Eastern Turkey

[ndgndg]

Has anybody had experience teaching in the Eastern part of Turkey? What kind of pay and treatment you got? Thanks.

[tonelir]

Turkey.... can't expect you would get much pay. Probably the guys who teach there do it for the experience more than for the money.

It's a very beautiful country with all the infrastructure and modern world conveniences you would want. This was my impression a few months ago when I passed through it.

The further east you go though, the less modern conveniences you will see. I wouldn't go to far east since you are bordering onto Iraq, Iran and Syria. Not really comfortable being around these guys.

[Caterinamh]

Originally Posted by ndgndg

Has anybody had experience teaching in the Eastern part of Turkey? What kind of pay and treatment you got? Thanks.

Hello,

Well, I've been teaching in Istanbul (not eastern Turkey) for about two years now and can tell you that working in Eastern Turkey would be an adventure. As far as pay you might be suprised as generally the pay isn't much less than that of ISTANBUL due to the lack of people wanting to teach there.

Of course it depends on your qualifications, where you work, amount of lesson hrs., etc. I have seen a few ads in the past that range from 1000-1300 usd plus free housing in eastern Turkey. Remember it is alot cheaper than Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa and Izmir.

Depending on your lifestyle and what your looking for it may or may not be for you. If you are looking for time to do research, learn the language and cultural immersion then it would be great. It will not hold much in terms of night life or guilty pleasures such as drinking. I hope this helps. (oh and if you have a good academic background check out the prep schools in private universities.)