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== Aşık Veysel Translation ==

I'd like to offer the following tweaked translation of the Veysel poem at the end of the article to replace the existing one, which I believe more accurately reflects the poet's choice of words, especially with the use of "dear friends" (dost), rather than "friends" (arkadaş):

<poem>
I depart, my name remains
May dear friends remember me
Weddings happen, holidays arrive
May dear friends remember me

The soul does not stay caged; it flies away
The world is an inn; its visitors depart
The moon wanders, the years pass by
May dear friends remember me

The soul will depart the body
The chimney won't smoke, the hearth won't burn
Armfuls of greetings upon you all
May dear friends remember me

Myriad flowers bloom and fade
Many have laughed, many will laugh
Wishes are lies, Death is real
May dear friends remember me

Morning, afternoon turn to night
Oh, the things that happen to us!
Veysel departs, his name remains
May dear friends remember me
<poem>

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== ''Türkiye Türkçesi'' ==

I know "Turkey Turkish" or "Turkish of Turkey" isn't frequently used in English. I don't how to to place this name to the lead. Should we say "also referred to as 'Turkey Turkish'/'Turkish of Turkey' (''Türkiye Türkçesi'') by Turks. That's how [[Turkish Language Association]] calls the language, ''Türkiye Türkçesi''. We can not neglect that. [[User:Beshogur|Beshogur]] ([[User talk:Beshogur|talk]]) 16:27, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
:I'm mot sure if it's ledeworthy, but definitely deserves a mention here. I can confirm that at least in German scholarship, the term ''Türkeitürkisch'' is occasionally used—and not necessarily by people who subscribe to the pan-Turkic myth that the Turkic languages are just dialects of a single Turkish language (e.g. by the [[Marcel Erdal|former resident Turcologist]] at my alma mater). –[[User:Austronesier|Austronesier]] ([[User talk:Austronesier|talk]]) 19:44, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
::Nonsense. The Turkish language is one of the languages from the Turkic family. It's absurd that calling Turkish as Turkey Turkish, because Turkish is just for Turkey. The term Turkic would be more correct. [[User:Moonpulsar|Moonpulsar]] ([[User talk:Moonpulsar|talk]]) 19:50, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
:::That's incorrect. Turkic is a recent term in English. There are other "Turkish" like Azeri/Azerbaijani Turkish, Khorasani Turkish, etc. [[User:Beshogur|Beshogur]] ([[User talk:Beshogur|talk]]) 17:12, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
:The word "Türkçe" in Turkey is used in two senses. The first is "Turkish language", the second is "Turkic language". "Türkiye Türkçesi" actually means Turkey Turkic language. Another example is "Azerbaycan Türkçesi" Azeri Turkic language. [[Special:Contributions/88.243.159.186|88.243.159.186]] ([[User talk:88.243.159.186|talk]]) 13:52, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

{{reply to|Beshogur}} Why did you undo my {{tl|citation needed}} tag? Sure, sources exist, but [[WP:VERIFY|they need to be cited in the article]]. Please add a citation. I would do it myself but I don't know enough about Turkish to assess any source. For the meantime, I'm reinstating the tag. — [[User:W.andrea|W.andrea]] ([[User talk:W.andrea|talk]]) 16:26, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

:{{re|W.andrea}} [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22turkish+of+turkey%22+also+known&rlz=1C1GGRV_enBE800BE800&tbm=bks&sxsrf=APwXEdelzmv-RUdxgqUwbNBNoixT0DYFEA:1680714051809&ei=Q6ktZMvdMKeE9u8P7Y6WyAY&start=0&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwiLi5vgm5P-AhUngv0HHW2HBWk4KBDy0wN6BAgOEAQ&biw=958&bih=958&dpr=1] you clearly see it here. There is no reason for citation for an alternative name. Also I opened this "discussion" to further clarify what it is. ''Türkiye Türkçesi'' as it is, is the official name by the Turkish Language Association. Did you even read above? [[User:Beshogur|Beshogur]] ([[User talk:Beshogur|talk]]) 17:04, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
::{{tq|There is no reason for citation for an alternative name.}} The reason I tagged it in the first place is because I wanted to know more about the terminology. For me, as someone who doesn't know much about Turkish, it seems strange to call it "Turkish of Turkey", because what other "Turkish" is there? But after some reading, it seems like some people consider closely related languages like Azeri to be dialects of Turkish. So, I was looking for an authoritative source on the terminology instead of just my reading between the lines. In any case, as the page I linked says:
::{{tqb|Readers must be able to check that any of the information within Wikipedia articles is not just made up. This means all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources. Additionally, quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be supported by inline citations.}}
::I'd consider this to be like a quotation since it's a particular term.
::Lastly, please don't be rude; I did read the above. I'm not questioning that the term is used, just asking for a source -- which has now been added by [[User:Kansas Bear|Kansas Bear]], great!
::— [[User:W.andrea|W.andrea]] ([[User talk:W.andrea|talk]]) 17:36, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
:::{{tq|For me, as someone who doesn't know much about Turkish, it seems strange to call it "Turkish of Turkey"}} why dyor? And I explained on talk. I agree that it's strange in English, but had to be included. [[User:Beshogur|Beshogur]] ([[User talk:Beshogur|talk]]) 17:42, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
:::: We should keep the Turkish term and its English equivalent strictly apart when considering due weight. ''Türkiye Türkçesi'' is undoubtedly often used in Turkish, and "Turkish of Turkey" is the correct translation of it. But in English, "Turkish of Turkey" is not really often used. Yes, there are attestations, but a) not many (390 in Google Scholar) and b) a good part of these (139 in Google Scholar) have the article "the". As for the latter, "the Turkish of Turkey" can either be understood in the pan-Turkic (no ideological undertones implied!) sense (thus entirely equivalent to ''Türkiye Türkçesi''), but also in contrast to "the Turkish of Albania", "the Turkish of Bulgaria" etc. thus referring to regional varieties that fall into the scope of "Turkish" in the modern English (i.e. narrow) sense.
:::: For these reasons, I think that having "Turkish of Turkey" in bold face might be undue for the lede definition. I'd suggest:
::::* '''Turkish''' ({{lang|tr|Türkçe}} {{Pronunciation|Turkce.ogg|listen|(|help=no}}, {{lang|tr|Türk dili}}; also {{lang|tr|Türkiye Türkçesi}} 'Turkish of Turkey')...
::::Thoughts? –[[User:Austronesier|Austronesier]] ([[User talk:Austronesier|talk]]) 14:46, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

== Why are so many users keep reverting the version every time I add the more detailed map ==

Like please, stop reverting back to the old map that is shaded by country, the map I added is based on linguistic disturbution, which is more accurate than a language shaded by country [[Special:Contributions/2600:1700:6730:E380:5D9A:83A9:6014:BA26|2600:1700:6730:E380:5D9A:83A9:6014:BA26]] ([[User talk:2600:1700:6730:E380:5D9A:83A9:6014:BA26|talk]]) 22:26, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

<u>Denmark Is the '''Danish Capital. ''Tokyo is the Japanese of Japan <code>the time to get a is the Japanese of Japan. <big>Michigan and Hawaii so it seems.</big></code>'''''</u> [[Special:Contributions/2607:FB91:1793:63CF:C56A:910F:2CB7:84B2|2607:FB91:1793:63CF:C56A:910F:2CB7:84B2]] ([[User talk:2607:FB91:1793:63CF:C56A:910F:2CB7:84B2|talk]]) 16:16, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

== Is this modern Turkish? ==

"Where are you going?" is translated as "Nereye gidersin bre?" I lived 15 years in Turkey and I can't remember that I ever heard this "bre". I asked Turkish friends and their opinion was that it may be used by people coming from the Balkan and that it meant "Where are you going, brother?" That means that the word came from an Indo-European language. That may be or not. In your article it is connected with "be" and "bire". "be" may be used like a exclamation mark at least in modern Turkish (not often used) and bire looks like "for one". The word is not mentioned in Osmanlica Türkce by Mustafa Nihat Özön, 5th edition, Istanbul 1995. The normal word for brother in Turkish is kardes and in Ottoman Turkish "birader" was sometimes used, probably a loan from Persian. But at least "nereye gidersin bre?" is not normal in modern Turkish. [[User:Keetjan|Keetjan]] ([[User talk:Keetjan|talk]]) 21:43, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

== Classification section ==

In the classification section, there is a short video clip whose caption reads: "A Turkish speaker from Kosovo." We urgently need the video's premise, e.g. whether it's a news broadcast or something else, and a synopsis of what is being said. That clip cannot remain up the way it is now. It could be proclaiming anything. -[[User:The Gnome|The Gnome]] ([[User talk:The Gnome|talk]]) 19:32, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
*[[WP:BOLD|Removed]]. In case anyone finds its inclusion necessary, they would have to provide full & exact translation. [[WP:INDISCRIMINATE|Wikipedia does not abide random information]]. -[[User:The Gnome|The Gnome]] ([[User talk:The Gnome|talk]]) 20:32, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

== Attributive verbs table - help ==

In the table where it gives the "case of relative pronoun", the pronoun itself, and example sentences in Turkish, with English literal and actual translations, I am confused about whether it is meant that some fields are empty. Is it meant for the section under "case of relative pronoun" is empty for most of the rows? F.ex. there are a number of empty boxes under the "genitive" box. If these are meant to be attributed to the genitive case, then these boxes should be combined so that the genitive case is logically applied to the following rows as well. If not, some explanation should be given. I'm not well read at all vis-a-vis Turkish nor its grammar, so this table is a tad confusing. Thanks in advance! [[User:St.Marie-made|St.Marie-made]] ([[User talk:St.Marie-made|talk]]) 08:32, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

== Proposed merger ==

I propose merging [[Longest word in Turkish]] into [[Turkish language]]. I think that the content in the former most naturally fits within the context of the latter, and it seems irregular to me that an article exists solely for what amounts to a hypothetical (even if actually printed, though apparently only for the purpose of proving it can be done) extension of the subject matter of what I consider the master article. Specifically, I would place the "longest word" section within the "Vocabulary" heading, and condense any duplicative or extraneous material. Comments? [[User:Al Begamut|Al Begamut]] ([[User talk:Al Begamut|talk]]) 21:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
== "[[:Turkish Turkish]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] ==
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== Geographical distribution image ==

Please stop changing the map as i have created one in the most detail. [[User:Adlogog|Adlogog]] ([[User talk:Adlogog|talk]]) 14:42, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== Syria ==

{{ping|Lionel Cristiano}} there is no official statue in Syria. Can you edit the map back? [[User:Beshogur|Beshogur]] ([[User talk:Beshogur|talk]]) 11:48, 30 April 2025 (UTC)