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Turkish Colours
Türk Renkleri
| Turkish Colours |
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| Note: Words in bold black are the intensified form of the colour. |
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| Siyah (Farsi.) - Simsiyah | Black - Pitch Black |
| Kara - Kapkara | Black - Pitch Black |
| Beyaz - Bembeyaz | White - Snow White |
| Kırmızı - Kıpkırmızı | Red - Bright Red |
| Mavi - Masmavi | Blue - Bright Blue |
| Turuncu | Orange |
| Yeşil - Yemyeşil | Green - Bright Green |
| Mor - Mosmor | Purple - Deep Purple |
| Pembe - Pespembe | Pink - Shocking Pink |
| Kahverengi | Brown (coffee coloured) |
| Sarı - Sapsarı | Yellow - Bright Yellow |
| Gri | Grey |
| Renk/Rengi | Color |
| Açık Renkli | Light Coloured |
| Açık yeşil | Light green |
| Koyu Renkli | Dark Coloured |
| Koyu gri | Dark grey |
| Turkuaz | Turquiose |
| Lacivert | Navy Blue |
| Gümüş Renkli | Silver Coloured |
| Eflatun | Lilac |
| Macenta | Magenta |
| Bej | Beige |
| Bordo | Claret (bordeaux) |
| Altın Renkli | Gold Coloured |
| Ak (Old Turkish.) | White |
| Al (Old Turkish.) | Red |
Some Notes:
The Farsi Word - siyah - black - is mainly used for Siyah Zeytin - Black Olives, otherwise the word - kara - black - is used for black colours.
The word - kara - also has another meaning - land, shore, as in:
karayolları - land roads (network), main roads, karakuvetleri - land forces, kara suları - territorial waters
The Old Turkish Words for - Red - Al and - White - Ak are mostly used in place names and family names. Alsancak - Red Banner (an area of İzmir) - Akhisar - Whitefort, Mr. Alkan - Mr. Redblood. Otherwise the words - beyaz, kirmizi - are used
Thannks to Umut Odabaşı for corrections on this page - JG - April 2007
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