Some Turkish vocabulary: What you may find in a newspaper

adeta	nearly - almost
adı geçen	aforesaid
ağaçkakan	woodpecker
aha	here and there
ahize	receiver (wireless)
ahu	gazelle
aksak	limping - lame
alamet	symbol
alameti farika	trade mark
alçakgönüllü	humble
atlıkarınca	merry-go-round
avanak	gullible simpleton
avize	chandelier
avutmak	to console
avuntu	consolation
aygıt	apparatus
bakraç	copper bucket
baldır	calf (leg)
bayır	ascent, slope
bitap	exhausted
bitirim	smart - appealing
bozuntu	embarrassment
cahil	ignoramus
çapaçulluk	slovenly
çaput	rag
cenabet	impure, unclean
cicili bicili	gaudy
cicoz	all gone - none left
çifte çubuk	agriculture
cihet	direction, point of view
çıkırık (çıkrık)	pulley, spinning wheel
cılız	puny
çığırtkanlı	barker
çırpınmak	to flutter
çörek	bun
dalavere	trick - intrigue
dalkavuk	flatterer
damadan düşen gibi	out of place
-dan zaralı çıkar.	to come out a loser
darılmak	to fall out
demeye getir.	to imply
densiz	tactless
derman	remedy - strength
dernek	club, association
derya	ocean
deveran	circulation
doğurgan	fecund - prolific
dolanmak	to hang around, wrap
duba	pontoon - barge
dürzü	scoundrel
düzenbaz	trickster
-e acımak	to feel sorry for
eciş bücüş	ugly bully
elden geç.	to review
elem	sorrow
evliya	saint
emsal	peer - equal
ecnebi	foreigner
enikonu	thoroughly
ermek	reach - attain
esaret	slavery
esir	P.O.W
eyer	saddle
faraş	dust pan
feraset	sagacity
fırtfırtlı	continuously going in and out
galip	winner - victor
geçkin	elderly - overripe
gıdıklamak	to tickle
hacet	need, necessity
hacıyatmaz	restless, resilient, urchin
halletmek	to solve
hamhalat	clumsy - boorish
hasise	event - incident
hece	syllable
heyet	commission - committee
hicap (-b)	shame - bashful
hilaf söyle.	to tell a lie
hüner	skill
ihanet	betrayal
iki elin on parmağı kadar	evil-minded
iltimas	favouritism
imtihan	examination
-in adı çekmek	to be talked about - to gain bad reputation
-in Elen kası	to know the best of
ipotek	mortgage
ırz	chastity
ispenç horozu gibi.	cocky
ispenç	bantam cock
istifade et.	to take advantage of
itibar	esteem
izlenim	impression
kabahat	fault
kancık	bitch - mean
kapışmak	to scramble - grab
kasavet	depression, gloom
kasmak	to stretch tight
kasnak	rim, hoop
kayış	strap - belt
kaytarmak	to shirk - sneak off
kaza - 1	mishap
kaza - 2	admin. district
Kelime-i Şehadet	To bear witness
kepazelik	ignominy
keski	chisel
keyfiyet	circumstances
kırık	broken
kırım	massacre
kıyamet	value, worth
köküne kibrit suyu	Damn the whole mess
kudurmak	to get enraged
kukla	puppet
küplere bin.	to get into a rage
kura çek.	draw lots
kuşak	generation - girdle
lakaba	nickname
lâkın	however
maarif	education
mahal	place, spot
mahcup et.	to shame s.o.
mahmuz	spur
mahrem	secret - private
mahsus	special, peculiar to
maksat	intention, purpose
maksat	purpose, intention
manita	chick, bird, sweetie pie
mazeret	excuse, apology
medeniyet	civilization
medet	aid
meşhut	happy
meşverete	council
mevki	position
mızmız	whiney
müebbet hapis	life imprisonment
muhterem	respected
müsabaka	competition
nadide	rare, curious
nazlaşmak	to feign reluctance
namzet	candidate
ne gezer (arar)?	What is that doing here?
niyaz et.	to ask a favour
nutuk çek.	to sermonize
nutuk ver.	make a speech
nutuk	speech
odak	focus
öğürmek	retch - bellow
ölüm kalım	life and death
parça pürçük	ın rags, fragments
pastırmasını çıkar.	to beat up
pergel	compasses
ranza	bunk, berth
refik (-a)	companion - (wife)
resul	prophet
rezil	vile, scandalous
rezalet	scandal
sabahçı	early riser
saçını başını yol.	to rue
saçma sapan	stuff and nonsense
sahan	shallow cooking pan, stair-well
şaheser	masterpiece
şahıs	person
salahiyet (yetki)	authority
salak	fool
salık ver.	advice
salmak	to let go
saptamak	fix, determine
sara	epilepsy
sarık	turban
sathi (yüzey)	superficial
satıh (yüz)	surface
savuşmak	to sneak off
seğirtmek	to dash off
sevap	good deed
sevecen	compassionate
seyis	groom, steward
şifa bul.	to recover from illness
siftah	first sale of the day
silkmek	to shake
siniye çek.	to take s.o. lying down
sırık	pole
söğüş	boiled meat (cold)
tabur	battalion
tahıl	cereals
talim	exercise - practise
talimat	instructions
tarz yap.	manner, style
tasarlamak	to plan, project
tatbikat	manoeuvres (ask)
tebdili et.	to glorify
tebeşir	chalk
teçhizat	equipment
teferruat	details
tekmil	all of..
telkin	suggestion, to inspire
temenna cak.	to salute
tertibat	arrangement, mechanism
teskin et.	soothe - calm
teşrifat	protocol
tiftik	mohair
tırabzan	banister
tırıs git.	to trot
tırmalamak	to scratch
tomtopak	round and lumpy
tuluat	improvisation
ulusal	national
usul	method - system
uydurmak	to fabricate
uygarlık	civilization
uyuşmak	to come to terms - agree
vacip ol.	incumbent -necessary
vukuat	incident, crime
yadırgamak	to find strange
yalazlanmak	to blaze up
yalınayak	barefoot
yaraşmak	to benefit
yarbay	Lieut. Colonel
yaşıt	of the same age
yavuz - 1	inflexible - stern
yavuz - 2	excellent - resolute
yeğlemek	to prefer
yekinmek	hard to get up
yeti	faculty, power
yevmiye	day's pay
yılışmak -1	to grin unpleasantly
yılışmak -2	to act smarmily
yıtık (kayıp)	lost
yiv	groove, chamfer
yol yordam	"ground rules"
yolmak	to pluck
yolmak	to pluck - tear out
yonga	chip
yöre	environs - vicinity
yüce	lofty
uydurmak	to invent, fabricate
yumurtlamak	to blurt out/to lay egg
zaaf	weakness
zapt et.	to hold/restrain - conquer
zanaat	handicraft
zibidi	crazy, screwy
zihin	mind - intelligence
zıpzıp	marble (toy)