European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine no gripes about housing stories and photos by David Diehl staff writer uni ii   rooted in strained Ruli Kuiv Beu Vcci Iho Tuil cd and american government a lot of the  a i i i  of an american Aims embargo nov Long Over the Roshit ii n Fobe political difference he. Helped give1 Ani Enen commanders on the three installations in Linkey More Freedom and ability to improve things the most no Iliin changes have come m Iho via of housing a Tver -.niir, and daughters no longer  in the Stales time  docs \2 months in dreaded Turkey assignment Turkey Al incite in a in South Central Turkey about 75 percent of the housing is less than 3 years old. The splice Vel Homes have All the conveniences and style of a 550,000 Home in Suburbia. Usa. There 15 plenty logo around. Ion my families wanting base housing gel it at Ankara As there Are no air planes no in any and no base housing two Dorrn Cloncs Are the Only residences on the b so Hal overlooks the nation s capital City most people assigned to Ankara live in two disc Nils Oil Cecily most housing is leased by Iho us embassy Lor Iho if Force sumo is rented to individuals almost exclusively to americans. The embassy Admir Sleis most of the paperwork and negotiations to the lease and Tho air Force fills the houses said housing oleic or Joo rasho the air Force uses about 20 buildings mostly apart Mon buildings in the soul Horn pail of the cily he said. The leased housing costs the air Force Aboul Sabdo per month in rent and about s4go More for utilities and Mam Cnance per unit while leasing is expensive rasho said it gives Iho air Force More control rasho said Healing is usually controlled by tuft ish landlords what. Often Are stinger Wilh Tho heal   would like there Are also freq font water shortage in i in City but the icam agreements help keep water and heating problems to a minimum to said All military families Are eligible Lor the hous Inri Mailer what rank the sponsor is. There Are Azcui to fam hos on the waiting list most of inc housing leased is new rasho a in in Irie agreements the landlord is asked to make modification a to the houses things like f to Voll elect filly Walcer storage tanks and safely Fence outside fire re queried All come with a Lull time maintenance Man who usually lives on the gound Moor one of the problems faced by those who real 15 rising rents in the City he said the influx of Oil company execs and the l be is driving Iho reels up bargain Hunting in the old Section of Ankara is popular with tourists. This is not suburban Florida but new base housing at Indr Likay with All the conveniences of Home. The re Nonni it for us he said the  Roll Lor air Force people is Ghoul $250, bul goes a High i. �000 fora four bedroom apartment in Izmir in wry Lutri Turkey All of Iho housing is rented there arc in Golem men quarters housing  Ancilla Albright has More than 800 families living in i tits Economy. Along he hkc5 to boast thai the housing office demands Hal All rented housing must pass a rigid inspection for Rjean mess and repair and Hal she real is Pard in the local currency. Tho latter Means thai people Ais paying less and less every month Tho Dollar is gaining strength against Tho wednesday november 12, 1986 turkish lira Fon Stanco in 1975 the lira Asal Attoul 14 to Iho Dollie today it hovers around 700, to $1 Albright says rents snarl Al Aboul $ 130 a month Lor a one bedroom apartment and go to about $350 a month for Large apartments army sic Gerald Rogers a pubic a lairs specialist Al the nato he at Izmir however says he and his wife Sandra prefer base housing Samel Hing he s lived in Lor most of his army career. He said he prefers not having to worry Aboul paying the rent and the utilities. And he added Over Here you pay for  he did admit however Hal he is saving Money in Turkey. It does give you a Chance to got out of debt he said the stars and stripes Page 13