Whats it like to live in Ä°stanbul?

Question

At present me and my family live down in the Muğla region of Fethiye and we are looking at moving to İstanbul as my husband is a tour guide and needs work at least 10 months of the year and our daughter needs a good school.

Can anyone tell me whats its like living there. Are any of the schools good our daughter is only 5 so will need a pre school for her.

How much are the apartments and what are the best areas to live in?

Answer 1

i am a 26 years old working professional who lived and worked both in the states and europe. For and urbanite this city is awesome. For families, i suggest you to look somewhere in Asian side of istanbul residence.

Answer 2

If you ask this question in Turkey/Travel section, you'll have lots of answers. Anyway, I put a star so my contacts can answer you.

Ä°stanbul is a very big, crowded city. It's a metropolitan.  It is full of good neighborhoods and good schools. But apartments in good neighborhoods are expensive.

Here are some of the best preschools:

Bosphorus International Preschool

Şirin Sok. No.45 Emirgan

Tel. [phone]

www.bipschool.net

Eden's Garden International Preschool

Bağlar Cad. No.70 Yeniköy

Tel. [phone]

www.edensgardenpreschool.com

English Preschool

Şirin Sok. No.32 Baltalimanı

Tel. [phone]

Gymboree

Meşelik Sok. No.12

4. Levent

Tel.[phone]

www.gymboreeturkey.com

International Small Hands Academy

Ahular Sok. No.18 Etiler

Tel.[phone]

and

Kaleağası Sok. No.18 Rumelihisar

Tel.[phone]

another branch

Hacı Mehmet Efendi Sok. No.11/1 Selamiçeşme

www.small-hands.com

Kemer Kids' Garden

Pirinçköyü Yolu Kemer Okulları Batı Kampüsü

Kemerburgaz

Tel. [phone]

www.kemer.k12.tr

Little Land International Preschool

Kavaklı Sok. No.15 Kavacık

www.littlelandschool.com

Play to Learn

Yeşim Sok. No.15 Akatlar

www.playto-learn.com

Playorena

Zahitbey Sok. No.10

Kalamış

www.playorena.com.tr

the English International School of Istanbul

www.teis.web.tr

woodsview International Nursery and Preschool

www.woodsviewpreschool.com

Answer 3

i imagine its much like most of Eastern Europe

the poeple are smart and the education is better than in USA

the country is beautiful and for english Turkish speaking people there probably is a great deal of jobs

as for money they probably work and work and never have enough to save

always spending to survive

its all good as long as you work