Istanbullu - Istanbuler, Istanbulian,
Istanbulite, a person from Istanbul
We would like to present you
Istanbullu, Dictionary of Istanbulians, a single book about
Istanbul that functions as a useful Turkish-English
dictionary, as an Istanbul encyclopedia, and as an Istanbul guide book for living and
traveling in Istanbul. Download
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"When you intend to go to a city that has a population almost as large as your country might be a bit
scary. So when I planned my trip to Istanbul I have read the travel books my friends gave me but I must confess that all looked like some big ad
flyers.
Then I had the chance to read Istanbullu and all of a sudden everything was
clear. Those little details I needed were there in alphabetical
order. Words that you might see on signs, bus stops, restaurants and
hotels, name of foods or common expressions are all
there, well structured and easy to use. Moreover, most of the entries have Internet links for further
info.
Using the book this way I planned my whole trip. Guess what, thanks to Istanbullu the big scary city felt like
home!"
- Daniela, Romania
The book functions as a dictionary divided into alphabetical
chapters. The entries gives the category, origin and meaning of the words
and expressions as well as extra information such as
Did you know that for cultural and historical facts, Turkish for related
words, expressions and questions (thus you can also use the book as a Turkish language
guide), Further information for further reading and
resources.
Istanbullu is intended to
be useful for tourists and for people who are residing in Istanbul.
Once in the city, a non-native visitor will be confronted with words
like vapur, ezan,
Adalar, Kuru Kahveci Mehmet Efendi, simit, tepe,
dolmuş, tavukgöğsü, bay, bayan, akbil, kahvaltı, abi, abla, çınaraltı,
balık ekmek, aşure, bozuk para, paçanga, 50’lik, yakamoz,
ocakbaşı, köy and more. The reader of this book will learn what
those words mean. I hope the same reader will take away more from the
book than Turkish vocabulary and that he or she will want to read it
while drinking tea or coffee by the Bosphorus.
Of course, it is not
possible to write about all aspects of a city in one book. This is
especially true for İstanbul, a city with about 15 million
inhabitants and a city that is one of the oldest in the world. However,
I tried to show as much of the surface of the city as possible and I
hope that this book will make readers want to learn more about the
city and the people living there than any book could ever teach them.
