Work opportunities and salary ranges for expats in Istanbul

From messages by 3 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 15 days ago

TL;DR

The listings include live-in housekeeping roles paying US$1,500–1,800 per month, rising to US$2,000 for applicants who already have housing in Istanbul. Multilingual expats may also find work in hotels, events, sales and customer support.

What the community said

Multilingual job seekers in Istanbul can target translator, event-management, hotel or reception, barista, waiter, sales and customer-support roles. Turkish and Russian are particularly useful, while Arabic and English broaden the range of openings.

15 days ago Hotels, events and customer support

A live-in housekeeper position was advertised at US$1,500 per month. The role requested prior experience with Turkish families and both Turkish and Russian language skills.

20 days ago US$1,500 per month

A long-term Istanbul housekeeping role included cooking simple home meals, cleaning, laundry, wardrobe care and dog walking. Pay was US$1,700–1,800 with separate accommodation, or US$2,000 for someone who already had housing in the city. The employer also stated that travel and visa arrangements would be covered.

27 days ago US$1,700–2,000 per month