Ever noticed a little hat (^) on Turkish vowels and thought, “Wait… this isn’t French!”? That’s the circumflex – Turkish’s only diacritic. Though often ignored, it changes pronunciation and meaning in big ways. In this blog, you’ll uncover why this tiny mark matters and how mastering it can level up your Turkish reading, writing, and speaking. Let’s decode the hat!

Think “racecar” is cool? Turkish takes palindromes to the next level! Thanks to vowel harmony and suffixes, everyday words like “ana” (mother) and mammoth curiosities like “kılıççılık” (swordsmanship) read the same both ways. Whole sentences sparkle too: “Ey Edip, Adana’da pide ye.” Get ready to meet witty word-loops, clever city names, and dizzying tongue-twisters that prove Turkish is a palindrome paradise.

One of the first exceptions in Turkish that learners face is the irregular plural – saatler, hayaller, etc. “But why is it saatler and not saatlar?” The answer is palatalized consonants. Palatalized G, K, L, and T can be tricky. Knowing when they occur and how to pronounce them will vastly improve your pronunciation, even beyond that of many native speakers, and help you understand exceptions in Turkish vowel harmony.

Turkish suffixes can look identical but mean totally different things—turning a word into a noun, a verb, or even a polite command. In this fun guide, we explore why these ambiguities happen, show real examples like öğretmenim and kızdı, and explain how you can spot the difference like a pro. Context is your best friend in this lively world of Turkish suffix tricks!

Why does a sneaky little "n" keep popping up in Turkish? Discover the infamous buffer letter learners love to hate!

Turkish people often choose to abbreviate entire sentences as well. This can result in unprecedented abbreviations.

Turkish learners often ask, 'Is Turkish a phonetic language?'—and while the typical answer is a resounding ‘yes,’ the truth is more nuanced.

With these survival Turkish phrases, you'll learn how to greet others, order at a restaurant, book a hotel room, and much more!

Pronunciation of E in Turkish - Open vs Closed E. Determining Open and Closed E

As an agglutinative language, Turkish loves its suffixes. This blog will examine the most common examples of zero derivation in Turkish.

Emphatic adjectives in Turkish are intensive variants of our good old adjectives, which you can use to add flair to your speech.

Onomatopoeias (nerd lingo for "words created by imitating a sound") are very common in Turkish. You can find all sorts of words with...

If you've decided to learn Turkish and aren’t sure where to begin, this guide will help you kick off your language journey with confidence.

In this blog, we will learn some Ottoman Turkish words (some of which you can still use today to spice up your speech) with examples.

Chicken translate is a collective term for any humorous mistranslation from Turkish to English or vice versa.

Turks avoid talking about it, Turkish teachers are likely not to teach about it. So, how do you actually say My condolences in Turkish?

Landing a date with a Turk Let’s say you’ve got your eyes on a stranger at your gym, school, university or cafe. Now, you need to approach.

Comparisons, which use the postpositions gibi and kadar, are essential to colloquial speech.

In Türkiye, many conversations involve dedikodu (gossip), with a special tense dedicated to spreading stories.

The Turkish plural suffix "-lAr" follows vowel harmony: "-lar" for a/ı/o/u, "-ler" for e/i/ö/ü, with exceptions for palatalized consonants.