100+ Ultimate List Of Country Names In Turkish

If you’re a Turkish learner, there are two frequently asked questions that you will get from native Turkish people, and you had better prepare yourself to answer these questions every single day. Question number one is “nerelisin? (where are you from?),” and number two is “neden Türkçe öğreniyorsun? (why are you learning Turkish?).”

I don’t know about the second one since it can be personal, but I can help you with the first one. Once you learn country names in Turkish, you can proudly tell people about your hometown.

So in this article, you’ll learn more than a hundred country names and nationalities in the Turkish language. I’m sure you’ll find your country here! If not, don’t hesitate to ask for it in the comments down below!

Page Contents:

• Why Should You Learn Country Names?
• Turkey Is No Longer “Turkey”
• Nationalities And Country Names In Turkish
• Countries In Africa
• Countries In Asia
• Countries In Europe
• Countries In North America
• Countries In South America
• Countries In Oceania
• How To Ask Somone’s Hometown In Turkish?
• Learn Turkish With The Ling App!

 

Why Should You Learn Country Names In Turkish?

You should know country names in Turkish to get to know people better and introduce yourself. If you are a foreigner learning Turkish, local people will have many questions about you and your hometown.

It’s also an opportunity to make a good impression on behalf of your people by introducing your country and culture to Turkish people.

 

Turkey Is No Longer “Turkey”

Yep, you’ve read it right! Turkey is officially no longer called Turkey in English. The new name of Turkey was changed to Türkiye, the country’s real name in the Turkish language. So right now, the Turkish and English names are the same: Türkiye.

The United Nations, upon the request of Turkey, changed the English name from “Turkey” to “Türkiye (pronounced as tur-key-yay)” in June 2022.

The leading cause of this change is because “turkey” is the name of an animal in English that is usually eaten on Thanksgiving Day, and it is used to mock the country from time to time.

So the UN agreed that the word Türkiye represents the culture and values of the Turkish nation in a better way than the word “turkey”. However, it seems that it will take a long time to get used to the new name since it is still called Turkey in many international media sources.

The Etymology Of The Name “Türkiye”

Türkiye originated from the name “Turchia” in the Italian language in th 12th century. Italians and other Europeans used to call the lands the Ottoman Empire ruled Turchia. However, the Ottomans never used the word “Türkiye” until the Republic Of Türkiye was established.

Türk means Turk, and the suffix -iye expresses ownership or an owned area so this is how the name Türkiye was derived.

 

Nationalities And Country Names In Turkish

Nationality names are derived from the country names in Turkish. In most cases, you add the suffixes “-lı, -li, -n, -an, -en” at the end of the country name to form the nationality name; however, there are some exceptions. Here are a few examples:

• Amerika – Amerikan/Amerikalı Play / Play
• İtalya – İtalyan Play
• Kore – Koreli Play
• Tayland – Taylandlı Play
• Suriye – Suriyeli Play

In the country names ending with “-ya, -ye” or “-tan, -ten,” you should omit the last two/three letters. Here are a few examples:

• Türkiye – Türk Play
• Japonya – Japon Play
• Rusya – Rus Play
• Yunanistan – Yunan Play
• Suudi Arabistan – Arap Play

When it comes to languages, you should add the suitable suffix “-ca, -ce, -ça, -çe” according to the last letter of the nationality name. Here are a few examples:

• Türk – Türkçe Play
• Japon – Japonca Play
• Rus – Rusça Play
• Yunan – Yunanca Play
• Arap – Arapça Play

Here, we prepared a comprehensive list of more than a hundred country names in Turkish with their nationalities.

Countries In Africa

Here is the list of African country names in Turkish.

English	Turkish	Pronunciation	English	Turkish	Pronunciation
Algeria	Cezayir	Play	Algerian	Cezayirli	Play
Angola	Angola	Play	Angolan	Angolalı	Play
Botswana	Botsvana	Play	Botswanian	Botsvanalı	Play
Cameroon	Kamerun	Play	Cameroonian	Kamerunlu	Play
Egypt	Mısır	Play	Egyptian	Mısırlı	Play
Ethiopia	Etiyopya	Play	Ethiopian	Etiyopyalı	Play
Gabon	Gabon	Play	Gabonese	Gabonlu	Play
Ghana	Gana	Play	Ghanian	Ganalı	Play
Kenya	Kenya	Play	Kenyan	Kenyalı	Play
Libya	Libya	Play	Libyan	Libyalı	Play
Malawi	Malavi	Play	Malawian	Malavili	Play
Mali	Mali	Play	Malian	Malili	Play
Mauritania	Moritanya	Play	Mauritanian	Moritanyalı	Play
Morocco	Fas	Play	Moroccan	Faslı	Play
Mozambique	Mozambik	Play	Mozambican	Mozambikli	Play
Nigeria	Nijerya	Play	Nigerian	Nijeryalı	Play
Senegal	Senegal	Play	Senegalese	Senegalli	Play
Somalia	Somali	Play	Somalian	Somalili	Play
South Africa	Güney Afrika	Play	South African	Güney Afrikalı	Play
Sudan	Sudan	Play	Sudanese	Sudanlı	Play
Tanzania	Tanzanya	Play	Tanzanian	Tanzanyalı	Play
Tunisia	Tunus	Play	Tunisian	Tunuslu	Play
Uganda	Uganda	Play	Ugandian	Ugandalı	Play
Zambia	Zambiya	Play	Zambian	Zambiyalı	Play
Zimbabwe	Zimbabve	Play	Zimbabwean	Zimbabveli	Play

Countries In Asia

Here is the list of Asian country names in Turkish.

English	Turkish	Pronunciation	English	Turkish	Pronunciation
Afghanistan	Afganistan	Play	Afghan	Afgan	Play
Armenia	Ermenistan	Play	Armenian	Ermeni	Play
Azerbaijan	Azerbaycan	Play	Azerbaijani	Azeri	Play
Bangladesh	Bangladeş	Play	Bangladeshi	Bangladeşli	Play
Bahrain	Bahreyn	Play	Bahraini	Bahreynli	Play
Cambodia	Kamboçya	Play	Cambodian	Kamboçyalı	Play
Chechnya	Çeçenistan	Play	Chechen	Çeçen	Play
China	Çin	Play	Chinese	Çinli	Play
Georgia	Gürcistan	Play	Georgian	Gürcü	Play
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Play	Hong Konger	Hong Konglu	Play
India	Hindistan	Play	Indian	Hint	Play
Indonesia	Endonezya	Play	Indonesian	Endonezyalı	Play
Iran	İran	Play	Iranian	İranlı	Play
Iraq	Irak	Play	Iraqian	Iraklı	Play
Israel	İsrail	Play	Israeli	İsrailli	Play
Japan	Japonya	Play	Japanese	Japon	Play
Jordan	Ürdün	Play	Jordanian	Ürdünlü	Play
Kazakhstan	Kazakistan	Play	Kazakh	Kazak	Play
Kuwait	Kuveyt	Play	Kuwaiti	Kuveytli	Play
Kyrgyzstan	Kırgızistan	Play	Kirghiz	Kırgız	Play
Lebanon	Lübnan	Play	Lebanese	Lübnanlı	Play
Malaysia	Malezya	Play	Malay	Malezyalı	Play
Mongolia	Moğolistan	Play	Mongol	Moğol	Play
North Korea	Kuzey Kore	Play	North Korean	Kuzey Koreli	Play
Oman	Umman	Play	Omani	Ummanlı	Play
Pakistan	Pakistan	Play	Pakistani	Pakistanlı	Play
Palestine	Filistin	Play	Paletinian	Filistinli	Play
Philippines	Filipinler	Play	Filipino	Filipinli	Play
Qatar	Katar	Play	Qatari	Katarlı	Play
Saudi Arabia	Suudi Arabistan	Play	Arab	Arap	Play
South Korea	Güney Kore	Play	South Korean	Güney Koreli	Play
Syria	Suriye	Play	Syrian	Suriyeli	Play
Tajikistan	Tacikistan	Play	Tajik	Tacik	Play
Turkmenistan	Türkmenistan	Play	Turkmen	Türkmen	Play
United Arab Emirates	Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri	Play	Arab	Arap	Play
Uzbekistan	Özbekistan	Play	Uzbek	Özbek	Play
Vietnam	Vietnam	Play	Vietnamese	Vietnamlı	Play
Yemen	Yemen	Play	Yemeni	Yemenli	Play

Countries In Europe

Here is the list of European country names in Turkish.

English	Turkish	Pronunciation	English	Turkish	Pronunciation
Albania	Arnavutluk	Play	Albanian	Arnavut	Play
Austria	Avusturya	Play	Austrian	Avusturyalı	Play
Belarus	Belarus	Play	Belarussian	Belaruslu	Play
Belgium	Belçika	Play	Belgian	Belçikalı	Play
Bosnia Herzegovina	Bosna Hersek	Play	Bosnian	Boşnak	Play
Bulgaria	Bulgaristan	Play	Bulgarian	Bulgar	Play
Croatia	Hırvatistan	Play	Croatian	Hırvat	Play
Cyprus	Kıbrıs	Play	Cypriot	Kıbrıslı	Play
Czech Republic	Çek Cumhuriyeti	Play	Czech	Çekyalı	Play
Denmark	Danimarka	Play	Danish	Danimarkalı	Play
England	İngiltere	Play	English	İngiliz	Play
Estonia	Estonya	Play	Estonian	Estonyalı	Play
Finland	Finlandiya	Play	Finn	Finlandiyalı	Play
France	Fransa	Play	French	Fransız	Play
Georgia	Gürcistan	Play	Georgian	Gürcü	Play
Germany	Almanya	Play	German	Alman	Play
Greece	Yunanistan	Play	Greek	Yunan	Play
Netherlands	Hollanda	Play	Dutch	Hollandalı	Play
Hungary	Macaristan	Play	Hungarian	Macar	Play
Ireland	İrlanda	Play	Irish	İrlandalı	Play
Italy	İtalya	Play	Italian	İtalyan	Play
Kosovo	Kosova	Play	Kosovan	Kosovalı	Play
Latvia	Letonya	Play	Latvian	Letonyalı	Play
Lithuania	Litvanya	Play	Lithuanian	Litvanyalı	Play
Luxembourg	Lüksemburg	Play	Luxembourgian	Lüksemburglu	Play
Malta	Malta	Play	Maltese	Maltalı	Play
Macedonia	Makedonya	Play	Macedonian	Makedonyalı	Play
Moldova	Moldova	Play	Moldovan	Moldovalı	Play
Montenegro	Karadağ	Play	Montenegrin	Karadağlı	Play
Norway	Norveç	Play	Norwegian	Norveçli	Play
Poland	Polonya	Play	Polish	Polonyalı	Play
Portugal	Portekiz	Play	Portuguese	Portekizli	Play
Romania	Romanya	Play	Romanian	Romanyalı	Play
Russia	Rusya	Play	Russian	Rus	Play
Scotland	İskoçya	Play	Scotthish	İskoç	Play
Serbia	Sırbistan	Play	Serbian	Sırp	Play
Spain	İspanya	Play	Spanish	İspanyol	Play
Sweden	İsveç	Play	Swedish	İsveçli	Play
Switzerland	İsviçre	Play	Swiss	İsviçreli	Play
Ukraine	Ukrayna	Play	Ukranian	Ukraynalı	Play

Countries In North America

Here is the list of North American country names in Turkish.

English	Turkish	Pronunciation	English	Turkish	Pronunciation
Canada	Kanada	Play	Canadian	Kanadalı	Play
Costa Rica	Kosta Rika	Play	Costa Rican	Kosta Rikalı	Play
Cuba	Küba	Play	Cuban	Kübalı	Play
Haiti	Haiti	Play	Haitian	Haitili	Play
Mexico	Meksika	Play	Mexican	Meksikalı	Play
Panama	Panama	Play	Panamanian	Panamalı	Play
United States of America	Amerika Birleşik Devletleri	Play	American	Amerikalı	Play

Countries In South America

Here is the list of South American country names in Turkish.

English	Turkish	Pronunciation	English	Turkish	Pronunciation
Argentina	Arjantin	Play	Argentinean	Arjantinli	Play
Bolivia	Bolivya	Play	Bolivian	Bolivyalı	Play
Brazil	Brezilya	Play	Brazilian	Brezilyalı	Play
Chile	Şili	Play	Chilean	Şilili	Play
Colombia	Kolombiya	Play	Colombian	Kolombiyalı	Play
Ecuador	Ekvador	Play	Ecuadorian	Ekvadorlu	Play
Paraguay	Paraguay	Play	Paraguayan	Paraguaylı	Play
Peru	Peru	Play	Peruvian	Perulu	Play
Uruguay	Uruguay	Play	Uruguayan	Uruguaylı	Play
Venezuela	Venezuela	Play	Venezuelan	Venezuellalı	Play

Countries In Oceania

Here is the list of Oceanian country names in Turkish.

English	Turkish	Pronunciation	English	Turkish	Pronunciation
Australia	Avustralya	Play	Australian	Avusturalyalı	Play
Fiji	Fiji	Play	Fijian	Fijili	Play
New Zealand	Yeni Zelanda	Play	New Zealander	Yeni Zelandalı	Play
Papua New Guinea	Papua Yeni Gine	Play	Papua New Guinean	Papua Yeni Gineli	Play
Tonga	Tonga	Play	Tongan	Tongalı	Play

 

How To Ask Somone’s Hometown In Turkish?

Q: Nerelisin(iz)? (Where are you from?) Play

A: Ben Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’ndeim. (I’m from The United States Of America.) Play

 

Q: Memleket(iniz) neresi? (Where is your hometown?) Play

A: Benim memleketim Almanya. (My hometown is in Germany.) Play

 

Q: Nereden geliyorsun(uz)? (Where do you come from?) Play

A: Ben İspanya’dan geliyorum. (I come from Spain.) Play

 

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