|
Employment |
| Employers,
Agencies & Placement Services |
| Anglo Nannies - Nannies placed in Istanbul. |
| Atalay Language Academy - English and German language jobs in Antalya. |
| Avalon - Recruit sales agents across Turkey to sell funeral plans to expat residents. |
| Berlitz Language Centre - Branch of the international language school in Turkey. |
| Best English - English language school in Ankara. |
| British International School - Interviews held in February in London. Application form on site. |
| Calista Resorts - Luxury resort in Belek that has been spotted advertising for animators. No info available on website. |
| Club Resort Select Maris - A five star resort in Marmaris seen advertising for teachers to teach their staff English, catering staff, entertainers and dive instructors. Website is mostly in German and is pretty useless for our purposes except for the contact details. |
| Dialogue Language Schools - Jobs often available in these Istanbul English language schools. German courses too. Website is in Turkish but phone numbers are given. They also organise au pair, work and travel and semester programmes, presumably for Turks. |
| Doga Schools - Istanbul English language schools. |
| English Centre - English language school in Istanbul. |
| English Time - Large number of EFL jobs in ten schools in Istanbul and one in Ankara. |
| Eyuboglu - Experienced English teachers recruited. Application form on website. |
| Goldtrail Holidays - A specialist tour operator to Turkey since 1996. There isn't any job informtion on their website but I know a couple of English guys that lived in Didim found employment as transfer reps over the summer. |
| Holidays4U - Transfer reps employed during the summer. Recruitment undertaken from November to January with an online application form on their website. |
| International Cultural Exchange Programmes - Au pairs placed in Turkey. Earn US$200 per month for a three to 12 month stay. Other programmes available such as studying or teaching in Turkey and internships. |
| Istanbul Language Centre - Advertises in the UK for English language teachers. Interviews held in UK. |
| Kent English - English language school. No employment details on website. |
| Lycian Adventures - Offer outdoor sports and guiding services in southern Turkey. Though they do not have any employment information on their website, Lycian Adventures employ a small number of French and English fluent guides between April and November. Applicants must be proficient in two of the following activities: sea kayaking, mountain biking, canyoning and trekking. |
| Mavi
Dalis - Diving school in Turkey that have
indicated in the past that they are looking for summer assistants
from April to September. |
| Prep2GO - Istanbul language school seen advertising for teachers. Site is in Turkish. |
| Savile Tours - British based tour operator with a small number of vacancies in Turkey each year. No employment information on website. |
| Seahorse Residences - Commission based property sales staff recruited. |
| Turco-British Association - EFL jobs available. |
Employment
Resources |
| Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work |
| Learn 4 Good - Mostly teaching jobs but there were also vacancies offered for translators, dive instructors animators and entertainers when we looked. |
| Turkeyjoblink.com - General recruitment website. Mostly EFL jobs available. |
Gap Year & Voluntary Work |
| Unpaid Positions & Adventure |
| Bugday Association for Supporting Ecological Living - A WWOOF group member with a small but growing number of organic farms requiring volunteer workers. |
| Concordia - International volunteer projects in Turkey for UK residents. The projects
last two to four weeks and include nature conservation,
renovation, construction, archaeology, social work, youth
work and teaching. |
| Ecovolunteer
Program - Wildlife conservation projects worldwide
to aid creatures such as monk seals in Turkey. |
| Genctur - A local Turkish based organisation offering volunteer work on workcamps. |
| GSM Youth Services Centre - Volunteer workcamps. |
| International Voluntary Service - The UK branch of Service Civil International. Offers volunteer workcamps in Turkey. |
| Service Civil International - Volunteer workcamps. |
| United
Nations Exchange - Global organisation that sends short term volunteers to projects in Turkey. |
Living in Turkey |
| Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term |
| Alanya Answers - A relocation package of transfers, maintenance and cleaning services in Alanya. |
| Altinkum Forum - New and information on the resort. |
| ASEM Construction - Builders of properties in south western Turkish resorts.. |
| Buying in Turkey - Useful book about the process of purchasing a property in Turkey |
| Cakmak - Building and real estate companies with properties across the coast. |
| Cebeci Construction Company - New build properties in the Alanya region. |
| Cyprus Bay Properties - North Cyprus property sales. Downloadable brochure available. |
| Didim Guide - Bills itself as a travel and tourism guide but with its range of links to doctors, curtain stores and sattelite TV installation companies is also very useful to those living in the town. |
| Expats of Turkey - Forums covering issues from buying household goods to marraige and divorce Turkish style. |
| Didim Belediyesi - Town council webite in Turkish. |
| Republic of Turkey Ministry Secretariat of Tresury - Information on setting up a company in Turkey. |
| Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Consular information. |
| MyMerhaba - A comprehensive website for visitors and residents in Turkey. Covers the usual moving issues, news and is very strong on cultural events. |
| Properties in Turkey - Estate agent with offices in Antalya and Derbyshire. |
| The Right Move Abroad - An international real estate agency focusing on new builds. A member of the Association of International Property Professionals, we have had personal dealings with this company and can recommend them. |
| Turkish Living Forum - Forums covering issues from dogs being poisoned to learning the language and balcony furniture. |
| Turkish Embassy - Office of the First Economic Counsellor - Official information on buying property in Turkey. |
| Turkish Touring and Automobile Association - Information on importing and driving a vehicle in Turkey. |
| Turyap - Nationwide estate agency established in 1985 and with over 250 offices across Turkey. |
| Unwin Estate Agents - Property sales in North Cyprus. Website includes a short buying guide and information about title deeds. |
Travelling in Turkey |
| Accommodation & Getting Around |
| Alternative Turkey - Flights and accommodation. |
| Altinkum - A tourist guide with some property information. |
| Bodrum Ferryboat Association - Timetables and routes from Bodrum to Kos, Rhodes and other destinations. |
| Bodrumpages.com - History, useful information and things to do in Bodrum. |
| Turkey Welcomes You - Official website of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office in London. |
| Lets Go Turkey - Travel information with, of course, a property finder. |
| Onur Air - Budget airline with slightly grumpy cabin staff. |
| TasteAnatolia - Food travel. |
| Top Ten Turkey.com - A top ten guide to all things Turkish from holiday resorts to Turkish football players, movies and property buying tips. |
| Tourism Turkey - The offical website of Turkish Culture and Tourism Office. |
| Turkish Airlines - Multi lingual website. |
Other |
| Culture, News... |
| Altinkum Magazine - Online magazine for Altinkum. |
| Altinkum Newspaper - Online newspaper. |
| British Embassy - UK representation in Turkey. |
| The Didymian - English language newspaper for Didim. |
| Gumbet News - News for Bodrum. |
| The New Anatolian - National English language newspaper. |
| Today's Zaman - National English language newspaper. |
| Turkish Daily News - National English language newspaper. |
| Turkish Embassy - Turkish representation in London. |
| Voices - English language newspaper based in Didim. |
