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My favorite topics

I enjoy travelling, sports and learning new language...

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I like a person who is talkative, funny and smart

My learning goals

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

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Ideal language community partner

Friendly / Cheerful / Funny and likes to trave...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I m an English teacher and musician

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My learning goals

I want to know new culture and interesting people ....

My favorite topics

Music, travel, dance, hobbies and language.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

listening to rock music, free-spirited, loving to travel, curious, funny, and other topics.

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My favorite topics

Movies, Books and language...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

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I want a conversation partner who is

The person i would like to talk with should be friendly , funny...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in Turkish thats my main goal . And on the side i would like to learn some new Spanish words

My favorite topics

Music / Movies / Sports / History / Arts

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My learning goals

It is important that I provide background, as it lays the foundation...

My favorite topics

My hobbies play basketball and tennis i like taste hookah and i like taste new food i like science fiction series. My passion is paragliding and extrem sports

My language exchange partner is

I would like to talk to funny and kind person, I would like to talk to friendly person

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My favorite topics

Everything about travel and aviation...

Ideal language community partner

The person who always on the way and open minded with new knowledge

My learning goals

Speaking spanish would be awesome

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Istanbul

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, talkative and patien...

My learning goals

Learning different cultures and lives also practise in english

My favorite topics

Salsa bachata dancer, Futbol, trade, economy and culture

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Istanbul

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My learning goals

Able to converse in Turkish, at least conversationally and maybe...

My favorite topics

British guy living in Istanbul, wanting to learn Turkish to be conversational amongst everyday subjects and to be able to meet new people.

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient and relaxed is important, and I’m happy to help teach English in exchange for you helping to teaching me Turkish.

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My favorite topics

Nature and your travel experience...

I want a conversation partner who is

Interesting and cool to hangout

My learning goals

To be able to mingle locally

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My language exchange partner is

someone who enjoys conversation and likes to speak on a wide...

My learning goals

Italian - eventually read novels in Italian Turkish - have normal conversations with others

My favorite topics

film, art, history, travel, politics

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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 ^^

Ideal language community partner

Talkative and positive people

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Russian

My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

anyone funny and talkative

My learning goals

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

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My perfect Tandem partner need to be funny and he or she need...

My learning goals

My goals in Tandem improve my writing skills

My favorite topics

I enjoy when discussing about sports music cars motors and also ı can speak about everything

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My learning goals

Learning about something from other cultures and lifestyles,...

My favorite topics

Music,dance,travel,adding the new culture

I want a conversation partner who is

Enjoyable,friendly,traveler and and if she/he want to learn anything about biology we can talk :)

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Istanbul

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My favorite topics

Entertainment & education. General knowledg...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly & fluent in languages I want to learn

My learning goals

To able to communicate fluently

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Istanbul

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Ideal language community 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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My learning goals

New leangues is new life. I love humans. I want to their stories....

My favorite topics

I like life in everything. Culture Humans Traveling

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I can try. I want to learning english. He/she must love to learn and teach. I teach turkish him.

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Istanbul

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My favorite topics

Books, world cultures ,games and movie...

Perfect language exchange partner

Cheerful, want to meet with strangers

My learning goals

I want to speak english fluently

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Istanbul

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I want a conversation partner who is

Appreciate smart conversation, funny and willing to meet in real...

My learning goals

For working purposes, I work as engineer in Automotive company in Istanbul

My favorite topics

History, art, outdoors sports activities

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My learning goals

Improve my language...

My favorite topics

Cultures, politics, nature

My language exchange partner is

Culture,history, politics and diplomacy

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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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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Warm hearted, open minded, friendly and knowledgeabl...

My learning goals

Improve my pronunciation and enrich my vocabulary in Turkish

My favorite topics

Networking, dining, social events, friendship, business

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My learning goals

I am here for improve my englis...

My favorite topics

I love travelling and meeting new people

Perfect language exchange partner

You should be friendly

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My favorite topics

Travelling the Globe and meeting people all across the world...

I want a conversation partner who is

A perfect partner cant be found partner should be peaceful lovely and respectable

My learning goals

I am very patient person about learning a new language because everything needs consistency

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My language exchange partner is

kind and empathetic peopl...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

History, life, technology, Design, Gaming ، Music, movies.

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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

Ideal language community partner

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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My favorite topics

vida, medio ambiente, animales, youtube, dibujos animados, culturas,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Alguien que me ayude a aprender español, alguien a quien puedo ayudar con inglés o turco. Alguien que sea divertido y hablador.// i can help with Turkish and/or English if you want and please practice Spanish with me ^_^

My learning goals

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

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Sincere and always smil...

My learning goals

communicate with people on my travels

My favorite topics

Different culture sports and political

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My learning goals

I want to be able to english fluentl...

My favorite topics

Sport, music, game, business, art, fashion, people,make up, aviation

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, helpful, intelligent, behaved, talkative

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Istanbul, Turkey?

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for English language exchange in Istanbul?

In Istanbul there are 8,882 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in Turkey other than Istanbul where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/antakya />Antakya, <a href=/learn/english/aydin />Aydin, and <a href=/learn/english/kayseri />Kayseri.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 8,882 of them coming from Istanbul.