- Alafranga and alaturca
Two native concepts known as
alaturca andalafranga , which point to the sense of distinction between the Eastern (rather than Turkish in ethnic terms) and Western culture in theBalkans . This distinction, applicable to various cultural features and aspects of everyday life, encompasses the opposition between "old" (old- fashioned) and "new" (modern), as well.
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