Living in Turkey

If we consider life in Turkey, we must highlight the importance of the family, which is at the heart of daily life, no matter if the families are Arabs, Kurds or Turks. The most common thing is that if we see a large family they all live close to each other in urban neighbourhoods and most social interactions involve visits to the homes of relatives—parents, siblings, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. One typical thing is that boys and girls grow up having as best friends their same gender cousin, so this is the proof of the importance of the family in Turkish culture. From early adolescence through adulthood, most people strive to behave in such a way so as not to bring shame to the family. Because of the strong emphasis on family life, young people generally seek to get married soon after finishing their education. In practice, this means that women, especially those in the working classes and rural areas, are expected to give greater priority to taking care of a husband and rearing children than to pursuing a career outside the home.

Living in Turkey

This importance of family life we are talking about is also evident in the acquisition of consumer goods, they basically have the purpose of enhancing family status instead of individual one. This is why some of the most popular goods are those which can be used for the whole family like radios, televisions or computers instead of those which can only be used by one member of the family. People in Turkey dress like Europeans and North Americans. Among middle- and upper-middle-class youth, status is attached to wearing internationally famous name-brand clothes and shoes.

Soccer and wrestling are two of the most popular sports in the country, remembering the third place in the 2002 football world cup, which is a huge pride for the whole country and many international wrestling prizes won by Turkey. Major holidays include the Muslim religious feast of Seker Bayrami (“sugar holiday”), which comes at the close of the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth lunar month; and Kurban Bayrami (“sacrifice holiday”), held during the 12th lunar month. Secular holidays include National Sovereignty Day (April 23, also Children’s Day), Atatürk’s Memorial and Youth Day (May 19), Victory Day (August 30), and Republic Day (October 29).

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