To Live :
Youthful energy is everywhere
Dynamic country, things get done here
People are eager to learn and improve themselves
You can find many people who care about you genuinely
Extremely strong family bonds
Very strong friendship bonds
Living in Turkey is an art, not a science. You will be happy if you know what to do as well as what not to do
People are hardworking
People are helpful
People are -extremely- helpful is you are sincere and respectful
System rewards hard work, reasonable taxes, flexable labor law etc
Little or none inheritence tax
Wonderful weather
Wonderful geography
Four seasons
Easy access to over 50 countries by a 5 hour flight
Live Asia as well as Europe. This is euroasia.
Istanbul offers good shopping, many restaurants and 24x7 nightlife
Istanbul offers enormous cultural events,
Istanbul is cosmopolitan
Private health care is better than in most developed countries
Private schools are better than in most developed countries
Turkish private sector is highly efficient and competitive
Rule of law plus WTO, NATO, G20, OECD memberships
Istanbul has little street crime, be smart and you should be safe
Southern Turkey is gorgeous
Turkish food is wonderful
Turkish society is outward looking, you will easily be accepted as a member/citizen
Citizenship is possible if you live more than five years
Bosphorus is gorgeous
The cost of living is quite reasonable
Turkey will be much stronger, economically developed 30 years later
Turks like to have fun
Turkey is intensely colorful (not boring at all)
Turkey is culturally non-homogenous (can be VERY interesting)
Paradise for archeology and history lovers
Turkish can be learned in one full year, if serious effort is put in
Not to Live :
Islamification
Ruling party killed free press and freedom of political expression
Traffic can be dangerous, defensive driving is a must
Traffic jams can be overwhelming in big cities
People go nuts in traffic, they get rude and sometimes hostile
No sufficient green spaces and parks in cities
Cities are not properly planned and look like piles of concrete
Living in Turkey is an art, not a science. You will be unhappy if you do not know what to avoid.
Public health care is worse than all developed countries
Public education is worse than all developed countries
Not much professionalism on street level
The legal system works a bit slow
There is risk of ethnic terrorism
There is a certain lack of aesthetics in some aspects of life
Turkey will be more authoritarian 30 years later
Expect to wake up during the early morning prayer (especially if close to mosque)
Lots of stray dogs and cats everywhere
Conservative men of Turkey can not take women as their equal
In winter almost everywhere is muddy, no chance to walk with nice clothes
Lots and lots of construction everywhere, especially in Istanbul
Government (local and national) is corrupted
Turkey is intensely colorful (it has not so nice colors as well)
Turkey is culturally non-homogenous (can be tiring to deal with others)
Auto and fuel taxes are extremely high
Many people smoke (indoors smoking is forbidden)
Turkish people eat wrong (too much bread and sugary foods) and exercise little
note : written with honest and good will : no propaganda or smearing.
Youthful energy is everywhere
Dynamic country, things get done here
People are eager to learn and improve themselves
You can find many people who care about you genuinely
Extremely strong family bonds
Very strong friendship bonds
Living in Turkey is an art, not a science. You will be happy if you know what to do as well as what not to do
People are hardworking
People are helpful
People are -extremely- helpful is you are sincere and respectful
System rewards hard work, reasonable taxes, flexable labor law etc
Little or none inheritence tax
Wonderful weather
Wonderful geography
Four seasons
Easy access to over 50 countries by a 5 hour flight
Live Asia as well as Europe. This is euroasia.
Istanbul offers good shopping, many restaurants and 24x7 nightlife
Istanbul offers enormous cultural events,
Istanbul is cosmopolitan
Private health care is better than in most developed countries
Private schools are better than in most developed countries
Turkish private sector is highly efficient and competitive
Rule of law plus WTO, NATO, G20, OECD memberships
Istanbul has little street crime, be smart and you should be safe
Southern Turkey is gorgeous
Turkish food is wonderful
Turkish society is outward looking, you will easily be accepted as a member/citizen
Citizenship is possible if you live more than five years
Bosphorus is gorgeous
The cost of living is quite reasonable
Turkey will be much stronger, economically developed 30 years later
Turks like to have fun
Turkey is intensely colorful (not boring at all)
Turkey is culturally non-homogenous (can be VERY interesting)
Paradise for archeology and history lovers
Turkish can be learned in one full year, if serious effort is put in
Not to Live :
Islamification
Ruling party killed free press and freedom of political expression
Traffic can be dangerous, defensive driving is a must
Traffic jams can be overwhelming in big cities
People go nuts in traffic, they get rude and sometimes hostile
No sufficient green spaces and parks in cities
Cities are not properly planned and look like piles of concrete
Living in Turkey is an art, not a science. You will be unhappy if you do not know what to avoid.
Public health care is worse than all developed countries
Public education is worse than all developed countries
Not much professionalism on street level
The legal system works a bit slow
There is risk of ethnic terrorism
There is a certain lack of aesthetics in some aspects of life
Turkey will be more authoritarian 30 years later
Expect to wake up during the early morning prayer (especially if close to mosque)
Lots of stray dogs and cats everywhere
Conservative men of Turkey can not take women as their equal
In winter almost everywhere is muddy, no chance to walk with nice clothes
Lots and lots of construction everywhere, especially in Istanbul
Government (local and national) is corrupted
Turkey is intensely colorful (it has not so nice colors as well)
Turkey is culturally non-homogenous (can be tiring to deal with others)
Auto and fuel taxes are extremely high
Many people smoke (indoors smoking is forbidden)
Turkish people eat wrong (too much bread and sugary foods) and exercise little
note : written with honest and good will : no propaganda or smearing.