TURKISH LIFESTYLE IS A VIVID MOSAIC;
JUXTAPOSING THE WEST AND THE EAST, THE
MODERN AND THE ANCIENT.
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Life in Turkey is a rich variety of cultures and traditions,
some dating back centuries and others or more recent heritage.
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Any visitor to Turkey will find a great deal that is exotic, and
much that is reassuringly familiar.
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The intriguing blend of East and West makes up the Turkish
lifestyle.
Many aspects of Turkish culture are a blend of
traditional and modern ways.
Manners are generally formal—especially in the
presence of older people—but Turks do not hesitate to
express their feelings;
They generally use their hands a lot, adding
meaning and emphasis to their conversations.
They also love to laugh.
The family is an important institution in Turkish
society and is usually close-knit.
Family members and friends often shake hands and
kiss on both cheeks when meeting.
 Turkish youngsters sometimes socialize in groups, and
sometimes one-on-one.
 Most youngsters have made their friends through
school but neighborhood bonds are strong in Turkey so
they can become friends with their neighbors as well.
 Friendship means bonds and sharing in Turkish
culture.
EYE CONTACT
Eye contact is important in Turkish culture, as a
sign of respect when speaking with others.
Teenagers are expected to make eye contact
with adults.
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Young people today have an active brain,
they take part in many social activities, some of
them are excellent.
These social activities are;
•Getting together at friends’ homes
•Going to the cinema
•Playing games
•Playing a musical instrument or dancing etc…
Soccer is the most popular sport, both to
watch and to play in Turkey. Turkish youngsters
also enjoy volleyball, basketball, bicycling and
swimming.
 They play “bağlama” a traditional Turkish
musical instrument or guitar in their free times and
sing a song all together.
Times have changed. Youngsters today have the
benefit of living in a highly techonological era complete
with hi-tech gadgets and excellent infrastructure in terms
of educational facilities, a variety of careers to choose
from and so much more.
Some youngsters enjoy reading books rather than
surfing on the NET. They think their best friends are
books.
Our government also started a campaign called
“Turkey is reading” in every school. It gave many
contributions to younsters’ reading habits.
Many Turkish youngsters play backgammon, chess
or billard in their free time with their close friends.
Backgammon and chess are very traditional and
famous board games for Turkish people.
 They also like dancing very much.
 They perform their abilities in traditional dances.
 They wear traditional dresses.
KOLBASTI
HORON
FOLK DANCE
THEIR EATING HABITS
Fast food isn’t very common in our city.We are happy with
our traditional food such as; MANTI, SARMA (DOLMA),
TURKISH DELIGHT and BÖREK 
 These are “inseparable three” in
youngs’ breakfast at the school canteen.
TEA
SİMİT
CHEESE
Generally in Turkey, clothing styles show difference among
cities. But in fact Music style is very dominant in their clothing.
RAP music listeners wear loose t-shirts and pants and hats
They put on metalic braccelents,earings
ROCK music listeners choose black clothes and black
& dark make up.
They put on leather jewelleries and have strange tattoos
on their bodies.
On the other hand, POP music listeners wear sportive clothes
and trainers.
They generally look relaxed and choose colourful dresses.
Aysın HINÇAL ,one of our students made a questionaire about teenagers’
lifestyles in our school.
Hey YOUNG! If you say I am here, choose you
IDENTITY
She asked 100 pupils: “Are you happy with the society you live in?”
Her second question : “Are you a social pupil?”
ANSWERS
12
YES
14
47
NO
SOMETIMES
NEVER
27
Her last question : “Can
you explain your thoughts freely?”
ANSWERS
10
40
25
YES
NO
SOMETIMES
NEVER
25
As you see, the questionaire result show that
Turkish youngs need some changes that enable
them more SOCIAL ,more ACTIVE and more
HAPPY.
Our project “VOTING YES FOR EUROPE”
will make our students aware of other cultures in
order to learn tolerance and to accept common
values. Students and teachers will enhance
language competence in the target language as
well as in other languages. They will exchange
experience, learn and have fun together and
finally make new friends.