ewilkinson

Does anyone know which towns in Turkey have the largest number of British expats? Any information is useful. Thanks

scot47

I would guess at Bodrum or Marmaris.

https://www.goturkeytourism.com/dest...in-turkey.html

scot47

But I would also advise to stay far away from the Syrian Border. I hope the OP is aware of the conflict between Turkey and Syria.

Garbatellamike

Istanbul and Ankara have the most but lots of others have tourists. I go to Beluk for the golf.

Garbatellamike

good advice but Istanbul is 1000km from the border, if I remember rightly Belek is 800 km.

scot47

Istanbul is an astonishing place. Truly "The City Of The World's Desire", I remember walking around the old city on one of my visits and seeing the date "1314" on a doorway.

spouse of scouse

I'll be there in three months, really looking forward to it.

scot47

My interest in Turkey has always been somewhat diminished by my attachments to Bulgaria. Bulgarians generally have no love for Turkey. A look at this might explain why £ Mat 1878 is not so long ago !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day_(Bulgaria)

christmasoompa

Really?!? Your posts are hardly those of a genuine forum member so hardly surprising we suspect you're just another spammer. And the link in your post isn't even relevant to this discussion.

If you're genuine, then tell us about yourself. I see you're in Moldova, what brings you to a forum for British Expats?

scot47

Spammer ?

AuroraMerrit

I believe its istanbul

scot47

Greater Istanbul is a megalopolis and as far as I know there are no "Anglophone ghettos" there

HiHo

Its Kalkan, or Surrey by Sea as it is often referred to. The population is made up of about 30% Brits, 10% Turks who are former expats, 10% others and 50% indigenous. in the summer the Brit contingent probable increases to 70%. Even the electrical stores in Kalkan sell British 3 pin appliances. When I first visited I used to speak Turkish as default now everybody speaks English by default. If it was not for the Greek architecture you would think you were in Guildford.

Johnboyuk

I am having a chuckle about HiHo's post but I came across Kalkan once by accident when touring around and it is probably one of the nicest towns along the coast and I can see why people would want to move there. It is not as well known as places such as Side but is equally as nice. It is also in a well-sheltered bay.

Johnboyuk

I came across this article which may be a bit dated but is interesting all of the same:

Turkey’s ‘Little Britain’ | Express.co.uk