2. House of socialism
Turan recently opened up his house to people across the political spectrum to come and debate at his house in Madrid. The practicing muslim and fashionista revealed that he supports socialism and all different political views in his household. The Turkish international told reporter Ozan Önen in an interview with L Manyak that his house embodies worker equality and that everybody is treated the same regardless of wealth and profession.
“Yes, just like that, there is socialism in this household,” Turan said.
“My father supported Karaoğlan (Bülent Ecevit), my grandfather supported the politics on the right, I try to be objective but I do support social justice.
“As a Turkish citizen I should be allowed to voice my thoughts, I have always supported the workers rights, the rights of the ordinary people.”
3. Bayrampaşa
Snoop Dog once said: ‘You can take me out the hood But you can’t take the hood up outta me’. Turan hails from Bayrampaşa – a working class area of Istanbul and makes no secret that he believes growing g up in a rough neighbourhood helped him become the player he is today.
“The street teaches you a lot, it teaches you to keep your word, to man up, the street has its own rules, its own laws and that is how I grew up,” he told the TFF.
“There was nothing better than playing football back then, even street football has its own rules, for example if another player other than the keeper tries to save the ball with his hands two penalties were awarded. These are the unwritten rules of Fair-Play in the street. I used to play matches in the neighbourhood to win a can of coke because I did not have the money in my pocket to buy one.”
