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Nashwan Ameen 2013

Travel preparations for the Turkish scholarships winners


Made by :Nashwan Ameen 1 www.facebook.com/nashwanameen

Table of Contents

- General Information

- Preparations Before Traveling

1. Learn Turkish Before Traveling

2. A Sufficient Amount Of Money

3. Buy Your Needs

4. Folk Costume And Flag

5. Host

6. Travel Ticket

7. Documents And Visa

8. At The Airport

- Mobile Networks And The Internet

1. Mobile Importing Charge

2. Mobile Companies

3. The Internet

- Transportation

1. Inside Cities

2. Between Cities

- To-Do List After Arrival

1. Temporary Accommodation

2. The Institute

3. The University

4. Permanent Accommodation

5. The Residence

- Accommodation Options

1. State Dormitories

2. Other Options

- Appendix 1: Useful Websites And Facebook Pages

- Appendix 2: An Introduction To Turkish



General Information

In this section some general information about Turkey are given:

1- Currency: Turkish Lira, one USD approximately equal to 1.78 Turkish Lira (exchange

rate varies from time to time), Symbolized as (TL) and uttered "Tilah" or "Lira"

during dealings.

2- Time: +3 GMT, less by one hour during the winter (becomes +2 GMT).

3- Working Days: Monday to Friday.

4- Working Hours: 9 am to 12 pm, break for an hour and half, resumes from 1.30 pm to

5 pm.

5- Country Code: +90

Preparations Before Traveling

1 - Learn Turkish Before Traveling!:

One of the hardest difficulties upon arrival to Turkey is the language barrier, because

Turks speak only Turkish language and it is very rare to meet who speaks English.

Therefore, it is advised to learn as much as you can of the daily conversations

before arriving to Turkey. You will find a lot of online websites that offer lessons in

learning Turkish language, keep away from grammar and learn the words and

questions commonly used. At the end of this document I attached an introduction to

Turkish language, as well as some useful links of learning Turkish websites.

2- A Sufficient Amount Of Money:

The donor of the scholarship, referred as the YTB, does not give any money for

the arrived students before the passage of at least one month. You will need to

what covers the expenses of your first month, which is mostly full of movements

and payments. Besides, you will need to pay about $ 100 ( 172 TL ) for issuing

residence, this amount will be refunded to you by the YTB after six months.

The minimum amount that should be taken before traveling is $ 500 for one person

and without a family. After one month from the arrival, the YTB will open bank

accounts for the students after making sure that they have already completed

registration procedures at the university, the language Institute and the dormitory,

salary of the scholarship will be deposited automatically in the twenty-fifth of every

month without any additional procedure.

3- Buy Your Needs As You Can:

The cost of living in Turkey is generally expensive. Buy the necessary things before

traveling and well prepare for the winter season, which starts at the beginning of

the school year. This website give you an approximate overview about the cost of

living in Turkey.



4- Folk Costume And a Flag:

During the study of language there are a lot of events where students represent

their countries, most of the students are preparing for these events very nicely, folk

costumes give these events exude pure glamor.

5- Host:

After knowing the university and the city in which the student will study language in

it, it is advisable to find former students in the same city, and communicate with

them for the reception during arrival and the guidance in completing the

registration and residence procedures. The social networks, like Facebook, can help

on the mission of finding students in Turkey. At the end of this document I attached

a link of the biggest Facebook group that includes foreign students living in Turkey.

6- Travel Ticket:

After telling you that you are one of the winners, the YTB will communicate with

you regarding travel ticket. They provide a one-way ticket for one person at a date

specified by them. You Do not have the authority to specify the date or postpone it.

Therefore, the YTB will contact with you before booking a ticket to make sure that

you agree on the booking submitted by them. If you would like to travel on another

date you can travel at your expense, and the YTB will pay you a certain amount as

compensation for the cost of airline ticket in a maximum period of 7 months from

your arrival. Because ticket prices vary according to the company and the date of

travel, you should not expect to get the full cost of the ticket, but an amount that is

equivalent to the price of the ticket at the normal situation (the lowest price

approximately).

7- Documents And Visa:

The YTB will request you to translate the following documents to Turkish:

graduation certificate, transcript and the medical report (medical examination of

viruses). After the translation, you will hand the original documents with translation

in addition to the passport to the Turkish Embassy in your country, in the date and

time mentioned in the letter sent to you by the YTB, also you will fill out the visa

application form and sign the scholarship agreement (click to view the agreement).

During a week you will receive all the documents certified with the seal of the

embassy as well as your passport with visa.

8- At The Airport:

The flight of those who accepted the ticket booked by the YTB will arrive to Istanbul,

and they will have to move from the airport to the desired city by their own and at

their own expense. At the airport there will be a team from the YTB waiting for the

arriving students, in one of the corners of the arrival hall, the logo of the Turkish

scholarship will be prominent to grab the attention of students. The team will record



students arrival to Turkey, as well as providing guidance and answering students'

questions about the next steps and how to travel to other cities. You will have to

move first from the airport to the bus station named "OTOGAR", and there will book

a ticket to the desired city at your expense. You can check the ticket prices of

traveling between cities and pre-book a ticket through this site.

Mobile Networks And The Internet

1- Mobile Importing Charge (Customs):

In Turkey there is customs duties on the mobile phones imported from abroad

and the required amount is 130 Turkish liras (about $ 73). This amount is

mandatory on all phones entering from outside the country in case are used

with Turkish SIM cards. You will be given a grace period of 30 days from the

moment of using any Turkish SIM card, during this period you are supposed to

pay the above-mentioned amount, unless the device will stop working and you

will have to pay a fine in the case of paying after the bypass of grace period.

Therefore it is advised to follow the following:

- - in case your mobile is modern and deserves to pay fees for it , it is

recommended to do not use it when you arrive to Turkey and to rely on prepaid

cards (Trk Telekom) in order to communicate during your first week. Keep your

phone until you register in the university which you will study in.

- In order to register your mobile officially (by paying custom) you will need the

following documents: a copy of the university registration, a copy of the

Language Institute registration, a copy of the passport, and a copy of the

residence or at least a letter from the office of issuing the residence that yours is

still in progress and did not come out yet.

- After preparing the above documents, first you will pay 100 TL in one of the IRS

branches (Vergi idaresi) and after obtaining the payment receipt you will go to

the mobile company that you are using their SIM card and give them all the

documents including the payment receipt in addition to the amount of 30 TL,

and your mobile will be activated within three days.

- 2- The Cheapest Mobile Company:

In Turkey there are three major telecom companies: Turkcell , Vodafone and Avea,

all of them use GSM system and do not support CDMA System. Each company offers

its facilities, but Avea is the cheapest and provides suitable packages for students.

The international calls are expensive in all the companies even with the special

packages offered by them, and often students communicate internationally using



communication programs via the Internet VOIP (voice over IP) because it is cheaper

and suitable in case you have a fast Internet connection. It is not advised to buy any

unknown SIM card or pre-activated one, which are not registered with your name, it

will stop directly in a short period of time and you will not be able to re-activate it.

The price of the new SIM card ranges between 30 to 40 Turkish Liras, and often

contains a balance of about the same cost of the purchase price.

3- The Internet :

Most Student dormitories are equipped with wireless Internet recently. As well as

all mobile companies provide mobile Internet service with a speed up to 21 Mbps.

In case you are not satisfied with the free internet service of your dormitory, you

can also buy a Wi-Fi modem from one of the mobile companies that offer various

packages. One of these offers, for example, is 5 GB of Bandwidth monthly for 31 TL,

from Avea.

Transportation

1- Inside Cities:

With so many of the private transport companies, state transport is considered the

best means of internal transportation, you can easily keep track of their movements

using the Internet in the major cities. Fares are paid using prepaid cards in most

cities and these cards are available in most retail stores and stalls. In some cities the

university ID card can be used for paying transportation fares and can be recharged.

Government transport fares varying in different cities, but there is a special discount

for university students in all cities. Average state transportation fee for students

(after discount) is between 1 to 1.3 TL. Besides, private transportation are available

and operating by cash payment. Average fee is 2 TLs, some of them offer a discount

for students to 1.25 TL. To take advantage of the student discount in buses, just tell

them that you're a student (renci).



A sample of the new state buses in Ankara

Normal Prepaid card Discounted card

Note: the discounted card of the state transport in Ankara, requires the discount

badge which is a stamp of the so-called "PASO" costing 25 TLs and lasts for a full

year. Using the discounted card without the PASO may expose the user to a

financial fine.

2- Between Cities:

There are a large number of private transport companies which offer premium

services at different prices vary according to the services provided during the trip

(such as the quality of meals, the availability of a personal TV, Internet). Ticket

prices are affected by the tourism seasons and during holidays. Therefore it is

advisable to check out the prices and the offered services of different companies

before booking. Most companies offer booking through their websites, so it is easy

to check dates, prices and offers simply and without the need to go to one of their

branches, using this website as an example. Companies' buses gather in a large

complex away from the city center, named "OTOGAR", all the trips between cities

start and terminate to this complex, which connected with the city center via the

metro, buses and taxis. you can also travel between cities using airlines and also at

competitive prices. This is a website that can be used to check and book airline

tickets online.



The OTO complex of Ankara, named AT Inner photo of the OTO complex of Ankara

To-do List After The Arrival

1- Temporary Accommodation :

After arriving to the desired city, it is supposed to go first to the student dormitory

(Yurt) temporarily assigned to it by the YTB, its address is mentioned in the last

email from the YTB. The student will need a copy of the email as proof for the

placement procedures. This is only a temporary accommodation and you should go

to the head office of accommodation in the city to know your permanent

dormitory.

2- The Institute:

The next step is to go and register at the Institute of Language (TMER) assigned to

it by the YTB, its address is mentioned in the last email from the YTB. Registration at

the institute is very important and it is supposed to get three original copies of the

enrollment record at the institute, which will be needed during the registration

procedure at the university, dormitory and the residence.

3- Permanent Accommodation: f

State dormitories vary in terms of services and conform , old ones are overcrowded

with few services and the number of students in each room is up to 8, while

modern ones provide more privacy and better services such as a refrigerator, a

study table ,the internet and en-suite bathroom, and the number of students in each

room is between two to four people. Therefore, it is very important to speed up the

registration procedures in the permanent accommodation , because the places are

limited and modern dormitories are wanted by everyone, especially in the big cities.

Students should take advantage of the former students regarding the available

dormitories, and should also give the priority to be near the Language Institute,

since the transportation problems would be annoying in the long-term. Registration

procedures for the permanent accommodation are made through the head office of

Student Housing in the city, which you should go to it early to have a greater chance

to choice, while the options become limited or non-existent in case you came too

late. Registration requires a copy of the passport and the enrollment record of the

Language Institute.



4- The University:

The registration at the university ( niversite), which the student is placed to by

the YTB, should be done as soon as possible. The Turkish language teaching centers

are not available in all cities, so some students may stay one year in a city other

than the city where their universities are, in order to study Turkish language. In that

case, it is required to travel to the university in order to register and to get a

copy of the enrollment record.

5- The Residence:

Then it is supposed to go to the office of issuing residence (ikamet) accompanied by

the required documents; the passport, the Institute registration and some personal

photos in addition to 172 TL. Student gets residency after one month from the

submission. The residence is valid for a full year and should be renewed after the

expiration of this period. The student will pay the amount of issuing residence at his

expense and this amount will be refunded to his bank account later, after five to six

months. You should go early to the place of issuing residence "emniyet", it would be

very crowded at the beginning of the school year, since a lot of students come to

renew theirs.

Accommodation Options

1- State Dormitory :

Staying in a state dormitory is free for the scholarship holders. Modern state

dormitories are very suitable for the academic life, because they are not crowded (

two to four people in a large room), in addition to having an en suite bathroom in

each room. In general, all state dormitories provide:

- Free Internet of good speed.

- Contains a small self-serving restaurant (canteen), which provides the free

meals. Besides, drinks, juices and biscuits are available for sale.

- A free breakfast inside the dormitory equivalent to 2.2 TL.

- A free dinner inside the dormitory equivalent to 4.5 TL.

- Washing clothes for free.

- You get a state dormitory card that you can use to stay for free in any

state dormitory in all Turkish cities.

- A large study hall which is suitable for study if the rooms were noisy and

overcrowded.

- All dormitories work with fingerprint system to log on and log off as well as to

receive free meals.

- Any student who does not have a scholarship can stay in a state dormitory for

175 TL per month.

2- Other Options:

In addition to state dormitories there are private dormitories and they are modern

and not crowded ( at maximum three people in a large room), provide the same

features of the state ones with better meals, but the average monthly cost is



350TL. They spread across the cities, especially in the areas adjacent to the

universities.

Also, you can easily accommodate in a small apartment for more privacy. They

are available widely and their rates vary depending on the province and the region

and if they are equipped with furniture or not. You can also live in an apartment

with a group of students, sharing the costs of the rent and the food.

If you decided to stay in a private dormitory, you will pay its fees at your own

expense, and you will not receive any compensation form the YTB.



Appendix 1: Useful Websites And Facebook Pages

Here is a list of some useful websites, and Facebook pages and groups that help students to

keep in touch with the YTB and living issues.

1- Websites:

Link Description

http://www.trscholarships.org/ The official website of the Turkish scholarships, used mainly for the future

procedures and contact.

http://www.ytb.gov.tr/ The official website of the YTB

http://www.gsb.gov.tr/ The official website of the ministry of youth and sports

https://tckimlik.nvi.gov.tr/YabanciKimlikNo/DogumYiliveIkametTezkereNoSorguModul.a

spx

From this link you can get your residence no. It is important for any banking procedure.

Yabanc Kimlik Numaras

https://translate.google.com.tr/?hl=en&tab=wT#tr/en/

Google translate . very useful for translation and pronunciation

http://www.seslisozluk.net Turkish-English and Turkish-Turkish translator with ability of pronunciation

http://eksisozluk.com Turkish- Turkish translator , useful for the meaning of phrases and idioms

http://www.ego.gov.tr/parts/egohakkinda.asp

The official website of the state transportation of Ankara. t us useful to

exploreAnkara map, stations , , etc.

2- Facebook Pages:

Link Description

https://www.facebook.com/pages/T%C3%BCrkiye-Burslar%C4%B1/277493639008449

The official Page of the Turkish scholarships ,to keep in touch with all

announcements

https://www.facebook.com/yurtdisiturkler The official page of the YTB

https://www.facebook.com/gencliksporbak The official page of the youth and sports ministry

https://www.facebook.com/groups/armenaz/ The official group of the YTB

https://www.facebook.com/groups/224623957652301/

The biggest group of the foreign students living in turkey



Appendix 2: An Introduction To Turkish

It is very important to have a basic knowledge of Turkish language before arriving to Turkey,

to overcome the obstacles encountered by students upon arrival, because the majority of

Turks do speak only their native language. Here we give an overview of this language, as

well as drawing an outline for those wishing to learn Turkish before traveling, by referring to

some good websites that offer lessons for learning Turkish language.

Turkish is a unique language, which depends mainly on adding suffixes to the root or the

keyword. It has a wide range of suffixes that lead different purposes and you can find four or

more suffixes together connected to the keyword. These suffixes are affected by the last

vowel in the word and change according to it, so that speech becomes more smooth,

according to a harmony rules that will be discussed later. In this suction the symbol (-) is

used to separate the keyword from the suffixes added to it in order to ease the distinction

between the original word and the added suffixes, while in normal writing suffixes are added

without any separation. On the other hand, the merit of this language is that its words are

easy to read and pronounce, because each letter has only a one sound, therefore it is

possible to pronounce any new word you may encounter without the need for a prior

knowledge of how to read it. In addition, a large number of Turkish words came originally

from other languages, Arabic words, for example, represents about 40% of the Turkish

words, and there is also a significant proportions of the words came from English, French

and Persian.

1- Alphabet: Turkish alphabet consists of 29 letters derived from the Latin alphabet

and share with them the same pronunciation in general, except for a set of letters

with different pronunciation or additives that are unique to this language. The

following table shows all the letters with their pronunciation in English, and an

example with its meaning.

Meaning Pronunciation example Equavilance Letter

Car araba Araba A Apple A a

Ice boz Buz B Board B b

ocketP jep Cep job J C c

ecauseB chonko nk chair Ch

Notebook defter defter D data D d

Boy irkek erkek if E e

Verb fiil Fiil F five F f

Day gon Gn G good G g

Male name ganerdo Erdoan Very soft as it is not pronounced

Air hava hava H- house H h

nsistenceI israr srar Hardly pronounced

I

Human insan insan info i

Japan japonia Japonya J job J j

Pen kalam kalem C cat K k

Lamp lamba lamba L lion L l

Unfortunately maalesef maalesef M man M m



Why nedan neden N noun N n

Ten on On O on O o

eforeB onjey nce Soft O

Park park prak P pen P p

Official resmy resmi R red R r

Zero sifir Sfr S send S s

inghT shey ey shall -Sh

Dish tabak tabak T tall T t

laneP ochak uak oman O U u

niversityU oniversity niversite Soft U

overnorG vali Vali Soft V V v

Food yemek yemek y- yemen Y y

Time zaman zaman Z z Z z

Yellow shaded letters have a different sound in Turkish language away from the

normal pronunciation in English, while the green shaded letters are unique for

Turkish. The following four letters (o, , u, ) are similar in pronunciation with a

slight difference in terms of the aggrandizement and need a long time to master

their correct pronunciation. In Turkish language each letter has a single

pronunciation and thus it is easy to read after well mastering the pronunciation of

the letters. You can take advantage of Google Translate and some other sites such as

"sesli sozluk" to learn and practice the correct pronunciation of the words and to

learn their meanings and synonyms as well.

2- Pronouns: In the Turkish language there is no difference between male and female

and both of them are referred to using the same pronoun. There is also a suffixes

that act on behalf of the pronoun, added to the names, verbs and adjectives, and

those suffixes are affected by the last vowel in the word added to it (highlighted in

green), according to the harmony rules that will be explained later in this section.

The short form described in the following table, which utilizes suffixes instead of

separated pronouns, is the most commonly used in reality:

Meaning Short form Example In English The equivalent suffix pronoun

I am Nashwan mnaNashw m-naBen Nashw I m/um/im/Im Ben

You are Adel sinleAd sin-leSen Ad You /sun/snsinSn/ Sen

He is smart Zeki O zeki it/he/she Without suffix O

We're doctors uzroDokt uz-roBiz dokt We /zuzIz/iz/ Biz

You are strong nzsGl nzs-glSiz You snzSnz/siniz/sunuz/ Siz

They're students lerirenc ler-iOnlar renc They lerLar/ Onlar

Give me Bana ver To me Bana

I gave you Sana verdim To you Sana

Give him Ona ver To him/her/it Ona

Give us Bize ver To us Bize

I gave you Size verdim To you (plural ) Size

Give them Onlara ver To them Onlara

My book mbaitK m-baBenim kit My m/um/im/Im Benim

Your book inreeftD in-reSenin deft Your /un/ninIn/ Senin

His phone unoelefT u-noOnun telef His/her/its / uI / i / Onun

Our brother imizeardK imiz-eBizim kard Our /umuz/mzimizImz/ Bizim

Your bus nzstobO nz-sSizin otob Your(plural) nzInz/iniz/unuz/ Sizin

Their phone larnoelefT lar-noOnlarn telef Their /leriLar onlarn



3- Basic Rules: The Turkish language has a Different syntax other than that of the

familiar languages, the subject comes first, and then the object, and the verb comes

at the end of the sentence. In general, adjectives come before the described noun.

One of the most important properties of the Turkish language is the harmony

between the word and the suffixes added to it so that the pronunciation of the new

word, resulting from the integration of the original word and the suffixes, becomes

more smooth and spontaneous. There are three Harmony rules for adding suffixes

to words.

First Harmony Rule: special for the suffixes which own four different formats (for

example: Im/im/um/m) and the Rule as follows:

Meaning word + suffix Example Suitable suffix starts with The last vowel in the word

You're Nashwan Nashwan-sn naNashw I a OR

I'm Adel Adel-im leAd e OR i

You're doctors Doktor-sunuz roDokt U OR o u

You're strong Gl-sn lG OR

Second Harmony Rule: special for the suffixes which own two different formats (for

example: Lar/Ler) and the Rule as follows:

Meaning word + suffix Example Suitable suffix starts with The last vowel in the word

They're wise Akll- lar Akll A a , , o , u

They're doctors Doktor-lar roDokt

They're smart Zeki-ler iZek E e , i , ,

They're strong Gl-ler Gl

If the last letter in the word is vowel, as in the word (Gl), and the first letter in

the suffix is vowel too, as in the suffix We (z), a matching letter (y) should be used

between the two vowels, so the resultant word becomes (Gl-y-z). Using the

same principle, another examples are (renci-y-im) and )zeki-y-iz).

Third Harmony Rule: If the word ends with one of following letters (F, S, T, K, , , H,

P) and the suffix to be added starting with (D) as in the suffix (da), which means (in

or on or with) the letter (D) must be converted to (T). Suffix (da) has two different

formats according to the second harmony Rule (da, de). Notice the given examples

in the following table:

Meaning With suffix Word Meaning With suffix Word

n the class Snf-ta (changed to T) Snf n the car Araba-da (no change) Araba

n the cupboard Dolap-ta (changed to T) Dolap On the table Masa-da (no change) Masa

n the park Park-ta (changed to T) Park On the notepad Defter-de (no change) Defter

n the market Market-te (changed to T) Market With the doctor Doktor-da (no change) Doktor

4- Basic Vocabulary: In the following table the most important vocabulary used in the

formulation of questions and their answers are presented, as well as the linking

words which used to connect two sentences .

Meaning Example Description Word

This is a book Bu kitap This Bu

That is a house O ev That O

What is this ? Bu ne? What Ne

How are you ? Nasl-sn ? How Nasl

Who is that ? Kim o ? Who Kim



s this a book ? Bu kitap m ? Is/are for question M

There is a book on the table. Masa-da Kitap var There Var

There is no book in the cupboard. Dolap-ta defter yok There is no Yok

How many pen are there ? Ka kalem var ? How much/many Ka

Which pen ? Hangi kalem ? Which Hangi

Why ? Neden? Why Neden

When will come ? Ne zaman geliyor ? When Ne zaman

From the cupboard Dolap-tan From dan

To the class Snf-a To A

Where are you ? Nerede-sin ? Where Nerede

From where did you come ? Nereden geldin? From where Nereden

To where you go ? Nereye gidiyor-sun? To where Nereye

Yes I'm Nashwan Evet,Nashwan-m Yes Evet

No, I'm a student Hayr.renci-y-im No Hayr

I'm not a doctor Doktor deil-im Not deil

What is your nationality ? Nereli-sin ? What (nationality) Nereli

Book and pen Kitap ve kalem And Ve

You or me Sen veya ben or Veya

Only you Sadace siz Only/ just Sadece

There is a pen but no notebook. Kalem var ama defter yok But Ama

Evrey day Her gn Every Her

All students Btn renciler All Btn

Never even once Hi bir defa Never Hi

Because there is no money. nk para yok Because nk

Other thing Baka ey Other Baka

Once again Bir daha Again Daha

on installment Taksit ile With/by le

Before two days ki gn nce Before nce

After two days ki gn sonra After / next/then Sonra

5- Numbers: The following table shows the names of the numbers in Turkish, from zero

to billion.

In Turkish

Word In Turkish

Word In Turkish

Word In Turkish

Word In Turkish

Word

Drt four three ki two Bir one Sfr zero

Dokuz nine Sekiz Eight yedi seven Alt six Be Five

Elli Fifty Krk Forty otuz Thirty Yirmi Twinty n Ten

Yz Hunderd Doksan Ninty seksen Eighty Yetmi Seventy Altm Sixty

eyrek quarter Yarm Half milyar Billoin Milyon Million Bin Thousand

Numbers are read in Turkish in the same logical sequence of English, from the most

significant digit to the least significant digit. the following number (124) is read (yz

yirmi drt) and this (3,487) is read ( bin drt yz seksen yedi).

The plural suffix is (Lar/Ler), so (renci) means student and (renci-ler) means

students. In case there is a number before the name, the plural suffix is omitted. If

we want to say (three students), we say ( renci) without using the suffix (lar).



6- Commonly Used Words:

In Turkish Word In Turkish Word In Turkish Word In Turkish Word

gn Day Saat hour dakika minute Saniye second

gece Night Akam evining le noon Sabah Morning

Pazartesi Monday Pazar Sunday Cumartesi Saturday Cuma Friday

Dn yesterday Perembe Thursday aramba Wednesday Sal Tuesday

Hafta sonu weekend Hafta iin Working days

yarn tomorrow Bugn Today

Takvim calander Sene / yl year Ay month Hafta Week

Nisan April Mart Mars ubat February Ocak Januery

Austos August Temmuz July Haziran June Mays May

Aralk December Kasm Novermber Ekim October Eyll September

K Winter Sonbahar Fall Yaz Summer lkbahar Spring

cami Mosque Azan Azan abdest ablution Namaz Prayers

Mavi Blue Siyah Black Beyaz white Renk Color

Kahverengi Brown Yeil Green Sar Yellow Krmz Red

Gri Gray Mor purple pembe Pink Turuncu Orange

bozuk Damaged Kt bad gzel Nice/ beautiful

yi Good

Uzun Tall Ksa short Souk Cold Scak Hot

Dar Narrow Geni wide uzak far Yakn Near

Yeni New Eski old Ucuz cheap Pahal expensive

Kahve Coffe ay tea Su Water ecek Drink

Ayran buttermilk Soda Soda St Milk Kola Cola

Biskvi biscuit orba Soup Kark meyve suyu

Mixed juice Meyve suyu

Juice

Sakz chewing gum Kek cake Gofret Wafer

Yumurta Egg Peynir Cheese Ekmek bread Yemek Food

Makarna Pasta Pilav Rice Tavuk Chicken Et Meat

Omlet Omlet Kepap Kebab lahmacun Meat bread Dner Meat sandwich

Kzarm Fried Balk Fish Ketap ketchup Patates Potato

eker Suger Tuz Slat salata salad Fasulye Bean

atal Frok Kak spoon Biber Papper baharat Spices

Bardak Cup Kase bowl peete serviette Bak Knife

Hesap Bill Muhasebeci accountant Tablo table sandalye Chair

Kafeterya Cafetereia Kantin canteen bfe buffet restoran resturant

Paket takeout Servis service bakkal grocery market Market

Soan Onion Salata Cucumber Domates tomato Sebze vegetable

Havu carrot patates potato Sarmsak Garlic

Portakal Orange Muz Banana elma apple Meyve Fruit

zm grape Karpuz Watermelon Mango mango Limon Lemon

eftali peaches ilek strawberry

Kayt Registration kamet Residence Kemlik ID Pasaport Passport

mza Signature Fotokopi Photocopy Asl gibidir as the original

Sertifika certificate

ebeke Network Kontr Credit Telefon numaras

telephone number

Telefon Phone

arj Cihaz Charger Pil Battery hafza Memory Sim kart SIM card



Sms/mesaj sms Arama Call

otobs dura

Bus stop Otel Hotel yurt Dormitory havaalan Airport

Hastane Hospital Enstit nstitute Blm Department niversite University

Pastane pastry shop Eczane Pharmacy snf Class Okul School

Yardmc assistant renci Student retmen Teacher Mdr Manager

Avukat Lawyer Src Driver mhendis Engineer Doktor Doctor

ube Branch zel Private Devlet Government Polis Police

Cadde main street Semt neighborhood

ehir alan City lke Country

Bina Building Adres Address mahalle district Sokak Street

Ofis Office Kat Floor apartman Apartment Ev House

Sanda Right Arkasnda Behind nnde Front leri Direction

Yannda Next Altnda Under yukarda Up Solunda Left

Dn* Turn Git* Go dosdoru straight Yakn Near

burada Here n* get off Bin* Get on Dur* Stop

oraya To there Oradan From there orada There Buraya To here

Tren Train Dolmu Bus otobs autobus Taksi Taxi

Bilet Ticket Rezervasyon Reservation uak Plane Metro underground

satn al* Buy * sat Sell Alveri merkezi

Shopping center

Alveri Shopping

Kredi kartyla

By credit card

Taksit instalment nakit Cash de* Pay

Banka Bank Bozuk small change dviz Exchange center

dviz kuru exchange rate

Havale Transfer para yatrmak

Deposit para ekmek

Withdrawal hesap amak

Create account

ATM ATM Alc recipient gnderen Sender havale gndermek

send money

Danma information desk

Kerdi kart Credit card ATM kart ATM card

ptal Cancel kabul etmek Accept k Exit Giri Entrance

cret Wage maa Salary Para Money

Tirt T-shirt Ceket Jaket gmlek Shirt Elbise Clothes

Earp Scarf apka Hat Kot jeans pantolon Trousers

gzlk glasses Ayakkab shoe orap Socks Eldiven glove

Beden Body size Byk Large Medyum Medium Kk Small indirim Discount Fiyat Price

Kilit Lock Kap Door pencere Window Oda Room

Masa Table Dolap cupboard yatak bed Anahtar Key

Perde curtain Battaniye blanket ereve cover Yastk Pillow

ampuan shampoo Sabun soap Du Shower Tuvalet Toilet

t ron Buzdolab refrigerator amar makinesi

washing machine

Havlu Towel

Ik Light Lamba lamp valiz baggage anta Bag

Fla Flash desk Bilgisayar Computer p kutusu bin Priz Wall plug

Televizyon TV Kamera Camera fare Mouse Kulaklk Headphone

Czdan Wallet Sigara cigaret Ak Lighter Radyo Radio

Baba Father Soyad Surname Ad Name Bilgi Data

Erkek Male Arkada Friend karde Brother Anne Mother



Adam Man Kz Girl erkek Boy Kadn Female

doum tarihi

Birth date Tarih Date ocuk Child Kadn Woman

Yksek lisans

Master Lisans undergraduate

Lise high school Eitim Education

Sonu Result Ders Subject Snav/test Exam Doktora Phd Szlk Dictonary Dier Others

Soru Question Dikkat Warning nemli mportant Acil Urgent

Buyrun Come in Gle gle bye merhaba Hi Cevap Answer

Ho bolduk (reply to) welcome

Hogeldin Welcome iyi akamlar Good evening

Gnaydn Good morning

Seviyor Love stemiyor Dont want istiyor Want Ltfen Please

abuk Quickly Beenmedi Dont like beendi Like sevmiyor Dont love

zr delirim

I am sorry Affedersiniz Excuse me nemli deil

Not important

Yava Slowly

Teekkrler Thanks Teekkr edirim

Thank you maalesef Unfortunately

Pardon Pardon

Alabilir Can take Mmkn deil

Not possible Mmkn Possible Rica edirim You are welcome

Olmaz Impossible Veremez Cannot give verebilir Can give Alamaz Cannot take

Bilmiyor Dont know Biliyor Know konuamaz Cannot speak

konuablir Can speak

Duyamad Didnot hear Duydu Hear anlamad Did not understand

Anald understand

Deitirmek

change Yapamaz Cannot do yapabilir Can do Tekrar edebilir

Can repeat

arad Looked for Arayabilir Can look for bulamad Couldn't find Bulabilir Can find

balyor Starting Bitiyor Finishing balad Started Bitti Finished

ckyor Exit Giriyor enter gidiyor go Geliyor Come

kabilir Can exit Girebilir Can enter gidebilir Can go Gelebilir Can come

Grrz See you Trke Turkish arapa Arabic ngilizce English

*verbs in order form.

Hint: this website can be used to help in correctly pronouncing the above words.

7- Daily Conversations: In this section some commonly used conversations and

phrases are presented. Dialogues mentioned here are limited but still able to cover

most everyday dialogues by replacing the words shaded in yellow. For example, the

following sentence (ngilizce konuabilir mi-sin?) means (Can you speak English?)

and can be converted to (Can you speak Arabic?) by replacing the word English

shaded in yellow by the word Arabic (Arapa konuabilir mi-sin?), another example

is the following sentence (Mavi gmlek istiyor-um) means (I want a blue shirt.) and

can be changed to Red Pen as follows: (Krmz kalem istiyor-um.)

In Turkish Conversation

-Merhaba. Nasl-sn ? -Ben iyi-y-im. Sen Nasl-sn ? -ben de iyiyim.ngilizce konuabilir mi-sin -Evet. ngilizce konuabilir-im. -Hayr. ngilizce konuamam.

Meeting - Hi, how are you ? - I am fine, and you ? - I am fine too, can you speak English ? - Yes. I can speak English. - No. I can't speak English.



- senin ad-n ne ? - Ahmet ve sen ? -Khaled. Memnun oldum.Mdr ofisi nerede ? -Bu bina-da, iki-nci kat-ta. -Teekkr edirim -Rica edirim

- what is your name ? - Ahmed and you ? - Khaled,nice to meet you. Where is the manager

office ? - In this building, the second floor. - Thank you. - You are welcome.

- merhaba.hogeldin. -hobolduk. Mavi gmlek istiyor-um. Var m? - evet. Bedenin ne ? - large. Krk . - maalesef yok. Baka ey istiyor mu-sun ? -evet.u siyah apka.Bana Verebilir mi-sin ? - tabi. Buyrun. -teekkrler. Fiyat ne-dir ? -altm be lira. -ok pahal indirim var m ? - hayr. Yok. - taksit ile alabilir mi-y-im ? - Hayr. Sadece nakit ile.

Shopping -Welcome. - Thanks. I want a blue shirt. Is there ? - Yes, what is your size ? - Large, 43. - Sorry no, do you want anything else ? - Yes this black hat, can you give me it ? - Sure, here you are. - Thanks, how it costs ? - 65 Lira. - Too expensive, is there any discount? - No, there is not. - Can I buy it on installment? - No, only cash.

-affedersiniz. yardm edebilir mi-sin? Taksi dura nerede ? - dosdoru devam et. Sonra sana dn. - pardun. Anlamadm. Az trke biliyorum. Bu kat-ta yazabilir mi-sin ? - tabi. - dolmu dura nerede? - burden dolmu yok. -teekkrler. - rica ederim. - merhba. bu adresi gitmek istiyorum. Biliyor mu-sun ? - evet biliyorum. bin ltfen. - ka lira ? - bilmiyorum. Taksimetre kullanyoruz.

Guidance - Please can you help me? Where is the taxi stop ? - Go ahead along this street and then turn right. - I am sorry, I did not understand, I know a little Turkish, could you write it in this paper ? - Of course.

- Where is the bus stop ? - There is no buses from here. - Thank you. - You are welcome. -I want to go to this address, do you know it ? - Yes I know it, come please. - How much will cost ?

- I dont know, we use taximeter.

- affedersiniz. Kontr yklemek istiyorum - hangi hat ve ne kadarlk ? - Avea. Yermi lira ltfen. - nakit mi kart-tan m ? - Nakit. u elli lira al. Benim ile daha az yok. - problem deil. Otuz lira kald . boyrun . - teekkr-ler. Baka soru var. Yeni paket var m ? -evet. Yermi be ile iki yz elli SMS ve ki yz elli dakika. -iyi . nasl yapabilir-im ? -"052" yaz ve 2727'e gnder.

mobile -Please, I want to charge credits -Which company and how much ? - Avea , 20 Lira, please. - Cash or by credit card ? - Cash, take this 50 Lira, I have no lower. - No problem, 30 Lira yours, take it. - Thanks, I have another question, is there any new offer ? - Yes, by 25 Lira, 250 SMS and 250 minutes.

- Good, how can I get it ? - Write"250" and send to "2727".



-teekkr-ler. -bir ey deil. yi gn-ler

- Thanks. - Nothing at all, have a nice day.

-Ltfen. Yardm edebilir mi-sin? -Evet. buyrun. - renci ileri nerede ? - bir-nci kat-ta. Sana -nc oda. - merhba. Buras renci ileri m ? - evet. - ben burslu renci-y-im ve kayt yapmak istiyorum. - tamam. Adn ve soyadn ne ? - Saleh Khaled. - bir dakika. Bu formu dol.ltfen. - tamam. Baka ey lazm m ? -evet. Pasaport fotokopi. - buyrun. - bu kadar. Buyrun bu senin renci belgen - asl istiyorum. Mmkn m ? -evet. Buyrun. - teekkr-ler. Bugn derse girebilir mi-y-im? - bu snf bir hafta nce balad. Yarn yeni snfa girebilir-sin.

In the university - Please, could you help me ? - Yes. - Where is the students affairs office? - First floor, the third room to your right. - Hi, is this the students affairs office ? -Yes . - Iam a scholarship student and I want to register.

-OK,what are your name and surname ? - Saleh Khaled. - One minute, could you fill this form please ? - OK, anything else ? - Yes, a copy of your passport. - Here you are .

- That is, here is your registration record. - I want three original copies, is this possible? - Yes, here you are. - Thanks, can I attand the class today ? - This class strarted one week ago, tomorrow you can attand the new class.

- men verebilir mi-sin? - buyrun. - bir lahmacun ve bir kepap istiyor-um. -iecek istiyor mu-sunuz ? - evet. Kola ltfen. - buyrun afiyet olsun. - bakar m-sn ? - evet efendim . - kk souk s istiyorum. - buyrun. - hesap verebilir mi-sin ? - Ayr ayr m beraber mi ? - Ayr ayr ltfen .

n the resturant - Could you give me the menu ? - Yes. - I want one lahmacun and one kebab. - Do you want a drink ? - Yes, Cola please . - Enjoy your meal. - Could you look to me ? (to Draw the attention

of a waiter) - Yes sir. - I want a small cold water battle. - Here you are. - Could you give me the bill ? - Separately or together ? - Separately please.

- istanbul'a bilet istiyorm. Ka lira ? - gidi dn bilet mi ? - hayr. Sadece gidi. Tek yn. - krk lira. - saat ka-ta gidiyor ? - oleden sonra, saat iki bk-ta. - Akam yolculuk yok mu ? - var. saat dokuz-da. - koltuk seebilir mi-y-im ? -evet. - otuz iki ltfen.

Booking a ticket - I want a ticket to Istanbul. How much ? - Is it two ways ? - No, just one way. - 40 TL. - What is the time of departure ? - 2:30 after noon. - Is there any trip in the evening ? - At 9:00 pm. - Could I choose a seat ? - Yes . - 32, please .



Note: the above conversations are written in a simple langauge to be easy to

remember, a more complicated sentances will be learnt during the language course.

8- Learning Resources: there are a lot of resources on the internet to learn Turkish,

here is a list of some useful links.

- Video lessons in English:

http://learnturkishchannel.blogspot.com/

http://www.turkishclass.com/

turkish.html-lessons-free-65-2-67-en-m/travel/0http://www.loecsen.co

https://turkishteatime.com/

- Facebook groups and pages:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/LearnTurkishForum/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnturkishonline/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/EverydayTurkish/?ref=br_rs

https://www.facebook.com/lets.learn.turkish.language?ref=br_rs

-Learn-https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lets

Turkish/211897308931372?ref=br_rs

https://www.facebook.com/TurkishClass101?ref=br_rs

- Android applications:

Dictionary Turkish English (offline ).

Speak Turkish Free (daily conversations and phrases with voice).

Sesli Sozluk (online with voice).



Finally, I wish to thank my colleagues Abdullah Al-jaki , Wadee Alhoraibi and

Shadi Alhuthaifi, who greeted me with some colleagues last year and assisted us in

completing the placement and registration procedures. They are really an important

motivation behind this work.

I hope that some readers will find useful information in this effort, and I will be happy to

receive your comments in case there are any errors to be corrected or proposals to be

added.

Nashwan Ameen

facebook: nashwanameen