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Turkish Newspaper Readers Encyclopedic Dictionary 'O' 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 (Dini Motifli Filmler) 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 O     Oğlak dönencisi Tropic of Capricorn   ofsayt or ofsayt pozisyonu [a rule that favors the defensive team, in Association Football (soccer)] offside or offside position As Football World Cup 2006 fever starts to build, we thought it appropriate to include selected World Cup Football terms, in Turkish. The "Offside" rule (invoked when an Offensive Player is closer to the Defensive goal line than both the soccer ball and the next to last Defenseman) is one of the most thrill-killing and annoying to be invoked in Association Football. And, while it's not a very classy World Cup Football maneuver, the 'offside trap' is... Continue reading "Football World Cup Terms, Offside Trap"...» okyanus ocean   Okyanusya Oceania   oligarşi oligarchy   olimpiyat Olympic olimpiyat oyunları; the Olympic Games olimpiyatlar; the Olympics, Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece -- the original ancient home of the Olympic movement. The general venue for the Winter Games of 2006 is Turin (Torino), Italy. Specific competition venues include: Oval Lingotto, Torino Esposizioni, Palasport Olimpico, Olympic Stadium, Palavela, Bardonecchia, Cesana, Pinerolo, Pragelato, Sauze d'Oulx, and Sestriere. In the news: 24 December 2005 -- according to a report by Stuart Condie (Associated Press) a misplaced vote may have given the 2012 Olympic Games to London. Alex Gilady, a senior Olympic official, said that a fellow International Olympic Committee member voted for Paris by mistake -- rather than Madrid in July for the right to host the games. Another vote for Madrid might have stopped London from winning. The financial repercussions of such a mistake are huge, but it's water under the dam now... orgeneral (full) general [in the Armed Forces]   Orta Afrika Central Africa   Orta Amerika Central America   Orta Asya Central Asia   Ortaçağ the Middle Ages   Orta Doğu [the] Middle East   orta sınıf middle class, bourgeoisie   ortadoks othodox   ortak partner, associate ratio ortak almak; to take into partnership ortaklık; a company, partnership, association ortak pazar; a common market Ortak Doğrudan Saldırı Mühimmatı Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) ...a guidance kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurately guided smart weapons. The JDAM kit consists of a new tail section that contains an Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (GPS). ortalama average ortalama fiyat; average price ortalama istihsal; average output ortalama sarfiyat; average consumption ortalama senelik verim; mean annual efficiency ortalama yük; average load, mean load Osmanlı İmparatorluğu [the] Ottoman Empire See Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire... otomatik automatic otomatik ayar donanımı; automatic regulator otomatik ayarlı; self regulating otomatik çalıştırma; self starting otomatik işletme; automatic feed otomatik kontrol; automatic control otonomi autonomy   otorite authority, influence otorite sahibi; authoritative person Overlord Harekatı Operation Overlord ...was the amphibous military operation that took place at Normandiya on the coast of France on D-Day (June 6, 1944). AKA, [the] Normandy Landing or the Normandy Invasion. It initiated Allied-force invasion of western Europe near the end of WW II. oydaşma doktrini doctrine of consensus (in accordance with international law)   oyun teorisi game theory   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 (Dini Motifli Filmler) 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...

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