with his wife
Today I was scheduled to have an interview with His Excellency Mr. Ertan Tezgor, Turkey Ambassador to Georgia. He needed some preparation before answering my questions, and we changed the interview date for the next week, and just talked about life.
He told me about his wife; and this is a perfect “other side” to my story on Skype-Life. His wife is French, and works in archeology. She has been following Mr. Tezgor to his assignments to Russia, China, Greece and many others.
“She works when we are at home, in Turkey” said the Ambassador “and she takes a long leave and accompanies me when I am on a duty for several years in another country. This is the only way a family can live. This is the only way to stay together. Otherwise, it is like having one arm – which is work – and not having anything else. The family is very important.”
I so agree with what he said.
Are all Turkish men such family-oriented? 
And I am talking here about men, because I grew up in Central Asia, and I do believe, that a woman will be happy to hear, that she is needed for a home, for her husband, and that he really needs her to be around and make home. Which does not mean, that she cannot work. But there sooo many mobile possibilities for a woman nowadays! If she wants the home and career, even moving from country to country, she can have it.
It is not easy, though…
