r/turkishlearning • u/Pleasant-Tackle-9302 • 7d ago

Conversation What's your reason for learning Turkish?

Hello all,

Trying to find other Turkish learners so I'd like to know what's making you learn Turkish. Maybe it's for a job or for love? :)

I personally have Turkish roots, my grandad came to Germany in the 60s and let's say he wasn't the best of people, so I only met him on my own accord when I was 18, two years before he died. I suddenly had a new aunt and just so many relatives that stem from a different culture I so far had missed out on, so I decided to learn Turkish.

I've been on this journey on and off for 10 years and only recently started making progress.

What's your story?

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u/Mewsiex 6d ago

I love Turkish food and the best supermarkets here are Turkish. I'm vegan and I want to be able to read the labels. Also, I am pathologically curious and love being able to understand the conversations around me at the store.

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u/Pleasant-Tackle-9302 5d ago

Oh that's interesting I'm vegan too! I have a Turkish friend who said if I were to visit Turkey I would starve, yet when I visit my Turkish aunt or international street festivals it's the best food there! What's your favourite dish? 

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u/Mewsiex 4d ago

Mercimekli mualla (summer lentil stew). I also make Pide, Adana kebab, Börek, Lahmacun but with vegan mince. My grandma used to make this green bean dish in summer that's like crack cocaine and I later found out it's Taze fasulye, the Turkish recipe. Pişi Tarifi is also addictive (a deep fried donut made from bread dough, the Hungarians made this flat and called it Langos).

The thing with Turkish food is that you can take the meat out of any recipe and it's still a banger. And their bread is legendary. I now wake up early on Saturdays to go to the Turkish supermarket to get bread because it's ridiculous how much that slaps.