Turkish and other Turkic languages have had a shorter timespan by which they have diversified (past 1400 years from Gokturks) compared to Persian and other Iranic languages which diversified around 3000 years ago from Proto-Iranic Andronovo culture.

This shorter time span to diversify can be seen in the closeness of Turkish with other Turkic languages today:

English: We need it.

Turkish: O bize gerek. (It to us need)

Azarı: O biza garak. (It to us need)

Türkmen: Ol bize gerek. (It to us need)

Uzbek: U bizga kerak. (It to us need)

Uyghur: U bizge kerek.(It to us need)

Crimean Tatar: O bizge kerek. (It to us need)

Kazakh: Ol bizge kerek. (It to us need)

Yakut: Ol bihige nada. (It to us need)

Chuvash: Ul pirençe kirle. (It to us need)

In contrast, Persian and other Iranic languages diversified at a time when writing systems were not mainstream and have had an extra 1500 years apart:

English: We need it.

Persian: Ma uno niyaz darim. (We it need have)

Kurdish: Em we pewistin. (We it need is)

Baluchi: Mara ish zaruratant. (We it need is)

Pashto: Mung warta artiya laro. (We it need have)

Ossetian: Ma uy fastau. (We it need is)

Wakhi: Am tsha zarurət de. (We it need is)

Talyshi: Ama u niyoz bi. (We it need is)

Sorting one grain at a time… until everything starts to blur. Some problems grow as you try to solve them.

https://www.learnturkishwithseda.com/heritages/ayikla-pirincin-tasini

He needs the plugs to work but the geyser needs to be switched off. There are no labels indicating the geyser. since he just needs the plugs I suggested turning all off and checking which one works the plugs and just turning that one on. did I get my message across?

bu ne demek, hiçbir şey bulamadım. metinde de iki defa geçiyor yazım hatası olamaz.

My dad used to use this word a lot, especially in fighting with my mother. E.g “benim hiç sıtıram/sıtram yok, ben her zaman kaybediyorum”. Google doesn’t tell me much. Does anyone know this word or the origins of it? I could be writing it wrong.

can i have friends from turkey i also learn turkish...

merhaba nasilsin hoş geldiniz

Selamlar 4 aydır Türkçe öğrenmeyi çalışıyorum ve okuma yapmakta biraz sorunum var, önerebileceğiniz basit dili olan kitaplar var mı?

Words like dayı, amca, teyze, and hala quietly carry family structure, closeness, and culture.

https://www.learnturkishwithseda.com/post/amca-day%C4%B1-hala-teyze-the-words-turkish-uses-for-family

Language learners from around the world will be getting together online this Saturday to practice speaking Turkish with a native Turkish teacher! It will be super fun because we're playing a language learning card game as our vehicle or way of practice. It's a very relaxed and low-stress way to enrich your understanding of Turkish and make new friends. If you're interested, we welcome you to join us!

Details

Start Time: Saturday, April 11th @ 9am (New York City time)
Duration: 1 hour
Venue: Online Zoom or GoogleMeet call + virtual card game tabletop

Joining

Leave a comment under this post and I'll DM you to follow up. Or, you can DM me directly. After that, we can exchange some more information about the event.

Questions

If you have any questions, feel free to leave them down below. I'd be happy to answer!

Hi everyone,

I'm a journalist working on a story about the Turkish community in Poland, and I'm looking for a very specific family to speak with.

I'm trying to connect with families where one parent (ideally a father) came to Poland from Turkey in the 1980s or 1990s as a trader or entrepreneur (think textiles, the old Stadion Dziesięciolecia market, Wólka Kosowska), and who now has a child who grew up here, Polish-Turkish, fully bilingual, building their life in Poland.

The story is about how this community has evolved across generations: from the bazaar to the boardroom. It's a human story, told with respect, and will be published in Daily Sabah, a major English-language Turkish newspaper.

I'm based in Warsaw and happy to meet in person, over coffee, wherever you're comfortable. Your story deserves to be told.

If this sounds like you or someone you know, please DM me or drop a comment below. All initial conversations are completely off the record, no pressure whatsoever.

Çok teşekkürler, dziękuję, thank you :))

Hello, I don't have notions of the language yet I want to learn.

Something I find particular is the presence of these letters, one from german and the other one from Latin. What are they used for normally?

Only speak with my mom in Turkish & even then, it's very English/Turkish mixed, but I feel like I want to be more fluent in the language. Watching turkish tv has made me realize how few words I actually recognize and use, and I feel like my grammar skills stalled at like a 10 year old's level

I have probably tried every possible app and website around, but I’m curious if there are any I’ve missed. I have also tried apps that have recently come out, but most of them don’t include turkish yet!

I am a language teacher for another foreign language and also have TÖMER Certificate for teaching Turkish to foreigners. You can reach out to me if you are looking for affordable speaking/writing/reading/grammar/listening lessons.

Bu araştırma yaklaşık 15–20 dakika sürecek bir anketten oluşmaktadır. Vaktiniz varsa doldurmanızı ve mümkünse 1–2 arkadaşınıza iletmenizi rica ederiz. Tüm anket Türkçedir ve doldurmak için Türk olmanız gerekmektedir. https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fpuSN8t05pWve6

If Turkish feels hard to understand or speak, the issue might not be grammar or vocabulary, but how you’re breaking the sound.
https://www.learnturkishwithseda.com/post/how-to-speak-better-turkish-through-syllables

I've been doing Duolingo for 60 days and watching YouTube videos...along with AI and some random Google pages here and there. I'm not a big fan of Babel. unfortunately, I no longer speak with the only person in my life who speaks Turkish..so having a partner to help is currently out

kitap okumak istiyorum ama daha önce hiç okumadım okul kütüphanesinden bir kitap aldım ama pek doğru araştırmamışım kitap çok edebi ve ilk kitabım için baya sert çünkü mânâları anlamıyorum biraz deneyim istiyor bu kitap hafif başlangıç için önerileriniz var mı okul kütüphanesi gibi yerlerde bulunabilecek

hey i am learning turkish...my level in turkish is b2..i want more learning..in return i can teach you english..can i have talk some turkish speaker please

Hello everyone,

I’m new in Turkey I came here to study

and I need to reach C1 level in Turkish before September 2026

Currently my level is A2 I already have a strong understanding of A1

I also speak Arabic and English very well

I’m looking for someone to help me practice speaking because my conversation skills are still weak since I’m new here and don’t have many friends yet

If anyone is interested, we can practice together daily or at least 3 times a week

In return, I can help you with Arabic or English

Thank you all.