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kparsons · Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

Hello All-

We're not entirely familiar w/teaching in countries other than Vietnam, where we are currently working. We are very interested in venturing to Turkey and have been doing research about it. One thing I have not found any information about is part time work -- is this possible in Turkey? Or do you have to sign a one year contract and work full time hours?

Also, along this same thread, I've seen average salaries mentioned by people between 1500 and 2000 lira per month. My question is: how much does that work out to as an hourly wage? This of course becomes important if the answer to my first question is yes....

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated -- thanks much!

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

One is able to work part time in Turkey.

mongrelcat · Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 232

sure you can work part-time. But hopefully you are independantly wealthy or your parents/whoever sends you lots of money every month to eat.

kparsons · Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

Okay, good to know... which brings us back to the question: how much do you make hourly in Turkey? I'm sure it varies, but give me a reasonable range to work w/.

Next question, if we were to work full-time, on average, how many hours a week is that?

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

An hourly rate is between 20-35 YTL. Privates,depending on who you know, can pay alot more.
A full time position will be be between 20-30 hours of classroom time.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject:

pt work is readily available here however you will of course be an illegal worker therefore like most of us you are at the mercy of your employer except you wont have an inkamet or be entitled to holiday pay or sickness benefit etc etc but hey what the hell after vietnam this place will be a giant rosebowl ;wont it ? Yeah just what this country needs is another waster like you .

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Amen to that.

mongrelcat · Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 232

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

DMB pays his teachers 25 an hour.

kparsons · Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

I'm not planning on coming to Turkey to slack off. Quite the opposite. In Vietnam, you can be a part-time teacher, but teach full-time hours w/o signing a year long contract -- it's nice to have that ability in the event you don't like the school you sign on w/, which is why I was asking about it.

So one cannot legally work in Turkey part-time? A school will not sponsor your visa if you don't sign a full-time contract w/them?

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:43 pm Post subject:

U catch on fast son .

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Many of the schools will sponsor your visa regardless of what you sign.