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Turkish

Turkish — Turkey
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Script: Latin

Name: Turkish (Türkçe)

Style: Modified Latin alphabet with consistent phonetic spelling

Unique letters (not used in basic English):
Ç ç,
Ğ ğ,
İ i,
I ı,
Ö ö,
Ş ş,
Ü ü


How to distinguish from nearby languages:

vs English:
English does not use Ç, Ş, Ğ, or the dotted/dotless I pair (İ / ı). Turkish spelling is very regular compared to English.

vs German:
German uses Ä, Ö, Ü, but does not have Ş, Ç, or the special dotted/dotless I system. German capitalization applies to all nouns, Turkish capitalizes only proper names.

Quick visual giveaway:
Latin text with Ş, Ç, Ü, Ö and the unusual İ / ı contrast = Turkish.


Bollard with wide reflector

Bollard with wide reflector — Turkey
Unique

Flat plastic rectangle (white or yellow)

  • Red reflector on the front side only, sometimes with black lettering below.

Comparison with Australia:

  • Size: The Turkish reflector is shorter than the Australian version.
  • Placement: In Turkey, red reflectors are always on the front, placing them on the right side of the road to match right-hand driving. In Australia, they appear on the left because of left-hand driving.

Red-white chevron

Red-white chevron — Turkey
Unique

Background: White

Arrows: Bold red

Additional details: Arrow head never touches the sign edge


Stop sign “DUR”

Stop sign “DUR” — Turkey
Unique

Turkish octagonal signs display the native word “DUR” instead of using "STOP"


Snow poles

Snow poles — Turkey
Unique

Winter posts follow a four-band colour order (top to bottom: black, orange, black, white) and include small red reflectors.

This pattern not shared by Greece or Bulgaria.


Long white plates with EU-style blue strip

Long white plates with EU-style blue strip — Turkey

Type: Private

Shape: Long

Background: White

Text: Black

Additional details: Vertical blue band on the left—identical to most of continental Europe


Pedestrian crossing

Pedestrian crossing — Turkey

Color: White-and-yellow, white-and-red or fully yellow or fully white


Widespread greenhouse

Widespread greenhouse — Turkey

Greenhouse with shade netting or insect screening on the sides, commonly used in agricultural regions of Turkey

  • Antalya province (Mediterranean coast). Vegetable production
  • Mersin and Adana. Cultivation areas
  • İzmir and Muğla (Aegean region). Vegetable and flower production
  • Kumluca. "Greenhouse capital" of Turkey

Danger attachment

Danger attachment — Turkey

Shape: Small rectangle card or paint

Color: Yellow

Text: Black with danger emblem


Killometr sign

Killometr sign — Turkey

Shape: Rectangle

Color: White

Text: Black two numbers with - between them is painted at the top of the sign, followed by a black horizontal dividing line, and below it black numbers


Intersection hazard

Intersection hazard — Turkey

At junctions you often meet a tall black panel densely packed with multiple yellow arrows pointing up or diagonal lines


Pedestrian sign

Pedestrian sign — Turkey

Shape and color: Square blue background with the white triangle which placed closer to the bottom of the sign. Usually with the white border

Figure: Black rounded. 2 separate parts - head and the rest of the body

Zebra stripes: 5 thick zebra stripes


Yellow-red chevron

Yellow-red chevron — Turkey

Background: Bright yellow

Arrows: Bold red

Additional details: Arrow head never touches the sign edge

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