All holiday resorts and historical sites are packed with foreign tourists mainly from Europe and America. What attracted my attention next was the all-pervasive cleanliness. I did not see even once anyone throwing rubbish anywhere other than in a receptacle meant for it. Strict observance of cleanliness is a way of life in Turkey. The standard of living has gone up many folds over the past three decades.
Roads are full of newer model cars.
Almost all of these are manufactured or assembled locally. Banks extend credits at a lower interest rate for the purchase of cars, flats and furniture. The Turks like to dress well and higher incomes have enables them to indulge in their sartorial tastes. All men, even young schoolboys wear suits and ties, some three-piece. Their clothes are patterned more on the European style.