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Over the last year I have somehow been very successful at finding apartments for myself and for friends. To give you an example, I recently looked for an apartment for myself, sent my documents to 6 of the apartments I went to see and got an offer for 5 of them. Relevant considering I'm a non-EU citizen, no blue card, and my job is on the lower income end. I have found apartments for several friends also.

I know there are services offering help to find an apartment but they are very pricy, and considering how critical the housing situation is in Berlin, and that some people simply don't have the time to put the time and effort it involves to find a house, I thought what if I start offering such a service but for a low amount of money (let's say, 100 to 300 euros, depending on the apartment budget) so people could actually afford it. I would help people find options online, apply for them, go to the viewing with them, and helping prepare their documents. Would you pay for such a service? Maybe i'm being delusional, but I see how much people struggle and I'd like to help, but of course for a price, as it takes so much time :)

First of all, I want to clarify that this post is not meant to offend anyone, I'm just trying to understand turkish people better, as I have a lot of Turkish acquaintances and friends, and I like the country so much.

I live in Germany, and I've been to Turkey multiple times in my life, so I know quite an amount of turks. Some of them are very close friends of mine. One thing that I notice in 99% of the turks I met (particularly those who are living in the EU), is how badly they want others to see them as anything but Middle Eastern, and ideally, connect them to the idea of Europe.

A lot of racists comments towards MENA people, Asians, etc., when technically... your country is mainly geographically in Asia, and culturally and socially, you're way more similar to MENA countries than Europe. In addition, I noticed so many turks living in Germany, with a background of Muslim families, wanting to convert to christianity. Do turks believe that if one become christian, one would be consider more European?

On a more extremist end, some friends have even told me that they believe Turkey should be split in two: the Muslim part on the one hand, and the "European" on the other, because these groups are simply "too different".

From my perspective, this is truly sad for me for two reasons. One, because nobody, in any region of the world, considers Turkish people to be European on any level (culturally, religiously, socially, etc.). Secondly, you have such a beautiful country, culture, history, food, and I could continue forever. Why can't so many of you not be proud of it and try so bad to be something else? Why wanting to be European or Christian when there's so many rich things in your background?

I thought many times it could be an insecurity of certain people I met, but the more turks I meet, the more I see it as a trend. I can't help but feeling bad for these people, and I'm trying to understand the thinking behind. Would appreciate your inputs!

I found an apartment I love close to Alt-Mariendorf ubahn station, but I'm a bit concerned about the area. I always lived very close to the chaos and city center (in Friedrichshain and Wilmersdorf), so the contrast is quite abrupt. The issue is that I've had different issues with old buildings, so I'm looking for something newly built, which is quite hard to find in zone A without having to selling a kidney to pay for rent.

I'm in my late 20s, looking for an apartment where I'll settle down and where I'd move in with my partner soon. I'm mainly concerned about not having at least one nice coffee shop to go with my laptop, or it being a bit scary going back home at night as there's usually very few people walking around (of course compared to the areas I lived in). The good thing is that its pretty close to some of my friends who live in Mariendorf and Steglitz.. If you live there, do you like it? Would you move in there again? Do you feel safe? Thanks in advance!

I found an apartment I love close to Alt-Mariendorf ubahn station, but I'm a bit concerned about the area. I always lived very close to the chaos and city center (in Friedrichshain and Wilmersdorf), so the contrast is quite abrupt. The issue is that I've had different issues with old buildings, so I'm looking for something newly built, which is quite hard to find in zone A without having to selling a kidney to pay for rent.

I'm in my late 20s, looking for an apartment where I'll settle down and where I'd move in with my partner soon. I'm mainly concerned about not having at least one nice coffee shop to go with my laptop, or it being a bit scary going back home at night as there's usually very few people walking around (of course compared to the areas I lived in). The good thing is that its pretty close to some of my friends who live in Mariendorf and Steglitz.. If you live there, do you like it? Would you move in there again? Do you feel safe? Thanks in advance!

So I have started the journey of finding a psychologist in Berlin. Ideally in English or Spanish, as I don't feel my German skills are ready to undergo therapy. Which makes it even more complicated. I got two lovely appointments with therapists who assessed which type of therapy should I get, and who guided me through the process of how to find a psychologist, as they sadly don't have capacity to take me. I know how hard it is, so I wanted to ask how long it took for you to find a therapist in the city. Thanks in advance! 😄