Teaching in Turkey: My Experience (THE SAD TRUTH NOBODY TALKS ABOUT)

Teaching Abroad in Turkey: My Experience (THE SAD TRUTH NOBODY TALKS ABOUT)
Turkey Turkiye has been a destination that for so long has been receiving expats and one of the most common jobs to perform in the country are foreign language teaching jobs especially English or Spanish.
As a native Spanish speaker with almost 6 years of working experience in Turkiye, here is a video where I share my working experience, what requirements are needed to teach in Turkey, the benefits most institutions offer but most importantly, what are those things every expat must keep in mind before signing a contract and how to avoid those tricky schools.
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[@BeryIstanbulTips]

For the very first time I'm finally speaking about my working experience as a foreign language teacher (Spanish) in Turkiye. There are positive things, but also there are plenty of negative ones and is important to talk about them because new comers might not know what's the reality of teaching in Turkiye and many might fall into the traps of those "schools" who take advantage of people who still don't know how things and the system works here. I didn't fully speak about everything, there are many more things but I realized the video could've been much much longer, but if you want me to talk about it in more detail and even a really bad experience I had, I can even consider making a second part. If you want the second part, make sure to like the video, if the video reaches at least 1K likes, then I'll make the second part. If you have worked in this country, what was your experience like? Let us know in comments below!

[@lifeiscrzyfun]

You did shared beneficial details regarding challenges & some negative practices in schools & its management. I guess it would be more appropriate if you could also share some positive aspects as well. It would also motivate new applicants to try their luck as well, if they have required qualifications. Thanks

[@ranikasahar]

Do u hv fb account

[@marian8910]

I had a bad first experience teaching here in Turkey. I taught at a high school in Antalya and let's just say the administration was beyond unprofessional. The pay was terrible (no where near what I legally should have been paid), paid me late for the first month, and didn't even pay my second month's salary. I decided to get out of there before wasting more time at that horrible school. I am a native English teacher, TEFL certificate, bacherlors and denklik, was qualified to teach at a private school per Milli Egitim Bakanligi regulations yet they still pulled that crap on me. I now give private lessons online which is working out much better for me. Also moved from Antalya to Trakya and much happier over here.

[@marcewt6528]

sadly this is pretty much the norm for jobs in Turkey

[@mayennebanda1990]

Appreciate your objective transparency.

[@kedarjoshi1118]

Nice to see you Berry again

[@africangreydailylife]

Thanks for sharing this information 👍 stay bless ❣️

[@Wheres_urJOY]

Thank you for the information I need this in the future 😊

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

You are so welcome!

[@carmentrabajo1007]

Muchas gracias por la información 📖📖es muy útil 👏👏

[@sshetty9683]

Nice you say it very sweetly

[@sammayet9002]

Wonderful ❤

[@sunny-pe6yt]

Informative 👍👍

[@user-kz5mp8tx6v]

Mil gracias por este video. Las infos son útiles.

[@myknoxvilleliving]

Hi Bery. We’ve been binge watching your videos and love everything so far. It’s been so informative, thanks so much for making these videos. I have a question/concern that I’m hoping you can help clear up for me. We’ll be visiting in March and both my sons have food allergies, combined they are allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, sesame and cucumbers. Can you tell me if Istanbul is allergy friendly? What tips can you give me to make sure they are safe? Thanks again so much!

[@eduardogomesgomes2034]

Excelente!

[@Atypical-hope]

As an expat working at a university in Istanbul I see eye to eyes with your valuable information, except the part about foreigner's salary, judging from my own experience salaries of academic staff have been leveled equal based on updated regulations.

[@ashmaz9728]

Can u guide me ,how did u find a job at university level in turkey? I'm a university teacher in Pakistan and planing to move to turkey.

[@NikoMinecraftPe]

Thanks for sharing

[@sanjivkeskar2547]

Very informative.Thanks. It is difficule to get job as a teacher in Turkey.

[@RobertAshleyWright]

I taught English at METU for just under 2 years from 1971, thoroughly enjoyable !

[@fearlessfemaletravels8821]

I thought your conversation about ethics was interesting! Several years ago I taught English at an (expensive!) prepa in Mexico and saw many of the same unethical practices, like faking student grades and giving everyone a high score even if they failed. I actually had some students who never attended my class but got 100%! 😮 I think it is what happens around the world in most private schools where students are paying customers.

[@karimtabrizi376]

it's all aboit money and not education it's BS SADLY

[@jumpinjehoshaphat1951]

Your teaching experience in Turkey sounds similar to my experience teaching in a hagwon in South Korea.

[@asiiimo24]

Thank you very much.The video was really imformative.I woulf like to ask if it is possible ,how can we search about those schools?I mean how should we start searching about it?

[@sumanjuyal4386]

I totally agree, there is a lot of salary exploitation for expat English teachers, the money is peanut despite one having good qualifications and experience.

[@fouziakhan27]

Hello love your informative videos please share whixh school u r working? Can u provide a short list of schools?thanks

[@africangreydailylife]

Hello dear friend great job great upload 👍 best wishes for you 💖 stay connect thanks 💐

[@farizaditya]

💗💗💗💗

[@paulafranciscac2787]

Teaching children is becoming harder and harder. I taught Spanish at a middle school and a Highschool in Virginia and lots of kids are not trained to be polite anymore. The last decade I have been teaching in an Adult Education Program. I enjoy it very much but salaries even here in the US in these Adult Ed programs are pitiful. Gracias BERY One day Espero llegar a conocer Estambul

[@yibennygonzalez5653]

Gracias por la información Bery. Estoy terminando mi carrera en Países Bajos y me gustaría experimentar en Turquía por un tiempo. Hablo holandés, inglés, español, y estoy aprendiendo turco.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Te deseo lo mejor en tus nuevos planes!

[@yibennygonzalez5653]

@@BeryIstanbulTips Muchas gracias! ❤️ Estuvimos en Turquía por 2 semanas hace poco y con todos tus tips y vídeos la pasamos IN-CRE-Í-BLE. Yardımlarınız için teşekkürler! Me llena de orgullo que uno latina sea embajadora de Turquía 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

[@AliChannel59]

Thks a lot. Trust me all informations are fantastic brilliant. I have a plan to move turkey 🇹🇷 as a english language teacher. Which city is the best or you recommend ? Can i contact u in future regarding job on private school? Thks again 😊

[@karimtabrizi376]

Thanks for advice-I had considered applying for jobs in Turkey although the economic problems there are deep so i notice salaries even for experienced teachers are not great.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

I agree with you 100%, and housing still is going up every day.

[@karimtabrizi376]

@@BeryIstanbulTips yes i decided not to go tgerr

[@miltonpallais9426]

Hola, me encantan ver tus videos. Come Hispano parlante, encontraste muy difucil aprender Turco. Me gustaria aprender Turco pero no se si voy a peder el tiempo. Apreciaria tu respuesta. Gracias

[@hasankaya4933]

Türkiye💙🇹🇷

[@robinhazell6019]

Thank you for the info. I had a ZOOM interview last year with the Austalian Boss lady. She told me I didn't neeed a work Perit. Just a Residence permit.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Then is ILEGAL! A job not offering a work permit is because they are hiring personnel illegally and therefore, they won’t pay you what they must pay you, and also, they might not even pay you if they feel like it ☺️. Not to mention that if they start treating you like a slave, you CANNOT go to court or report them because you don’t have a work permit, literally you’re working illegally in the country and you can get deported and banned from the country and while the school can get a huge fine but both are punished for not Following the rules.

[@robinhazell6019]

@@BeryIstanbulTipsThank you. I didn't atually like the Aussie woman I was chatting with. I was an English Teacher or 28 years in Thailand ( Total of 24 years in 2 spells ), Just over 2 ears in Indonesia and 2 ears in China.

[@sbring00able]

I'll be teaching at Bilkent university from this September. Hoping to have at least a somewhat positive experience 🤞😆

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

The best of luck! 🤞

[@marouanefessal4275]

Hey hope you doing well. I'm a primary school teacher with government and recently i got an offer to teach in Turkey as a math teacher for kids. Can you pls tell me what are the requirements i need to start this job (documents and stuff) Thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@laura3619]

👍👌

[@monakhan1184]

Dear bery can you share some school links .

[@lkspor5626]

Hi again,you are right, turkish rich parents are care about if their kid's teacher is from Usa,Uk,Australia,Canada,Ireland. Other country teacher's education is not that good.Their kids are spoiled and the most annoying ages are between 7-13 ,in my opinion. They act like they know everything,they see themselves over you.Their parents gives them 500 turkish lira per day to spend it in the school cafeteria.Education is not good at all in Turkey.Even Boğaziçi,ODTÜ are not that good like used to be. Thanks for telling these negative facts.

[@MohaniNiza]

Hi, do you know where I can find out whether my degree is valid? I have a degree in journalism and I plan to obtain a CELTA certificate. Also do you know whether Turkish people are receptive towards Malaysians teaching English ij their country? Much thanks.

[@user-yt5ox7oc8l]

Familiar with Melih Isfendiyar school?

[@ofgodzeus]

what are some of the good name schools which pay in usd

[@hlobsilenxumalo926]

Hy my daughter is there can we talk more on the teaching jobs

[@clipking9981]

What are the kids like?

[@khadijakhalid4851]

Kindly please list some good schools

[@kavlogag]

It is actually true. School here are just a business to them. Kids and parents don't even care about english subjects. And for those people who want to teach here. Most of Schools doesn't want to pay a work permit for foreigner teachers. And they will also give a lower salary 😢 If you are planning to teach here, think about it carefully.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

One reason why I don’t teach in 🇹🇷 any longer (almost 3 years) and I do not regret it, I taught for almost 6 years and was more than enough to almost hate it. Everything is just business, nothing to do with real education. Plus schools won’t ever support their teachers, we were all on our own. I was lucky enough to have always worked at schools that provided work permit, 12 month contracts and a legal payment for foreigners but that was the only good thing because the rest was awful always, toxic environment, etc.

[@kavlogag]

@@BeryIstanbulTips you will even smaller here. They will even look down on you. I am regretting also 😢

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

A question: "Is knowledge of the Turkish language essential to teach English in a school in Turkey?," Thank you very much.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Hi Gabriella! Is not a must but sometimes is needed to communicate with the class teachers, other staff, etc. But I rarely used it while working at schools, everybody at the Foreign Languages Department spoke English, etc.

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

@@BeryIstanbulTips Thank you very much for this helpful info.

[@reymyrty7538]

Can you suggest economical places to rent for 6 months

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

No idea, sorry.

[@phill3308]

I just had an interview with the school I wonder if it's legit

[@gingerelafamily-fd2th]

That's true, each amd every word 😂😂😂

[@farizaditya]

Hello 👋🥰🥰🥰😍😍❤️💗💖💕🫶🏻