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enInteresting facts and features of Turkey
- The Turks are one of the youngest Nations in the world. Just over half of the country's population is under 35 years of age.
- At Turkish weddings, it is customary to give only gold and money to the bride and groom.
- Before the wedding ceremony, the bride writes the names of her unmarried friends on the soles of her shoes. Turkish women sincerely believe that whose name will be erased first, that and the next will find their happiness in marriage.
- It is not accepted to enter a house/apartment in shoes among the residents of Turkey. It should be removed before entering the threshold of housing.
- There is no Central heating system in the southern Republic. Turkish residents heat their own apartments/villas/houses in a way that is convenient for them.
- If the family loses the breadwinner, the state will pay the wife the husband's pension until the next marriage.
- Most of the indigenous people of Turkey choose to stay in the resorts of the Aegean sea.
- Very often you can hear how the Turks address the interlocutor not by name. They replace it with brother/sister (abi/abla), dear/dear (canım).
- Turkish has almost no borrowed words from English, but many words are of French origin.
- Water, tea, bread, vegetable snacks and more - in many Turkish cafes and restaurants, especially not tourist ones, are served absolutely free of charge.
