Practical help for life in Türkiye
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Clear, practical guides for the questions that come with building a life in Türkiye – from finding a home to handling the details of everyday life.
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These resources are designed to be useful, easy to scan, and simple to print. Each guide brings together practical questions, thoughtful reminders, and reliable places to verify information before you act.
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Travel in Türkiye
Thoughtful travel guides for exploring Türkiye, with practical planning advice, transportation information, destination ideas, and useful context for the journey.
Renting & Housing
Helpful guides for apartment searches, leases, payments, utilities, move-in checks, and the practical questions to ask before making a home in Türkiye.
Settling In
Practical guidance for your first weeks and months in Türkiye, including essential paperwork, local services, address registration, and the details that help a new place begin to feel familiar.
Everyday Life
Straightforward support for shopping, transportation, appointments, deliveries, communication, and the everyday routines that make life in Türkiye run more smoothly.
Learning Turkish
Approachable language resources, useful vocabulary, and everyday phrases to help you communicate with greater confidence and understand more of what is happening around you.
Travel in Türkiye
Thoughtful travel guidance for planning routes, choosing transportation, preparing for your trip, and exploring Türkiye with greater confidence.
PLAN YOUR TRIP
First-Time Türkiye Travel Guide
A practical planning and packing checklist covering transportation, accommodation, money, connectivity, safety, and respectful travel in Türkiye.
PDF · Planning and packing
Renting & Housing
Guides and checklists to help you inspect a property, understand the rental process, and document your new home.
RENTING IN ANKARA
Renting an Apartment in Ankara: An Expat Guide
A comprehensive guide to inspecting apartments, reviewing rental documents, understanding costs, and protecting yourself before renting in Ankara.
PDF · Includes checklist
BEFORE YOU SIGN
Renting an Apartment in Ankara: Printable Checklist
A concise due-diligence checklist for verifying the apartment, landlord, documents, payments, lease terms, and move-in arrangements before paying or signing.
One-page PDF · Checklist
BEFORE YOU UNPACK
Türkiye Move-In & Apartment Handover Checklist
A practical checklist for documenting your new home, testing essential systems, recording meter readings, and clarifying responsibilities before accepting the keys.
PDF · Handover record
Settling In
Guidance for navigating healthcare, residence permits, essential paperwork, and the practical steps involved in establishing your life in Türkiye.
HEALTHCARE & SAFETY
Healthcare & Emergencies in Türkiye
A practical guide to preparing for medical care, understanding healthcare options, and knowing what to do during an emergency in Türkiye.
PDF · Healthcare preparation
RESIDENCE PERMITS
Applying for a Residence Permit in Türkiye
An overview of Türkiye’s residence permit process, with practical steps, document reminders, official links, and questions to verify.
PDF · Application guidance
Everyday Life
Everyday guidance for shopping, transportation, deliveries, appointments, household routines, and the small systems that make life in Türkiye run more smoothly.
YOUR FIRST MONTH
Your First Month of Everyday Life in Türkiye
A first-month guide for organizing shopping, transportation, deliveries, payments, building routines, healthcare, and everyday communication.
PDF · First-month essentials
Learning Turkish
Approachable language support for everyday conversations, useful vocabulary, and phrases that make daily life in Türkiye easier to navigate.
EVERYDAY LANGUAGE
Survival Turkish for Everyday Life
An approachable phrase guide for shopping, dining, deliveries, transportation, appointments, emergencies, and everyday conversations in Türkiye.
PDF · Everyday phrases