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Language exchange in Istanbul

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Norwegian

My favorite topics

I m an English teacher and musician...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly / Cheerful / Funny and likes to travel

My learning goals

To improve my language skills , to explore new cultures , to speak the language fluently , to make practice

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Istanbul

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Ideal language community partner

I like a person who is talkative, funny and smar...

My learning goals

I would like to explore new cultures and meet up with new friends

My favorite topics

I enjoy travelling, sports and learning new languages

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Istanbul

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My learning goals

First of all, I want to work and travel abroad. I want to learn...

My favorite topics

i like to talk about everything

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want a partner who loves to talk and teach, but also fun

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Istanbul

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English

My favorite topics

Movies, series, medicine, countries and the new informatio...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly,kind, helpfull, reliable

My learning goals

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

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Istanbul

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Japanese

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is willing to talk and listen, someone who can help...

My learning goals

I want to shorten my reaction time, maybe learn some words unintentionally and try to correct my minor mistakes. I'm not expecting anyone to teach me whole grammar structures but I want to correct what I already know. I want to learn naturally.

My favorite topics

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

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Istanbul

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Korean

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I love eating another cultures food so I'd appreciate it if you gave me some recipes ^^

My language exchange partner is

Talkative and positive people

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Istanbul

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Turkish

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Spanish

My favorite topics

reading, hiking, traveling, cultures and traditions, languages,...

Ideal language community partner

respectful, cheerful, understanding, open-minded, easy going, have sense of humor

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.

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Istanbul

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Persian

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Turkish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

Learn how to talk daily things in Turkish. Recently i learnt kaptan, arka kapi it's vital when you are in a bus and the driver doesn't open the back door. Haha

My favorite topics

Meet new people in turkey and learn Turkish.

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Istanbul

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Russian

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

cultures, history, movies and series, music, cooking, martial arts, yoga

Perfect language exchange partner

anyone funny and talkative

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Istanbul

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Arabic

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German

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

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

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Istanbul

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Turkish

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Emoji

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English

My language exchange partner is

I want to talk about business language such as Audit, Finance,...

My learning goals

Making practise and improving my speaking

My favorite topics

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

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Istanbul

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English

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German

My learning goals

To have friends from different-countries-cultures-and if it’s...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

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Istanbul

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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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Istanbul

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded, talkative, respectful...

My learning goals

When I’m learning a language I try to learn it by the rules but I’m never brave enough to make mistakes. I’d like to be less perfectionist and feel carefree while practising that language :)

My favorite topics

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

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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.

I want a conversation partner who is

I’d like to speak with sincere and friendly person

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Istanbul

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

My learning goals

I want to improve my language skills

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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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Istanbul

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Ideal language community partner

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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Istanbul

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French

My learning goals

I believe every language has their own character and reflects...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

A learner. Wants to learn and discuss about anything. If possible someone love humour:)

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Istanbul

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English

My favorite topics

Daily life and relationships and top subjec...

Perfect language exchange 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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Istanbul

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Simpatico,disponibile ad aiutare nell'apprendimento e aperto...

My learning goals

Parlare inglese fluentemente e parlare con tutto il mondo

My favorite topics

Cultura e stile di vita tra paesi diversi , paesi in cui fare scambio culturale, cibo tipico, musica, Cinema, Serie TV, viaggi e conoscere il mondo

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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

My language exchange partner is

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

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Istanbul

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My favorite topics

Libros, músicas, viajes y muchas cosas...

Ideal language community 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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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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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

Perfect language exchange partner

Intelectual people who could inform me about any interesting subject

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Istanbul

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German

My favorite topics

I can to talk about everything . First of all I wish peaceful...

I want a conversation partner who is

Who is talking about everything and who is polite

My learning goals

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

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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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Istanbul

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German

My learning goals

Ich möchte Deutsch lerne...

My favorite topics

Culture, business, lifestyle, or any other intresting topics

Ideal language community partner

People who are nice, polite, and respect privacy

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Istanbul

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Spanish

My favorite topics

alguna quien ayudame en pasados y subjubtivos?...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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Istanbul

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English

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

To be able to use Spanish in daily basis. Quiero practicar Español !!

My favorite topics

Traveling, different cultures, cooking

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Istanbul

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Turkish

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English

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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 ✌

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/gölcük />Gölcük, and <a href=/language-exchange/turkey/balikesir />Balikesir.

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.