Comments on: Prices of food and groceries in Turkey

By: Leesa

Leesa — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 21:41:26 +0000

Hi Tom,
Sorry I know this forum is a bit old but just came across it. I’m an American who has just returned from Kas to the UK. I’ve been a chef for 10 years but am seriously considering a career/life change in particular taking TEFL courses and getting back to Turkey, most preferably a smaller area like Kas. If you have a moment to respond I would definey appreciate it, or can email you directly.

Would you say your experience overall was a good one? I fell in love with the area but like anywhere else living vs being on holiday are two different things. Did you know where you wanted to go or just find yourself in such an epic spot? Was it very difficult getting things sorted to be teaching and legally?

Again, any help is much appreciated if you have the time.

Thanks again,
Leesa

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 10:16:01 +0000

In reply to jan.

Jan, That’s a good question about expensive orange juice. You can get a liter of orange juice in a carton for a bit over US$1, but it’s not “fresh” and doesn’t taste great. My guess would be that it’s because the oranges on all of the wild trees (the ones growing for shade in cities) are really sour and don’t have much juice. It seems that the really tasty and cheap oranges are only available in late summer and autumn, so fresh OJ is probably cheaper then.

I don’t shop for fish much so I can’t help you with that question. Thanks. -Tom

By: jan

jan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:24:36 +0000

Hi Tom…I have just had a 2 week visit to turkey nr Fathiye.. may 2012..am just wondering,if there are so many oranges trees grown there….why is the fresh orange juice so expensive ? and what would be the best wild fish to buy…not farmed ?
thanks
jan

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:14:50 +0000

In reply to Anon. Anon, It was a mistake, which has been changed. :) This post was just about food prices and it was a typo. Sorry, and thanks for following the site.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:18:38 +0000

Why do you always refer to Turkey as non-secular? Have you been there for nine months only to not learn Ataturk’s greatest achievement was the separation of the state from religion? Turkey is a secular state. Are there any editors on this site?

“Secularity (adjective form secular)[1] is the state of being separate from religion, or not being exclusively allied to any particular religion.”

“Secularism in Turkey defines the relationship between religion and state in the country of Turkey. Secularism (or laicity) was first introduced with the 1928 amendment of the Constitution of 1924, which removed the provision declaring that the “Religion of the State is Islam”, and with the later reforms of Atatürk, which set the administrative and political requirements to create a modern, democratic, secular state, aligned with Kemalist ideology.”

Source: Wikipedia