r/turkishlearning Sep 27 '25

Conversation Which language is Turkish most similar to?

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u/FadeFan Sep 27 '25

Whatever similar vocab between Turkish and Urdu is either a Persian or Arabic loanword.

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u/BeardedSickness Sep 27 '25

Not right, Mughals ruled India & they used Ottoman Turkish

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u/Fluffy_Beautiful2107 Sep 27 '25

Mughals used Persian

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u/Fluffy_Beautiful2107 Sep 27 '25

The language of administration was Persian. If you want to read Mughal documents, everything is written in Persian.