Even though I was born and raised in Turkey, I have lived more than half of my adult life outside Turkey. Even after settling in Turkey I have always worked in positions that I would interact with foreigners, probably more than i did with Turks. I think this experiences, which I have summarised on about us section, has helped me a lot with my venture in establishing a successful tour company in Dalyan. I find it easy to relate with other cultures and also i am able to step back and look at Turkish culture through other people's eyes. I have met numerous great friends living in Dalyan in past 4 years and a lot of times i get questions about the Turkish culture. I get questions such as whether if it was acceptable to act in certain way, what should they do if they were invited to someones house and random comments about things they find different in Turkey in general. Lovely English couple Malcolm and Catherine making friends with another lovely Turkish couple Ercan and Fatma on one of our Saklikent Trips It is great to know people are interested in your culture and they would like to learn more so i am always pleased to answer these questions at my best ability. During these conversations I have also realised that there were some misconceptions about Turkish culture, some were excessively sensitive and some doesn't even exist in our culture. Therefore I decided to write my own version of "Turkish Culture and Customs" post, addressing especially to those points which I find to be not so true. I should also clarify that when I say "Turk" or "Turkish", I don't refer to any particular race, I mean Turkish people, regarding of their race, who was born and raised in Turkey. After decades of
Even though I was born and raised in Turkey, I have lived more than half of my adult life outside Turkey. Even after settling in Turkey I have always worked in positions that I would interact with foreigners, probably more than i did with Turks. I think this experiences, which I have summarised on about
