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Language exchange in Istanbul

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Istanbul

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English

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French

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Turkish

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Portuguese

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Russian

My favorite topics

Teaching, Reading and playing Drama, Latin Dance, Reading and...

My language exchange partner is

People who would like to discuss and talk about anything they like as long they enjoy and are interested in what they are talking about. I like to meet with talkative , friendly, easygoing, fun. Literature and life talks fans and lovers.

My learning goals

To be inspired to find a new matters to write new poems. Life is the longest poem ever. The greatest poetry of that touch people's life.I also want to have your opinion on my published poems. I would like to assist you on any thing you need help on.

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Istanbul

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

I would love to get in touch with open minded people from around...

My learning goals

I learn the language,so as not to feel even more free in communication

My favorite topics

Art, culture, travel , music , life .. everything

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T.

Istanbul

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My learning goals

I want to practice and advance my english leve...

My favorite topics

Games cars phones and pc and also cycling

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Talkitive positive person just want to share him/her story and who wants to make a great friendship bonds

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H.

Istanbul

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Turkish

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English

My favorite topics

About daily life, experiences, literature, cultures, movies,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative, polite, understanding and friendly.

My learning goals

I want to write, talk and understand in English fluently. Also I am looking for long term friendships, too.

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Istanbul

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly,kind, helpfull, reliabl...

My learning goals

Improve speaking english, meet new friend, talk foreign people and learn their culture

My favorite topics

Movies, series, medicine, countries and the new information

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B.

Istanbul

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

I want to shorten my reaction time, maybe learn some words unintentionally...

My favorite topics

English Literature, languages, cultural exchange, exercising, learning history, and learning philosophy

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is willing to talk and listen, someone who can help me with learning his/her language, someone who has patience when I have trouble at learning their language. If he/she can, I want them to teach things about their history and culture.

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S.

Istanbul

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I love eating another cultures food so I'd appreciate it if you...

Ideal language community partner

Talkative and positive people

My learning goals

I want to learn another country's culture and languages. Especially Korean ^^

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Istanbul

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

respectful, cheerful, understanding, open-minded, easy going,...

My learning goals

I'm here to learn new languages, get to know new friends, share daily activities and have nice conversations. We can talk about any topic. I prefer long-term conversations.

My favorite topics

reading, hiking, traveling, cultures and traditions, languages, video games

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R.

Istanbul

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Persian

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English

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Turkish

My learning goals

Learn how to talk daily things in Turkish. Recently i learnt...

My favorite topics

Meet new people in turkey and learn Turkish.

Perfect language exchange partner

I'm an English teacher and I need Turkish lessons.

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K.

Istanbul

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English

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Russian

My favorite topics

cultures, history, movies and series, music, cooking, martial...

I want a conversation partner who is

anyone funny and talkative

My learning goals

to be able to speak russian & french fluently and to learn ancient greek

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O.

Istanbul

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Arabic

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German

My language exchange partner is

Someone willing to teach and learn who would participate in ...

My learning goals

Acquire more languages , learn from others life experience , having a friend all over the world

My favorite topics

Travelling , cooking, camping , life experience hiking,volunteering etc

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B.

Istanbul

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Italian

My learning goals

When I’m learning a language I try to learn it by the rules but...

My favorite topics

Movies, music, graphic novels, cultures, hobbies, defects, being a human being :) anything that interests you idk.

Ideal language community partner

Open minded, talkative, respectful

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Istanbul

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German

My favorite topics

Architecture - culture - traveling - food - education - life...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient - kind - motivated and motivating - positive energy - helping ad supportive - be ok to make friends with - funny - ...

My learning goals

I want to learn talking Turkish and be able to speak with Turkish friends . I also started learning French and would enjoy talking with German speakers to practice my German as well .

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Z.

Istanbul

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

People who are nice, polite, and respect privac...

My learning goals

Ich möchte Deutsch lernen

My favorite topics

Culture, business, lifestyle, or any other intresting topics

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T.

Istanbul

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Norwegian

My learning goals

Going to move to Germany soon. Currently study German and Norwegian...

My favorite topics

Interested in history, philosophy, politics... healthy life and gym... and games language nerd

I want a conversation partner who is

do not hesitate to talk ✌

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S.

Istanbul

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My favorite topics

Topic is not important we can talk about everything you want..)...

My language exchange partner is

A person who know English and some more languages will be perfect for me

My learning goals

To have friends from different-countries-cultures-and if it’s possible make them guest in my country )))

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Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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D.

Istanbul

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French

Ideal language community partner

A learner. Wants to learn and discuss about anything. If possible...

My learning goals

I believe every language has their own character and reflects its people so I want to gain the knowledge of those people's way of seeing life.

My favorite topics

Movies, sport, philosophy and actually all kind of things attracts my interest.

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M.

Istanbul

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be able to use Spanish in daily basis. Quiero...

My favorite topics

Traveling, different cultures, cooking

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’d like my partner to be talkative and sincere.

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Y.

Istanbul

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Libros, músicas, viajes y muchas cosas...

Perfect language exchange partner

Divertido, amable y educado

My learning goals

Me gusta el español, por eso quiero aprender.

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Istanbul

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I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who likes to talk , curious about new things and always...

My learning goals

I want to learn new words and improve my speaking skills .

My favorite topics

Storytelling / Movies / Music / Language / Culture

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C.

Istanbul

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Turkish

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Emoji

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English

My learning goals

Making practise and improving my speakin...

My favorite topics

Traveling all over the world, i have been in some lovely countries and all time wondering about the next country :)

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk about business language such as Audit, Finance, Accounting, Reporting and some global standarts.

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F.

Istanbul

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Turkish

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English

My favorite topics

Daily life and relationships and top subjec...

Ideal language community partner

Ze should always speak without stopping and shouldn't lost touch

My learning goals

Just i trying to learn more than 1 languages

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O.

Istanbul

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Arabic

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People eager to learn new languages , having positive attitude...

My learning goals

I like learning new languages because it opens to new worlds of culture.

My favorite topics

I like talking about any subject

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Istanbul

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Russian

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Turkish

My learning goals

Выучить до уровня носителя языка и даже лучше...

My favorite topics

Traveling, education, sport, dogs, horse riding etc.

Perfect language exchange partner

I’d like to speak with sincere and friendly person

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E.

Istanbul

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Spanish

My favorite topics

alguna quien ayudame en pasados y subjubtivos?...

I want a conversation partner who is

I would like to practice spanish with native/fluent speakers to improve my speaking and listening skills. In exchange, I can help with English/Turkish.

My learning goals

To improve my level of listening and speaking in Spanish language.

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S.

Istanbul

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Alguien que me ayude a aprender español, alguien a quien puedo...

My learning goals

Quiero hablar español en un nivel avanzado. // i want to have advanced Spanish skills

My favorite topics

vida, medio ambiente, animales, youtube, dibujos animados, culturas, idiomas// i can talk about life, cultures, languages, cartoons, and many more topics

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G.

Istanbul

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Turkish

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanish, Greek, and maybe French (yet I have...

My favorite topics

mythology, yoga, literature, linguistics, indie/alternative rock, swing dance, analogue photography /you can see some of those photos on ig @gozdeme

Ideal language community partner

Intelectual people who could inform me about any interesting subject

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B.

Istanbul

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Turkish

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Culture, Art, Travelling, Music, Movie, Sport, Photography. My...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Funny, Talkative, Helpful, Curius and Willing to learn new things

My learning goals

I want to improve my language skills

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O.

Istanbul

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Who is talking about everything and who is polit...

My learning goals

My goals is improve my knowledge level and language level ☺️ and I want to understand different cultures

My favorite topics

I can to talk about everything . First of all I wish peaceful world I am computer engineer I love learning new things I have a lot of things from you ☺️

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M.

Istanbul

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English

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Turkish

My learning goals

To speak fluently. I'm more interested in sayings and idioms...

My favorite topics

Movies, Books and languages

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and open minded. They should be open to different cultures and believes

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Istanbul?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 8,882 speakers in Istanbul looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in Istanbul?

There are 8,882 members in Istanbul on Tandem.

Which other locations in Turkey other than Istanbul are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/turkey/adana />Adana, <a href=/language-exchange/turkey/malatya />Malatya, and <a href=/language-exchange/turkey/bartin />Bartin.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 8,882 do it in Istanbul.