turTechnical information about ISO 639 language code tur
The table below provides technical details for the Turkish language, designated by the tur code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Turkish Native Türkçe |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Istanbul (Standard) TurkishRumelian TurkishWestern Anatolian TurkishCentral Anatolian TurkishBlack Sea TurkishEastern Anatolian TurkishSoutheastern Anatolian TurkishCypriot Turkish |
| Related languages | AzerbaijaniTurkmenGagauzCrimean TatarQashqai |
| Key facts | Exhibits strict vowel harmony and agglutinative word formationSwitched from Arabic to a Latin-based alphabet in 1928Lacks grammatical gender and relies on case endings for syntax flexibilityVocabulary shows layers of Arabic, Persian, French, Italian and English borrowings, alongside modern purism effortsEarliest known Anatolian Turkish texts date to the 13th century, such as the works of Yunus Emre |
| Sample phrase | Merhaba, nasılsın? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Turkish language, identified by the code tur, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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