"In Turkey the boundary between formality and intimacy in male-female relationships is drawn in a different place. Many actions and attitudes that we view as still fairly formal are considered as intimate in this society.

One of the ways this is visible is when some foreigners walk down the street with their children. Every head turns and observes them. It is impossible to walk down the street with your foreign child incognito. Turks will notice and often want to talk with you".

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/yazarDetay.do?haberno=170358