The document discusses family structures in Turkey, highlighting traditional extended families as consisting of three generations. It outlines social and business etiquette, emphasizing the importance of greeting elders and the preference for early evening meetings. Additionally, it provides trivia about notable Turkish landmarks such as Mount Ararat and Lake Van.

1. TURKEY
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2. Family Life
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The two common types
of families are traditional
extended and nuclear
families.
The traditional extended family
consists of three generations living
together:
Grandparents.
Adult sons and their wives.
Their sons and unmarried
daughters.

3. Social Etiquette
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When greeting elders, kiss
their right hand then place your
forehead onto the hand.
Greet the most elderly or
most senior first when
entering a room.
In a social setting, greet
the person closest to you,
and then go around the
room or table counter-
clockwise.

4. Business Etiquette
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Turkish colleagues
prefer to meet in the
early evening.
Direct communication
is highly valued once a
relationship is built.
Initiate the meeting with
a small talk.
Prepare all
material
available in
both English
and Turkish.

5. Trivia
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Mount Arart (also
known as Mount Agri)
is told to be the place
where Noah’s Ark
came to rest.
Lake Van is the
largest lake in
Turkey.
The famous
Trojan Wars took
place in Western
Turkey, around the
site where the
Trojan horse
rests today.

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