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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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Ideal language community partner

You are good and interesting...

My learning goals

I wanna find a good friend who I can talk to. I will be really happy if you help me with pronunciation and if you teach me something i don't know))

My favorite topics

Photography, art films, travelling, food

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My learning goals

Свободное владение английским языком...

My favorite topics

Спорт, кино, музыка, путешествия, фотография

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Интересный, умный, весёлый

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My favorite topics

Just looking for a speaking partner. Traveling, active lifestyle,...

Perfect language exchange partner

Turkish is native language, learn Russian or know English.

My learning goals

Turkish and English like native speaker

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8,882

Russian speakers in Istanbul

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I want a conversation partner who is

Самые необхрдимые фразы жля начинающего изучать турецкий язы...

My learning goals

Все связанное с грамматикой турецкого языка

My favorite topics

Обычные фразы первичные вопросы при знакомстве

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My learning goals

To develop speaking skill...

My favorite topics

Life style, cinema, hobbies

My language exchange partner is

An interesting personality

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My favorite topics

Music, cinema, travel, digital technologies, footbal...

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Speak English like English ser

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Istanbul

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone friendly, openmind and helpfu...

My learning goals

To speak fluently, find new friends especially in Istanbul and all around the world

My favorite topics

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

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My learning goals

Свободно говорить и понимать речь на уровне носителя. I can help...

My favorite topics

Travel, music, history, photography, art, friends, good vibes. I like to meet new people from different countries. I'm from Kazakhstan Türkçe konuşuyorum

Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, polite, smart, interesting, versatile

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Istanbul

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My favorite topics

A bit programming. Watch some series on TV...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone positive and cheerful person

My learning goals

Free and easy speak and understand English speech.

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My language exchange partner is

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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My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

музыка, путешествия, сериалы

Ideal language community partner

Позитивный и конфликтный

Connect with learners around the world

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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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My favorite topics

I like talking about any subjec...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People eager to learn new languages , having positive attitude toward life and who wonder about other cultures

My learning goals

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

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Perfect language exchange partner

Honestly and informative people and good persons which I am looking...

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.

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Istanbul

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My learning goals

To learn a new languag...

My favorite topics

To learn and make friend

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and kind people

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My favorite topics

i like to talk about everythin...

My language exchange partner is

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

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

For Fun...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Daily life

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My learning goals

Для работы впервую очередь, общее развити...

My favorite topics

Ежедневные темы, политика, бизнес, технологии

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Чистое владение языка, ясная речь, возможно преподаватель

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My favorite topics

I like to talk about education, world, spor...

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to be an educated person who likes to speak

My learning goals

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

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Istanbul

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Portuguese

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I want a conversation partner who is

Talkative, friendly and enthusiasti...

My learning goals

Improving communication skills

My favorite topics

I especially love to talk about cultures. I am also interested in politics and science.

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Istanbul

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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.

My language exchange partner is

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

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Istanbul

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My favorite topics

Films, music, spor...

Ideal language community 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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Istanbul

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Her kese önceden teşekkür ederim...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

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

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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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My favorite topics

Sport Movies Food Traveling Songs Psycholog...

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly Helpful Cool Interesting Open-minded

My learning goals

Be fluent

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Istanbul

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My language exchange partner is

Идеальный собеседник для меня является человек который более...

My learning goals

Все

My favorite topics

Я люблю говорить на все темы.

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My learning goals

Выучить разговорный язы...

My favorite topics

На темы магазина, увлечений, Книги, жизнь

Ideal language community partner

Он будет писать каждый день, задавать вопросы, делать переводы если я не буду понимать

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Istanbul

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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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Perfect language exchange partner

Понятливый, отзывчивый, добры...

My learning goals

Чисто для совершенствования

My favorite topics

Разносторонние темы

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My learning goals

Practic...

My favorite topics

Culture, music, movies

I want a conversation partner who is

Cheerful, easygoing, broadminded, honest, good natured, enthusiastic

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/corlu />Corlu, and <a href=/learn/russian/canakkale />Canakkale.

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.