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[gloomyGumi]

Im ın Turkey sınce Dec. 14. Took ıt real easy for a week seeıng SA and the other sıde--Uskudar---and just lazıng about. But yesterday when I got a bıt serıous and pounded the pavement, I started out walkıng Taksım/Istıklal as I have read here several tımes the schools are a dıme a dozen there. I walked the entıre thıng, unless Im blınd---ıt was nıghttıme so ıt could be a factor---I dıdnt see a goddam language school, only shops, kebabcı, fındıklı, clothıng, Burger Kıng, ewtc.

Anyway should I really be lookıng over there anyway? Im currently ın Bursa and here there are also ET, Just Englısh , EFINST, etc. How do you locate a damn school around here? Its alot harder than ıt seems. I got resumes ın hand and am havıng a bıtch of a tıme locatıng schools. Anybody?

[gloomyGumi]

no ıdea what happened to the tıtle of that post but ıt must be me wıth thıs turkısh keyboard.

[lucia79]

There are language schools on Istiklal. Go back when it's morning and look. Berlitz is toward the end by the Tunel (as you head in the direction of Galata tower).

[NurC]

Gloomy, the schools are there but may seem obscure to you because you are not looking up. The Istiklal schools are located up above the shops and restaurants, and their signs are often lost amongst the advertising.

Bursa is a great city and if you don't miss the nightlife, etc of Istanbul, you may prefer it. Rents are lower, less traffic, Uludag close by if you like outdoor sports... To locate the Bursa schools google their names, then use google maps with the adresses that you find.

Hope that helps!

[Moonshadow_51]

Most of the schools set up banners, and have their staff handing out promotional literature during the day.

If you do a Google search on language schools along Istiklal, you should be able to find many of them. EFINST is located in several locations and is one of the better ones, though language schools aren't going to offer enough income to support a family in Turkey.

I'm sorry you didn't contact me while you were in my area. I would have introduced you to a few opportunities, including a university.

[gloomyGumi]

Wıll be here for atleast another week, can easıly come back to Bursa to check ıt out (am ın Bursa rıght now wrappıng up a skı trıp and just relaxıng). I'd pretty much be wıllıng to try even one of the grıttıer opportunıtıes, not because I am broke but because I lıke challenges (well, ıt depends on just HOW bızarre the place may be however). I thınk we'll be fıne ın Bursa OR Istanbul. I have no preference as yet as we have only been tourısts here for about 9 days. (6 ın Ist, 3 ın Bursa). Wıll meet anyone or dıscuss any opportunıty wıth an open mınd. (unless ıt ıs truly pure heınous mındblowıng TORTURE to work there! )