Turkish Phrase of Today 19th April 2011... in Greetings

Beyefendi --> bayeffaendy = Sir/Mr

Hanimefendi --> hanimeffendy = Madam/Mrs 

Hanim--> hunim = Miss 

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Gilded cage for the Sultan's window

Gilded cage for the Sultan's window, originally uploaded by Fun Lilliy.

Imperial Council Chambers...
Via Flickr:
"From the window with the golden grill, the Sultan or the Valide Sultan was able to follow deliberations of the council without being noticed. The window could be reached from the imperial quarters in the adjacent Tower of Justice (Adalet Kulesi). When the sultan rapped on the grill or drew the red curtain, the Council session was terminated, and the viziers were summoned one by one to the Audience Hall (Arz Odası) to present their reports to the sultan."
Topkapi Palace Wikipedia
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Turkish Phrase of Today 18th April 2011... in Greetings

Nasilsiniz?... (How are you?)
iyiyim --> eeyeeyim = very well
or 
iyi degilim --> eeyi daeyillim = not very well

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The first chamber of the Imperial Council "The Kubbealtı"

The first chamber of the Imperial Council "The Kubbealtı", originally uploaded by Fun Lilliy.

Via Flickr:
"Inside, the Imperial Council building .....
On its façade are verse inscriptions, which mention the restoration work carried out in 1792 and 1819, namely under Sultan Selim III and Mahmud II. The rococo decorations on the façade and inside the Imperial Council date from this period. The main chamber Kubbealtı is, however, decorated with Ottoman Kütahya tiles. Three long sofas along the sides were the seats for the officials, with a small hearth in the middle. The small gilded ball that hangs from the ceiling represents the earth. It is placed in front of the sultan's window and symbolises him dispensing justice to the world, as well as keeping the powers of his viziers in check."
Topkapi Palace on Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topkap%C4%B1_Palace

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Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire
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Turkish Phrase of Today 13th April 2011... in Greetings

When asked before: 

Nasilsiniz? (how are you?) 

and answered.. 

iyiyim, tesekkur ederim (fine, thank you) 

now we ask them back:

 Ya siz?--> yah seez? = and you?

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Turkish Phrase of Today 4 April 11... in Greetings

Yesterday we asked Niasilsiniz?
Today we answer  iyiyim, tesekkur ederim --> eeyeeyim teshekkor ederim = Fine, thank u

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Turkish Phrase Of The Day... in Greetings

Nasilsiniz? -->  nasillsinaz? = How are you?

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Turkish Phrase Of The Day... Greetings

Gunaydin --> gooneyedin = Good Morning :)

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Post #12: "Turkish Phrase Of The Day… Getting around"

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Gidebilirim? oteline nasil gidebillirim? oteline nassil = How do I get to hotel?

added July 8th 2009;

As noted by my blogger friend Anil the order of this sentence is not right.. the correction is:

otele nasil gidebilirim?

Post #10: "Turkish Phrase of The Day… Eating out"

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Bir sandvic istiyorum/ beer sandvich eastyorum = I’d like a sandwish

Post #8: "Turkish Phrase of The Day... Shopping"

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Fiyati ne kadar? fiati ne kadar = How much is it?

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Iki kisilik masa istiyorum icky kishilik masa eastyorum = I'd like a table for two.

Post #4: A brief history of The Turkish Language"

Aya Sofia Upper Gallary With Arabic Scription, originally uploaded by Fun Lilliy.

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A brief history of The Turkish Language

The language roots go back to 3500BC. The first evidence of the Turkish language was found on stones dating back to the 8th century BC on Outer Mongolia. In the 8th century AD The Mongol took control of the Turks Land, and later the tribe migrated to the south and west.

Most Turks that were in the Middle East became Muslims. The Suljic clan of the Turks later invaded Anatolia and imposed their language on the people they ruled. Over time Arabic and Persian were used to express culture and education in that region and that was the beginning of using Arabic scripts for the Turkish language.

In the 14th century The Ottomans clan was Turkey dominant power. During their ruling there were two levels of Turkish:
1- Ornate Ottoman Turkish which had Persian phrases and Arabic respectful words used for diplomacy, art, and business.
2-The language of the common Turks which used native Turkish vocabulary and structures.

The Ottomans Empire fell and came Ataturk who led the new Republic of Turkey. He devised a phonetic Latin script that reflected the Turkish sounds and in 1928 the new writing system was reviled and implemented. In 1932 The Turkish Language Association was created to simplify the Turkish language to its pure form to what it is today.

Turkish is also called Osmanli in populations in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Germany, and the ‘-stans’ of central Asia.

Siblings of the language are Azeri, Gagauz, Qashqay, Turkmen, and Uzbek which is the reason I wanted to start learning the language because of my Uzbek roots.

Now that I learnt a bet about the history of the language I set on learning we can restart the Turkish Phrase of The Day with my next post.

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Post #2: "How I started learning The Turkish Language"

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In an attempt to learn a new language and inspired by my trips to Turkey.. I had decided to learn Turkish months ago.. It had suddenly made sense to me to learn this language.. I am a descendant originally from Uzbek origin and never been taught by my parents to speak Uzbek, they were worried that it would confuse me I was already learning Arabic and English at the same time.. so they thought learning a third language would be hard on us.. I still remember my late grandfather who was always proud of our origin talking to us only in Uzbek every time we visited him and when ever I say I don’t understand he would turn to my father and scold him and tell him that it was his fault that we don’t speak Uzbek.. ever since I visited Istanbul in Eid and listening to the Turks with the sounds and the words that are very familiar to me.. and since Turkish is the sibling language of Uzbek.. I found that I had more access to Turkish teaching books.. Cds.. and sites which will help me.. so at that time I made my decision that I will learn Turkish! that's how Turkish Phrase of The day had started and from then on I was able to learn slowly especially that it was more fun to share it with others as I also share my travel photos of Turkey. This will continue in this site but I will make it a daily post on its own with a separate category.