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Learn Russian in Istanbul

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Sayid

Sayid

Istanbul

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Tajik

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Russian

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Persian

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Turkish

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English

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German

My favorite topics

Любая тема мне интересно...

My language exchange partner is

Хочу что б он(она) был(а) добрым и веселым.!.

My learning goals

Я просто хочу изучать язык.

Zakiya

Zakiya

Istanbul

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Russian

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Kazakh

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Tatar

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English

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Turkish

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Italian

Ideal language community partner

Friendly, polite, smart, interesting, versatile...

My learning goals

Свободно говорить и понимать речь на уровне носителя. I can help with learning Russian language

My favorite topics

Travel, music, history, photography, art, friends, good vibes. I like to meet new people from different countries. I'm from Kazakhstan Türkçe konuşuyorum

Pavel

Pavel

Istanbul

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Polish

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Lithuanian

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English

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Portuguese

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Icelandic

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German

My learning goals

Would love to be comunicative while travellin...

My favorite topics

Self development, cycling, cooking, digging the topics, speaking,

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Who can advise on touring bicycles???

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Find more than

8,882

Russian speakers in Istanbul

Inessa

Inessa

Istanbul

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Russian

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Ukrainian

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English

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Turkish

My favorite topics

Traveling, education, sport, dogs, horse riding etc...

Perfect language exchange partner

I’d like to speak with sincere and friendly person

My learning goals

Выучить до уровня носителя языка и даже лучше)

Ivan

Ivan

Istanbul

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German

I want a conversation partner who is

A man who has something to tal...

My learning goals

After 1.5 years pass ITLES to a good mark

My favorite topics

Philosophy, sociology, history, architecture are my favorite topics for conversation

Veronika

Veronika

Istanbul

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Russian

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Ukrainian

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English

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Turkish

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Japanese

My learning goals

Turkish and English like native speake...

My favorite topics

Just looking for a speaking partner. Traveling, active lifestyle, ski, sport, books, psychology, online marketing, self development, spirit practice. Insta @veronika.fandi

My language exchange partner is

Turkish is native language, learn Russian or know English.

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Sarah

Sarah

Istanbul

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Arabic

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English

My favorite topics

Traveling, books, life, TV series, culture and cookin...

Ideal language community partner

Someone friendly, openmind and helpful

My learning goals

To speak fluently, find new friends especially in Istanbul and all around the world

Ulmeken

Ulmeken

Istanbul

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Kazakh

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Korean

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

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My learning goals

My favorite topics

Maria

Maria

Istanbul

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Russian

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English

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Turkish

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German

My learning goals

Improve my Germa...

My favorite topics

Everyday’s matters, girls stuff, children

Perfect language exchange partner

Encouraging and easy going

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Join a global community

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Learn what matters to you

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Have fun, engaging conversations

Şahin

Şahin

Istanbul

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SPEAKS

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Turkish

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Kurdish (Sorani)

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English

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German

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Russian

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French

My favorite topics

Topic is not important we can talk about everything you want..)...

I want a conversation partner who is

A person who know English and some more languages will be perfect for me

My learning goals

To have friends from different-countries-cultures-and if it’s possible make them guest in my country )))

Mustafa

Mustafa

Istanbul

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Turkish

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Russian

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My language exchange partner is

Definitely should be talkative friendly and intellectue...

My learning goals

For imporoving myself about every branch and additionally for my job

My favorite topics

Books sociology psychology and antroplogy and of course LOVE

Nariman

Nariman

Istanbul

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Turkish

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English

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Russian

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Japanese

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Azerbaijani

My learning goals

Visit Japa...

My favorite topics

Any topic as long as the conversation is good going

Ideal language community partner

Just being nice is enough

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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Milana

Milana

Istanbul

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My favorite topics

Culture, music, movie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Cheerful, easygoing, broadminded, honest, good natured, enthusiastic

My learning goals

Practice

Rauf

Rauf

Istanbul

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Kurdish (Kurmanji)

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Turkish

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English

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German

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Russian

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Perfect language exchange partner

Friendly, smart, open minde...

My learning goals

I love learning languages.

My favorite topics

Music, holiday, funny videos

Alina

Alina

Istanbul

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Russian

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English

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Spanish

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Italian

My learning goals

I wanna find a good friend who I can talk to. I will be really...

My favorite topics

Photography, art films, travelling, food

I want a conversation partner who is

You are good and interesting)

Tamila

Tamila

Istanbul

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Turkish

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Russian

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Turkmen

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Спорт бизнес культур...

My language exchange partner is

Открыт для общения интересный цивилизованный

My learning goals

Свободное путешествие

Cihan

Cihan

Istanbul

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Turkish

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English

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Kurdish (Kurmanji)

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German

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Russian

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Arabic

Ideal language community partner

I am learning english, i can speak turkis...

My learning goals

Tutkish and kurdish

My favorite topics

I am from turkish, i am 30 years old, i learning germany, russian, arabic

Ada

Ada

Istanbul

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My learning goals

To develop speaking skill...

My favorite topics

Life style, cinema, hobbies

Ideal conversation exchange partner

An interesting personality

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OZgun

OZgun

Istanbul

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Turkish

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Portuguese

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Italian

My favorite topics

travel,music, movie and sports. Learn about other culture...

Perfect language exchange partner

outgoing , kind, intellectual

My learning goals

Viva la vida

Huseyn

Huseyn

Istanbul

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Her kese önceden teşekkür ederim...

My learning goals

My favorite topics

Ben Azeri türküyüm,İstanbulda oturuyorum.İş arıyorum,yardımçı olurmusunuz?

Aziz

Aziz

Istanbul

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Tajik

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Russian

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Uzbek

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English

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Turkish

My learning goals

Выучив эти языки я научу работу в групних компния...

My favorite topics

Спорт, книги, фильмы

My language exchange partner is

Тот который научить меня тем языкам который в данный момент я учу.

Inom

Inom

Istanbul

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Uzbek

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Turkish

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

Про бизне...

Ideal language community partner

Позитивный

My learning goals

Это языки дальнейшем будет фундаментом для бизнеса

Михаил

Михаил

Istanbul

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Turkish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Самые необхрдимые фразы жля начинающего изучать турецкий язы...

My learning goals

Все связанное с грамматикой турецкого языка

My favorite topics

Обычные фразы первичные вопросы при знакомстве

Loli

Loli

Istanbul

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SPEAKS

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Turkish

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Azerbaijani

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English

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French

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German

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Italian

My learning goals

become fluen...

My favorite topics

any topics. Movies, series, memes, foods, cultures, different languages& countries, daily, etc.

Perfect language exchange partner

talkative & kind

Uğur

Uğur

Istanbul

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Turkish

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English

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French

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Italian

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Spanish

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Russian

My favorite topics

Pets,Art,Books,Films,Sports,Documentaries,earth,politics,foo...

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny,clever,friendly

My learning goals

I wanna speak them like these are my natives

Tuğçe

Tuğçe

Istanbul

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SPEAKS

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Turkish

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English

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Azerbaijani

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Norwegian

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German

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Russian

My language exchange partner is

do not hesitate to talk ...

My learning goals

Going to move to Germany soon. Currently study German and Norwegian let's talk. привет, я туче. Я живу в Стамбуле. Я учу Русский язык. Помоги мне! давай поговорим

My favorite topics

Interested in history, philosophy, politics... healthy life and gym... and games language nerd

Mahsum

Mahsum

Istanbul

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SPEAKS

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Kurdish (Kurmanji)

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Turkish

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English

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Armenian

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Persian

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French

My learning goals

For frequent communicatio...

My favorite topics

All of topiscs

Ideal language community partner

I think if my partner is kind it is enough

Ая

Ая

Istanbul

SPEAKS

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Russian

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Turkmen

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Turkish

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

Разносторонние тем...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Понятливый, отзывчивый, добрый

My learning goals

Чисто для совершенствования

Hana

Hana

Istanbul

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Serbian

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English

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Turkish

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Spanish

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Italian

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Russian

Perfect language exchange partner

People who will help me to learn Spanish and Italian...

My learning goals

to know more people,understand them,have good communication everywhere,traveling

My favorite topics

everything,depends on my mood

Алёна

Алёна

Istanbul

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Russian

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Ukrainian

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Свободное владение английским языком...

My favorite topics

Спорт, кино, музыка, путешествия, фотография

I want a conversation partner who is

Интересный, умный, весёлый

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Istanbul, Turkey?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 8,882 Russian speakers in Istanbul looking to learn Russian together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for Russian language exchange in Istanbul?

In Istanbul there are 8,882 members ready to have a Russian language exchange.

Are there other locations in Turkey other than Istanbul where I can find a Russian language exchange partner?

You can also find a Russian Tandem partner in Karabuk, Sakarya, and Isparta.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 8,882 of them coming from Istanbul.