I am Jyrki, from Finland and I have been selected to moderate this forum. I am interested to know how many people read this forum? Can you please reply to this so we can all see how many we are?

Let me tell a bit about myself?

So I have volunteered to help people who wants to move to Turkey. I came here 6 and half years ago and have decided to turn back home many times. But somehow life always changed and here I am, now I would say permanent.

I travel a lot for my work. I am responsible for 3 different continent, Europe, Middle east and Africa. My second home will be in Sudan, so I have to come expert of Sudan as well!

I hope I can help many people to NOT to make same mistakes I have made.

Hello to everyone, its nice to join u!

Jyrki  

hello
though i am not an expat i am a member of the web page and read this forum:-)
have been in finland a month ago and i was really fascinated....
and i appreciate you will to help the people not to make mistakes..  

lots of questions - I am about to move to istanbul. where are you in Turkey?
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Hi,
we're a Hungarian couple spending this summer in Istanbul. Do you have any ideas where we could find a chep flat to rent for two months?

Thanks

Kata  

that is so relative. depends which level housing you look at and whats ur budget? There is many web sites, but the ones in english are usually expensive ones. Please give me a bit more details?

Welcome!  

We sill stay for july and august in Istanbul, we'd perefer theEuropean side, my fiancee will go to Tömer in Taksim. We don't care how big the flat is, but we need it furnitured. We need the cheapest solution, but if needed, we can pay up tu 7-800 YTL for a month.
Thanks
Kata  

I guess in that range u will have problems to stay close to city. And usually furnitured apartments are expensive. I used to live close to airport, in a small studio, but then u have big problems to get to Taksim, and the price still aint very cheap. I dont know lately as I have been living in my own apartment for few years, stopped following the market.