The Turkish alphabet: 29 letters
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The 29 letters and their names
Turkish has 23 of the 26 letters of English (no q, w or x) and six of its own: ç, ğ, ı, ö, ş and ü. Dotted i and dotless ı are two letters, with the capitals İ and I. Under each letter is its Turkish name, then how to say it, with the stressed syllable in capitals. Ğ, yumuşak ge or "soft g", is never said on its own: it lengthens the vowel before it.
- A a a ah
- B b be beh
- C c ce jeh
- Ç ç çe cheh
- D d de deh
- E e e eh
- F f fe feh
- G g ge geh
- Ğ ğ yumuşak ge yoo-moo-SHAHK GEH
- H h he heh
- I ı ı uh
- İ i i ee
- J j je zheh
- K k ke keh
- L l le leh
- M m me meh
- N n ne neh
- O o o oh
- Ö ö ö ur
- P p pe peh
- R r re reh
- S s se seh
- Ş ş şe sheh
- T t te teh
- U u u oo
- Ü ü ü ew
- V v ve veh
- Y y ye yeh
- Z z ze zeh
Typing ç, ğ, ı, ö, ş and ü on a US or UK keyboard
On Windows, United States-International types ö and ü (" then the vowel) and ç (AltGr and comma), but not ğ, ı or ş, so it cannot finish the Turkish alphabet. Add Turkish Q: QWERTY with the six letters to the right of L, P and M, where the I key types dotless ı and dotted i sits to the right of L. On a Mac, ABC – Extended types all six, each as a mark and then the letter.
On a Turkish keyboard
Windows: Turkish Q · macOS: Turkish-QWERTY · Linux: Turkish
Add it in Windows under Settings > Time & language > Language & region, in macOS under System Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources, in Linux under Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources.
| Letter | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| ç | Ç | Option C | Ç |
| ğ | Ğ | Option G | Ğ |
| ı | I | Option I | I |
| ö | Ö | Option O | Ö |
| ş | Ş | Option S | Ş |
| ü | Ü | Option U | Ü |
On a US or UK keyboard
Windows: United States-International · macOS: ABC – Extended · Linux: English (US, intl., with dead keys)
Add it the same way. On US-International ' and " become dead keys: type a space after one for the mark itself.
| Letter | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| ç | AltGr , | Option Cthen C | AltGr Shift 5then C |
| ğ | Not on this layout | Option Bthen G | AltGr Shift 9then G |
| ı | Not on this layout | Option Wthen I | AltGr .then I |
| ö | Shift 'then O | Option Uthen O | Shift 'then O |
| ş | Not on this layout | Option Cthen S | AltGr Shift 5then S |
| ü | Shift 'then U | Option Uthen U | Shift 'then U |
More alphabets
- The English alphabet 26 letters
- The Spanish alphabet 27 letters, ñ
- The German alphabet 30 letters, ä ö ü ß
- The French alphabet 26 letters
- The Italian alphabet 21 letters
- The Polish alphabet 32 letters, ą ć ę ł ń ó ś ź ż
- The Greek alphabet 24 letters and their names
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