ivy

Does Police, medical staff speak English?

Duke

No! Do English police speak Turkish???
Duke

ivy

So they use an interpreter obviously. It would be an asset if they spoke English.

Lynda

They use an interpreter if you are lucky []Sometimes you have to make do with hand signals...Also watch out if translator/interpreter is called for you often have to pick up there bill.... I can tell u some tales about that from my years here as a rep.

ivy

Useful information Linda, worth knowing about.

BRUSANDRA

i dont think english would speak turkish as we dont get alot of
turkish tourists. but turkey relies on tourism .and quite a lot of police are young, and could have learnt english in school.[?]
i dont think that when people are just asking a [?] that there should be sarcasme . we all like to ask qustions . even if they do seem silly to some[:I]
sandra[:0]

Nige and Lynn

Some policemen speak English. We viewed a house near to police station, went back to have another look round the outside and take some photos. We must have looked suspicious .... a stern voice behind me said sharply "LADY! What you are doing?! why you take photo this house?" I turned round and to my alarm there was a young jandarma, gun on shoulder,,,,, so I explained "er... we are...um... looking at this house, maybe we want to buy it". He said "Lady, you buy this house, it is best house guarded in Akyaka, I will look it for you. Can I help you, come see me".
phew!

teresa

I think they have tourist "army" as well don't they? A young friend of ours was going to do his national service and speaks very good English and he said it was a possibility for him (he didn't get there though).

Teresa

speedy&wifey

as well as joining the army some choose the jandarm and therefore you may well have a student that speaks very good english or someone who has worked in an english resort as a waiter