Discussing business logistics in Turkish
Useful phrases when talking to Turkish business partners about logistics. Asgari sipariş miktarı ne kadar? What is the minimum order quantity? Örnek koleksiyonu ne zaman gönderebilirsiniz? When can you...
Turkish proverbs (part 4)
A man who has scalded his lips on milk will blow on his ice cream. Destiny caresses the few and molests the many. Listening requires more intelligence than speaking. Love and blindness are companions. He who would be loved must begin by...
Türkiye, the new name for Turkey
Türkiye, the new name for Turkey
Turkish Proverbs (part 3)
One cup of coffee, forty years of friendship. Business comes in ounces, friendship comes in pounds. It is from the discourteous that the courteous learn courtesy. Owe nothing to the rich man, and be owed nothing by a poor man. The hand that...
Turkish Proverbs (part 2)
Turkish Proverbs relating to Animals, Nature and Living • It is from the head that the fish first stinks. • The planting of a tree is worth the prayers of a whole year. • The key to paradise is patience. • An onion offered in love is worth...
Turkish Dessert: Künefe
künefe (kyoon-eh-FAY’) Knafeh is a Turkish cheese pastry soaked in sweet, sugar-based syrup.
Dinner with Turkish business partners
Most business entertaining will take place in restaurants. Turks enjoy food and the meal is a time for relaxing and engaging in some good conversation. You will probably be expected to eat a great deal and your hosts may be offended if you don't. Relationships...
Cappadocia – one of the most beautiful regions in Turkey
Cappadocia, a tourist attraction with stunning rock formations Lying right in the middle of Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains is Cappadocia. Cappadocia is considered one of the most beautiful regions in Turkey and attracts lots of tourists. They come to see the...
Turkish Oil Wrestling
Oil wrestling - a national Turkish sport The Turkish Yağlı güreş means " fighting with oil". it is a long standing tradition in Turkey, in fact it is a national Turkish sport. There is a big three day tournament in Kirkpinar Stadium in Edirne every year. Oil...
Farewell to Flash but not to Handsonturkish.com
Flash Player - software of choice Like many software developers and publishers of elearning content, we used Adobe Flash Player for our Turkish courses. There were many reasons for this decision. The Flash Player could be installed in every browser. It worked on every...
Konya, one of Turkey’s most compelling cities
Konya, a major city in Turkey Konya is a major city in the south-western edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, at an elevation of over 1,000 metres. The plateau is covered with rich steppes, which have an impact on the agriculture sector. Additionally, the...
Three Language Learning Hacks
1. Be present When learning any language, it is helpful to not think too far ahead. When you focus on how many words there are yet to learn, it can be overwhelming and lead to less progress. On the other hand, remind yourself often of how far you have come. Perhaps...
Is Handsonturkish.com a genuine website?
Recently, we received an email from a customer who had searched on the internet to see if our language courses had been recommended by other users. He found a comment which claimed that our language site was not genuine. This unsettled him and he contacted us...
The World’s biggest Airport opens – New Istanbul Airport
All scheduled commercial passenger flights were transferred from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Istanbul Airport on 6 April 2019, The Iairport code IST was also transferred to the new airportY More facts are in the video below. Enjoy....
Passive, Causative, Reciprocal and Reflexive Verbs in Turkish
Turkish has a fairly neat system for altering verbs to make them passive, causative, reciprocal, or reflexive, by adding an element between the verb stem and the tense. All the elements in this section obey the rules of vowel and consonant harmony. Passive verbs are...
Reflections on Becoming Bilingual
It has become common knowledge that knowing more than one language is good for the brain. It improves mental flexibility and makes it easier to switch between tasks. I recently attended a fascinating talk on bilingualism which was part of the University of Edinburgh’s...
Verbal Adjectives in Turkish
Usually verbal adjectives, just like normal adjectives in Turkish, modify a “headword” – which is usually the noun that comes after it. Normal adjective: Tatlı kız – sweet girl Verbal adjective: Tatlı olan kız. – The girl who is sweet. Verbal adjective: Evleneceğim...
Turkish Etiquette – Do’s and Don’ts in Turkey
Paying separately in the restaurant - uncommon. Wanting to pay separately when you go to a restaurant could be interpreted that you want nothing to do with the people around you. It is, therefore, common in Turkey that everyone pays the quoted price together. The...
