After moving to Turkey, IT professionals from Belarus pointed to a pleasant climate and affordable prices, while also complaining about the frequent refusal of residence permits and the lack of development opportunities if they want to live in the country permanently. They talked about the pros and cons in an interview with an exclusive online publication. dev.by.
Product Analyst Ivan lives in Istanbul and works for a Ukrainian game development company. “The climate is perfect, fragrant strawberries from February, watermelons and melons from March. Of course, the prices are increasing, but still lower than in many other countries, the service is at the highest level,” he said.
According to the IT specialist, 1.5 thousand dollars a month is enough for a comfortable life for two people in Istanbul, including renting an apartment. Ivan also pointed out that the Belarusian community in Istanbul is small.
“The biggest disadvantage of Turkey is that Belarusians are not allowed to reside here. “My wife and I were both rejected, so we are now in court proceedings with the foreigners’ office,” he said.
Artem Rusov, who made the test, moved to a tourism city in Aydın province and noted that there may be problems with the internet in Turkey.
“The internet is expensive and not always fast. Very often it is limited. On average, this is 15-20 dollars for the best conditions,” he explained.
Rusov also complained that food prices in shops and cafes are constantly rising. He also described cheap vegetables and fruits all year round as a plus. According to an informatics expert, it is necessary to know Turkish in order to socialize in Turkey.
Java Backend developer Georgiy went to Ankara, but the expert made this choice only to save on rent. “Contrary to holiday resorts in Ankara, very few people speak English. You need to use an interpreter,” he added.
According to George, he plans to go to another country in the near future. “I will take a passport with a visa and go. I won’t say happy. But I won’t regret it either. Non-tourism Türkiye is not bad, but not for everyone, ”the IT specialist concluded.
An IT specialist from Belarus in February told dev.by about his conflicting impressions from working in a German IT company. The specialist admitted that he encountered problems that he did not encounter at home.