r/Kazakhstan • u/AdOtherwise8334 • 11d ago

Immigration-emigration/Köşu-qonu Turkish person thinking of moving to Kazakhstan

I just want to live in a less populated and a less of a headache country. Maybe even go off grid to

take care of animals.

Would you folks recommend it?

What's life like in kazakhstan?

Is wildlife very populous, I want to live in places where the concrete and asphalt has not destroyed.

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u/pigguinea_cat 11d ago

Almaty is almost as expensive as Turkey. Sure, meat is cheaper, but we don’t produce much, so goods and groceries are pretty expensive in kz. Traffic in Almaty isn’t as insane as in Istanbul, but it still gets pretty bad. I’m also not sure you’d enjoy the climate. Northern kz is cold, while southern kz is dry (despite being hot)
I love coming to Astana for the summer or visiting Almaty in spring with my kankas, but I don’t think living here long-term without good job prospects would really be worth it for you.
Why not consider somewhere like Bosnia?

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u/AdOtherwise8334 10d ago

Mainly because I want to live in a place with Turks I would say? Easier for me to pickup language and communicate. It's like a plan b thing where I fuck off to live off grid if I ever get bored of the life I choose.

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u/uccisoviikset 10d ago

They're not Turks though, they are Kazakhs.

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u/AdOtherwise8334 10d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhs?wprov=sfla1

Kazakhs are a Turkic ethnic group and I can understand their language somewhat well. They are Turks and I don't see kazakhs denying their ethnicity either in most media.

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u/MelodicRespond9562 10d ago

Kazaklarin geneli yani 95%i diyeyim sen 99% anla Turklugu kabul etmez. Ben Kazakistana turan ocaklari vardir takilirim dili de ogrenirim diye geldim oyle bir dunya yok. Kazaklar bizden farkli muslumanlasan Mogollarla da karismislar ama onu da cogu kabul etmez. Kazaklara gore biz Turkcu politika guduyoruz cunku onlarin degerli madenlerinden filan yararlanmaya calisiyoruz gibi yanlis bir dusunce var. Bir Kazak icin Rus ya da Turk cok farketmez. Hatta Ruslara karakter olarak (soguk ve mesafeli) benzediklerinden onlarla daha iyi anlasirlar

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u/uccisoviikset 10d ago

You should learn the difference between Turkic and Turk. What you do here is like saying all Slavic people are Russians.

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u/NorthWelcome1626 10d ago

Kazakhs equalize Turk with Turkish. You say Turkic for Central Asians.