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The treatment that drove them away
A US citizen, who settled in Turkey 11 years ago, is returning to his homeland due to bureaucratic reasons.
American citizen, Robert Johnson, started working in Turkey as a university lecturer at METU in 1996. Johnson and his family settled in Ereğli and opened a translation company. The Ministry of Labor only issued permission for only one year to Johnson.
Family submits after 11 years
27.12.2007
The Johnson's, an American family who opened a translation company in Ereğli, are having to return to the US due to bureaucracy and missionary issues after 11 years in Turkey.
American linguist Robert Johnson, who has lived in Turkey for 11 years, finally yielded in when he was unable to renew his license to work and his application to become a Turkish citizen was rejected. Johnson said: "I have told people like Fazıl Say, who want to leave the country, that they should stay here and fight. Now, they are forcing us to immigrate." Johnson said he would leave Turkey for his homeland in January as he is tired of being treated as a missionary and having to deal with long bureaucratic procedures. US citizen Robert Johnson first started working in Turkey as a university lecturer at METU in 1996. Johnson and his family settled in Ereğli and opened a translation company. The Ministry of Labor issued Johnson only one year of permission. Johnson extended his permission twice; but his last application for an extension was rejected.
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