Something is not right...

Submitted by Charlotte (United States), Apr 24, 2007 at 04:52

Be happy you lost him chicky, hes most likely a liar.

I am engaged to a Turkish man who is only 34, two years ago while searching for a job in Turkey he had great difficulty landing a contract due to his age. Being that the overwhelming majority of Turks are under the age of 26, many companies, especially government agencies, prefer to pick and train their workers from the younger age pool.

As far as higher education, Turkey is much like other European nations. In order to get advanced schooling you need to pass tests and fall in the top percentage to even be allowed into an institution of higher learning. The market is flooded with young graduates, a 43 year old would most likely not recieve placement, let alone get the education free.

Something seems really fishy with this little story he told you.

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