Hello, my name is Meral Soguksu. I am Turkish/British and live in Istanbul with my two teenage children, two cats and a dog.

I grew up in the UK and came to live in Turkey full time 15 years ago.

I have a BA in Spanish and Portuguese and have been qualified to teach EAL since 1995. I also have an MEd in Teaching EAL.

I have a passion for teaching and learning languages and have been teaching EAL for over 10 years. This is my fifth year at IICS teaching at The Hisar Campus, where I also provide Learning Support and teach Turkish Language A classes.

I enjoy reading modern fiction, funny poetry for children and baking cakes.  You might also catch me running along the Bosphorus from time to time which I find helps me to focus better.