Hello out there - Expat in Turkey
Nov 2nd 2010, 11:05 am
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Hello out there - Expat in Turkey
My name is Jack and I've just moved to Turkey with my partner after working for local government in London for over 30 years. I am both nervous and excited at the prospect of starting again in a new land. To help me settle into my new life, I'm writing a tongue in cheek blog here on BritishExpats chrononically our adventures. It's called 'Perking the Pansies and Surviving the Expats in Turkey'. I hope you enjoy it.
Nov 2nd 2010, 12:15 pm
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Re: Hello out there
Hi Jack and welcome to B.E. 
It's my pleasant duty to welcome you to the forum and give you a point of contact should you need any help with the site in general. You can contact me here.
A list of all the moderators and helpers with their relevant countries including Europe can be found here.
I'm sure you can find your way around B.E. but any problems, dont hesitate to PM me.
Alistair.
It's my pleasant duty to welcome you to the forum and give you a point of contact should you need any help with the site in general. You can contact me here.
A list of all the moderators and helpers with their relevant countries including Europe can be found here.
I'm sure you can find your way around B.E. but any problems, dont hesitate to PM me.
Alistair.
Nov 2nd 2010, 1:58 pm
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Re: Hello out there
My name is Jack and I've just moved to Turkey with my partner after working for local government in London for over 30 years. I am both nervous and excited at the prospect of starting again in a new land. To help me settle into my new life, I'm writing a tongue in cheek blog here on BritishExpats chrononically our adventures. It's called 'Perking the Pansies and Surviving the Expats in Turkey'. I hope you enjoy it.
Moving from London to Turkey must be quite a culture shock.
I'm sorry we don't have a dedicated forum for Turkey but here is the link to our Europe Forums...why don't you pop over there and say hello?
We have a team of concierges who will help you find your way around the forums if you get a little lost. AlistairBoyle has kindly provided you with a list of their names...you can also find a list of their names at the bottom right hand side of this page.
Complaints or problems should be addressed to a moderator...Mitzyboy is the mod for the Europe forums but if he's not around any mod or admin will be pleased to help you.
Please give me a shout if you need any help.
Nov 3rd 2010, 1:53 am
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Re: Hello out there - Expat in Turkey
Hi Jack
Just popped in to say welcome to BE from me too.
Good luck in Turkey - I am sure it will be a fabulous adventure for you and I look forward to reading your blog
Dread - x
Just popped in to say welcome to BE from me too.
Good luck in Turkey - I am sure it will be a fabulous adventure for you and I look forward to reading your blog
Dread - x
Nov 3rd 2010, 2:04 am
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Re: Hello out there - Expat in Turkey
I have many fond memories of Turkey as we visited lots of places and had a holiday home there for about 5 years. Love the place and the people!
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Nov 3rd 2010, 2:12 am
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Re: Hello out there - Expat in Turkey
LOOOOOve Turkey...one of my favourite countries.
Welcome to BE, and good luck with settling in down in Bodrum
Welcome to BE, and good luck with settling in down in Bodrum
Nov 9th 2010, 8:45 pm
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Re: Hello out there - Expat in Turkey
Well thanks everyone for the warm welcome. We're loving Turkey and I have had very kind feedback about my blog, thank you. This expat experience is a new one on me; so far it has been exhilarating 
, sometimes frustrating 
and always surprising 
.
I look forward to swapping stories on here...
Jack
, sometimes frustrating and always surprising . I look forward to swapping stories on here...
Jack
Nov 9th 2010, 11:09 pm
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Re: Hello out there - Expat in Turkey
Well thanks everyone for the warm welcome. We're loving Turkey and I have had very kind feedback about my blog, thank you. This expat experience is a new one on me; so far it has been exhilarating , sometimes frustrating and always surprising .
I look forward to swapping stories on here...
Jack
, sometimes frustrating and always surprising . I look forward to swapping stories on here...
Jack
