I've lived in United States my entire life and id like a change, everything about it here is irritating and it's like I'm ready to make a big change in my life because I don't see myself staying in the states for the rest of my life. So I want to move and explore other places, Turkey has always been appealing to me, it seems like a country full of life (morning and night) and it's just perfect for what I want. Im an Arab and I've been to the middleast and I don't like it, they all want to kill each other, for the sake of nothing, I don't know I don't understand them, they're very conservative and I don't think I want to surround myself with those kind, I know I sound weird but it's 3 am here in America and I can't sleep, anyways turkey is less conservative and more opened and I think I can blend in pretty well. I'm currently studying pharmacy, and here in America they make up to $125,000 yearly and it's a lot but I'm not sure how that would work in turkey, I don't even know if I can be a pharmacist there because it's probably different, and I'm still studying turkish so I'm not even good yet, so that being said I know it'll be a challenge to move and then get a visa and all that stuff so I know it won't be easy, but what would you recommend me to do, do you think It would be nice to perminatly live in turkey or would it be hard for me since I'll be going alone and just doing this whole thing alone? If I sound crazy, please let me know..lol

If you graduate and qualify as a pharmacist in the USA, that in itself doesn't give you the right to practice in Turkey, you'll need to qualify there again (which could be just a formality, but more likely they'll make you undertake some study to familiarise yourself with the local regulations etc.).

You won't earn anywhere near as much as a pharmacist in Turkey as you would in the USA. My guess is you need to at least half that figure, maybe cut it by two-thirds. Of course living costs will be lower, but not in proportion (especially if you want to settle in Istanbul, which is a very expensive place to live).

You'll find it difficult to get a work permit, because a) you're not qualified to practice in Turkey, b) even if you were, it's not like there's a shortage of pharmacists in the country, and c) you don't speak the language so you'll find it difficult getting an employer interested enough to sponsor you through the work permit & visa process.

I fully agree with you that Turkey is a wonderful and exciting place, the people are friendly, food is great, etc. Although I'm not entirely sure I agree that they're quite as liberal as you seem to think; some are, but some (the majority?) aren't, at least not if the politics of the last ten years or more are anything to go by...

Why Turkey of all places? If I were you and had the opportunity, I would consider a more civilized/developed country.

Yea Turkey is cool; perfect climate, sea, food, history and all. But we got huge problems caused by copious amount of unconscious bumpkins spread all around the country.

Still there are 'green zones' where many modern people live together like Kadikoy, Cankaya, Besiktas, Bakirkoy, Karsiyaka and such. Those could indeed be wonderful places to live in, albeit expensive.

Turkish people are Turks, not Arabs.

If you don't speak Turkish fluently, you won't blend in there at all. And you are unlikely to be working in pharmacy ....

My suggestion would be to find how long you can stay there as a tourist, and see if you would like living there first.

gel burada ?evirmen olarak ?al?? :D ?ok turist arap var bo?ver eczal??? falan.