Tagged: Turkish family therapy

Marital and Family Therapy in Turkey – Interview

Turks identify themselves largely with their three generation family. They often live in the same building sharing the daily chores, eating together, if not they get together almost on a weekly basis, provide support for each other with child care, illness and old age. This goes hand in hand with a sense of community rather than individualism. This type of social organization lends itself naturally to the family interventions.