@Kamala
Of course I can. That's an old ritual in Turkey. You pour water when somebody leaves, in order for the person (who leaves) to arrive safely (to where he/she goes).
Whe always say "Su gibi gidip gel" then. When you translate this sentence into English it would mean "Go as water does". This means that the person should go safely, quickly and without any problems to the place he wants. It's superstition of course. :D
But it's still done everytime somebody leaves.
@ngayou
Thank you so much. It's the same for me. I feel very happy to be here :)
You say Eniste to every man, that is related (means married) to one of your sisters our aunts. I call the husband of my elder sister "eniste" for example. But I can also call the husbands of my aunts as "eniste". But in this particular case, you can also say "uncle". I do so for example with the husbands of my aunts. I do not call them eniste. Instead I call them as "amca", which means uncle in turkish. But if the person is married to your sister you should definitely say eniste and not amca. So it depends on the grade, to which you are related to that person you are going to adress.
The same phenomenon we have also got in Yenge. If your brother is married to someone, you should definitely call this person "Yenge". But if you know some elder man, who are married, you can call their wifes as "yenge" or as "teyze". Yenge in this case would not mean sister in law although it's the same word. It would mean something as "aunt". The word "teyze" by the way means aunt.
Hope, I could make you understand. It's a bit complicated to explain :D
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@Juhi
Again a similarity between hindi and turkish. It's quite amazing how many words we have in common. :)
The Quran is written in arabic and we also read it that way. You won't find a person in Turkey, who would read the Quran in turkish. Maybe only a very veeerrry few people would do that. But the vast majority is reading the Quran in arabic. Many children in Turkey go to the mosque ( "cami" in turkish) and learn the Quran there. Although it's not obligatory, many families want their children to learn arabic alphabet in order to read out the "Surahs" of the Quran. Turkish would only be used in terms of translation because many people are not able to understand arabic language, although they can read out the Surahs. That means that many people in Turkey know the arabic alphabet and are able to read in arabic, but they don't know actual arabic language.
No, Urdu is not used in Turkey. It's totally a foreign language for us. You won't find anyone in Turkey, who is able to speak Urdu. :)
But still there are many similarities between the two languages. Especially words from arabic origin like "masallah", "insallah" or "selamun aleykum/aleykum selam" are so common in both languages that we would be able to understand each other without knowing a word of the other language.
As you can see, even in hindi there are so many similarities that you can guess the meanings of several words without having knowledge of the other language :)
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Regarding your question to turkish tea.. It's just regular black tea. There are no flavours like Hibiscus or anything else. I guess it's looking reddish because it's boiled around 20 minutes or even longer in the teapot "caydanlik".
It also could have something to do with the amount of tea, which is boiled in the teapot. Because the more tea you boil, the darker it gets in terms of colour as well as taste. It's also important how you prepare your tea. Some people prefer their tea very dark. That means that you use more of the tea, than the water. I don't know if you have seen it but we put in the "tea water" first, and than put hot water in order to regulate the concentration of our tea. If you use only a little of the "tea water" and add many hot water then your "cay" will be very bright. It gets exatly the opposite, when you use much tea water and less hot water. Then your tea becomes very dark.
Such dark tea is decribed as "Tavsan kani" (means "rabbit blood") in turkish. Don't be afraid by the meaning. It has nothing to do with the blood of rabbits of course :D But it's just a way of saying it :D
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@Naiyya
Thank you. Yes, they are right. Rangrasiya was also a hit in Turkey. But not as much as Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon. Till now it's the most sucessful indian serial in Turkey. That's the reason, why channel "Kanal 7" will show Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon again in Turkey. After Madhubala and Bidaai they will show IPKKND again I guess. But they have many more other shows, which they will air.
Like Qubool hai, Saraswatichandra and Iss Pyaar ko kya naam doon - Ek baar phir. There was an other one, but I can't remember the name right now :)
So as you can see, Kanal 7 will show many Indian serials in the future. :)
For all of you, who want to continue with turkish serials I can recommend a few ones...
For me the best turkish serials so far are:
- Ezel
- Suskunlar
- Kayip
- Dirilis Ertugrul (is played curretly)
- Muhtesem Yuzyil
- Fatmagul'un sucu ne (all of you know it right now :D)
- Kara Para Ask
- Aski memnu
- Asi
- Poyraz Karayel (Is played currently)
- Icerde (is played currently)
- Karadayi
- Bir Bulut Olsam
Those are definitely those series, which came to my mind, which were really good. Kara Para Ask and Bir Bulut Olsam contain Engin as lead role by the way :)
If you like history serials, then you should watch Muhtesem Yuzyil and Dirilis Ertugrul. Muhtesem Yuzyil plays during the ottoman empire and Dirilis Ertugrul right before the ottoman empire starts. Both are really good series.
Ezel is of one of those classics in Turkey due to its perfect scenario.
Suskunlar was also very good and was adapted from "sleepers".
Kayip was very short but still had a very strong storyline.
Aski memnu has Beren Saat as lead actress. It's based upon forbidden love and betrayel.
Asi is one of the most famous love stories in Turkey. It was shown in many countries.
Poyraz Karayel and Icerde are played currently in Turkey. Cagatay Ulusoy from Feriha is the lead actor in Icerde. It's really good. I would definitely recommed it to all of you.
Karadayi was also a very good serial. It's written by the same persons, who have written Kara Para Ask with Engin in the lead :)
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@Juhi
Nice to meet you too Juhi. Because I am a new member I am not allowed to post links. But just type in "kina yakilisi" in Google. You will see many pictures there. In Turkey it is not done like in India with all that brilliant patterns. It's (The Kina or Mehndi as you call it) just put in the middle of the hand of the bride. By the way the Kina festival is done before the wedding ceremony.
Than we put something around the hand of the bride. Because otherwise the bride would have diffuculties while dancing with all the kina on her hand. Often brides wear "gloves" around her hands after the Kina is applied. But nowadays there are many alternatives.
Durking Kina ceremony the bride wears a "bindalli". And also her face is covered during the moment the Kina is applied.
I have watched Beintehaa serial. It was very good. Qubool Hai will also be shown in Turkey soon. Again in channel "kanal 7".
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@MohabbatGirl
Thank you very much. Yeah, I've noticed that too. Many Fawad and Engin lovers are posting here. That's quite interesting :)
@Defleppard
Thank you very much :) I am no silent reader anymore.
@insh0302
Thank you very much. Yeah, I can do that. Just tell me the episode. Then I will have a look at it and can tell you about the real names :)
I can generally tell you, that turkish cuisine is superb. And I am really not saying this because I am turkish :D We really have a delicious cuisine with a huge variety.
Turkish people drink a lot of tea (cay in turkish), as you might have noticed through the show. Especially Engin Akyurek is someone who drinks a lot of tea. In contrast to India turkish people drink their tea without milk. We just prepare it with hot water. It's prepared in the "Caydanlik". That's the turkish word for teapot. Tea is drunken everywhere in Turkey. At work, at home, at restaurants.. basically everywhere at every time.
There is also turkish coffee, which is very popular in Turkey although not as much as tea. Turkish coffee is usually served when you have guests at home or when the grooms family visits the brides family in order to agree upon the wedding/engagement between the bride and groom. Then the bride serves the turkish coffee to the grooms family. The groom's coffee is prepared with salt or even pepper then. This is an old tradition. His coffee is prepared this way, to test whether he will be able to drink it and therefore proves to be a good husband in the future, who eats and drinks everything his wife prepares for him :D
We also have Ayran as a famous drink in Turkey. Ayran basically is made with yogurt, water and salt. It's a drink which is usally served with Kebab or other spicy dishes.
Regarding to your other question. Well.. Turkey generally is a warm country (although not as much as India :D), but it's much warmer than other countries in Europe like Germany or the UK.
It's temperature is similar to Spain, Italy or Greece. Although we have cities in Turkey which can be very warm like Diyarbakir or Sanliurfa, which are pretty much at the south of Turkey. Istanbul is one of the cities which is neither very warm, nor cold. It's pretty much medium in terms of weather conditions. It's between 15 degree celius and 25 degree celius most of the time. In summer it can get warmer, whereas in summer it can also get colder.
Izmir on the other hand is a pretty warm city in Turkey. In summer it can reach even 50 degree celius. And winters in Izmir are not very cold. It's around 20 degrees in winter months. But still it can get cold at nights, because it's very windy due to it's location near the sea :)
Turkey's temperature generally varies according to particular regions in Turkey.
The north of Turkey is much colder than the south for examle. Places around the Aeagen sea and the Meditaranean sea are perfect holiday destinations.
You should visit places like Antalya, Mugla, Aydin or Izmir :)
But you should also visit places in the black sea region like Trabzon, Ordu or Sinop. Those are not typical holiday places, but still beautiful. They are more european in terms of climate and structure. Google those places, you will see what I mean.
I generally can say that Turkey is a very versatile place in terms of climate and country structure.
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Hello guys. I've been reading this thread for quite a while now. But only as a silent reader. Today I finally decided to break my silence and to join India Forums as a new member :)
Maybe I should start introducing my person, so that you guys know, with whom you will deal with in the future.
My name is Ayda and I'm from Turkey. I'm a huge Bollywood fan and also a huge fan of Indian serials. This interest finally leads me here, where I found out that turkish serials are also watched in India nowadays. That was quite suprising for me because I don't know that turkish serials are also shown in India now.
Fatmagul'un Sucu Ne (Or Fatmagul as it is called in India) is one of my most favourite turkish serials ever. That's the reason, why I started reading all these threads regarding to Fatmagul. I just wanted to know, how people from India would react to turkish shows and what they would think about them. I really love, how you guys are so passionate about the series and the actors. Although I know everything about Fatmagul I still find it interessting to read your analysis about events and characters in the story. It's just like I am watching the show again through reading your long analysis :)
My favourite actors from Turkey are Engin Akyurek and Ilker Kaleli. You guys should definitely also watch Ilker. He is a great actor. Zindagi Channel should think about "Poyraz Karayel" as a new turkish serial. Ilker Kaleli is playing the main role "Poyraz" in the show.
Regaring to Engin, I can only say that you guys are totally right loving him. He is one of the most versatile actors in Turkey. His outward apperance, his acting skills and most importantly his character as a person makes him very special. He really is one if the actors, who has not changed over the years through his fame. He definitely is one in a million :)
Regarding to the turkish actresses, I love Asli Enver the most. She is a very good actress and has a natural beauty. You guys should watch her in the serial "Suskunlar", or "Kayip". Those serials are brilliant and Asli is superb in them.
From Bollywood I mostly love Fawad Khan and Shahrukh Khan. I've discovered the world of Bollywood through SRK, so my love for him is obvious.
But my new love in Bollywood definitely is Fawad Khan. He is such a brilliant actor. I loved his performance in Kapoor and Sons. He was the best part in the whole film. He reminds me of Engin Akyurek. Both are good looking, brilliant actors and smart people :)
So I've found it quite funny, that so many people in this thread also have seen similarites between both actors.
Regarding to actresses I like Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma and from the elder generation Kajol and Rani Mukherjee. :)
If you have any questions regarding to turkish translations etc. you can ask me.
And here are some important turkish sentences and words for you, so that you know the basics in turkish serials.
Merhaba - Hello
Nasilsin? - How are you?
Ben iyiyim. Sen nasilsin? - I'm fine. How are you?
Tesekur ederim - Thank you (It should not be a u in tesekur ederim but I can't use the u as it is in Engin Aky"u"rek)
Neden? - Why?
Benim adim Ayda - My name is Ayda
Senin adin ne? - What's your name?
Tamam - Okay
Seni seviyorum - I love you
Cok - Much
Anladim - I've understand
Beni affet - Forgive me
Abla - Elder sister
Kardes - Younger Sister or Brother
Abi - Elder brother
Sevgili - Lover
Es - Husband or wife
Askim - My love
Ask - love
Gun - day (Again it should be not "u")
Gece - night
Guess that's enough for the moment : D
Hope you guys will accept me quickly as a new member :)
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