I know I sound harsh, but seriously, ask around about Eyuboglu Schools K-12 and you'll find...

Turkey is unusual in that there are many private Turkish schools (mainly in Istanbul) that hire foreign teachers and recruit alongside many true international schools. If you are new to the international teaching scene, you may get the feeling you are being interviewed by an international school, but you’re not. When you get to work at Eyuboglu Schools you’ll quickly realize that, other than the teachers, no one speaks English. Not the secretary, not the copy-room guy, not the lady at the reception desk. This will make it very difficult for you to get your bearings at Eyuboglu Schools, difficult to get the basics of your teaching life to work...

These Turkish private schools like Eyuboglu Schools K-12 are big business, and most of them are run as such. Decisions are made for economic reasons rather than educational ones at Eyuboglu Schools. For example, you are discouraged from criticizing a student to the parents, or calling parents if their child has misbehaved. Such actions may drive away the “customers”. Families pay loads to...