Turkish

Hello! Merhaba! For term 1, our language in focus is the wonderful language of Turkish!

Turkish is spoken by approximately 88 million people around the world. It is an official language of Turkey, Cyprus and Northern Cyprus, and it is also spoken in parts of 11 other countries including Greece, Israel, Germany and more.

Did you know - Turkish is an agglutinative language - which means that many suffixes can be added to root words in order to change their meaning. This means that Turkish words can often become extremely long! The longest word in Turkish is muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine. Did you count? That's 70 letters long! (The root word is muvaffakiyet (success).

Teşekkürler (thank you) to our BIS Turkish experts for their help in sharing all about Turkish language and culture. Read on below to learn more!



Our brave students took on the teachers in a Just Dance battle during both campus assemblies. Watch the videos below to see who won:
 


 


TURKISH VIDEOS & ACTIVITIES




"EVIL EYE" (Nazar)

A nazar is an eye-shaped amulet with a special meaning in Turkish culture - it is said to protect people against the 'evil eye'. Watch the video below to find out more:

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Have you ever tried Turkish Delight? This unique sweet treat has been a favourite of Turkish people for more than 300 years. Why not try and make some yourself?

SABIHA GÖKÇEN

Who was Sabiha Gökçen? Take a look below:



LEARN TURKISH WORDS & PHRASES

Language table for Turkish 

TURKISH QUIZ

Test your knowledge with this challenging quiz! How many correct answers will you get?

Language In Focus - Turkish Quiz 

TURKISH LIF DISPLAY

Have you seen the new LiF display on the board outside the canteen yet? Try the quiz with your friends - do you know all the answers?
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