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bulgogiboy · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 803

Hi all,

going to move to Turkey soon(Ankara) and was wondering what the situation is with dating the local ladies.

I've lived abroad in a few countries but this will be my first time staying in a muslim country. I know Turkey is officially a secular country, and people are alot more westernised than most other muslim countries, but will I get into trouble dating the local women? I'm guessing its probably a mixed bag, some women/parents more open-minded and liberal than others. Is it easy to get into trouble with fathers/brothers/uncles if you're a foreigner(a Brit in my case)?

If anybody has any interesting experiences/opinions, please pm me.

Thanks all,

BB

Baba Alex · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411

Rabbinical · Joined: 21 Aug 2006 Posts: 11 Location: NE Turkey

In any of the big cities there shouldn't be many problems. Places with a smaller population, and especially in the East, it's advisable to be VERY careful. You just have to feel it out wherever you are.

Sheikh Inal Ovar · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1208 Location: Melo Drama School

bulgogiboy · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 803

Thanks all.

By the way, if anybody in Ankara likes a cold Efes or Raki of an evening(mmm...I wonder?), get in touch if you like. Pm me. I'll be there in exactly one month from today.

Cheers.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

I've just got back from Ankara. I stumbled across this pasaj which led to th what would normally be a shopping centre. Except every place is a bar. It's in Kizilay opposite the Princess hotel. Is is the entertainment centre in Ankara or is it a dodgy rip off place. I was there at lunch time so obviously it was shut. I wandered in there by mistake looking for the door of Burger King. I don't know how I manage it but I always manage to find watering holes without much difficulty.

yaramaz · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:33 am Post subject:

I ended up there a few years ago. It felt like a very strange place to find oneself--- like a concrete cite/complex entirely devoted to bars. I was there with a turkish woman I met in the metro, my horny upstairs neighbour in Kayseri, and the man that woman was convinced would be my next boyfriend. He was a terrible dancer and couldn't handle more than one beer. 'Twas not meant to be.

Baba Alex · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411

Sheikh Inal Ovar · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1208 Location: Melo Drama School

If she invests that cash in frankfurters, chips und beer, she'll have her buttock back in no time ...