madturkishcow

Hi !
I suppose it all depends on what kind of life style you intend to have here. £400 is a lot more than most turkish famlies have to live on and we are talking three or four children. I do not own my property here and my monthly expenses which include having ADSL and Digiturk,rent,gas,electric,water,council tax and food work out to around 8920 ytl or a lıttle over 3k a year. That includes one trip back to the uk.I eat out about twice a month and use publıc transport a lot. You are going to have to take into consideration the cost of heating for the winter in your calculations.
There are lots of ways to save money and one of them is to grow your own vegetables or even try your hand at keeping chickens ..... I do not know you or your lifestyle and back to basics suits me very well. I do not miss going to the cinema or meeting up for a pint in the pub, but some people would and do. There are other forms of entertainment here i.e playing Okey or backgammon,picnics, fishing,pool where you only pay for the tea you drink....simply visiting your turkish neighbours to drink tea and knit or crochet
One thing to remember is that when you move here you will suddenly be contacted by the kids and thier friends,old neighbours,great auntie mildred and people you havn't seen for years. It is wonderful but apart from my kids who I don't mind feeding and housing for free, the rest of them try and do take advantage.They all want a free holiday at your expense!
Please don't be put off by making the move but consider all your options. Yes, I came out here with a lot more money,was taken for a bloody long ride and have to pay the consequences. Things are tight but nothing on earth would possess me to throw in the towel and head back to the UK and it won't even be over my dead body........

mkc