Merhaba everyone! I am a Scandinavian interested in Turkish culture, currently working on a horror short story that has to include some mythical creature from real folk lore. I am interested in the Turkish concept of the cin, as I want to play around with the phrase "in cin" (as in "İn cin top oynamak"), but I can't find much about it and was worried that it was merely another version of the more general Islamic Jinn, which I fear that more people will have associations with (I would like to use something that might be less known in a Scandinavian context). I learned Turkish a few years ago and will probably be able to read Turkish texts if those are the best sources.

Thanks in advance!

I am currently solo travelling and staying in istanbul. Staying in karakoy but everything feels so overpriced.

I did this yesterday:

Boris’in yeri breakfast - good but felt overpriced
Found a hole in the wall chicken doner for super cheap
Hagia Sophia
Blue Mosque
Hippodrome of Constantinople aka sultanahmet square
Basilica Cistern - extremely overpriced
Spice bazaar - felt scammy
Galata bridge

Almost every restaurant and cafe I saw in sirceci, karakoy and sultanahmet felt like a tourist trap. Does anyone have any recommendations for restaurants and cafes that locals would actually eat at? I need to find reasonably priced coffee in karakoy, these cafes want 230TL for an americano. Also any street food or restaurant recommendations?

Also is topkapi palace worth the time and money? Any more recommendations food/coffee/travel advice for cappadocia and antalya as well?

Not finding great money exchange rates, any recommendations for bank withdrawals vs exchanges and where?

Konuya ilgisi olanlar varsa bekliyorum.

Hi guys, first time posting on here. I've went through the sub and couldn't find a similar situation to this and I had to post because it's been really hard.

(This is my bf's issue not mine but he's not on Reddit)

Basically he has been living in turkey for like 5 years, 4 of them for university. He applied for renewal in June for his student ikamet and this summer was his last semester( he had summer classes). The issue is that they only got back to him right after he graduated asking him to send a university enrollment doc which now he can't have... The reason why it took so long to get back to him is because they got back to him in July with a missing document and he sent it and had to wait again.

Now he wants to do the graduate ikamet, where foreigners can get a short term ikamet if they graduated from a Turkish university. However, he keeps hearing different things and 157 don't know anything apparently. They told him he can change the category of the ikamet (since the student one is still pending technically) and another one told him he has to leave turkey and come back and an agency told him he should have applied for the graduate ikamet initially but he didn't know. They said to send an email to the immigration office explaining this and hoping they agree. There's also info on the website that says you should withdraw the application and apply again with the new category but if he withdraws, doesn't that mean he's illegally in turkey now? It's all so confusing.

Idk if you guys or anyone you know has gone through this, so please help with any info you know

19 yasındayım 9 aydır issizim arkadaslar anne babam ayrı annemle kalıyorum son zamanlarda annem o kadar bunaltıyorki ben diycemi dedim bir an once is bul yoksa babana gidersin diyor . Bende arıyorum ama etraf hep asgari ucret cogu yer 10 saat çalışma zaten iki ay fabrikada calısmıstım . O kadar bunalıyorumki her eve geldiginde stres oluyorum anne bana neden boyle yapıyorsun üzülüyorum issiz oldugumda nedej bunu yapıyorsun üzülüyorum diyorum hala anlamıyor .aşırı bunaldım lütfen tavsiye verin iş harici mentalimi korumak icin napmalıyım ?

Am planning the proposal in cappadocia during winter 2027.

Want some recommendations and suggestions on how the weather conditions will be in cappadocia during winters, should I postpone it & which month would be best to go?

Also, would love the help and suggestions for spots, photographers or any agency which gives packages as such.

Türkiye’de hangi şehre gitsem sizce? Çok turistik olmayan, gerçekten Türkiye’yi hissedebileceğim bir yer arıyorum.

Hani böyle yerel pazarlar, eski mahalleler, gelenekler falan olsun istiyorum. Türk yemeklerini denemek, insanların günlük hayatını görmek istiyorum. Turistlerin çok olduğu yerler yerine daha yerel bir yer olsun istiyorum.
Yanlış anlamayın, göçmenlerle ilgili bir derdim yok. Sadece Türkiye’ye gittiğimde Türk kültürünü daha çok hissedebileceğim bir yer arıyorum. Bazı turistik yerlerde o yerin kendi kültürü biraz geri planda kalıyor gibi geliyor bana.
Sizce neresi güzel olur?

Selam arkadaşlar, lisans ve yüksek lisansımı yurtdışında yaptım kurumsal psikoloji alanında. Daha sonradan Türkiye'ye döndüm. Ne orada iş bulabilmiştim ne de burada bulabiliyorum... Birkaç yerde staj yaptım ve eğitim geçmişim de iyi ama biliyorsunuz ki işler öyle kolay olmuyor her şey torpille. Networküm zayıf açıkçası.

Bugün düşünüyordum acaba YKS'ye hazırlanıp bir mühendislik bölümü okusam kolay iş bulur muyum diye ama pek sanmıyorum. Benzer sorunları yaşarım gibi geliyor tanıdık olmadan her alanda zor, işsiz mühendis arkadaşlarım da var. Ne yapsam kararsızım. Benzer tecrübeler yaşayan var mı? Fikriniz nedir?

Hey everyone!

Me and a friend are planning a 5 to 7 day motorcycle trip starting from Antalya and we’re gonna rent bikes there

We’re not really interested in the typical tourist stuff and would much rather ride some proper twisty mountain roads see some awesome views, small towns and so on.

If you had 5 to 7 days starting from Antalya and back in Antalya where would you go

And any general advice for riding around this part of Turkey would be great too anything to watch out for with roads traffic, weather, police, bike etc etc.

Basically if you were doing this trip yourself what route would you take?

İstanbul’da göçmenlerin çalıştığı, merdiven altı tekstil atölyelerinde maaşlar ne kadar?

Askerde alafranga klozet tuvalet varmı?

Merhaba! Biz dört arkadaşız ve Vota adını verdiğimiz bir uygulamada Türkiye genelindeki restoranları bir araya getiriyoruz.

Fikir basit: Karşınıza iki restoran çıkıyor ve hangisinde yemek yemeyi tercih edeceğinizi seçiyorsunuz. Örneğin, mahallenizde daha önce denediğiniz iki mekândan hangisini seçerdiniz? Oylarla oluşan sıralamanın, insanların gerçekten nerede yemek yemekten keyif aldığını daha iyi yansıtmasını umuyoruz.

Mümkün olduğunca çok restoran eklemeye, tekrar eden veya güncelliğini yitirmiş kayıtları düzeltmeye çalışıyoruz. Ancak o bölgede yaşayanlar mutlaka gözümüzden kaçan şeyleri fark edecektir.

iPhone:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota/id6744969212

Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

Tamamen açık olmak gerekirse: Türkiye’den değiliz. İkimiz Kopenhag’da, ikimiz Göteborg’da yaşıyoruz. Vota’yı dört arkadaş olarak bağımsız geliştiriyoruz. Kişisel veri toplamıyor veya satmıyoruz, uygulamada reklam yok ve yapay zekâyla oluşturulmuş restoran açıklamaları kullanmıyoruz.

Özellikle eksik restoranlar veya yanlış bilgiler varsa, her türlü dürüst geri bildirime açığız. Yaşadığınız şehirde nerede yemek yemeyi seviyorsunuz?

Arkadaşlar polis memuru olan var mı aramızda birkaç sorum vardı meslekle ilgili

Yurtdışındaki arkadaşım bana bir bere örmüş ve bunu bana göndermek istiyor. Fakat biliyorumki büyük ihtimalle bunu gümrükte tutup bi ton para isterler ve üstüne bir sürü şeyle uğraşmam gerekir

Ben bu hediyeyi nasıl teslim alabilirim? Ufak bir örgü bere bile bu gümrüğe takılırmı? Veya takılmasının önüne nasıl geçeriz?

Bu ülkede yaşayan birisinin böyle bir soru soruyor olması bile utanç verici ülke adına ama neyse başka bir tartışmanın konusu bu

Selamlar!

İş yerinde gün boyu ne kadar enerjik/odaklı olduğumuz ile akşam mesai bittiğinde kafayı işten ne kadar boşaltabildiğimiz ilişkili olabilir mi?

Tam olarak bunu incelediğimiz 10 günlük bir akademik çalışma yürütüyoruz.

Süreç nasıl işlemektedir?

1. Doğrudan özel mesaj (DM) yoluyla iletişime geçilmesi yeterlidir.
2. İlk genel form (boş zaman ve uyku düzeni) doğrudan DM üzerinden iletilmektedir.
3. Takip eden 10 gün boyunca her akşam yalnızca 1 dakikalık mini bağlantı gönderilmektedir.

Bağlantı kaybetme veya takip sorunu yaşanmamaktadır. Araştırmaya destek olmak isteyenler mesaj atabilir.

I am studying the Symbolism of Different Flowers and Animals. And want to know what do Turks associate different Flowers and Animals with which characteristics and emotion? For example - Japan has Sakura Trees which they associate with beauty, Red Spider Lilly Higanbana which is used for Noble death what do the Turkish People associate the most common Flowers and Animals with?

I want to apply for PhD but I really don’t know where to start or how to start

I am an English teacher with over 14+ years of experience in teaching various levels

How can I start the application? Any help would do

We are visiting from NYC, so we are quite used to things being expensive…but the cost of dining here has really blown my mind. In NYC, you can get food at most any price point that’s good quality (you may have to travel further or wait in a longer line, but it exists in bounty).

Any tips for affordable food in Istanbul? Orange Juice here is like $10–which is crazy. Since we are staying in a hotel, we have to pretty much rely on eating out. Are there any meals that are under $10/ 500 lira? We have honestly been struggling to find something under 1000 lira per person.

I don’t know why this question was taken down but I hope it’s posted because I’m genuinely asking about IGCSE studies in Ankara

We are planning to move to Ankara very soon and I would like to know whether IGCSE studies are taught in state schools or do I I have to enroll my child in some private institution?

Where I live the IGCSE are either taught at schools or they are given the option to study alone at home and just attend for exams in a designated institution or organization .. is it the same in Ankara??

The kind you'd recommend to someone to help connect with their Turkish roots, or to learn more about the culture, beyond surface level stuff

10-11 ay olmuşsa erteleme bozdurulup işlemler tekrar yapılabilir mi?

I am in istanbul tonight yesterday was disaster didn’t stay out much … but is there any thing for tonight to do or visit have a good night time anything ??

i was on holiday in Antalya maybe 2 months ago and while I was there, me and my guide got on so well.

he was quite handsome and he would take me to everywhere for an exceptionally good price and we flirted whole time.

I thought it was just the normal turkish hospitality i had been receiving everywhere, but since returning home we've been chatting a bit on WhatsApp and he's saying how much he enjoyed the time together and he wants to see me more, and keeps asking when I will go back

I was genuinely planning on a solo trip because i loved Turkey so much, but am I being foolish is i go to see him specifically?

Soo my boyfriend is currently living in Turkey and his birthday is coming soon and I was hoping to get some advice on how I can get him something delivered for his birthday. Like if there's any way I could get him a cake or gifts/what exactly I could get him easily. He's in to anime and games. I mean I can be specific too.

Any and all advice is appreciated and dms are welcome,thank you!

Curious?