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Learn Russian in Istanbul

Learn to actually speak Russian by making friends with native speakers

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My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

I’d like to speak with sincere and friendly person

My learning goals

Выучить до уровня носителя языка и даже лучше)

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A man who has something to tal...

My learning goals

After 1.5 years pass ITLES to a good mark

My favorite topics

Philosophy, sociology, history, architecture are my favorite topics for conversation

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My learning goals

I wanna find a good friend who I can talk to. I will be really...

My favorite topics

Photography, art films, travelling, food

Ideal conversation exchange partner

You are good and interesting)

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Спорт, кино, музыка, путешествия, фотография...

Perfect language exchange partner

Интересный, умный, весёлый

My learning goals

Свободное владение английским языком

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Turkish is native language, learn Russian or know English...

My learning goals

Turkish and English like native speaker

My favorite topics

Just looking for a speaking partner. Traveling, active lifestyle, ski, sport, books, psychology, online marketing, self development, spirit practice. Insta @veronika.fandi

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My learning goals

Все связанное с грамматикой турецкого язык...

My favorite topics

Обычные фразы первичные вопросы при знакомстве

My language exchange partner is

Самые необхрдимые фразы жля начинающего изучать турецкий язык

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Life style, cinema, hobbie...

Ideal language community partner

An interesting personality

My learning goals

To develop speaking skills

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Girl or guy with common interests. Age 18-27 years...

My learning goals

Speak English like English ser

My favorite topics

Music, cinema, travel, digital technologies, football

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My learning goals

To speak fluently, find new friends especially in Istanbul and...

My favorite topics

Traveling, books, life, TV series, culture and cooking

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone friendly, openmind and helpful

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My favorite topics

Travel, music, history, photography, art, friends, good vibes....

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly, polite, smart, interesting, versatile

My learning goals

Свободно говорить и понимать речь на уровне носителя. I can help with learning Russian language

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people who are on the same wav...

My learning goals

every traveling is an expansion of personal boundaries. I need a language to travel more

My favorite topics

life, art, food

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Хочу научиться свободно говорить на других языках, помимо моего...

My favorite topics

музыка, путешествия, сериалы

Ideal language community partner

Позитивный и конфликтный

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Join a global community

Value Learn

Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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To learn and make frien...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly and kind people

My learning goals

To learn a new language

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Cheerful, easygoing, broadminded, honest, good natured, enthusiasti...

My learning goals

Practice

My favorite topics

Culture, music, movies

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My learning goals

Speak Turkish fluently. And improve my English. Learn some Arabic...

My favorite topics

Daily life

I want a conversation partner who is

For Fun

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My favorite topics

Ежедневные темы, политика, бизнес, технологи...

My language exchange partner is

Чистое владение языка, ясная речь, возможно преподаватель

My learning goals

Для работы впервую очередь, общее развитие

Simone

Simone uses Tandem to learn English skills required for her career.

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"I hadn't learnt English for 15 years and only a year ago I was A2, or rather holiday English. Now I'm preparing for the C1 exam! So if you want to brush up on a language, Tandem is the perfect app for you."

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Ideal language community partner

Someone positive and cheerful person...

My learning goals

Free and easy speak and understand English speech.

My favorite topics

A bit programming. Watch some series on TV.

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...

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Ben Azeri türküyüm,İstanbulda oturuyorum.İş arıyorum,yardımçı olurmusunuz?

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Her kese önceden teşekkür ederim

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i like to talk about everythin...

Perfect language exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

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Он будет писать каждый день, задавать вопросы, делать переводы...

My learning goals

Выучить разговорный язык

My favorite topics

На темы магазина, увлечений, Книги, жизнь

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My learning goals

To expand my vision and practicing for different languages...

My favorite topics

Talk about emotions,purposes,visions, business,and problems of life or personel mistakes.

My language exchange partner is

Honestly and informative people and good persons which I am looking for. if you want to learn some different languages , you can call me, don't shy about it

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My favorite topics

Я люблю говорить на все темы. ...

Ideal language community partner

Идеальный собеседник для меня является человек который более разговорчив

My learning goals

Все

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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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My learning goals

Я хочу изучать Русский язык....

My favorite topics

Trip, Sport , music , engineering , chess путешествия, спорт, музыка, технологии, шахматы

Perfect language exchange partner

Creative, outgoing , openminded ;). Творческий, общительный, открытый.

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Разносторонние тем...

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Понятливый, отзывчивый, добрый

My learning goals

Чисто для совершенствования

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I would like to be an educated person who likes to spea...

My learning goals

I want to improve myself in English language for my business life.

My favorite topics

I like to talk about education, world, sport

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

My favorite topics

Music, travel, dance, hobbies and language.

Ideal language community partner

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

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Films, music, spor...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

The ones who really wants to improve language skills

My learning goals

I am making a documentary about how relationships are changing in the modern world. Including because of dating applications. I would like to talk with people from different countries on this topic.

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Friendly Helpful Cool Interesting Open-minde...

My learning goals

Be fluent

My favorite topics

Sport Movies Food Traveling Songs Psychology

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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

I want a conversation partner who is

anyone funny and 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 Russian speakers in Istanbul looking to learn Russian 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 Russian language exchange in Istanbul?

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

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

You can also find a Russian Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/russian/yalova />Yalova, <a href=/learn/russian/duzce />Duzce, and <a href=/learn/russian/nevsehir />Nevsehir.

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.