

Jehan143
American looking for information about Türkiye
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Registration: 06 April 2011
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Gift suggestions for my new co-workers? by Samza83
Merhaba, I am starting my new job soon and would like to bring a gift to share with my co-workers. Since it will be Ramadan I am thinking twice about Chocolates (what do you think?)What else might you suggest I bring? What is the custom in Turkey ...

Oh yeah Mexican anything is hard to find there. Good idea! :-) Read More


Gift suggestions for my new co-workers? by Samza83
Merhaba, I am starting my new job soon and would like to bring a gift to share with my co-workers. Since it will be Ramadan I am thinking twice about Chocolates (what do you think?)What else might you suggest I bring? What is the custom in Turkey ...

WOW! A LOT! HAHAHA. I can not even count the amount of times I had something Turks wanted. Tooth paste, make up, deodorant, jewelry, clothes, watches, toys, sunglasses, purses, even cake mix! lol They love any quality or brand name foreign product. ... Read More


First Ramadan in Turkey....I don't want it to be lonely or boring. by Samza83
Hello, So the title petty much says it all :) I am coming to Istanbul to live and work soon and this will be my first Ramadan in a (secular) Islamic country. It could be wonderful, but I'll be so new and hardly know anybody so it could be very ...

I have never seen anyone attack someone. Also, not everyone in Turkey fasts so not everyone will be looking at you if you are eating. However, it is rude to eat or drink in front of people during Ramadan since you know they are hungry and trying to ... Read More


Gift suggestions for my new co-workers? by Samza83
Merhaba, I am starting my new job soon and would like to bring a gift to share with my co-workers. Since it will be Ramadan I am thinking twice about Chocolates (what do you think?)What else might you suggest I bring? What is the custom in Turkey ...

Well as long as it is not Ramadan yet then chocolates are fine if you want. I would say anything foreign and popular will be good. If you are going with chocolate than go with a well known American or other foreign chocolates. Even during Ramadan it ... Read More


blonde hair/hijab by ali1984
Hi, Partner and I are thinking of traveling to Turkey in the near future for a holiday/check out if we like the place. The only thing is, I have very blonde, and very long hair, the kind that I am told the locals would be tempted to come and ...

It is actually a great idea haha. That is the exact reason Muslim women choose to cover in the first place. Having said that, there are a lot of light skin women in Turkey so you could blend in as far as skin shade, and a lot of younger women dye ... Read More