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ryancw · Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Alaska

Hello forum frequenters-

I had a few newbie questions I figured I would get over with. I am 31, in my MBA program, and will have a CTESOL cert by summer. I graduate Jan 2009, and was thinking Turkey might be a good place to try teaching english/business english. However, I have a wife and kids, as well. Are the wages enought to pay for a family, or are we looking at starving? I can always wait a few years to let my kids get old enough to go to college, should I need to. I am a native speaker of english, US degree holder, etc.

Thanks,
Ryan

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

All the married TEFLers I know in Turkey are married to Turks. I do not think you could support a family on the money you earn teaching - unless you are in some international school with US or UK benefits.

Lewis Collins' tortoise · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:19 am Post subject:

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Mr Tortoise should remember the words of the Father of All Turks : "It is a great thing to be a Turk !"

Lewis Collins' tortoise · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:20 am Post subject:

Not all of us are happy though,
and those that are happy, are not necessarily Turkish.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

You are not supposed to be happy. You are supposed to be 'in pursuit of happiness'.

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:49 am Post subject: There is always hope

Its still possible to get a gig in a school with a furnished apartment and school meals .This cuts on your your three biggest outlays. Rent food and travel expenses. I know of least one school where these deals are still available. I also know they are recruiting and need native speakers, like desperately. This is Izmir of course , not Istanbul.

Alfie · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 30

A good deal in Izmir? Non-shared accommodation? Good salary? Where at? Are you talking language school, high school (kolej) or uni? And where are they advertising? Tell us more, please.

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject:

I'm not going to give this info on the forum.If you are really interested in pursueing this topic then pm me.BTW we are talking private Kolegi2s here there are two that I'm aware of that are actively recruiting. Try the usual elt.com or elt.net etc if you want to find them yourself a,oh and the My merhaba site. if you get no joy ,then get in touch.

FGT · Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 762 Location: Turkey

I think I know one of the places - ITK = Ozel Turk Kolegi. I haven't seen them advertise but I gather they are desperate. They do accommodation, meals etc.

But who'd want to work there? Why are they desperate? I know lots of teachers who used to work there and left. None currently.