Turkish is a language very different from most Indo-European languages. It dates back to China and Mongolia, and is around 2,500 years old. There are around 35 Turkic languages still spoken today, mostly across Asia. So given this history, and the sheer distances this langauge, it's not really any surprise that the language is rich in influences, as well as in words you'll find in no other languages.

On top of that, Türkiye is a warm, hospitable culture. People like to express themselves in Türkiye, and they need the word choice to do so. What in other cultures is expressed in grunts, tonal indications, a lift of the eyebrows – in Turkish there's a word for that! So let's get to 10 Turkish words and phrases that simply can't be translated into another language.