It may surprise some of you to know that I'm currently a moderator on a non-Turkey related forum and that, in the past, I moderated on two Turkey related forums.
I really don't think it necessary for any of the moderators to be resident in Calis, Fethiye or Turkey for that matter. What is important is that they have some knowledge of the area and, in the event of a disagreement or dispute, are willing to step in and do what their position suggests, moderate.
It's the members that supply the vast majority of the information on any forum and the moderators, in general, are there purely to step in if anything untoward kicks-off or there's an attempt at a spamming attack.