In the last several years, though, affluent Turks and foreigners have started turning them into second homes and, in a few cases, boutique hotels like the Cappadocia Cave Suites and the recently opened Anatolia Houses.
Though affluent confidence has been on a downward trajectory since 2015, Conference Board data show that optimism grew among higher earners (<$25,000) and fell among lower earners (>$25,000) in November.
Over a longer term, though, the affluent have done extremely well.
In Cary, N.C., though, an affluent town of nearly 100,000 outside Raleigh, Mayor Glen Lang says home prices are already being affected by slow-growth measures approved in the last few years.
Though never affluent, Ernie made sure there was food on the table for his family, which mainly consisted of Esther and her brother, EJ, two years her senior, since the other children were mostly grown.
Though hardly affluent, she can afford to take her children out for a night on the town.
And though the affluent use more energy in their homes, the poor bear the impact of higher prices.
The cars parked outside are mid-range models not more than a few years old, the blocks are well-kept and the surroundings are pleasant though not affluent.
HUD is also trying to induce a wider mix of income groups (though rarely affluent families) to move into the projects, where they may serve as role models for the hard-core jobless.
Lockwood debunked this idea, again emphasising the idea of status: though these affluent workers could now be consumers on a par with some of the middle class, they maintained quite distinct social values, political ideals and lifestyles.
Hence, this observation supports, though indirectly, affluent socioeconomic background and health insurance as factors influencing shorter delays in the receipt of adjuvant therapy.
