5 Foods You Must Try When Living In Turkey

From aromatic home-cooked stews to spicy kebabs, Turkey’s culinary heritage is a blend of varied influences. The flavors that arose from the kitchens of the Ottoman court continue to inspire Turkish cooking today, as do the cooking methods and tastes

Louise, Istanbul

Who are you? My name is Louise, originally from Birmingham UK. When where and why did you move abroad? I moved just two months ago this week to Istanbul. A last minute decision and job offer saw my partner and

Gosia Simonowicz, Istanbul

Who are you? I’m Gosia Simonowicz and I’m a Polish student, currently living in Istanbul Where, when and why did you move abroad? I always thought that world is too big to stay just in one place throughout your whole

Rob Thomas, Ozsubasi Homes

Please tell us a bit about yourself and your company My wife Carol and I came to live in Didim (on the Aegean coast of south west Turkey) in 2007, and we are both in our 50’s. I’ve been with

Ellen Rabiner, Antalya

Who are you? I am an American opera singer and former lawyer. Where, when and why did you move abroad? I moved to Antalya, Turkey in March of 2010. I came here because I wanted to go someplace I’d never

Helen Simpson, Istanbul

Helen Simpson, Istanbul-based travel writer and editor for online travel guide, www.myistanbulinfo.com. I moved to Istanbul, Turkey, at the end of 2009 to help set up an online guide to Istanbul. I first came here on an extended travelling holiday

Jack Scott, Bodrum

My name is Jack Scott, originally from London. Last year I moved to Bodrum in Turkey with my civil partner, Liam. I was a petty bureaucrat for 30 years gently ascending a career ladder to middle management, middle income and

Colin Guest, Kemer

My name is Colin Guest; I am originally from England but now live in Turkey. In 1988, I accepted a contract to work in Turkey, on a hotel complex down on the Mediterranean coast at a place named Kemer. Until