r/AskTurkey

I have travelled to Turkey few times and recently been trying to practice the Turkish I learned but everyone I speak to seems to be an atheist?

I am not here saying what’s right or wrong I’m just trying to understand is there a certain event or something happened in the country that drive the society to change?

Beyaz yaka olarak calisiyordum. Maas iyiydi ozellikle o zamana gore, ama herkes hedef kota tutturcam diye cirpinmaya, sabah aksam haftasonu haber gelince en once kosmaya o kadar alismis ki ben 30 sene boyle yasayamam dedim ciktim. Aslinda bundan degil de, bunun yaninda devamli patronlardan veya "takim lideri"nden azar yemeyi isin parcasi olarak goruyordu herkes, buna dayanilmaz dedim ciktim, beyaz yakanin bir kez daha abv. Izin isteyince vermeyi bile nimetten sayiyorlardi.

Yasim genc bisey olmaz idare ederim dedim, zamanin %90inda issiz kaldim tam 5 sene, kisa birkac ay bir yere girdim yine ciktim, en sonunda kurumun kendi sinavindan atandim memur olarak. Kpss nin de abv, ankaraya istanbula kasiyorsaniz hic ugrasmayin ben 5 sene kastim hicbirsey olmadi.

Neyse, memuriyeti vadedilmis toprak gibi goruyordum. Izin alirken kriz cikmamasi disinda herseyinden nefret ettim, hergun kafayi yiyorum.

Herkes ama herkes digerlerinin arkasindan konusuyor. Ayni odadakiler disari cikar cikmaz cikanlarin arkasindan bile saydiriyor. Ve herkes birbirinin yuzune guluyor, samimi samimi konusuyor. 1 hafta once kavga eden kadinlar bu hafta birlikte takiliyorlar falan.

Hickimse is icin hicbirsey yapmak istemiyor. Mudur sef x beye y hanima git o isi onunla yapicaksin diyor, o bey hanim 50 tane bahane uyduruyor. Mudure soyluyorsun mudur de simdi o aslinda soyle o is aslinda boyle sen yine gidersin yanina diye diye yine karismiyor. Sen gundelik isi ilerletemediginle kaliyorsun.

Asil problem, devamli arkandan vuruluyorsun. Birsey oluyor mudur sef seni ariyor, o isi ben yapmadim ki benim haberim yok diyorsun eee su sen yapmissin dedi diyor. Bir hata cikiyor, hata duzeltilene kadar herkes birbirinin uzerine atiyor. Birsey yanlis yapilmis sonradan anlasilmis, ansildigi gun izinli veya dairede olmayan kim varsa direk onun uzerine ihale kaliyor. Birinin bir hatasi cikarsa ve orda degilse, akbaba gibi herkes atliyor o daha once soyle yapmisti, ben ona soyle demistim de beni dinlemisti diye. Elinde belge goren senden kaciyor aman allahim yoksa bana is mi cikicak diye.

Bu isin sessiz sakin rutin olmasi gerekiyor muydu?

Wanted to order turkey sandwich and they thought im saying the turkish sandwich or something like that and they looked at me so weirdly in espressolab🥀🥀 were they offended?

Hello r/AskTurkey Greek here.

I'm an amateur historian , lately I'm doing some reasearch about folklore.

I often stumble upon Turkish words , that are either words people lended from your ancestors , or names of places so I mostly use things like deepl or yandex translate.

The thing is that I'd surely prefer a dictionary cause translators do mistakes.

Any recommendations ?

P.s. Salep is the best thing ever made by a human. I'm literally in love with it.

I'm trying to do some research on fantasy/sci-fi books that use ottoman history/local folklore as inspiration, but so far I haven't found anything.

There's some English books that have empires that seem like they're based on the ottomans, but the actual book isn't mainly about them. Except for Gunmetal Gods by Zamil Akhtar which has a Janissary main character.

Are there any hidden gems from Turkish writers that I'm missing? No worries if there isn't an English translation available.

Short stories are welcome too! Please give me your recommendations.

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Merhaba,

I have listened to a Folk Song named Kalenin Dibinde bir taş olaydım which is a shared melody among Oghuz people. I due to being not well versed in differences between Turkic people found it intresting that the same melody is present albeit in different Forms.

My question is What are some fundamental differences between Iraqi Turks, Syrian Turkmen and Balkan Turks?

I mean in Thier Customs, Traditions, Dialects etc. what separates them from Anatolian Turks

I know very little about Balkan Turks, having silent H in Thier Dialect, but other than the expulsion from Balkans I do not know much. I know even less about Iraqi and Syrian Turkmen

One question I have is why Iraqi and Syrian Turks are called Turkmen but not Balkan, for example ones from Adjara , Meshetkia and Khorasan are called Turks but not from Syria and Iraq who are called Turkmen

I actually have a prescription but it is from a foreign doctor so I guess it would be hard to get it without a Turkish prescription if any prescription is needed. Can someone share their recent experience?

Wazzup Turks? I was wondering what you guys think about afghans and our country? we all know the historical ties between both countries so what is the general consensus? how is the afg diaspora fairing in Turkey?

also, Afghanistan or Pakistan? thanks kardeşler

I want to buy a gold çeyrek for my recently married friend in Turkey. İm in the USA. Can i buy it from a website and have it shipped to her home? Is that a thing that’s possible and secure?

Can someone help direct me?

Next week my fammilly is planning a trip to Turkey, but our hotel is 100km from Antalya airport and i have two small children, so im afraid that the shuttle bus will take like 3-4 hours, and with little kids, it will be a nightmare.. So i'm looking for private transfer options. Maybe anyone has something to recommend more economic but trustable?