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Turkish

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

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

My favorite topics

Movies, Books and languages

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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My favorite topics

Music / Movies / Sports / History / Art...

Perfect language exchange partner

The person i would like to talk with should be friendly , funny and most importantly respectful

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

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I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

It is important that I provide background, as it lays the foundation of why my personal goals are what they are, and what I hope to achieve as I work toward and i want to improve pronouns and verbs

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

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My learning goals

Speaking spanish would be awesome...

My favorite topics

Everything about travel and aviation

My language exchange partner is

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

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Turkish

My favorite topics

Salsa bachata dancer, Futbol, trade, economy and cultur...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, talkative and patient

My learning goals

Learning different cultures and lives also practise in english

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Patient and relaxed is important, and I’m happy to help teach...

My learning goals

Able to converse in Turkish, at least conversationally and maybe make a friend or two in the process.

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.

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Istanbul

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My learning goals

To be able to mingle locall...

My favorite topics

Nature and your travel experience.

Perfect language exchange partner

Interesting and cool to hangout

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My favorite topics

History, art, outdoors sports activitie...

I want a conversation partner who is

Appreciate smart conversation, funny and willing to meet in real life as friend

My learning goals

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

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Istanbul

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My language exchange partner is

A perfect partner cant be found partner should be peaceful lovely...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Travelling the Globe and meeting people all across the world from different cultures

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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 ^^

Ideal language community partner

Talkative and positive people

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My favorite topics

I enjoy when discussing about sports music cars motors and also...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

My perfect Tandem partner need to be funny and he or she need to be a good people

My learning goals

My goals in Tandem improve my writing skills

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Istanbul

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Perfect language exchange partner

Funny, helpful, intelligent, behaved, talkativ...

My learning goals

I want to be able to english fluently

My favorite topics

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

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

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

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My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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Ideal language community 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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My learning goals

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal conversation exchange partner

kind and empathetic people

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Istanbul

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My favorite topics

Entertainment & education. General knowledg...

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly & fluent in languages I want to learn

My learning goals

To able to communicate fluently

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I want a conversation partner who is

anyone funny and talkativ...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

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

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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

My language exchange partner is

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

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My favorite topics

Meet new people in turkey and learn Turkish...

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

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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Russian

My learning goals

Improve my language...

My favorite topics

Cultures, politics, nature

Perfect language exchange partner

Culture,history, politics and diplomacy

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Istanbul

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Russian

My favorite topics

Books, world cultures ,games and movie...

I want a conversation partner who is

Cheerful, want to meet with strangers

My learning goals

I want to speak english fluently

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My language exchange partner is

You should be friendl...

My learning goals

I am here for improve my english

My favorite topics

I love travelling and meeting new people

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Istanbul

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My learning goals

Improve my pronunciation and enrich my vocabulary in Turkis...

My favorite topics

Networking, dining, social events, friendship, business

Ideal language community partner

Warm hearted, open minded, friendly and knowledgeable

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Istanbul

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My favorite topics

Libros, músicas, viajes y muchas cosas...

Ideal conversation 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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Perfect language exchange partner

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

Italian - eventually read novels in Italian Turkish - have...

My favorite topics

film, art, history, travel, politics

I want a conversation partner who is

someone who enjoys conversation and likes to speak on a wide variety of topics

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/mersin />Mersin, <a href=/learn/english/giresun />Giresun, and <a href=/learn/english/manisa />Manisa.

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.