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Learning how to talk about countries, nationalities, and languages is a great way to expand your Turkish vocabulary. Whether you’re introducing yourself or talking about other cultures, knowing how to use the right terms is definitely useful. In this blog post, you will learn how to refer to countries, nationalities, and languages in Turkish, using specific endings. Iyi okumalar!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Countries, Nationalities, and Languages in Turkish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Turkish, you can refer to countries, nationalities, and languages with slight variations in word endings. Let\u2019s take a look at some common examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country<\/th>Nationality<\/th>Language<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
T\u00fcrkiye<\/td>T\u00fcrk<\/td>T\u00fcrk\u00e7e<\/td><\/tr>
\u0130ngiltere<\/td>\u0130ngiliz<\/td>\u0130ngilizce<\/td><\/tr>
\u00c7in<\/td>\u00c7inli<\/td>\u00c7ince<\/td><\/tr>
Japonya<\/td>Japon<\/td>Japonca<\/td><\/tr>
\u0130spanya<\/td>\u0130spanyol<\/td>\u0130spanyolca<\/td><\/tr>
Fransa<\/td>Frans\u0131z<\/td>Frans\u0131zca<\/td><\/tr>
M\u0131s\u0131r<\/td>M\u0131s\u0131rl\u0131<\/td>Arap\u00e7a<\/td><\/tr>
ABD (Amerika)<\/td>Amerikan<\/td>\u0130ngilizce<\/td><\/tr>
Almanya<\/td>Alman<\/td>Almanca<\/td><\/tr>
\u0130talya<\/td>\u0130talyan<\/td>\u0130talyanca<\/td><\/tr>
Brezilya<\/td>Brezilyal\u0131<\/td>Portekizce<\/td><\/tr>
Rusya<\/td>Rus<\/td>Rus\u00e7a<\/td><\/tr>
Yunanistan<\/td>Yunan<\/td>Yunanca<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Forming Nationalities in Turkish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To talk about nationalities, Turkish uses suffixes like -l\u0131, -li, -lu, -l\u00fc<\/strong> based on the country name and the vowel harmony rules<\/a>. Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n