Looking for a language group in Istanbul
Sun, 09/08/2009 - 23:55
Hi Everyone,
My parents and I are coming to Turkey for a summer holiday in a couple of weeks. We will be in Istanbul most of the time but we are also going to the villa in Antalya for a little while.
I was wondering if anyone knew of any groups that meet regularly in either Istanbul or around Antalya that I could join to help improve my Turkish while Im here. My first language is mainly English even though both my parents are Turkish and I was born in Turkey. We left when I was very young and so I dont have many friends here. I try and talk to my extended family but they talk too quickly for me to keep up and have accents that are very hard to understand. 
Thanks,
Cem
Hi Cem,
There is a language group that has been running for a while around Taksim. It usually gets a pretty good mix of Turks and foreigners. The languages are typically Turkish and English but it does from time to time get Spanish, French, German etc etc. The atmosphere is very friendly and the view from its current location is great.
Beer House Bistro
Here are the directions from Taksim:
Follow Siraseviler Caddesi (when you face Istiklal it is the street on the left, towards Cihangir) about 150m, on the left side just past a Namli supermarket is Beer House Bistro.
Go up the stairs to reach the terrace.
Here is the address:
Siraselviler Cad. No 35/1 Taksim
212 244 2525
website: www.beerhouse.com.tr
Time: 730-10 Every Wednesday evening
Hope to see you there.
Carl