private and public use of the living room - Bilkent University
private and public use of the living room - Bilkent University
private and public use of the living room - Bilkent University
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<strong>and</strong> hosting guests take place. On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r h<strong>and</strong>, in <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> <strong>the</strong> main<br />
activity is <strong>the</strong> hosting <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> guests. The frequency <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> activities that take place in<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> change according to <strong>the</strong> districts that ho<strong>use</strong>s are located<br />
(Dülgeroğlu- Yüksel, Aydınlı & Pulat, 1996). Hence, it might be assumed that <strong>the</strong>se<br />
activities vary according to <strong>the</strong> income <strong>and</strong> social status <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family.<br />
Figure 2.4. The <strong>living</strong> area in traditional Turkish ho<strong>use</strong>s (Sözen, 2001, p. 77)<br />
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