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We would like to know, what do you associate with Turkey? It is not only the bright sun, warm sea, and sandy beaches; Turkey also boasts an ancient culture with traditions based in kindness, compassion, and hospitality.
We invite you to learn about the peculiarities of the mentality and cultural values of this country in our column “Special aspects of life, work and daily routine in different countries” together with our Rehina Khimich.

Rehina Khimich (QA department), Fethiye.

“Turkey welcomed our family kind and hospitable. When the opportunity to relocate to Turkey appeared, we chose the place where we had rested before. This is the south of Turkey, the city of Fethiye. One of the important factors in choosing this particular city was the climate, necessary for improving the health of our child.

During our stay, we, like everyone else, faced some difficulties.

Firstly, the hard part was to look for a place to live, because the terms of the lease require a good financial cushion. Landlords usually require payment six months in advance.

Secondly, it is very difficult to process all the necessary documents without perfect knowledge of the language. In addition, Turkey has very specific laws and regulations that sometimes conflict with each other.

But, despite this, the Turks are pretty friendly and responsive and always ready to help. They love guests and pay special attention to children. My child and I could just walk somewhere, and strangers very often approached us, talked to us, and treated us to something tasty.

For Turks, the tea cult is a daily ritual. They also love picnics with whole families. They have picnics always and everywhere: after work, on weekends and holidays. And if you happen to sit somewhere nearby, they will surely treat you.

Concerning the language issue, not everyone in our region knew English and this made communication difficult. We learned a little bit of basic Turkish, which is necessary for everyday communication. But our son had to learn Turkish completely in the 1st grade at school. We went to a private English-Turkish school and the child really liked learning.

We also went on excursions quite often. There are many ancient cities near Fethiye: Kayakoi, Tloss, Pinara, Patara, Leton, Xanthos.
Babadag is the majestic mountain near Fethiye in Oludeniz. It is the international center of paragliding and simply a place of fantastic beauty. There are also many places for hiking and wild beaches.

It would be really interesting to borrow from Turkish culture the love to nature and picnics, as well as the general positive perception of life.
Sometimes we should also stop and think whether we should rush forward for something material or it’s better to be happy with what we’ve already got, this moment and just now.

After going through this experience, I realized that vacationing in Turkey is good, but living, personally, for our family, was difficult.

Comparing mentalities, I am closer to our Ukrainian community. Because the Turks, whatever you ask them, they are like: “Yok problems”. They can very nicely tell something, promise you, afterwards they just don’t keep the word though. Well, this is just our personal experience.

Everyone has to make their own conclusions and Turkey is definitely a very interesting country to relocate with its special culture and outlook.”

#Speroteck Dream Team