The Sublime Portal

You've just moved to Istanbul, the kids are enrolled in school - now to find them a private piano/violin/drums/harpsichord tutor, just like they had back home. But you are now in Istanbul, and you will discover that good and affordable music tuition is difficult to find. Expect to pay anywhere between 80 and over 100 TL per lesson. Here is a cheaper way to go. Find a conservatory. Pick your teacher. After a while cut out the conservatory and arrange private tuition for less money.

One good choice is the Devlet Konservatuar at Kadiköy. It is run by the Univerity of Istanbul and located at Kadiköy harbor, thus easy to reach from the European side. ...

I admit that I haven’t had an operation since they took my wisdom teeth out all at once when I was 17, but I’ve seen enough ER and other medical shows to have an idea of how it goes and was surprised by the differences as I went into a Turkish hospital to have a hernia operation.
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