I've been lurking here and on MyMerhaba for some time and thought I'd done the introductions... Anyway, I'm a mid-30 year old Brit, married to a Turkish lady for the past 5 years and have been living near London. I run a marketing consultancy whilst my wife is a cosmetologist. Time has come for us to move to Istanbul where my wife will be helping with her dad's company and it looks like I'll be doing a bit of too-ing and fro-ing for the imminent (but short term) future.
The plan is to move to Ortakoy in Jan 08, so am currently in major planning mode - starting the "commute" from August.

I speak a little Turkish having taken various lessons over the years, but without the practise you'd expect living with a Turk, its very rusty. Getting to grips with the lingo is a real priority for me!

Any advice, contacts, friends, social occassions etc. always welcome!

Ellis

Hi Ellis,

Make good use of the forum with your planning. There are threads on almost everything you need to know.

Welcome to the forum!

Matt

Hi L , a good way to learn is to immerse yourself in the language, you live in london, get yourself over to Stoke Newington into a Mehane for some practice.

Hi L, dont worry mate, you will blend in well, dont worry about speaking Turkish, it will come to you soon Enuff,