I don´t think Alameda said that her things were taken without asking.

I´ve stayed in several houses in Turkey and have never had to share anything from my suitcase, although some young women I was staying with a couple of years ago, were intrigued to know what was in my suitcase and one of the girls took it upon herself to rummage through my things whilst I was looking for something in it.  However, this may not be a Turkish ´thing´ but something individual to that person. 

Where ever I stay one thing is the same.  I am expected to treat their home as my home.  In fact when I go in April one set of friends won´t be there for part of the time,so I will be the house keeper!! 

And with your idea above I also don´t agree. Maybe that´s what you observed with a Turkish family you visited but nobody would take your clothes, or would take anything without asking It is not a usual thing in Turkey that people use things communal with the people they newly met; I mean sometimes with very close friends you share your clothes for example, but even in this case you ask for permission. I, personally, never have taken anything form a guest; besides, Turkish people really love giving to their guests, not taking.

Don´t generalize things with the people you have seen.

 Phew!  Thanks for confirming my thoughts (its good to hear it from a Turkish woman).  I think Alameda likes to portray Turkish families as rather primitive....

 Primitive to you, not so obsessed with personal posessions to others...you know...mine mine mine?

........and it is true, I did over generalize. I really am not that consummed with the idea of what is my material posessions...as some.

but she just wrote

"From what I´ve seen, (and others have told me) Turkish society is pretty communal and what ever is in my suitcase (or closet) is shared.  At first it upset me, but now I´ve gotten used to it and am not so possessive about my "things"."

Here I understand that she says Turkish people take her things which is of course not a normal situation.

Well, yeah, it is true that people want you to feel like you are home, but is it bad?

but she just wrote

"From what I´ve seen, (and others have told me) Turkish society is pretty communal and what ever is in my suitcase (or closet) is shared.  At first it upset me, but now I´ve gotten used to it and am not so possessive about my "things"."

Here I understand that she says Turkish people take her things which is of course not a normal situation.

Well, yeah, it is true that people want you to feel like you are home, but is it bad?

 Hahaha who the hell are YOU judging eh?  What do you know of my attitude to personal posessions?  You yourself said you were "shocked" at first but gradually got used to it....

I don´t think you are painting Turkish families in a very good light sweetie

 Hahaha who the hell are YOU judging eh?  What do you know of my attitude to personal posessions?  You yourself said you were "shocked" at first but gradually got used to it....

I don´t think you are painting Turkish families in a very good light sweetie

hahaha you caught her lies mistakes

you know that alameda tries sooooooo hard to paint turks and  its eastern neighbourhood in the best colors, but she tries sooooooo hard that the colors change into different.