Living and Working in Turkey

Located at the gateway between Europe and Asia, Turkey is a rapidly modernising country, proud of its rich history and traditions.  Turkey’s dynamic economy is mix of modern industry and commerce together with a traditional agricultural sector and its recent liberalisation provides a secure environment for foreign investment.  As a result, many international organisations, particularly in the manufacturing, automotive and electronics industries, are taking advantages of the huge opportunities in Turkey and are seconding senior managers and their technical teams to live and work in Turkey for a period of months or even years.

An international assignment in Turkey can be a challenging and stressful experience and a failure to adapt to a new set of cultural rules and behaviours can cause frustration and misunderstanding.  Communicaid’s Living & Working in Turkey  courses are designed to respond to the needs of international assignees by providing practical information and advice on the various aspects of living and working in Turkey, as well as conveying an understanding of the underlying elements that shape Turkey culture inside and outside the workplace

Benefits

A Communicaid Living and Working in Turkey course will provide you with:

- A comprehensive insight to Turkey and its historical, social and economic development

- An understanding of  Turkish culture or ‘way of doing things’

- Key communication tools and skills to understand—and respond to— business and social

  subtleties and nuances of Turkish culture while living and working in the Turkey

- An awareness of culture and country shock and ways of surviving it

- Essential practical and information to improve  your experience of living and working in 

  Turkey

Who should attend

A Communicaid Living and Working in Turkey programme will be of benefit to you if you:

- Are about to relocate or have just relocated to Turkey for business purposes

- Work on short-term assignments or projects  in Turkey and spend periods of time in Turkey

Course Content

All our Living and Working in Turkey training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their personal/organisational requirements and existing skills set.   A Living and Working in Turkey course typically includes:

- An overview of Turkish culture

- Turkish people and Turkish society

- Practical information on living and working  in Turkey

- Social and business etiquette for living and working in Turkey

- Attitudes and values in Turkish business culture

- Management and negotiation styles

- Effective business communication

- Tips and strategies for successful living and working in Turkey

- Working practices and business etiquette in Turkey

Approach

Living and Working in Turkey courses are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York or at your offices in any location worldwide.  We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.

Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies and scenarios relevant to your own particular context.

The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Living and Working in Turkey course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy (please click here to read more about our approach).

Living and Working in Turkey Course Trainer

Your trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus.  Detailed below is a sample profile of a member of our Turkish cultural training team.

FA

FA was born in Istanbul, educated in Izmir and Kuwait and graduated in Hotel Management and Tourism in Switzerland.  She has spent sixteen years living and working in numerous countries including Austria, Korea, Italy, France, the UK and the USA.  She combines her own practical experience of international relocation with academic expertise from the Institute for Intercultural Communication in Portland and for the last three years has run her own cultural awareness training consultancy in Istanbul providing courses to business professionals and their families relocating in or out or Istanbul.

She is the first and only Turkish Board Member of SIETAR EUROPA (Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research) and speaks fluent Turkish, English, German, Italian and French.  

FA has delivered Living and Working in Turkey courses to Communicaid delegates from Cadbury Schweppes.