george

hi anybody planning to live in turkey...maybe they could post comments about their plans i.e. will you have to earn a living , what are your plans to do so , etc. etc.

Gail

Yes George we are planning on living in Turkey, we can't go though until all of our kids have left home, 1 down and 2 to go lol. We have got a villa with an apartment on the ground floor so we are planning on renting out the apartment and that is about it. We have planned well for an early retirement so all being well we will have a lovely life over in Turkey. We have got a good pension which is also very helpful as it wouldn't go very far over here but in Turkey it is plenty.

Gail

speedy&wifey

Yep I too am planning to get out there in maybe 5 years time, again a similar situation to gail , need to see two girls through uni, 1 starts this year, the other next year. I understand that you need to show that you have a regular income though for residency. We are having a detached house built that maybe our semi-retirement home, and the 1 we have at present will be an investment for our two girls I guess.

kadin

Yes George I would like to live there permanently but have not got a clue as to how I'm going to earn a living (still working on a few alternatives).


K

madturkishcow

Oooh a subject close to my heart
Well if you are sensible,you plan and decide where you are going to earn an income from, what your expenses are going to be etc etc.I moved out here in May after bidding my time for 15 years [8D]As soon as the sproggets were old enough, I went. Initally I coughed up for a deposit on a restaurant(Mushtaq knows about Deli Inekler) but unfortuantely the nice turkish man thought my money would be happier in his pocket. Yes, it was a minor hiccup but I was luckily enough to realize that I had nothing to lose by moving out here anyway and plenty to lose by staying in the UK to be milked by Tony and his cronies.
The house went on the market and sold in two days.The transfer took a little longer but seven weeks later, I had relocated the sprogs, packed what I wanted to ship and my bank account was looking decidely healthy
On a cold wet May night, I flew out of Gatwick and landed in brilliant sunshine at Dalaman.Lots has happened along the way and all of it good.Nothing on earth would posses me to move back to the UK. I have finally come home.[8D]

Anne

Where exactly in Turkey is home then?
I soooooooooo envy you!
Ten years or so yet for us

madturkishcow

HOME...............
Home at present is Ovacik but early next year Fethiye Town.[}][8D]I get a lot of people saying they envy me Anne It is simply a case of getting up and making it possible......A journey of one thousand miles, starts with a single step

teresa

Chairman Mao I believe?

I have got to get the husband moving - although he knows I may go without him.

Teresa X

madturkishcow

Thank you Teresa.
I thought it came out of a fortune cookie I could offer advice on how to get the husband moving...........but if you want him in one piece