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Learn Turkish in Istanbul

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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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Ideal language community partner

Friendly,kind, helpfull, reliabl...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Movies, series, medicine, countries and the new information

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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 conversation exchange 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

I love eating another cultures food so I'd appreciate it if you...

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative and positive people

My learning goals

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

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I want a conversation partner who is

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

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

My language exchange partner is

anyone funny and talkative

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community 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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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Divertido, amable y educad...

My learning goals

Me gusta el español, por eso quiero aprender.

My favorite topics

Libros, músicas, viajes y muchas cosas

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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..))

Perfect language exchange partner

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

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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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My language exchange partner is

I would like to practice spanish with native/fluent speakers...

My learning goals

To improve my level of listening and speaking in Spanish language.

My favorite topics

alguna quien ayudame en pasados y subjubtivos?

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My learning goals

I want native and fluently speaker...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talk about sport,ride a bicycle, astronomy, economy and software.

Ideal language community partner

My tandem partner have good language skill because I want improve my language.

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My favorite topics

Tv-Series, Cinema, Film Making, Photography,Philosophy, Book...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is interested in improving their English

My learning goals

I want to improve my communication level.

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Perfect language exchange partner

friendly, respectful and funny :...

My learning goals

one language one human :)

My favorite topics

life in Istanbul, art, maybe foods :)

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My learning goals

Have fun and learn new things✨...

My favorite topics

Sports-food/cooking-different cultures-music and moreover

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny- and friendly people

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My favorite topics

I enjoy to discuss about ; world kitchen,politics,movies and...

My language exchange partner is

She can be funny ,knowledgeable,patient and nice.

My learning goals

I want to learn English because I want to improve myself and I travel different countries.

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Ideal language community partner

Ze should always speak without stopping and shouldn't lost touc...

My learning goals

Just i trying to learn more than 1 languages

My favorite topics

Daily life and relationships and top subject

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My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

I like talking about any subject

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

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My favorite topics

Interested in history, philosophy, politics... healthy life and...

Perfect language exchange partner

do not hesitate to talk ✌

My learning goals

Going to move to Germany soon. Currently study German and Norwegian let's talk. привет, я туче. Я живу в Стамбуле. Я учу Русский язык. Помоги мне! давай поговорим

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I want a conversation partner who is

A learner. Wants to learn and discuss about anything. If possible...

My learning goals

I believe every language has their own character and reflects its people so I want to gain the knowledge of those people's way of seeing life.

My favorite topics

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

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My learning goals

I would love to improve my German Language skill...

My favorite topics

I can talk about any topic. My interests; Cooking, reading, Yoga, Meditation, Healing Energies

My language exchange partner is

Honest, friendly, open minded

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

I want to improve my language skills

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Intelectual people who could inform me about any interesting...

My learning goals

To be fluent in Spanish, Greek, and maybe French (yet I have just started practicing lol)

My favorite topics

mythology, yoga, literature, linguistics, indie/alternative rock, swing dance, analogue photography /you can see some of those photos on ig @gozdeme

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My learning goals

I want to learn new words and improve my speaking skills ...

My favorite topics

Storytelling / Movies / Music / Language / Culture

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who likes to talk , curious about new things and always honest

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Movies, music, graphic novels, cultures, hobbies, defects, being...

I want a conversation partner who is

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 :)

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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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My learning goals

To be successful for in my business life in the future...

My favorite topics

Tell me favorite movie/series or something about cinema. I love cinema.

Ideal language community partner

He should be able to teach English and be funny.

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My favorite topics

Traveling all over the world, i have been in some lovely countries...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want to talk about business language such as Audit, Finance, Accounting, Reporting and some global standarts.

My learning goals

Making practise and improving my speaking

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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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My learning goals

I want to improve my English and having some foreigner friends....

My favorite topics

Movies, TV Series, Education, Human rights, and everything. You can talk with me about whatever you want.

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny, patient, cultured and most importantly open minded.

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 8,882 Turkish speakers in Istanbul looking to learn Turkish 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 Turkish language exchange in Istanbul?

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

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

You can also find a Turkish Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/turkish/nevsehir />Nevsehir, <a href=/learn/turkish/kirikkale />Kirikkale, and <a href=/learn/turkish/yalova />Yalova.

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.