[Learn Turkish: Home] [Turkish: Beginners] [Table of Contents] [Questions/Comments]

[Blog: Our Turkey Life!] [Learn Turkish: Website Updates]

[Turkish: Website Search Engine] [Online Turkish Word Dictionary]

Identify this Famous Turk... To Jim and Peri's Latest CD and Recent Books Commercial-free CD Edition Now Downloadable!

Turkish Newspaper Readers Encyclopedic Dictionary 'L' Related Pages: Turkish Newsreaders Encyclopedic Dictionary, Index Ottoman Empire Encyclopedia, Index Turkish Culture -- Two Turkish traditions we especially like Turkish Culture -- 4 things you shouldn't do in Turkey Turkish Culture -- 5 things you should do in Turkey Turkish Superstitions Famous Femmes of Modern Turkish History Actress Suzan Avcı -- Born To Be Bad Circumcision and what many Turks believe about Westerners Turkish Movies, Index Turkish Movies - Best-Looking Bad Girl of the 1970s, Sevda Ferdağ Bad Girls of the 1970s Turkish Cinema, Aliye Rona Best and Worst Turkish Movies - with a religious theme Sultry Aynur Aydan - The Woman Who Brought Down The Minister For English-speakers who wish to understand Turkish Newspapers World regions, bodies of water, land masses, mountain ranges, countries, cities, nationalities and languages -- plus notable persons, places, and things from current events and modern history, politics, art, law, business, etc. If you don't find the names, terms, or phrases you need here... click to let us know and we'll add them. Site visitors may navigate the News Reader pages using the News Readers Index Page. Turkish English Examples, supplements, and explanations L     Lahey The Hague [the seat of government for the Netherlands/Holland] ...is situated on a coastal plain 4 miles (6 km) from the North Sea. The Hague is the administrative capital of the nation and the home of the court and government, though Amsterdam is the official capital.66 laik secular Guardians of the secular Turkish Republic? Gözcü Gazetesi, 29 October 2003 Left click for legibility and translation. Laos (Laoslu, Lao Dili/Fransızca) Laos (a Laotian person/thing, the languages of Laos [Laotion/French])   Laz 1. (a) Laz (person). 2. pertaining to the Laz people 3. the language of the Laz people The Laz language is spoken by the Laz people, living on the Southeastern shore of the Black Sea. It is estimated that there are between 50,000 and 500,000 native speakers of Laz in Turkey, and about 30,000 in Georgia. The strip of land on which the Laz peoples live (which was officially known as Lazistan until 1925), extends from Melyat on the Black Seacoast -- eastwards to the borders of Georgia. Hear the Laz-accented speech-pattern -- in the movie-clip found at Yedi Kocalı (The Woman with Seven Husbands). See a Laz accented joke -- on the 'Regional Accents' page. lazer güdümlü laser-guided lazer güdümlü bombası; laser-guided bomb Lefkoşa [the Turkish name] Nicosia [the Greek name] The divided capital city of Cyprus. LDP Liberal Demokrat Parti -- Liberal Democratic Party   Lehistan [old name for] Polonya   Lenin Dağı Lenin's Peak ...located in the former SSCB. Though Lenin's Peak is not as well-known as Mount Everest, it is still one of the world's 10 highest mountain peaks -- at 7,134 meters. First ascended in 1928 by a German-Soviet Mountain Climbing Team led by Rickmers... Continue Reading "Turkish mountain climbers set to ascend Mount Everest"...» Lira A case of the 'Old Currency' blues A French tourist's tears give way to relief... Left click for enlarged photo article -- and a summary of this amusing tale. The [New] Turkish Lira (of 2005) New Turkish Lira, large bills and coins -- illustrated small bills and coins -- illustrated New Turkish Lira Security Features, illustrated Six trailing zeroes, gone...! Click here for an overview of the New Turkish Lira. The New Turkish Lira (also seen as YTL) is the official currency of the Turkish Republic (as of 1 January 2005). Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of the YTL is that 6 trailing zeroes will be eliminated from its 'Old' numerical-value system. For example, one million (1,000,000) 'Old' Turkish Lira will be equal in value to one (1) 'New' Turkish Lira. So, if you buy a knick-knack in the Turkish bazaar for 10,000,000 (Ten Million) 'Old' TL on 31 December 2004, then the same knick-knack will cost you 10 (Ten) 'New' TL on 1 January 2005. The value of your knick-knack remains the same, it's just that 6 of the trailing zeroes disappear from the 'New' currency. Naturally, at first, there'll be some confusion between the old/new currencies (because of their similar appearance) -- until the old currency finally fades completely out of existence (in 2006). So, a word to the wise... 'Buyer Beware..." Note: Small amounts of Turkish money (less than one YTL) are akin to pennies and pence -- and will be counted in kuruş, from 1 to 99. See more detail about the new Turkish currency at left. There is no relation between Turkish and Italian Lira -- (or other such) currencies. Litvanya (Litvanyalı, Litvanyaca/Rusça) Lithuania (a Lithuanian person/thing, the languages of Lithuania [Lithuanian, Russian) In the News: 20 March 2006 -- Lithuanian fashion model aspirant catches first break in Turkey and finds true love in the process... Continue reading "Fashion Model Aspirant" » Lithuanian Fashion Model Aspirant Londra London [England]   Lordlar/Lortlar Kamarası [British] House of Lords See also Avam Kamarası... Loy-i Cirge Loya Jirga The traditional Afghan Grand Assembly. Lozan Lausanne [the capital of Vaud canton in western Switzerland on the northern shore of Lake Geneva] The Treaty of Lausanne (1923) -- final treaty concluding World War I. It was signed by representatives of Turkey (successor to the Ottoman Empire) on one side and by Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Greece, Romania, and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) on the other. The treaty recognized the boundaries of the modern state of Turkey. Turkey made no claim to its former Arab provinces and recognized British possession of Cyprus and Italian possession of the Dodecanese. The Allies dropped their demands of autonomy for Turkish Kurdistan and Turkish cession of territory to Armenia, abandoned claims to spheres of influence in Turkey, and imposed no controls over Turkey's finances or armed forces. The Turkish straits between the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea were declared open to all shipping. 66 Lübnan (Lübnanlı, Arapça/Fransızca/İngilizce) Lebanon (a Lebanese person/thing, the languages of Lebanon [Arabic (official)/French/English])   Lüksemburg (Lüksemburglu, Almanca, Fransızca, Lelzeburg Lechçesi) Luxembourg (a person/thing from Luxembourg, the languages of Luxembourg [German, French, Letzeburgesch]) An original member country of the Benelux Economic Union (1944), which linked its economic life with that of The Netherlands and of Belgium and would subsequently form the core of the European Community (EC), which evolved into the European Union (EU).66 Lut Denizi or Lut Gölü the Dead Sea [a landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan] ...is the lowest body of water on Earth, which averages about 1,312 feet (400 m) below sea level. Its northern half belongs to Jordan; its southern half is divided between Jordan and Israel. 66 Related Pages: Turkish Newsreaders Encyclopedic Dictionary, Index Ottoman Empire Encyclopedia, Index Turkish Culture -- Two Turkish traditions we especially like Turkish Culture -- 4 things you shouldn't do in Turkey Turkish Culture -- 5 things you should do in Turkey Turkish Superstitions Famous Femmes of Modern Turkish History Actress Suzan Avcı -- Born To Be Bad Circumcision and what many Turks believe about Westerners Turkish Movies, Index Turkish Movies - Best-Looking Bad Girl of the 1970s, Sevda Ferdağ Bad Girls of the 1970s Turkish Cinema, Aliye Rona Best and Worst Turkish Movies - with a religious theme Sultry Aynur Aydan - The Woman Who Brought Down The Minister Also: Turkish National Election, 2007 Movie Superhero Tarkan, historic and erotik Mature Dutch Bride in Turkey Mature British Bride in Turkey Mature Swedish Bride in Turkey TIME laid low by True Believers Freedom of Speech gets a fiendish French Twist The God-Awful State of Turkish-American Relations Language-Learning Related Pages: Translating Turkish, the basics Essential Turkish Vocabulary Turkish Verbs Essential Idioms, Index Essential Suffixes, Index Sentence Structure, Standard Turkish Pronunciation Turkish Accenting Turkish Numbers Revealed Other Turkish Difficulties Unrelated fun: Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language llustrated Nargile Users Guide -- and Encyclopedia Our Honda Generator -- A Member of the Family Turkish Tongue Twisters Turkish for Kids Profiles of the Turkish People Sneeeezing in Turkish Turkish Terms Of Endearment Turkish Personal Names Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Why Off-Color Turkish is important too Gossipy Turkish Who's Who We say softball, you say rounders...