A Handbook for Living in Turkey [Paperback]

Pat Yale (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 2007

A Handbook for Living in Turkey unravels the mysteries of being a foreign resident in a country whose language and culture can seem strange or confusing. From choosing where to live to navigating the Turkish education system, this book examines every aspect of daily life in Turkey and offers practical ideas for making it easier. Chapters contain helpful word lists and the appendices are a wealth of addresses and contact details.

Editorial Reviews

Review

How does one really get to know a place and its people? Live there, work there--and restore an old house! The good, bad, surprising and delightful all come to the surface as keen-eyed ex-Lonely Planet guidebook author Pat Yale so fluently explains them in A Handbook for Living in Turkey, a must-read for anyone dreaming of living or buying property in Turkey. Far more than just an entertaining personal account, Ms. Yale draws on the experience of expat residents throughout Turkey to explain the pleasures, practicalities and pitfalls for non-Turks. This is the owner's manual for your new life in Turkey. (Tom Brosnahan )

Everything you need to know to live successfully in Turkey but didn't ask because you didn't know who to ask. Pat Yale has comprehensively and excellently come to your rescue. Fantastic. (Barbara Nadel )

About the Author

London-born Pat Yale studied history at Cambridge, then worked in the travel industry before switching to writing about it. Since 1990 she has penned many newspaper and magazine articles about Turkey and co-authored many editions of Lonely Planet Turkey. Author resides in Cappadocia, Turkey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 584 pages
• Publisher: Citlembik Publications; 2nd Edition edition (March 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9944424064
• ISBN-13: 978-9944424066
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,543,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative book on Turkey, February 12, 2008

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rrhiys (brisbane, australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Handbook for Living in Turkey (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book. It is always difficult doing business in strange countries and purchasing property must rank as one of the most difficult and demanding transactions to undertake. It is also necessary to get it right the first time as it can be very expensive to rectify a mistake.

This book is ideal as a primer on purchasing property in Turkey. It explains the whole process in great detail and includes a lot of other interesting information - such as the different regions and cities, getting around the country, finding a reputable agent and lawyer as well as dealing with food and customs. It is more than a list of facts and details and is a surprisingly good read as a memoir...

Really this book is ideal for travelers generally as well as being essential for prospective property owners in Turkey.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Right On the Mark, October 6, 2007

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Cheryl Weaver "Visne" (Jacksonville, Florida, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Handbook for Living in Turkey (Paperback)

I was quite pleased with the information that was in Pat Yale's book. I moved to Turkey in 1990 and it would have been very helpful to have had it at that time. She covers all the bases. I highly recommend it to anyone considering living in Turkey. She had a very gentle way of stating the difficulties that lie in getting things done in Turkey that are very different from what we experience here in the US. I recommend it for those who know people living in Turkey. It will give you a very good picture of life there.