Turkey: Vacancy sources

Job websites

• Anywork Anywhere  
• Expat Engineer  - good for Engineering roles.
• Jobs Abroad - Turkey  
• My Middle East Jobs  
• OverseasJobs.com  
• PlanetRecruit  - good for IT roles.
• TESall.com  
• Tiptopjob.com  
• Turkey Job Link  

The following websites are only available to view in Turkish but display a variety of graduate level vacancies in a number of sectors:

• Yeni Biris  
• Kariyer  

Recruitment agencies

Özel Istihdam Bürolari Dernegi (OIBD), the Turkish association of private employment agencies is a member of the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT) . See CIETT for more information.

CIETT Members operating in Turkey include the following:

• Adecco Turkey  
• Kelly Services Turkey  
• Manpower Turkey  
• Randstad Turkey  

Newspapers

• Kidon Media-Link  - for a full list of newspapers available in Turkey.
• Milliyet  
• Sabah  
• Today's Zaman  - useful business links.
• Turkish Daily News  - the most widely read English newspaper for Turkey, with jobs listings.
• Turkish Press  

Other sources

• Cactus TEFL  
• ESL Base  
• Dave's ESL Cafe  
• Global English - Turkey  
• International Education Fairs of Turkey  

Hidden vacancies

Knowing the right person in Turkish society is extremely important in order to find the right job. Turks refer to a 'torpil' - the person you might know on the inside and who is able to put you in touch with the right person or even offer you work themselves. Many vacancies are not actually advertised but are filled by word of mouth or by relative connections. This is not the case for multinational companies working in the country but certainly is true for much of the less formal private and even public sector. It is possible to make speculative applications much like you would in the UK, by composing an introductory covering letter which details the type of experience you have and the roles you are looking for, along with your CV.