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The Hi-ppner Gaieite-Tlmen, lleppner. Oregon, Thunday, November 13. 1980-ELEVEN
Life in Turkey
(Editor's note: Former lone resident Terrie (O'Connor)
Higel reoenlly returned to the United States after living for
two yearn In Turkey. Following are her observations about
living there and the differences she notes between the U.S.
and Turkey,) ,
"Probably the biggest difference is conveniences," says
Terrie, who, with her husband, Duane, and their 1 1-month old
son, Matthew, lived in a 24-unit apartment complex in
Eskisehir, a small town In the central part of Turkey.
Terrie says Americans don't realize how well off they are
not until they must go without electricity from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. every day, "It was conservation. There just wasn't
enough electricity," she says. The hot water was healed with
gas and. at one point, she says her family went without gas
and hoi water for two weeks because the gas just wasn't
available.
Terrie says that although Americans rarely have to face
shortages of light bulbs, tea of coffee, Turks accept the fact of
shortages. "It's part of their life," she says.
If you want to buy an appliance, you just walk to the store
and plunk down your money, right? Not in Turkey. "You sign
up and wait for one," says Terrie. And when it does come, it's
expensive. "A small stove tan cost you from $400 to $500.
Another difference Terrie noted is the amount of time
Turks spend watchinR television. They don't spend a lot of
time watching, In fuel, back in the states, her son, Matthew,
was unfamiliar with the tube.
"They show old movies," she says with a laugh, recalling a
John Wayne movie in which Wayne spoke in a high-pitched-dubbed-in-Turkish
voice. "It's really funny watching the
Muppets speaking Turkish." Other shows she saw were
Dallas, "It must be played everywhere," and Woody
Woodpecker.
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Terrie, Matthew and Turkish mementos
What did she and her family do if they couldn't gather
nrotind the TV at night? "We read a lot. played Scrabble and
rYgarnmon," she says.
btie and Duane also had Turkish friends they visited. One
such visit also taught Terrie the attitude men have toward
women in Turkey.
"We were all standing around talking after dinner one
time," she recalls. "The men all gather in one group and the
women in another. I began to discuss politics with a Turkish
woman and the men stopped their conversation and stared
right at me. Women don't discuss politics in Turkey they
just talk about home and the children."
Neither are women allowed to buy just anything they want
at the store. "The large purchases are always made by
men," says Terrie.
And even though she says the climate in central Turkey is
similar to that in this area, women do not wear cool clothing
outside. Shorts? "Never," she says. "And I always made
sure my shoulders were covered when I went outside."
Terrie says much of her shopping was done in open air
bazaars, and that "everything" is bargained for. The rule of
thumb is "go under 25 percent of what was asked."
"There were lots of ft t-hli fruits und vegetables," she says,
and although she and her husband had privileges at a nearby
military exchange (he worked with the Turkish Air Force as
a field service engineer for McDonald Air Craft) she usually
bought her food, especially meat, at the bazaar. Meat was
only "about $2 a pound for steaks you could cut with your
fork,"
The medical care in Eskisehir was very good, says Terrie.
Matthew was born in a military hospital, and the birth was
without drugs or preparation. "Totally natural," she says.
"Hut you have to take all your supplies, like gowns."
Although there were political changes in the country while
she was there, (the military took over and the country was
without a president for six months), she said she never
experienced any anti-American sentiment.
"They (the Turks) asked a lot of questions about the United
States. They were very interested in our country," she says.
She was asked questions like: "Do boys and girls take
chaperones along on dates?" They do in Turkey. "How can
poor people own TVs?" "That was hard to explain because
poor has a different meaning there than over here," she says.
But Terrie says the Turkish people are very patriotic about
their country. "They believe they have the best."
She says with the political instability in the country, with
the leftists and rightists fighting, the army finally took
control. "The army patrolled the streets constantly. When I
got off the plane there were soldiers pointing machine guns at
everyone, but we got used to that after awhile."
She says curfews were imposed from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m.
everyday and no one could go out. She said one day a curfew
was imposed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to take the national
census. "Children weren't even allowed outside to play. I can
just imagine Americans being told to stay home," she says
with a smile.
"people here don't know how good they have it," Terrie
reflects. "I didn't know what a great place this was until I left
it",.
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