Travel to Turkey, Living in Turkey, Relocating to Turkey, Expat Life and News https://www.expatify.com Travel & Expat Lifestyle Magazine Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:07:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://www.expatify.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-expatify-site-logo-32x32.png Travel to Turkey, Living in Turkey, Relocating to Turkey, Expat Life and News https://www.expatify.com 32 32 Choose an expat destination based on the expat community there https://www.expatify.com/spain/choose-an-expat-destination-based-on-the-expat-community-there.html https://www.expatify.com/spain/choose-an-expat-destination-based-on-the-expat-community-there.html#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 11:21:11 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7724 Many potential expats have exactly one choice of destination, based on a job offer or a spouse or some other situation, but many potential expats can choose nearly anywhere in the world. Especially retired people and location-independent people with good incomes, some have the ability to spin the globe and move to a place they […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/spain/choose-an-expat-destination-based-on-the-expat-community-there.html/feed 1 5 Reasons you might want to live in southern Turkey https://www.expatify.com/turkey/5-reasons-you-might-want-to-live-in-southern-turkey.html https://www.expatify.com/turkey/5-reasons-you-might-want-to-live-in-southern-turkey.html#respond Wed, 02 May 2012 12:02:32 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7691 There are thousands of interesting expat destinations around the world, and each has individual things that recommend it. In this series we’ll be exploring some of the notable benefits of some of the more popular destinations, especially those I’ve lived in myself. We’ll start with Mediterranean Turkey, which covers a lot of ground. The largest […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/turkey/5-reasons-you-might-want-to-live-in-southern-turkey.html/feed 0 Prices of food and groceries in Turkey https://www.expatify.com/turkey/prices-of-food-and-groceries-in-turkey.html https://www.expatify.com/turkey/prices-of-food-and-groceries-in-turkey.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:46 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7546 For so many expat-related questions there are solid resources to get specific answers, but I’ve noticed that when it comes to prices of groceries it can be nearly impossible to find the information, or to trust if if you do find it. There’s a TEFL (teaching English) site that provides lists of groceries and their […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/turkey/prices-of-food-and-groceries-in-turkey.html/feed 5 For retiring expats, choosing the right location is only part of the equation https://www.expatify.com/spain/for-retiring-expats-choosing-the-right-location-is-only-part-of-the-equation.html https://www.expatify.com/spain/for-retiring-expats-choosing-the-right-location-is-only-part-of-the-equation.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7541 When writing for a website that is mostly about different locations around the world that are popular with expats, it’s easy to focus way too much on the location itself when it comes to being happy. I think it’s common for almost all of us who are shivering away in a snowy winter city to […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/spain/for-retiring-expats-choosing-the-right-location-is-only-part-of-the-equation.html/feed 2 The pros and cons of expat escapism https://www.expatify.com/turkey/the-pros-and-cons-of-expat-escapism.html https://www.expatify.com/turkey/the-pros-and-cons-of-expat-escapism.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:27:13 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7537 People become expats for all kinds of reasons, and some of us lucky enough to have done it by choice by moving out of a First World country are doing at at least partially in the name of escapism. I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit lately because I’m an American who is delighted […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/turkey/the-pros-and-cons-of-expat-escapism.html/feed 2 Christmas in a non-secular Muslim country is even less Christmassy than you’d think https://www.expatify.com/turkey/christmas-in-a-non-secular-muslim-country-is-even-less-christmassy-than-youd-think.html https://www.expatify.com/turkey/christmas-in-a-non-secular-muslim-country-is-even-less-christmassy-than-youd-think.html#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:01:08 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7467 Start with the irony that turkey (the bird) is nearly unknown here in Turkey (the country). This will be my second straight Christmas in a country that’s barely aware it exists, and this one feels more strange and even less festive than the last one. Last Christmas I spent at the tail-end of a month […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/turkey/christmas-in-a-non-secular-muslim-country-is-even-less-christmassy-than-youd-think.html/feed 9 5 Reasons Turkey is an easy country for expats https://www.expatify.com/turkey/5-reasons-turkey-is-an-easy-country-for-expats.html https://www.expatify.com/turkey/5-reasons-turkey-is-an-easy-country-for-expats.html#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:26:44 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7266 Having spent over a year traveling around Southeast Asia, Nepal, and India, I was always on the lookout for a place where I might stop and settle down for more than a couple months at a time. Arriving in Turkey almost 3 months ago, I’ve discovered it has a unique set of conditions that makes […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/turkey/5-reasons-turkey-is-an-easy-country-for-expats.html/feed 0 Monday Escape: Kaş, Turkey https://www.expatify.com/turkey/monday-escape-kas-turkey.html https://www.expatify.com/turkey/monday-escape-kas-turkey.html#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 10:11:30 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7177 There are many places that we go which seem ideal because they are so easy to reach and so easy to get out of as well, but there are other places that are special partly because they are actually hard to reach. Kaş, Turkey, is such a place. It’s a small fishing village on Turkey’s […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/turkey/monday-escape-kas-turkey.html/feed 3 Monday Escape – Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey https://www.expatify.com/turkey/monday-escape-goreme-cappadocia-turkey.html https://www.expatify.com/turkey/monday-escape-goreme-cappadocia-turkey.html#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:07:17 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7139 If Göreme was located close to a major population center in Europe, it would be totally overrun with visitors every day of the year. But fortunately, the town is quite remote, so its stunning beauty and easy lifestyle are preserved only for those willing to go out of their way to get there. Turkey is […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/turkey/monday-escape-goreme-cappadocia-turkey.html/feed 0 Learning the Business Customs of Turkey https://www.expatify.com/turkey/learning-the-business-customs-of-turkey.html https://www.expatify.com/turkey/learning-the-business-customs-of-turkey.html#respond Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:27 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=5521 In Turkey, business people like working with people they know and have built a relationship. Such connections can be established by communicating in the office and over extended meals and social events. Turks respect courtesy, and it is also customary for people to stand close to one another while speaking. You should not back off […]

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