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'''Turkish''' (''Türkçe'') is an [[Altaic language]] of the Turkic subgroup. It is spoken by the entirety of the country of [[Turkey]] and by a number of Turks living around the world.
'''Turkish''' (''Türkçe'') is an [[Altaic language]] of the Turkic subgroup. It is spoken by the entirety of the country of [[Turkey]] and by a number of Turks living around the world.
Until [[Kemal Atatürk]] became the first President of Turkey, Turkish was written in the Arabic alphabet. Atatürk changed the script to the [[Latin alphabet]], in an effort to increase literacy. However, Turkish still has a lot of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] loanwords.
Until [[Kemal Atatürk]] became the first President of Turkey, Turkish was written in the Arabic alphabet. Atatürk changed the script to the [[Latin alphabet]], in an effort to increase literacy. However, Turkish still has a lot of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] loanwords—as well as [[French language|French]] and [[Persian language|Persian]].
[[File:Istiklal Caddesi 06 24 09 0068.jpg|thumb|380px|center|Turkish People.]]
[[File:Istiklal Caddesi 06 24 09 0068.jpg|thumb|380px|center|Turkish People.]]
== Simple phrases ==
*Merhaba = Hello (formal)
*Selam = Hello
*Nasılsın? = How are you?
*İyiyim = I'm fine
*Teşekkür ederim = Thank you (formal)
*Teşekkürler = Thanks
*Sağ ol = Thank you
*Benim adım ... = My name is ...
*Türkçe bilmiyorum. = I don't speak Turkish.
*İngilizce biliyor musunuz? = Do you speak English?
*Tekrarlar mısınız? = Can you repeat it?
*Evet = Yes
*Hayır = No
*Belki = Maybe
*Biraz = A little
*Acıktım. = I'm hungry.
*Dur! = Stop!
*Yapma! = Don't do it!
*İstemiyorum. = I don't want it.
*Tabii = Sure
*Bekledim. = I waited.
==See also==
==See also==