Since some of you have expressed an interest I thought I would share a few pictures of where I will end up.

Go here and let me know what you think.

I have been to most of the places and yes, it is as nice as it looks.

Uhhh........I only see one tiny photo!!!!! And, I will gladly garage and watch over your 6 while you are in Turkey!!!!!! Ok, it's ok now, apparently you fixed it while I was posting!!!!!!!!!!

Careful with the coffee and don't take the Midnight Express.

Looks Nice BTW!

looks pretty nice...are you moving over there indefinitely? I'm too recent to know the details sorry....

Wow Allen, Very nice. Thanks for posting those. If you manage to get your car over there, you'll have a great time in it. Best of luck to you. I hope you can find a way to keep it.

The plan is a permanent relocation.

wow thats a bold move, I like it....

It looks great. But can you get a good cheese burger there?

Cheers, Elliot

Ya may want to stay clear of those Turkish baths though.

Do you speak the language?

So what ya gonna do? Or what will the Turks let an infidel like YOU do? Computer geek to the expats? Sell yer booty on the street corner...retire and be the Dad?

C'mon...spill.....

The entire middle east is filled with some beautiful places. Some if the Architecure is absolutely incredible. There are untouched castle ruins to explore(very few tourists) and Roman ruins. The food is pretty good too. I've never been to Turkey but it is certainly on my list.

You have probably already covered this but if you don't mind me asking whats taking you to Turkey

When's the Open House?

Since a few of you have asked, here's the skinny: When my wife and I first left Turkey and moved to the U.S. in 1991, I always left the door open for a return if certain goals were achieved, both academically and financially. About 3 years ago it started to look like those goals were being met so we started to seriously consider the move. One of the obstacles was my daughter. She of course didn't want anything to do with leaving. We didn't push her and decided to let her decide when the time was right.

We'll, she has decided that it's time.

My son is about the only family I still have here and he is married and has become a pretty successful instrumentation tech. so he's busy. My wife has all of her family there and really hasen't spent very much time with them over the last 15 years and here parents are getting older, so I think it's time for us to spend some time with them.

As for what I'll do?

A few possibilities, one is to teach at one of the language institutes, one is to work for one of the many U.S. firms there, another is to start a business (I really want to open a sports bar & grill), and the last one is to just retire.

I'm going to just play it by ear for awhile and see how things pan out.

that's pretty sweet....just going with the flow. Best of luck to you!

"Joe Bob's Falafels, Hot Dogs and Brews"

Gotta teach the Turks the fine points of NASCAR and Rasslin...

I dunno, but it looks to me like that place is chock full of furriners

reminds me of the monty python skit where the translations were messed up on purpose

there is a Formula 1 world championchip race on 27 August (Istanbul)
and
there is a Rallye world championchip race weekend from 13-15 Octobre (http://www.wrcturkey.com/)

Gustl

there is a Formula 1 world championchip race on 27 August (Istanbul)
and
there is a Rallye world championchip race weekend from 13-15 Octobre (http://www.wrcturkey.com/)

Gustl
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I'm hoping to be at both....

Allan,
If you open a sports bar I promise that I will come and visit you and take lots of pics



Beautiful Turkey
Come for the steam baths, stay for the prisons

Turkey is way up on my places to visit list!!

Istanbul or Constantinople

Hell, we can even make Bakersfield look good with promo pictures....


We wanna see the real stuff....Home Movies.....



(Some of that Turkish Black would be really good...hint, hint)

i think that turkish black helped sluff off some of my old and weak brain cells to let new un-used brain cells take over .... LOL

i've got a few friends build a Yurt at Burning Man this year. I'm curious to see how it comes out.

Allen, if you are going to be there forever, I still like the idea of shipping your car to you piece by piece. And the body could be put in a large container of coffee grounds...the customs would never find it.

The problem with sending the car piece by piece is that they have some pretty stiff tariffs on car parts coming from the U.S.

I'd end up spending 100k by the time it was back together.

Aaron, you're still gonna help me do the 5 lug swap after I move right?

If you open a sports bar mabey you can import the car as a decorative memorabilia for the bar?

Movin on up to the east side! I dig it!
Best of luck and God bless,
Konrad 72

Allen,

Look out for these guys
the turkish contingent ?

Man Allan, I thought I was making a big move going to Colorado...But Turkey?Wow.. Good for you man, best of luck.....