What not to say in Türkiye 🇹🇷

If there’s one thing I learned on my travels it’s to shut up about certain things when travelling to certain countries 😂

Here’s what not to say in public when traveling in Türkiye:

Any comparison between Türkiye and Greece.
Both amazing countries, but they have somewhat of a troubled relationship 😅 Try to stay away from mentioning Greece in Türkiye and vice versa. Especially when it comes to food…

Istanbul is NOT the capital of Türkiye, it’s Ankara. Also, while you’re there, do yourself a favour and don’t call it Constantinople.

In Türkiye the official language is Turkish and the people are very proud of their language. Some communities (especially in the East) do speak other languages though such as: Kurdish, Zazaki, Laz, and also Arabic.

Döner kebab is a Turkish dish, which is obviously very popular in Germany due to immigration. While some variations were first invented in other countries, the original dish stays Turkish.

It’s TÜRKIYE, not TURKEY. In 2021 the country changed its spelling to disassociate from the bird. So to be respectful I would advise you to say Türkiye [TÜR-KEE-YEH].

Tea time is every time! Expect to drink tea after every meal in Türkiye. If you refuse your tea, you will be immediately banned from the country. 😂

Oh, you think being banned from the country is bad? Just wait and see what happens if you’re rude to cats…

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[yelizk]

These are on point, wow you know us well 👏👏😊😊🇹🇷🇹🇷.

[harrypotterrfans]

Yoghurt is turkish food not greek and döner our cultural dish.

[ginosalihbegovic]

I got free tea and a lady even offered me pizza where I drank my Kahva 😂 but as a Bosnian I felt at Home

[grn]

I am turkish and live in turkey even me sometimes I dont want to drink a free tea after a meal in a restaurant and then they ask me again İ say again no thank you and then they bring me a coffee😎 just love my country

[the_Sevini]

As a Turk, I can say our people loves cats more than their mother.

[yasamakguzeldirr]

We are TURKISH and speak Turkish. The world thinks that we re arabic because of the refugees. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Nswbvsshh]

Istanbul is not capital city Ankara is capital😮

[bermking]

If you grandma in turkey you can say get out to kitties

[Alex_TR]

"you can speak arabic right" oof

[talvetar]

Yes, but I say: Teşekkürler. Ama siyah çay içmem. Böbreklerim için iyi değil.
Noone has To drink or eat what are bad for them. With the other points I agree

[userdgbryun]

Planning to go there anytime soon. Do you have itinerary to be shared? Thankyouuu!

[Bobingtonmcbobson]

As a turkish person i can confirm that if you call yogurt greek or call döner kebab german you will get skinned by me and my homies...

[ionwang-wo]

Actually...you can think istanbul is capital..why would we be angry about it..😅

[Pianist.elif.]

At least someone knows greek yoghurt is trash

[jonasolsen]

Has any tourist ever been killed for saging any of these things?

[TheKids_pets]

Well I saw a lot of things in Iran and Greece, but when I say oh I saw a lot of these foods in Persia and Greece, they became so mad and deny :)))
The yogurt reminds me this

[Best_CapxutUser]

İf you dont know Türkiye they dont like greek

[lordhagen]

Turkey - in english
Türkiye - in turkish

[ZelenoJabko]

No lol. In English we use English name, not some Turkiye with weird umlauts that nobody knows how to type. The Turks can call themselves anything they want, but in English language it's Turkey.

[wiktorzielinski]

constantinopole, not Istanbul. It's simply fact 😂