Republic of Turkey

Greetings

They always kiss and hug when they meet their friends. They kiss their friend two times on their cheek. When they meet a person who they don’t know, they talk to them in a friendly way and they always shake hands.

Communication

They usually are very verbal and use a lot of body language when they communication with someone. In addition, their space of talking is very close because it is very comfortable. Also, their commitment to time schedule is always be on time.

Clothes

In case of junior high school and high school student, all students wear uniform that is decided by the school. In addition, they wear suit and tie or casual clothes when they work. The clothes style of business depends on their work. On weekends, no school and no work, they usually wear a casual style such as Americans.

Food

They have breakfast, lunch and dinner in Turkey. Also it is very important for them to eat breakfast. Breakfast time is about 8-9AM, lunchtime is 1-2PM and dinnertime is 7-8PM. They eat many things at breakfast such as bread with butter, olive, traditional cheese white cheese and cheddar cheese and they drink earl gray tea. They eat kebab like meatball at lunch. Finally, they eat salad, rice, meat and soup especially beef and lamb and yogurt. After they finish dinner, they eat some fruit.

Education

Their education is so hard. They have primary school for 8 years and 4 years for high school. Also, their second language is English, so they have to study about this in primary school. In addition, when they go to university, their parent and them think about it together, but the parent always encourage them to go to university. Therefore, it can’t change it 2^nd semester.

Business

When businessman gives a business card to their client, they always use a single hand. After that, the card is put in card folder. Also, they don’t revel against their president way of thinking because policemen come immediately to their office if they argue or fight.