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gloomyGumi
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 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:18 am Post subject: Most relaxing places in Turkey? |
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| Where are they and can you get a decent job in a sleepy or just relaxing laid back small city or large town? Can anyone recommend? I am 47 and want to avoid the mania of Ist and other large megalopolises. 44 yrs in NYC and Im looking for some peace now. (3 yrs in Seoul was enough too) |
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delal
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:23 pm Post subject: suggestions |
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If you're looking for full time employment, why not try these?
Ankara: Home to Turkish bureaucrats and embassy people. Like a big town with some cultural stuff going on (mostly in Turkish). Very cold in the winter but bearable in summer. Locals not too friendly at first though (busy with their own lives)
Antalya: Big city but not frenetic (more like a large, very large, village) and close to places to visit at the weekend. Plenty of expats to mingle with if you want. Locals are used to foreigners. Nice climate most of the year but horrifically hot and humid in summer |
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gloomyGumi
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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sounds awesome. thank you. Well Antalya Ive heard as you say has plenty of expats and I dont know as I really wanted to be mingling too much with them, just a tad I guess. Ankara sounds a bit better to me, and has the advantage of being the capital city which, I assume, brings its added conveniences in terms of availability of goods and services. Also I love hot and DRY, not hot and humid, so looks like Antalya may be out for now or atleast back-burnered. (hey I just created a verb).
Is Bursa along the same lines would you guess? Has the logistical avantage of being only an hour from Ist, but hopefully with that same small city peace, clean breezes at night, yet still city-like availability of goods and services. |
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delal
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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Don't want to rain on your parade but I've heard that Bursa is very, very conservative.
Am I right guys? |
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gloomyGumi
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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You mean religiously? Not sure exactly what you mean. Please advise (as to why that would be rain rather than sunshine  |
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delal
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| You're right-it would depend on how conservative you-and your wife-are and then whether you fit into the local definition of conservative too |
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gloomyGumi
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| well we dont like going out drinking really, prefer a few beers at home. Love cooking but also eating at local, simple places. My wife is a Hindu and dresses conservatively. She doesnt need any Hindu temples around where we live (not that I thought Turkey would have any ) and being around conservative Muslims is fine with us. Is that basically what you mean? |
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delal
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Er, sort of
You have to come and see for yourselves though. Conservative can also mean not accepting difference...
As I said, I've only heard that Bursa is conservative |
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