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It
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What
are the employment opportunities, job requirements, etc. for
people who want to teach English in Turkey?
TEFL
in Turkey is still expanding, though not quite as rapidly as
the boom years of the 1980's. There are still new private language
courses opening, but the real growth area is private English-medium
High Schools and universities. There are also a few positions
going in State schools and universities, but these are hard
to get and do not usually pay well. |
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Do
I need a degree to get a job? If so, does it have to be related
to teaching English, or is any degree OK?
A
degree is (technically) a minimum requirement for any teaching
job, but the subject is not important. Nearly all schools also
require RSA CTEFLA or the equivalent. For the better jobs a
few years' experience is necessary, and a DTEFLA or MA is a
big advantage, particularly for university jobs. |
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What
about getting a visa? Will the school supply me with one?
Visas are no problem. The usual procedure is to get a tourist visa, which
you can buy on arrival in Turkey, then the school will get you
a work and residence permit. Check this with the school before
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The
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Would
I get housing/insurance through the school?
Most
schools provide furnished accommodation for teachers, in fact
you should insist on it, as rents can be very high in the big
cities. Usually you will be expected to share with other teachers,
but some of the better schools provide individual accommodation.
All schools have to provide basic health insurance (SSK) which
allows you to be treated in State hospitals, though unless you
can go to one of the good teaching hospitals, you'd be better
off shelling out for private treatment. Some of the better schools
provide private health insurance, which is a definite plus.
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What
are the means of locating prospective employers?
A
lot of schools advertise in the Guardian and TES, and a few
advertise on the internet now. CfBT
recruit for Bilkent University and Black Sea Technical University
(minimum 2 years' experience + CTEFLA. A lot of the better (and
the worst) jobs are only advertised locally. As a rule of thumb,
if applying from home, go for schools which have an English
name, and avoid Lycees and "dersane"s - some of them are actually
OK, but it's impossible to tell if you're abroad. The names
of Lycees usually end in "Lisesi", and desanes in "dersanesi".
Actually there are some very good State Lycees (e.g. Galatasaray
Lisesi and the Anadolu Lisesi's) but they
tend not to advertise abroad. Dersanes are cramming courses
for the university entrance exams - there are some good ones,
but the pay is generally low. Schools with names ending in "Kolej"
are usually upmarket private lycees - some of them are very
good, others so-so. Pay and conditions are generally better
than language schools, but the students can be rather bratty.
Oh,
another thing I forgot - don't work for any school which won't
pay your airfare to Turkey and return fare on completing your
contract. Some of the better schools will also give you a
return airfare every one or two years. |
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Are
there any cowboy schools?
Yes,
though it's not as bad as in some countries. Check the housing
and insurance position before you accept a job, as these are
often indicators of the general quality of the school, and ask
plenty of questions about the syllabus; if they don't seem to
have one, or are just following a textbook uncritically, this
is usually a sign of a poor school. |
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What
is the pay like? What's the cost of living? Will I be able
to save money while I'm there?
Pay
is not wonderful, but enough to live reasonably well on. About
the maximum you can hope for is about 700 per month (after tax)
in a good private university, going down to about half that
for a small language school. A lot depends on your lifestyle
-- basically if you spend most of your cash on having a good
unhealthy time, your wages will go a long way. Alcohol, cigarettes
and eating out are much cheaper than in Britain or the USA.
On the other hand, if you are into nest-building, Turkey is
not so good – electrical goods are generally more expensive
(except for computers, which have got cheaper), and even clothes,
which used to be dirt cheap, are getting up to Western prices.
As for saving money, only the most stingy teachers manage it,
since the exchange rate is poor and inflation is high. One thing
to check is whether your school gives a mid-year pay rise in
line with inflation – if not you will need to convert some of
your earlier pay packets into foreign currency to tide you through
the lean months later. You can open a foreign currency bank
account, which will pay a fairly good rate of interest. Some
of the better schools will pay some or all of your salary in
foreign currency, which is a definite advantage. |
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Can
I give private lessons?
Many
teachers moonlight by giving private lessons, but a lot of schools
forbid this. Check your contract, and pay close attention to
how serious any clause about private teaching is (some schools
ban it in theory, but don't mind if it's done discreetly). The
going rate for private lessons is about 10 per hour. It's best
to arrange money in advance -- see if you can get your student
to cough up for several lessons at a time. As far as I know,
you cannot get a work permit if you are only giving private
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Can
I buy a car in Turkey? What's the traffic like? How about
public transport?
Buying cars in Turkey is expesive unless, as a foreigner,
you buy a car from another foreigner. This is cheaper, especially
if you bargain-hunt at embassies (for example a friend recently
bought a Cherokee jeep from the American embassy for $4000).
However, the bureaucracy is a nightmare -- unless you speak
fluent Turkish and have the patience of a saint, you should
get an agent to sort it out for you. You also need to deposit
a bond in a bank, which you will get back when you sell the
car or leave the country permanently. Unless you feel naked
without a car, though, you'd be best off using taxis (which
are cheap) or public transport, since the traffic is truly terrifying,
especially in Istanbul (Turkey has more accidents per kilometre
of road than any country in the world). Public transport in
cities is cheap, but crowded and uncomfortable. For travelling
around Turkey, there are plenty of good bus companies. It's
worth paying a bit more to travel with a reputable company,
since you will have a more comfortable ride and are more likely
to arrive in one piece. Apart from the Istanbul-Ankara line,
trains are very slow. Domestic flights are good but a bit pricey.
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Any
tricky government rules/regulations?
Turkish bureaucracy is exceedingly cumbersome, so insist the school handle
anything to do with work/residence permits etc. There are hundreds
of regulations pertaining to schools, but that's their problem,
not yours. Customs can be complicated -- they will allow resident
foreigners to take electrical goods etc. without paying duty,
but you need to have them stamped in your passport to make sure
you take them out again. The same goes for cars, and if you
leave the country without your car you need to get half a dozen
different people to stamp the appropriate forms. Most bureaucratic
regulations can be got round with large quantities of charm
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What
about "Midnight Express"?
Your
chances of ending up in a Turkish prison are minimal, unless
you go round doing the kind of things that would get you into
prison anywhere. Don't buy or sell drugs -- it's not a "Midnight
Express" scenario by any means, but at the very least you'll
be kicked out of the country. Don't insult the Turkish State,
the flag, the army, the police, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk or just
about anything Turkish. Turks are very touchy about these things,
and while you're unlikely to suffer the same penalties as a
Turk would, don't expect to get your visa renewed. |
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Isn't
the human rights situation there really awful?
Depends on where you compare it with. Compared with other Middle Eastern
countries, Turkey is pretty democratic and liberal; compared
with Western countries, the situation leaves much to be desired.
So long as you don't preach Communist revolution in class or
make glib comments about the Kurdish question, you won't have
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Is
there any danger from terrorism?
No.
A few bombs have gone off in Istanbul (a drop in the ocean compared
to the traffic fatalities) but terrorist activity by the PKK
(Kurdish Workers' Party) is pretty much confined to the South-East
of the country, and you would be unlikely to find work there
anyway. There are also a few small Communist and Islamic terrorist
groups, but they aren't interested in assassinating English
teachers. |
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Is
religion a problem?
No.
Islamic fundamentalism has increased somewhat over the last
decade, but in general the Turkish version of Islam is very
liberal and tolerant, most urban Turks are not very religious,
and the government is militantly secular (Turkey has only ever
had one religious party in power, and that was in a coalition
government which collapsed fairly quickly). The basic position
is "you respect our religion, and we'll respect yours." In general,
expect the same social mores as you would find in a rather conservative
European country. You can even buy bacon in some supermarkets!
Note
for the missionary-minded: attempting to convert people to
another religion is technically illegal in Turkey, and doesn't
work in practice anyway. Forget it. |
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Is
there anything I might do that would be considered really
rude?
One thing that's a bit rude in Turkey which
could catch the Westerner unaware is -- going onto the street
with wet hair! Muslims are supposed to bathe after sex, so going
out of the house with your hair still wet implies you've just
had a quickie. Other than that, there's not much in the way
of completely unexpected social pitfalls. Turkish society is
pretty easy going, and in general European standards of politeness
will do fine in Turkey. Blowing your nose in public is considered
rude, and belching and farting are a social disaster. Being
clean and presentable is important, especially at work or when
visiting someone's home. Stinginess is considered reprehensible,
so when the bill comes in a bar or restaurant, you should insist
on paying. In practice, Turks usually won't let you pay anyhow,
but you are obliged to put up a fight. A few other things which
are considered unseemly:
eating
bananas or ice cream in the street
smoking
in the street if you're female
in
some areas, eating, drinking or smoking publicly during
the Ramadan fast
excessive
kissing and cuddling in public places
wearing
revealing clothing in a mosque (women should also cover
their hair)
there
are a few rude gestures which are not found elsewhere e.g.
placing the thumb between the first two fingers, or slapping
one hand down on the other fist, both of which have sexual
connotations.
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Do
women get hassled a lot?
Yes
and no. It depends on where you are, how you dress and how you
behave. If you walk into a poor, conservative area wearing shorts
and a bikini top, then expect the worst; otherwise you may get
some unwelcome attention, but no serious hassle. Avoid magandas
-- men with moustaches, open shirts and lotts of gold jewellery
-- as they consider it a point of honour to sexually harass
as many women as possible. Generally, though, harassment is
purely verbal, and most women I have talked to say they feel
safer here than back home. Basically, it's like Italy, but with
less bottom-pinching. Remember that if a man is staring at you,
it's probably as much because you're foreign as because you're
female, and remember that Turkish culture is very "touchy-feely"
- not all physical contact has sexual intentions. |
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What's
the nightlife like?
Depends
on where you are. Istanbul has excellent nightlife, with plenty
of good bars, clubs and concerts. Izmir is also pretty good,
though tends to slow down in the winter. Ankara is somewhat
duller, though there are still some reasonable bars and discos.
In smaller places the best you'll get are cinemas, restaurants
and the occasional pavyon - a Turkish nightclub
where you will be charged exorbitant amounts of money.. |
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What
about food and drink? Is the food and water safe?
Turkish food is excellent, unless you're a vegetarian. It’s not all kebabs,
though; there's a wide variety of good meat, fish and, occasionally,
vegetable dishes. Basically it's very similar to Greek food.
In fact Greeks and Turks are always arguing about who invented
which dish. Turkish wine is passable, and the standard is improving
steadily, beer is limited to rather bland lager (though a few
bars sell imported beers), but the national drink is raki,
an aniseed spirit like ouzo but with a smoother
taste. Raki is to Turkey what wine is to France or tea is to
Japan - a culture as much as a drink. As
for safety, you can expect to get mild diarrhoea shortly after
you arrive, as your system tries to adjust to novel intestinal
flora. Apart from that, don't eat any food from street stalls
until you are well used to Turkish micro-organisms, avoid
cig kofte (raw meatballs - actually delicious!)
unless you're totally confident about the cleanliness of the
establishment, and never, ever eat kokorec (sheep's
intestines). Tap water is safe in most places, but still upsets
some people's stomachs because of its high mineral and chlorine
content -- most Turks drink bottled water or have drinking
water delivered to their homes. |
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What's
the weather like?
Aegean
coast: hot summers, mild winters, though sometimes rather
damp and miserable.
Istanbul:
Similar to the Aegean but can get quite cold and foggy in
winter.
Mediterranean
coast: Very hot summers, usually warm in winter. Air-conditioning
a must.
Black
Sea coast: wet, wet, wet. Like Ireland but warmer.
Ankara:
Long hot summers, long cold winters, short rainy Spring
and Autumn.
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Are
Turks easy to get on with?
Very.
Turks are generally well-disposed to foreigners, and Turkish
friendliness and hospitality is proverbial; the only problem
is getting them to leave you alone sometimes. As for the most
important person, your boss, bear in mind that he/she will tend
to have a paternalistic/maternalistic attitude, which some Westerners
find irritating, but remember this is only what is expected
by the culture. Exude charm, and save anything important for
your director of studies. |
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What
are the students like?
For
the most part, Turks are a joy to teach - friendly and enthusiastic.
In the private High Schools and universities you do get some
"rich brats", but they're no worse than rich brats from many
other countries. |
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Do
I need to be able to speak Turkish? Is it an easy language
to learn?
You can get by without learning much Turkish, but
the more you learn, the better. A small amount of effort will
give you the basics you need for shopping, ordering in restaurants
etc., but conversational fluency will take several years to
acquire. Turkish is generally considered to be an easy language
to learn, but a difficult language to use: the grammar is very
simple and logical, but it can be difficult to follow all the
suffixes in conversation, especially since Turks have a habit
of all speaking at the same time. |
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Websites
about Turkey
The
author of this FAQ (Robin Turner) has a fascinating site,
From Chuang Tsu to Chomsky
: philosophy and linguistics.
It also includes a subpage:
Under
Western Eyes
which is a web diary - mainly but not
entirely about life in Turkey. The Republic
of Turkey Home Page
FOCUS
on Turkey
Colleges and Universities
Language
Food
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