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Media and news in Turkish

Newspaper and headline, series and documentaries, radio, social media, rumours and how to check a story.

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Talking about the media needs two forms above all. The passive says what happens to a story: haber yayınlandı“the news was published”iddia doğrulanmadı“the claim was not confirmed” And -e göre names the source: hava durumuna göre “according to the weather forecast”. Many roles end in -ci or -ici, like English -er: takipçi“follower”izleyici“viewer”dinleyici“listener”

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Verb (3)

yayınlamakto publish, to broadcastVerbB1

Gazete röportajı pazar günü yayınladı.The newspaper published the interview on Sunday.

What: accusative. Passive: yayınlanmak.

doğrulamakto verify, to confirmVerbB1

Bir haberi paylaşmadan önce doğrulamak gerekir.Before sharing a story, you should check it.

What: accusative. Passive: doğrulanmak.

Conjugation of doğrulamak →

duyurmakto announceVerbB1

Okul yeni ders saatlerini velilere duyurdu.The school announced the new lesson times to the parents.

What: accusative; to whom: dative.

Conjugation of duyurmak →

Noun (41)

Grammar for these: No article, no gender · The plural with -ler and -lar

gazetenewspaperNounB1

Babam her sabah gazetesini çayla okur.My father reads his paper with his tea every morning.

dergimagazineNounB1

Bekleme salonunda eski dergiler vardı.There were old magazines in the waiting room.

makalearticleNounB1

Bu makale uyku ve sağlık hakkında.This article is about sleep and health.

manşetheadline (front page)NounB1

Bugünkü gazetelerin manşetinde deprem haberi var.Today the earthquake is in the headlines of the papers.

başlıkheading, titleNounB1

Haberin başlığı ilginç, ama içeriği çok kısa.The headline of the story is interesting, but the content is very short.

The k softens before a vowel: başlığı.

muhabirreporter, correspondentNounB1

Muhabir olay yerinden canlı bağlandı.The reporter went live from the scene.

spikernewsreaderNounB1

Spiker haberleri sakin bir sesle okudu.The newsreader read the news in a calm voice.

sunucupresenter, hostNounB1

Programın sunucusu konuklara çok soru sordu.The presenter asked the guests a lot of questions.

diziseries (TV)NounB1

Akşamları annemle bir Türk dizisi izliyoruz.In the evenings my mother and I watch a Turkish series.

belgeseldocumentaryNounB1

Dün akşam denizler hakkında bir belgesel izledim.Yesterday evening I watched a documentary about the oceans.

reklamadvert, advertisingNounB1

Filmin ortasında çok uzun bir reklam arası vardı.There was a very long ad break in the middle of the film.

kanalchannelNounB1

Bu kanalda bütün gün haber var.This channel has news all day.

yayınbroadcast; publicationNounB1

Maçın yayını saat dokuzda başlıyor.The broadcast of the match starts at nine.

canlı yayınlive broadcastNounB1

Konser canlı yayında gösterildi.The concert was broadcast live.

radyoradioNounB1

Arabada hep radyo dinlerim.I always listen to the radio in the car.

dinleyicilistenerNounB1

Program dinleyicilerden mesaj alıyor.The programme gets messages from listeners.

izleyiciviewerNounB1

Dizinin son bölümü çok izleyici topladı.The last episode of the series had a lot of viewers.

okurreaderNounB1

Dergi okurlarından her ay mektup alıyor.The magazine gets letters from its readers every month.

The same form is the aorist of okumak: o okur “he reads”.

sosyal medyasocial mediaNounB1

Sosyal medyada çok zaman geçiriyorum.I spend a lot of time on social media.

paylaşımpost (on social media)NounB1

Elif'in son paylaşımı çok beğeni aldı.Elif’s latest post got lots of likes.

takipçifollowerNounB1

Bu yemek hesabının çok takipçisi var.This cooking account has a lot of followers.

abonesubscriber; subscribedNounB1

Bu dergiye iki yıldır aboneyim.I have subscribed to this magazine for two years.

To what: dative, dergiye abone olmak “to subscribe to a magazine”.

aboneliksubscriptionNounB1

Aboneliğimi geçen ay iptal ettim.I cancelled my subscription last month.

The k softens before a vowel: aboneliği.

gündemagenda; the topics of the dayNounB1

Bu hafta gündemde hava kirliliği var.This week air pollution is the big topic.

hava durumuweather forecastNounB1

Hava durumuna göre yarın kar yağacak.According to the forecast it will snow tomorrow.

röportajinterview, reportNounB1

Gazeteci ünlü bir aşçıyla röportaj yaptı.The journalist interviewed a famous chef.

röportaj yapmak “to do an interview”.

basınthe pressNounB1

Kulüp yeni antrenörü basına tanıttı.The club introduced the new coach to the press.

yalan haberfake newsNounB1

İnternette çok yalan haber dolaşıyor.A lot of fake news is going round on the internet.

söylentirumourNounB1

Fabrikanın kapanacağı söylentisi doğru çıkmadı.The rumour that the factory would close turned out not to be true.

iddiaclaimNounB1

Bu iddia henüz doğrulanmadı.This claim has not been confirmed yet.

The verb: iddia etmek “to claim”.

duyuruannouncementNounB1

Metroda bir duyuru yapıldı: hat yarım saat kapalı.There was an announcement on the underground: the line is closed for half an hour.

ekonomieconomyNounB1

Gazetenin ekonomi sayfasını hiç okumam.I never read the business pages of the paper.

altyazısubtitlesNounB1

Filmi Türkçe altyazıyla izledik.We watched the film with Turkish subtitles.

sezonseason (of a series); seasonNounB1

Dizinin yeni sezonu eylülde başlıyor.The new season of the series starts in September.

fragmantrailerNounB1

Yeni filmin fragmanı dün yayınlandı.The trailer for the new film came out yesterday.

haber bülteninews bulletinNounB1

Akşam haber bülteni saat yedide başlıyor.The evening news starts at seven.

köşe yazısıcolumnNounB1

Babam her sabah aynı gazetecinin köşe yazısını okur.My father reads the same journalist’s column every morning.

Literally “corner writing”.

yazarauthor, writerNounA2

En sevdiğim yazar yeni bir roman yazdı.My favourite author has written a new novel.

yayınevipublisherNounB1

Kitabı küçük bir yayınevi bastı.A small publisher printed the book.

eleştirmencriticNounB1

Eleştirmenler filmi çok beğendi.The critics really liked the film.

yönetmendirector (film)NounB1

Filmin yönetmeni gösteriye de geldi.The director of the film came to the screening too.

Phrase (2)

son dakikabreaking newsPhraseB1

Son dakika haberine göre köprü trafiğe kapandı.According to breaking news, the bridge has been closed to traffic.

Literally “last minute”.

haberdar olmakto hear about, to be informedPhraseB1

Olaydan sosyal medya sayesinde haberdar oldum.I heard about the incident through social media.

About what: ablative.

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