{"id":1055,"date":"2026-06-19T13:45:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:45:46","slug":"kecileri-kacirmak-turkish-idiom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/kecileri-kacirmak-turkish-idiom\/","title":{"rendered":"Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak: The Turkish Idiom for Losing Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish loves to describe human behavior through farm animals and village life, and few idioms do it better than <strong>ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/strong>. This expression (deyim) is the everyday Turkish way to say that someone has gone a little crazy. Moreover, it comes with a folk story that makes it easy to remember.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this article, you will learn the literal and figurative meaning of <em>ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/em>. You will also see how it conjugates, when to use it about yourself versus others, and which related idioms fit. <em>Haydi ba\u015flayal\u0131m!<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/kecileri-kacirmak-turkish-idiom\/#Kecileri_Kacirmak_Meaning_and_Literal_Sense\" >Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak: Meaning and Literal Sense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/kecileri-kacirmak-turkish-idiom\/#The_Folk_Story_Behind_Kecileri_Kacirmak\" >The Folk Story Behind Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/kecileri-kacirmak-turkish-idiom\/#How_to_Conjugate_Kecileri_Kacirmak\" >How to Conjugate Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/kecileri-kacirmak-turkish-idiom\/#Using_Kecileri_Kacirmak_About_Yourself\" >Using Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak About Yourself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/kecileri-kacirmak-turkish-idiom\/#Using_Kecileri_Kacirmak_About_Someone_Else\" >Using Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak About Someone Else<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/kecileri-kacirmak-turkish-idiom\/#Kecileri_Kacirmak_as_a_Reaction\" >Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak as a Reaction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/kecileri-kacirmak-turkish-idiom\/#Related_Turkish_Expressions_for_Going_Crazy\" >Related Turkish Expressions for Going Crazy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kecileri_Kacirmak_Meaning_and_Literal_Sense\"><\/span>Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak: Meaning and Literal Sense<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/strong> <em>(pronounced &#8220;keh-chee-leh-REE kah-chuhr-MAHK&#8221;)<\/em> literally means &#8220;to let the goats escape.&#8221; Many learners also see it rendered as &#8220;to lose the goats.&#8221; Both versions capture the image of a herder who cannot find his animals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The figurative meaning is <strong>&#8220;to go crazy,&#8221; &#8220;to lose one&#8217;s mind,&#8221; or &#8220;to act in a senseless way.&#8221;<\/strong> This idiom belongs to <strong>informal<\/strong> daily Turkish. In most cases, it carries a light, slightly teasing tone rather than a clinical one. For example, you might say it about a friend who just made a wild decision. You can also use it about yourself after a moment of pure madness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expression is built from two parts:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>ke\u00e7ileri<\/em>: the goats, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/the-accusative-case-in-turkish\/\">accusative case<\/a>, which marks them as a definite object.<\/li><li><em>ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/em>: to let escape, to lose, to cause to run away.<\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The verb <em>ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/em> comes from <em>ka\u00e7mak<\/em> (to flee). Therefore, <em>ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/em> literally means &#8220;to make something flee.&#8221; Notice that <em>ke\u00e7i<\/em> (goat) sits among the most common farm animals you will meet (learn more in our article about <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/master-animal-names-in-turkish-100-must-know-animals\/\">animal names in Turkish<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top:32px;border-radius:5px;background-color:#990707;margin:24px 0;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe data-w-type=\"embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/sz8or.mjt.lu\/wgt\/sz8or\/xu9j\/form?c=0e79a5f9\" width=\"100%\" style=\"height: 0;\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/app.mailjet.com\/pas-nc-embedded-v1.js\"><\/script><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Folk_Story_Behind_Kecileri_Kacirmak\"><\/span>The Folk Story Behind Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a popular folk story, the idiom comes from a shepherd who grazed his goats on the mountain. One hot afternoon, he grew sleepy and dozed off in the shade of a tree. Meanwhile, his goats wandered into a hidden cave that no one in the village knew about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the shepherd woke up, the goats were gone. He searched everywhere, then ran to the village in a panic, shouting that he had lost his goats. However, the villagers could not understand him. &#8220;Where would goats run off to?&#8221; they asked. They climbed the mountain, found the herd grazing peacefully, and decided the poor shepherd had simply gone mad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same thing soon happened to the next shepherd. Finally, a clever shepherd followed the goats and discovered the cave, so the truth came out at last. Ever since, Turks have asked <em>&#8220;Sen de mi ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131n?&#8221;<\/em> (Have you lost your goats too?) whenever someone behaves strangely.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Conjugate_Kecileri_Kacirmak\"><\/span>How to Conjugate Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike idioms that change a possessive suffix, this one keeps <em>ke\u00e7ileri<\/em> fixed and conjugates the verb <em>ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/em> normally. Consequently, you can use it in any tense, just like a regular verb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In practice, two past forms dominate everyday speech. Below, you can compare both: the <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/past-tense-turkish-belirli-gecmis-zaman\/\">simple past<\/a> <em>ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131<\/em> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/reported-past-tense-turkish-duyulan-gecmis-zaman\/\">reported past<\/a> <em>ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015f<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Person<\/th><th>Simple past<\/th><th>Reported past<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>I<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131m<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015f\u0131m<\/td><td>I lost my mind<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You (singular)<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131n<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015fs\u0131n<\/td><td>You have lost it<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>He \/ She<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015f<\/td><td>He \/ she has gone crazy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>We<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131k<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015f\u0131z<\/td><td>We lost our minds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You (plural)<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131n\u0131z<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015fs\u0131n\u0131z<\/td><td>You have all lost it<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>They<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131lar<\/td><td>Ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015flar<\/td><td>They have gone crazy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Kecileri_Kacirmak_About_Yourself\"><\/span>Using Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak About Yourself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use the simple past <em>ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131m<\/em> when you talk about yourself. In this case, you usually comment on a specific moment of madness, often with a laugh. Above all, the tone stays playful and self-aware.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Bu fiyata o ceketi ald\u0131m, san\u0131r\u0131m <strong>ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131m<\/strong>.<\/em> (I bought that jacket at this price, I think I lost my mind.)<\/li><li><em>Gece \u00fc\u00e7te pasta yapmaya ba\u015flad\u0131m, resmen <strong>ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131m<\/strong>.<\/em> (I started baking a cake at three in the morning, I literally lost it.)<\/li><li><em>O kadar yorgunken da\u011fa t\u0131rmand\u0131m, galiba <strong>ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131m<\/strong>.<\/em> (I climbed the mountain that tired, I guess I went crazy.)<\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This self-directed use softens the moment. In other words, it lets you admit a wild choice without sounding too serious about it.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Kecileri_Kacirmak_About_Someone_Else\"><\/span>Using Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak About Someone Else<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you describe someone else, Turkish speakers often prefer the reported past <em>ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015f<\/em>. This form adds a tone of observation or mild surprise, as if you just noticed the person acting strangely. Therefore, it fits gossip, reactions, and comments about absent people very well.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>B\u00fct\u00fcn paras\u0131n\u0131 kumara yat\u0131rm\u0131\u015f, kesin <strong>ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015f<\/strong>.<\/em> (He bet all his money on gambling, he has definitely lost his mind.)<\/li><li><em>Patron yine sa\u00e7ma bir kural koymu\u015f, sanki <strong>ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015f<\/strong>.<\/em> (The boss made up another absurd rule, as if he has gone crazy.)<\/li><li><em>Ay\u015fe k\u0131\u015f\u0131n denize girmi\u015f, biraz <strong>ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015f<\/strong> galiba.<\/em> (Ay\u015fe went swimming in the sea in winter, she has lost it a little, I guess.)<\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consequently, switching from <em>ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131m<\/em> to <em>ka\u00e7\u0131rm\u0131\u015f<\/em> is what makes the idiom sound natural when the subject is not you.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kecileri_Kacirmak_as_a_Reaction\"><\/span>Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak as a Reaction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will also hear this idiom as a direct reaction, especially in the question form <em>Ke\u00e7ileri mi ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131n?<\/em> This works just like &#8220;Have you lost your mind?&#8221; in English. In particular, friends use it to react to a surprising plan or a reckless idea.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Ke\u00e7ileri mi ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131n?<\/strong> Bu havada denize mi gireceksin?<\/em> (Have you lost your mind? You are going to swim in this weather?)<\/li><li><em>Araban\u0131 ona m\u0131 verdin? <strong>Ke\u00e7ileri mi ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131n?<\/strong><\/em> (You gave him your car? Have you lost it?)<\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the tone is informal, keep this reaction for friends and peers. Otherwise, it can sound too blunt in a formal setting.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Turkish_Expressions_for_Going_Crazy\"><\/span>Related Turkish Expressions for Going Crazy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish offers a whole family of expressions for losing one&#8217;s mind. Knowing a few of them makes <em>ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/em> feel more natural. As a result, you can match the right intensity to each situation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Expression<\/th><th>Literal meaning<\/th><th>Actual meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Akl\u0131n\u0131 ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/td><td>To let one&#8217;s mind escape<\/td><td>To lose one&#8217;s mind<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Akl\u0131n\u0131 oynatmak<\/td><td>To make one&#8217;s mind move<\/td><td>To go out of one&#8217;s mind<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kafay\u0131 yemek<\/td><td>To eat the head<\/td><td>To go nuts (slang)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kafay\u0131 s\u0131y\u0131rmak<\/td><td>To graze the head<\/td><td>To lose it completely (slang)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tahtas\u0131 eksik<\/td><td>Missing a board<\/td><td>To have a screw loose<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For everyday speech, <em>kafay\u0131 yemek<\/em> is the closest slang cousin, while <em>akl\u0131n\u0131 ka\u00e7\u0131rmak<\/em> sounds more serious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To keep building your collection of local expressions, discover another interesting animal idiom with <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/maymun-istahli-turkish-idiom\/\">maymun i\u015ftahl\u0131<\/a>. It is the Turkish way to describe someone who can never make up their mind.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/kecileri-kacirmak-turkish-idiom\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak: The Turkish Idiom for Losing Your Mind\"><p>Learn the Turkish idiom ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rmak (to let the goats escape), its meaning, the folk story behind it, how to conjugate it, and how to use it naturally.<\/p>\n<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-idioms","h-entry","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ke\u00e7ileri Ka\u00e7\u0131rmak: A Turkish Idiom for Going Crazy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn the Turkish idiom ke\u00e7ileri ka\u00e7\u0131rmak, literally &#039;to let the goats escape&#039;, used to say someone has lost their mind. 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