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Turkey - An Expatriate Guide
Overview
Climate and Weather
Getting There
Speaking the Language
Visas, Residency, Immigration & Documentation
Currency and Cost of Living
Foreign Currency - how to secure a favourable exchange rate
Banking
Taxation
Insurance
Business Culture
Healthcare and Medical Treatment
Social Security
Employment
Renting Property in Turkey
Buying Property in Turkey
Education and Schools
Utilities (Electricity, Gas, Water)
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Driving and Public Transportation
Food and Drink
Leisure, Entertainment and Sports
Retiring and Pensions
Taking Your Pets
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Expat Experiences of Life in Turkey (submit yours here)
Altinkum is a good area just over an hours drive from Bodrum airport It has lovely beaches and the coastline is gorgeous. There is a large British population but it is NOT the NEW BENIDORM! Property is cheaper than most other resort areas but like all undiscovered places that suddenly become popular prices are beginning to rise, even in this current financial climate! Rental is a good idea until you get your bearings and the Resale market is now starting to move with new buyers as current owners upgrade/downgrade...
The village people may not have much material wealth, but what they do have they will gladly share, making even drunken "Foreigners" welcome and they have such joy and laughter in their lives. Puts things into perspective in the materialistic world we mostly inhabit...
Wrestling is the Turkish National Sport and it was the annual village championships, men coming from all over Turkey to compete. Basic requirements: flatten a field in the middle of nowhere, ring off an inner circle and bring your tractors. If you have a shop, restaurant, or just your own front room put it on a tractor trailer combo, park it up and enjoy. The crew (my Turkish husband is a Boat Kaptan) had secured a place next to one of the village market "shops" with tables chairs, Raki, Beer, Wine etc only a few feet away and, of course a BBQ selling fish, chicken, local sausage...
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