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Turkish	English	Examples, supplements, and explanations
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Nahçivan	Nakhitchevan -- a tiny autonomous republic (which is affiliated with Azerbaijan) that borders on the far east of Turkey	In the news: Oy! Such a short memory... Tiny Nakhitchevan deals unfriendly blow to Turkish trucker-pride -- As of 1 March 2005, Turkish vegetable truckers must obtain a visa to travel within the miniscule Republic of Nakhitchevan. The new visa requirement is particularly galling to the drivers because Turkey gave succor to then-desperate Nakhitchevan during the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the 1990's. Gözcü Gazetesi, 10 March 2005
nakliye	transport	nakliye ucağı; [a] transport airplane
namus cinayeti	honor killing -- an horrific still-extant custom of murder... most usually inflicted on Anotolian women by male relatives, fiances, boyfriends, lovers, etc. At right, the 14 year-old girl (V.Y.) and the 15 year-old boy (A.O.) had been pledged to each other in an unofficial imam-officiated ceremony. And... the boy murdered the young girl because she was seen holding the arm of a male friend in public. The murdering boy's mother supported the action saying, "My son cleansed his honor."	Murder is murder is murder... Click! Thanks to Milliyet Gasetesi 26 Sept 2003
Nataşa/Nataşalar	nickname used for young Russian prostitutes	Certainly in Istanbul, these young women have found a 'receptive audience' -- for years.
Nepal (Nepallı, Nepalce/Nepali)	[the kingdom of] Nepal (a Nepalese person/thing, the language of Nepal)	Almost everyone speaks English in the capital city of Katmandu... Regional map of Nepal including some vital statistics -- in Turkish Left click for image enlargement.
Nijerya (Nijeryalı, İngilizce)	The Federal Republic of Nigeria (a Nigerian person/thing, the language of Nigeria [English])	A finalist country for the 2002 Football/Soccer World Cup tournament...
nişan	sign, mark, indication, token target decoration, order, medal betrothal, engagement engagement ceremony; engagement party	nişancı; marksman nişangah; [shooting] target; rear sight [of a gun] Also see keskin nişancı. Live Target 'That last one was kinda close... Could you aim a little higher, please?' Left click for photo-article enlargement.
Normandiya	Normandy or fr. Normandie [historical region of northwest France]	Normandiya Çıkarması, [the] Normandy Landing -- also called the Normandy Invasion or Operation Overlord. It was the WW II operation that initiated Allied-force invasion of western Europe on June 6, 1944..
Norveç (Norveç/Norveçli, Norveççe)	Norway (a Norwegian person/thing, the Norwegian language)	Norveç Nobel Komitesi; Norwegian Nobel-prize Committee - a group of five individuals responsible for selecting the annual winners of the Nobel Prize for Peace.
nötron bombası	neutron bomb
nüfus	population	nüfus yoğunluğu; population density
nükleer denizaltı	nuclear submarine
nükleer silahlar	nuclear weapons
nükleer tehdit	nuclear threat