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AyseUS · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: TX

Hi everyone!
I have an associates, paralegal certificate, and dual citizenship (Turkish/American).
I plan on completing the TEFL courses.
With my backround do I have a good chance of landing an english teaching job in Turkey?
Thank you for your time!

Baba Alex · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411

AyseUS · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: TX

Thanks Alex.
This is very good news.

gelin · Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 144 Location: Istanbul, Turkey

You'll be able to find a job, but you'll not be considered a foreign hire and won't be paid as much as someone who doesn't have dual citizenship. If you're name is Ayse, you're Turkish in the eyes of the school administration. Just be forewarned.

AyseUS · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: TX

Thanks for the heads up Gelin.
I appreciate the honesty.
If they pay me enough to survive independently I'll be happy.

phoebe caulfield · Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 31 Location: Bilkent, Ankara

Hi Ayse,
So, are you going to Turkey to get married? Mr. Green

AyseUS · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: TX

Hi Phoebe. I'm not going to Turkey to get married although anything is possible. Smile

How about yourself? Have you ever been to Turkey?

phoebe caulfield · Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 31 Location: Bilkent, Ankara

Yeah I have taught in Turkey before. I was going to stay there but I decided to come back to Canada to get my B.Ed. Now that I have that, I am returning to Turkey. YAHOO!!!

AyseUS · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: TX

Congratulations on your Bachelor's Phoebe! What are some of your favorite things about Turkey? I would love to teach in Istanbul.

phoebe caulfield · Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 31 Location: Bilkent, Ankara

Foodwise I love almost everything (excluding kokorec and iskembe, nasty), but su borek is my favourite, especially fresh off the stove!
Also, if you are in Istanbul in the middle of winter, I HIGHLY recommend getting a freshly squeezed cup of pommegranite/orange juice.
You will never be hungry or thirsty.
I like watching operas and ballets for less than $10.
I love the soap operas... though I only watch them on the internet, commercial free!
I love Esphesus and Golturkbuku.
Did I mention that I like the food?
I love a million other things too:) but as Turks say, "you have to live it."

AyseUS · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: TX

I love Turkish food too. It definitely makes living in Turkey more worthwhile.
I love most kinds of borek, dolma, and baklava. Su borek is one of my favorites too.

nicky07 · Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

hi i am moving to turkey soon, i have justed passed my TEFL course but i dont have a degree, how easy is it to get into teaching there, i am moving to the Antalya area, any advice would be apreciated.

AyseUS · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: TX

Hi Nicky. I can only tell you that Antalya is absolutely gorgeous!
You will love it there. I stayed there last summer and I plan to stay there every time I visit from now on. It's very modernized and clean in my opinion. They also have some very nice hotels in the city center. Good luck with your career. Smile

frannie1 · Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 14

hi there i am doing a trinity cert tesol course and am hoping to teach in bodrum. i have no degree also. do you know if it will be a problem in getting jobs? do you know how the trinity cert is regarded in turkey? thanks

maria85 · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 3

Hello Ayse. I have read your question and your responses and I am currently in the same situation. I do not have a degree and I am interested in moving to Turkey next summer to teach English. Is there any advice you can give me on what companies to apply with or if I can even get a working Visa with only a TEFL certificate.!!!!!!