Turks place great importance on cleanliness and prefer to eat homemade foods. They put a lot of effort into cleaning their homes as well. Most career women hire a maid to come once a week, and housewives spend all day washing the windows and cleaning the carpets, fearing that a bit of house dust will bring illness.
土耳其人重視清潔衛生，吃入肚子的講求自製，住處的清潔要費體力，講求專業，一般職業婦女會僱請清潔婦每週到家打掃，家庭婦女更是終日擦窗洗地毯，就唯恐家中藏污納垢，招來疾病。