Tag Archives: Turkish

How to survive a dinner in Turkish, when you don’t speak it

Posted on July 21, 2015 by lizcameron

    Twelve years into this relationship, I am proud to say that I have mastered the alphabet, learned hundreds of words, can order a meal for myself and make basic pleasantries, but yet also appalled at myself as I have not … Continue reading →

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Learning Türkçe: Rowing in vain?

Posted on July 10, 2015 by lizcameron

 Sometimes you try and try but you can’t get what you want because you are beating a dead horse and your endeavour is futile. In Turkish, the same concept is expressed with a different metaphor: “Boşa kürek çekmek.”  It literally … Continue reading →

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Enjoying a cuppa at the Çinaraltı cafe on Bozcaada

Posted on June 16, 2015 by lizcameron

Nothing is more evocative of Turkey for me than the sound of tiny spoons clinking into glasses at a Çay bahçesi (i.e. tea garden or cafe). The puppets sigh with hiraeth at this thought.  They do pine for home now that … Continue reading →

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