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“Downtown”, “Downtowns” in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “Downtown” (the noun, as in the centre of a city) is written as:

Şehir merkezi

In Turkish, “Downtowns” (the noun) is written as:

Şehir merkezleri

Listen to these two terms pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Can you drive me downtown?”

Beni şehir merkezine götürür müsün?

 
“I’m downtown.”

Ben şehir merkezindeyim.

 
“How long does it take to go downtown?”

Şehir merkezine gitmek ne kadar sürer?

 
“I’m meeting a friend downtown for a coffee.”

Şehir merkezinde bir arkadaşımla kahve içmek için buluşacağım.

 
“This country has a lot of beautiful downtowns.”

Bu ülkenin çok güzel şehir merkezleri var.
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Downtown”, “Downtowns” in Lebanese Arabic

“Downtown”, “Downtowns” in Tunisian Arabic
 

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Şeyma P. is a Turkish citizen who has lived in Türkiye for over 20 years. Her favourite Turkish food is Karnıyarık, her favourite Turkish movie is Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), and her favourite city in Türkiye is Istanbul. She writes of the country's largest city, "I feel like a character from a novel or a story while wandering the streets and mostly getting lost :). It is impossible not to feel the Istanbul in poems, stories and novels. It's a city where I can't get enough of its cultural and artistic activities and often can't keep up.”

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