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Ep. #44 Turkey with Ali Durhan: Taking a Chance
Ron Klutho talks to Ali Durhan about Turkey
MUSIC: Gurbet Türküsü (Ah Şu Eller) (Ah Şu Eller) by Zara
Next week Ron will talk about Croatia with Nasja Meyer
Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
Find out more about Ron at https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/
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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By Ron KluthoRon Klutho talks to Ali Durhan about Turkey
MUSIC: Gurbet Türküsü (Ah Şu Eller) (Ah Şu Eller) by Zara
Next week Ron will talk about Croatia with Nasja Meyer
Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
Find out more about Ron at https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/
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