Hi
I am really amazed how many replies me and Nesrin got to our post about 'she got her visa' I think it is a very important time that many members here will have to face at sometime the stressful time of applying for a visa be it for a visit to another country or a settlement visa. When someone gets refused for a visa for whatever reason they seek solace and ask the reason why, yet for other people reading this type of post who have had the sorrow of a refusal for a visa can take heart from posts like mine and Nesrin and really have the support of members who may be facing the same situation. The outcome of this 20 minute interview is too imense to put into words, okay it is only a visitor's visa and she can always re-apply but the joy of her getting it and receiving her phone call to see how happy she was will never leave my thoughts, my mum is so happy she cannot travel to Istanbul to see Nesrin so to actually see her in England is just too precious. I would like to thank Turkish class and all the members here who replied and those that are members here it really did mean alot. I hope everyone going through the same process will start their own thread and have a happy ending

Hi all,
I was chatting to Nesrin yesterday about her work and she was telling me about when she works in the bank she is not allowed to wear open toe shoes even when it is very hot she has to wear closed toe shoes. Her friend works at a local telecom company and is allowed to wear open toed shoes is this just the type of work business or does it go further and relate to the conservativeness of being a muslim and baring bare feet in public? I know Nesrin would like to wear her sandals to work but she respects the place she works in, she is just jealous of her friend who can wear her open toed shoes to her work

Happy birthday Deli sorry I am late