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Ep. #44 Turkey with Ali Durhan: Taking a Chance
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Ron Klutho talks to Ali Durhan about Turkey
MUSIC: Gurbet Türküsü (Ah Şu Eller) (Ah Şu Eller) by Zara
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0:00 SEG 1 - Where is Turkey? | Istanbul is the only city on 2 different continents | Immigrants from Afghanistan | Turkey spelled differently to Turkiye | Ottoman empire | Bosnia | October 29 is Turkey’s 100th birthday | Turkey became a secular country
13:59 SEG 2 - Born in Soma, Manisa | Going to a private all-boys boarding school that was dedicated to service | Participating in soccer and gymnastics | Volunteering in college | Learning English | Teaching English | Thoughts about America came from TV shows like Dallas and Knight Rider | Applying for a green card because of a friend and then winning the Visa lottery | Securing a job before coming to America | Teaching Turkish | Coming to St. Louis in 2012
33:26 SEG 3 - Chicago was too big for him | Not believing that a teacher could own two cars | Would not drive two minutes to the grocery store | Finding halal foods | Interfaith and intercultural volunteer work | Organizing soccer games and mentoring others | Turkish restaurants | When Americans hear his accent | Oil wrestling and women’s volleyball | Turkish soap operas have become very popular | Best and worst things about living in America | Where should a tourist go in Turkey? | Tells his kids they are American first
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