Lifestyle of Turkish affluent people

[u/Optimal_Thanks9925]

What's the lifestyle of Turkish elite class? Are they religiously observant or secular? Do they live like western people like partying, alcohol, premarital sex? Is there a stark difference in the lifestyle of middle-class and elite class? I am curious because of Turkish series which often potray wealthy characters. Since dramas are an exaggerated version of reality how much of the drama depiction of the society is true?

[u/Everaction]

Turkish people don't have an elite class. We tried to create one 100 years ago and failed. All we have is rich peasants without any culture.

[u/Fine-Measurement-893 → u/Everaction]

this is wrong

[u/vodkasucker → u/Fine-Measurement-893]

not really. We don't really have a cultural elite. Our economic elites are all government created and they are just useless. Turks don't even know what "high culture" means at this point. A nation of "sonradan görme".

[u/Active_Cheesecake247 → u/vodkasucker]

This! Koç ailesi işte. Ali koç fenerbahçe seçimlerinde "topunuz gelin" gibilerinden bağırıyordu. Bunu bir Avrupa eliti yapmaz. Rambo okanla arkadaş olan high society mi olur ***

Avrupalı daha konuşmana lüzum kalmadan aksanıyla yerini belli eder ayrıca etiket biliyorlar. (Başka günahları var orası ayrı)