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Skiptu út íslenskum hversdagsleika fyrir iðandi markaði, sólríkar strendur og ríka sögu Tyrklands. Sem AFS skiptinemi færðu spennandi tækifæri til að búa á mörkum Evrópu og Asíu, þar sem ævaforn menning mætir líflegum nútíma. Þú munt kafa ofan í einstaklega gestrisið samfélag, læra nýtt tungumál og eignast vini um allan heim. Fyrrum skiptinemar tala iðulega um óviðjafnanlega hlýju Tyrkja og segja árið vera ógleymanlegan tíma persónulegs þroska.

Líf skiptinemans í Tyrklandi er kraftmikið og þú munt fljótt kynnast ótrúlegri ákefð og lífsgleði heimamanna. Búast má við því að daglegt líf snúist mikið um sterk fjölskyldubönd og rótgrónar hefðir. Þótt mikil áhersla sé lögð á reglur og virðingu innan heimilisins, veitir þetta nána umhverfi þér djúpa tilheyrslu og öryggi. Hver dagur er jafnframt spennandi matarævintýri þar sem þú nýtur framandi rétta með AFS fósturfjölskyldunni þinni og gerir þetta líflega land að þínum öðrum heimakynnum.

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Each country may have different eligibility criteria for the students; you can find the general criteria here. Some AFS countries have stricter requirements for applicants than others, the main reason being that it can be difficult to find host families or schools. 

For example, some countries prefer not to accept vegetarians, applicants with certain medical conditions, certain allergies, or students with special dietary requirements.  

In Turkey, for instance, although smoking, including hookahs, is a fairly widespread practice, especially in bars, families prefer to host non-smoking students. It is also difficult to find accommodation for students with diabetes, asthma, allergies (especially to dust and smoke) or other special health conditions.

We would prefer that these factors not prevent exchange programs, but at the same time we need to take into account local conditions in each country. You can contact our office to find out what are the specific criteria for the country you are interested in.