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[hellooo]

Hello all,
Just wondering if anyone has any insights into Sabanci University in Istanbul that they would like to share; working environment, work expectations, pay and conditions, etc., etc.
Thanks in advance.

[crumpy]

Hi there ... well ... Sabancı is an awful long way out ... I lived and worked at the Ko� School for a number of years ... and it sort of felt as though you're not really living in Turkey ... and what's more Sabancı is even further out than the Ko� School. Having said that, at Sabancı, like at Ko�, the salary, facilities and accommodation they offer, will be good. You have to decide what you want from life.

You might want to read what Molly wrote about Ko� University (similarly isolated from Istanbul, but towards the Black Sea) under the thread "The Best Places to work in Turkey" to get a better insight into what it would be like living and working out there.

[alterego]

it's like living in the middle of nowhere. it's right next to a factory (i remember it as a factory, i might be wrong) right off the highway. it takes about an hour and a half to get there from the european side by its shuttle bus. yes, it has a free shuttle bus and it does provide great perks, but you'd have to commute more than an hour if you want to live in istanbul.