Perking the Pansies, Jack and Liam move to Turkey

Pansypendix 2 - A Few Random Words in Turkish

Baba – Father

Baklava – Layered filo dough soaked in honey with nuts

Ben – I/Me

Beyaz – White

Börek – Cheese-filled filo pastries

Cadde – Street

Çay – Tea

Çok Güzel – Very good

Deprem – Earthquake

Dolmuş – Public minibus

Efendim – Sir/Madam (greeting)

Efes  –  Popular  brand  of  beer  and  the  Turkish  name  for Ephesus

Emlakçı – Estate/real estate agent

Evet – Yes

Gel – Come

Gulets – Two masted traditional Bodrum sailing ships, now motorised

Hay – An exclamation

Hayır – No

Hoşgeldiniz – Welcome

İndi-bindi – Short hop (fare)

Republic, the Turkish National

İyi Bayramlar – Happy holidays

Kapıcı – Caretaker 

Kardeş – Sibling 

Kek – Cake

Kilim – Small patterned woven rug

Köy – Village

Küçük – Small

Lokantalar – Restaurants

Lokum – Turkish delight

Mahallesi – District in a town.

Memnun  oldum  –  Pleased  to  meet  you  (literally  "I  am pleased")

Merhaba – Hello

Meyhane – Small, intimate bar with music

Meyhaneler – Plural of meyhane

Meze –Appetiser

Nazar – Evil eye

Otogar – Bus Station

Pazar – Public market

Pide – Turkish pizza

Problem var – There's a problem

Rakı – An aniseed flavoured spirit and Turkey's national tipple

Ramazan – Holy Islamic month (Ramadan)

Şerefe – Cheers

Simit – A twisted bread circle sprinkled with sesame seeds

Tabii efendim – Yes sir/madam

Tamam/Tamam mı – Okay/okay?

Tebrikler – Congratulations

Tek yön – One way (street)

Teşekkür Ederim – Thank you

Teşekkürler – Thanks

Yabancılar – Foreigners