times before

And in my dreams i could not love you more

I would give you my heart until the end of time

your all i need my love ,my valentine


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Thankyou everybody,
I am sorry I missed this post I have not had alot of time to read the forum lately but this was a very nice surprise, a big thanks to Aenigma III
for starting this post and best wishes to all of you from us both

Hello all,
I recently got married to Nesrin and we both now are apart from each other for a few months at least, we have both looked into the possiblity of myself going to Turkey for a period of two years.

I am unsure where to start my arrangements firstly I must tell my employer and notify all relevant departments about my intention to move to Turkey which I have made a list this includes Inland Revenue, Doctors, Dentist, DHSS and other departments here in the U.K.

I would like to work in Turkey but for the first few months I think I will not be working but still looking for employment and settling in, could someone tell me about the work permit, if I do not have a job when I arrive in Turkey how can I obtain a work permit, do they require me to already have a job to go to when I arrive in Turkey? I am looking for some help and advice from any Brit who has moved to Turkey in recent times and has been through the process, would be very grateful for any advice and information
Thanks Loveprague

An update on my fiancee's sister and nephews visa applications is that they have somehow mixed the visa photos up they have put the male on the female and vice versa as Nesrin would say they are 'salik'

Hi Ali,
I am really annoyed about the consulate mixing up yours and Nil's photos and I really hope you both can come next week, I miss you both and really want you at our wedding. I would like you Ali to give your auntie Nes away, this means you hold Nes and give her to me to be married, it is a special job and it is for you. Your mum can be bridesmaid and she will have a nice part in wedding also. I keep my fingers crossed for Monday for your visa's
Take care Rich