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Turkish Newspaper Readers Encyclopedic Dictionary 'P' 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 P     Pakistan (Pakistanlı, Urdu, İngilizce) Pakistan (a Pakistani person/thing, the languages of Pakistan [Urdu, English]) Map of Pakistan and adjacent countries -- in Turkish Left click for image enlargement. Pamir [Dağlar] Pamirs also called Pamir [Mountain Range] A highland region of Central Asia. Most of the Pamirs lie within Tajikistan, but the fringes penetrate Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and Kyrgyzstan. The core is situated in the highlands of Tajikistan with the highest mountains in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous province.66 Panama Kanalı [the] Panama Canal   Pankisi Vadisi [the] Pankisi Gorge ...a rough passage-way between eastern Georgia and western Chechnia through the Caucasus Mountains -- well-known as a hideout for bandits and terroists in the region. In the news: 1 March 2002, The Georgian government requested and has received American troop trainers to aid in the War on Terrorism -- over the objections of certain high-ranking Russian officials. The Russians complain that the US presence will exacerbate an already tense situation in the territory. Papa [the] Pope   Papua Yeni Gine (Yeni Gineli, İngilizce, Tok Pisin, Hiri, Police, Motu) Papua New Guinea (a person/thing from Papua New Guinea, the languages on Papua New Guinea [English, Tok Pisin, Hiri, Police, Motu]) The independent state of Papua New Guinea is an island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean, encompassing the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and a chain of tropical islands (including the Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville). The capital is Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea is bounded on the west by Indonesia's half of the island (Irian Jaya) and on the north by the Pacific Ocean, on the east by the Pacific and the Solomon Sea, and on the south by the Coral Sea and Torres Strait, which separates the island from Australia. New Guinea was the site of early allied land force victories in the WW II (under command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur) -- which helped to turn the tide against Japanese forces.66 In the News: 7 October 2001, Earthquake, 6.2 on the Richter Scale. para money para birimi; monetary unit Paraguay (Paraguaylı, İspanyolca) Paraguay (a Paraguayan person/thing, the language of Paraguay [Spanish]) A finalist country for the 2002 Football/Soccer World Cup tournament... parti an organization for gaining and wielding political power a gathering of people for social interaction and entertainment Did the fat lady sing already? Left click for image enlargement and legibility. partiler; political parties In the news: Re: The 2004 local Turkish elections -- Are they over... even before the fat lady sings?. In his editorial entitled What's the condition of the political parties with 5 days remaining before the elections?, the very pro-secular Rahmi Turan sez (frustratedly) that the religious-right AKP will sweep to victory easily in the municipal elections next Sunday. And he blasted the secular opposition parties as being untrustworthy (CHP), uninspiring (DYP), unappealing (ANAP), irrelevent (MHP), isolated (DSP), and marginal (Genç) -- laying blame for the AKP triumph at their collective feet. He then posed himself a thought-provoking question, "How will the AKP use its new and unprecedented power?" His reply was wary and uncertain..."If they can refrain from using it to push political programs obstinately without regard to secularism in favor of their own primary religious agenda, if they use it to repair the economic imbalances in Turkey, if they can create an excitement for development -- it will be a big service to the country. We can only hope..." Gözcü Gazetesi, 23 March 2004 (See complete editorial at left.) Pasifik Okyanusu [the] Pacific Ocean See also Büyük Okyanus. paşa [a] military general or admiral   Penşir Vade [the] Panshir/Panjshir Valley [Afghanistan] A strategically important valley (in wartime) -- about 25km north of Kabul. Peşevar Peshawar [a city in Afghanistan]   peşmerge Peshmurga [Kurdish paramilitary force] In the news: 10-11 April 2003, Peshmurga forces assist coalition forces with the taking of Kirkuk and Mosul during 'Iraqi Freedom' war... piyade infantry infantryman, foot soldier U.S. Marine infantryman in 'Iraqi Freedom' battle gear in Turkish Left click for image enlargement. PKK [the] Kurdish for Kurdish Labor Party [a terrorist organization] Full name in Kurdish: Partiya Karkaren/Kerkeran Kurdistan Full name in Turkish: Kürdistan İşçi Partisi Also see Abdullah Öcalan. plaka 1. (metal) license plate, license tag (for a motor vehicle) 2. metal tag (used for identification or classification) 3. (metal) plaque, tablet. See the Tips on Turkish page -- and 'Follow that car!' polemik polemic Noun -- A controversy (especially involving a belief or dogma) Adjective -- Of or involving dispute or controversy In the news: 20 May 2005 -- The stakes get raised in the Fingernail-polish War! Polonya Poland Previously called Lehistan. Portekiz (Portekiz/Portekizli, Portekizce) Portugal (a Portuguese person/thing, the Portuguese language) A finalist country for the 2002 Football/Soccer World Cup tournament... Prag Prague [the capital city of the Czech Republic (which formed part of the old Czechoslovakia)]   Prens/Prenses Prince/Princess   provokatör [an] agent provocateur ...is a person 'you' place in the ranks of  'your enemy' during a social, political or industrial conflict -- for the purpose of damaging or compromising that enemy, provoking action that might not otherwise have occurred.94 pusu ambush, place where one lies in ambush pusu kurmak; to lie in ambush pusuya yatmak; to lie in ambush pusuya düşmek; to be ambushed pusuya düşürmek; to ambush 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...