The translation of "DIRO" is done by Google Translator and it is an awful translation. I suppose that if translators such these would work perfectly for us, we would not have to be members of sites such as Italki. Anyway, this is my translation; Hello! My name is Kadir. I was born in 1980, in Turkey. Currently, I am a student at the University of Oregon. My father's name is Kemal, my mother's name is Fatma. My father is a doctor, my mother is a housewife. I have one sister and one brother. My sister's name is Hatice, my brother's name is Adem. My sister is a nurse in a hospital, my brother is an English teacher in a highschool. We live in New York. I am in Turkey for my summer vacation now, and I am learning Turkish. I enjoy traveling and seeing new places. I read a lot and swim in my free times. Thank you very much.

I suppose you want to know how to say, for instance, "Don't you come with us?" In Turkish, you make verbs negative with -me, and -ma. For example; Bizimle gelmiyor musun? the verb is gelmek; gel-(i)-yor is the form for third person present; gel - me - (i)yor is the negative form of the same verb. It turns into "gelmiyor". This is a very short explanation. I believe you should resort to some Turkish grammer books in order to find out a better answer to your question.

Çok üzgünüm. Lütfen beni affet. or Çok özür dilerim. Lütfen beni affet. Both have almost the same meaning and function.

I recommed Ajdar, one of the greatest living legends of Turkish music. He is the embodiment of sophisticated art, and his artistic integrity is beyond comparison with any other musician within the boundaries of Turkey. His contributions to the Turkish music is not a matter of discussion. He has proven himself as a genius. His most popular songs are "Çikita Muz" and "Nane Nane". Enjoy!

Algeria is Cezayir. something like djaazayeer.

- "beni" is accusative case for ben, "I" in english. Do you miss me?; Beni özlüyor musun? -"bunu" is the same again. accusative case for "bu", meaning "this". -"bana" is the dative case of "ben" Can you give this to me?; Bana bunu verebilir misin? -"bizi" is accusative case of "biz", meaning "we". Who called us?; Bizi kim aradı? ---------------------- The main difference between "Ahmet otomobili aldı" and "Otomobili Ahmet aldı" is the stress. The word you want to emphsize must be next to the verb; in this case the verb is "aldı". In the first sentence "otomobil" is emphasized, in the latter "Ahmet". ----------------------- There is no word as "ayn" in Turkish. It might be aynı, which means "same". ----------------------- Seni ararken kendimi kaybediyorum.----> I lose myself while looking for you. Seni; you (in accusative form) ararken; while looking for (this part may be hard to understand for a beginner) kendimi; myself (in accusative form). Kendi means "self", kendim means myself. kaybediyorum; the verb is kaybetmek which literally means to make lost. It is made up from two words; kayıp (lost), etmek (to make, to do). kaybet- is the root, -(i)yor- stands for present tense, -um stands for the conjugation of the verb according to the doer of the action; it is "ben" in this sentence. I hope these help.

Family is regarded as something sacred, but this also differs from place to place. It is hard to generalize, but the family structure is more close in the east, more flexible in the west. Again, this is just a generalization. With regard to music, I think you should be listening to Turkish music during your stay here. Again Istanbul is the center of whole social and cultural activities. There are concerts of varying artists, local or foreigner. I am not optimistic about traveling issue, due to the place I live, Istanbul. But big cities have this problem usually. Before getting out of my house, I think twice. Buses are common, and also there is something called minibus (minibüs in Turkish) that is also very common. Cost of life? I do not think Turkey is expensive. One dollar is 1,5 and one Euro is 2 Turkish Lira. And there is kurush (kuruş in Turkish), 100 Kurush makes 1 Lira. Let me give you some examples; Prices may differ occasionally , but I just give these to make you have an idea 0,5 L Water ; 50 Kurush Bus Ticket; 1,30 Lira (around one dollar) Movie; From 10 to 20 Lira Ipod Shuffle 1 GB; 119 Lira Iskender Kebab; around 10 - 15 Lira Dolmush (another type of transportation) from Taksim (in Europe) to Kadıköy (in Asia) ; 5,5 Lira These are what I can say for now. If I'd know where you go, I'd be able to help you more. I wrote these according to my own experiences where I live, Istanbul. Istanbul is no different than any other European city. But wherever you go in Turkey, you are not going to have trouble and will be surprised by the hospitality of Turkish people. I hope you enjoy your trip.

First of all, Turkey is not an Islamic country. If you define a country as Islamic, it means that the law, regulations and rules are in accordance with Islamic law, that is called sheria. However, it is true that Turkish people are mostly Muslims, nonetheless this fact alone does not make Turkey an Islamic country. For instance, Iran is an Islamic country. But Turkish state is secular. To answer the question, I don't think any foreigner in Turkey would have difficulty with food. I have many foreign friends who study here in Turkey, they do not have trouble with that. They enjoy eating Turkish food. Depending on where you plan to spend your time, you can also eat food from different parts of the world. Istanbul is a nice place for that. If you do not have time to eat, and want to spare more time to travel, try fast-food both in hamburger shops, and in kebab-houses. This might help http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_cuisine I think social life also depends on your destination. Diyarbakır would be very different that Istanbul, or Samsun would be different that Antalya. And also the relationship between the people differs. But there is nothing to worry about. It is true that Turkish people are usually conservative, but this does not mean that you are not going have friends here.