Texting and Internet Slang in Turkish

Turkish texting and internet lingo is hell on Earth for learners. There is so much slang and so little regularity that trying to understand a string of messages is equivalent to cracking the Da Vinci code. Add to that the improper spelling and lack of punctuation, and you get the scorching hot mess that is Turkish texting and internet lingo.

In this article, I will introduce you to some Turkish slang so you can more easily fit in when invited to a group chat.

Safe For Work Slang and Abbreviations

Slang	Meaning	Original Word	Notes
slm	hi	selam
mrb	hi	merhaba
sa	hello	selamün aleyküm	slightly religious
as	hello (to you, too)	aleyküm selam	used to answer sa
nbr	how are you?	ne haber	lit. "what news?"
iim	im good	iyiyim
tm/tmm	okay	tamam
mük	perfect	mükemmel
knk	bro	kanka	from kan kardeş (lit. "blood sibling")
cnm	darling/dear	canım
olm	dude	oğlum
lan	man	oğlan	used to add aggression to a statement; also sometimes a filler word
tşk	thanks	teşekkürler
eyw	thanks	eyvallah	very slightly religious
inş	i hope	inşallah	religious
kib	take care	kendine iyi bak
bby	bye bye	bay bay
dgko	happy birthday	doğum günün kutlu olsun	rare and rude
sçs	i love you so much	seni çok seviyorum	rare and rude (write the full words God dammit)

There is also a newer generation of slang where a word's final syllable(s) are replaced with -o. This style is mainly used by the girls and the gays.

• güno (günaydın) — Good morning

• aşko (aşkım) — My love

• yeto (yeter) — Enough!

• ne münosebo (ne münasebet) — Of course not! (lit. What relationship?)

  
  

  

  
  

Not Safe For Work Slang and Abbreviations

In order not to get blacklisted, I have to keep this section to a minimum (I hope you won't ever need to use any of these).

Slang	Meaning	Original Word	Notes
amk	f***/f***ing	amına koyayım (interjection) amına koyduğum (adjective)	either used as an interjection or an adjective
aq	f***/f***ing		variation of amk
(b)sg	f*** off	(bir) siktir git
oç	son of a b****	orospu çocuğu
s2k	f***er/f***ing	sikik	iki (two) in sikik is replaced with 2; both noun and adjective
kaşar	b****	~	normally means a type of aged cheese
kezban	provincial woman	Kezban	originally a woman's name
götveren	f*****/gay	~	lit. "ass giver"
amcı	f***boy	~	lit. "pussyman"
yarrak	penis	yarak	originally meant "weapon"; the more r's you write, the more emphasis/length you add