Turkish Language - Street Signs

Turkish Language - Some signs we may see along the way...

A Shopping Mall Car park Warning Sign

This is a warning sign in the public car park of the Ege Park Shopping Mall in Mavişehir (Bluetown), a dormitory suburb of Izmir City. - araç - vehicle, değer - value, eşya - belongings, bırakmamak - not to leave
This is an example of the uses of the following suffixes
-iniz - your, -de - in/on/at, -li - containing/consisting of, -i - his/her/its (as an object pointer)
Lets put all the suffixes back on and translate this sign:
Araçlarınızda değerli eşyalarınızı bırakmayınız. - [Araç-lar-ınız-da değer-li eşya-lar-ınız-ı bırakma-y-ınız.]

What does it mean...? (hover here over to find out)

Electric Blues..

Here are the signs on an Electricity Transformer Station building in a corner of the Emekliler Parki - Retirees Park - along the High Street in Manisa

Ölüm Tehkliesi - Danger of Death

"Yaklaşmak ve dokunmak tehlikeli and yasaktır - To approach and to touch is dangerous and forbidden"

Note the use of the verb "to be" -tir - is, tagged on the end of yasak - forbidden - indicating that this notice is an official advice/instruction.
Note also the use of the word - ve (instead of "de") - and, also - to introduce difference in meanings of the verbs and their own instruction.

Keep out of the Pool..

A sign to be seen in the park by the Bostanlı Ferry Boat Station in Izmir

Havuza girmek - To enter (in)to the pool

Tehlikeli ve Yasaktır - is Dangerous and is (definitely) Prohibited

Note the use of the verb "to be" -tır.. - is.. - as part of a Public Sign Order thus making the meaning definite.

A sign in a Sports Club Car Park at Bostanlı - İzmir.

* SPORTS INTERNATIONAL OTOPARKI, SADECE KULÜP ÜYELERI VE MİSAFİRLERİNİN TESISTE BULUNDUKLARI SÜRECE KULLANIMLARI İÇİNDİR.
The Sports International car park is only for the use of club members and their guests during the time that they are in attendance at the establishment.

* PARK YERİNİN KULLANIMI KULÜBÜN AÇILIŞ VE KAPANIŞ SAATLERİ OLAN 07. /24. ARASI MÜMKÜNDÜR.
It is possible to use the car park between 07:00/24:00 hrs at the club's opening and closing times.

* OT0PARK ALANININ YUKARIDA BELİRTİLEN ŞAHISLAR YE SAATLER DİŞİNDA KULLANIMI HALİNDE ARAÇLAR BULUNDUKLARI YERDEN ÇEKİLECEKTİR.
Other than the persons mentioned above and any usage outside these hours, cars will be removed from their place.

* PARK EDEN TÜM ARAÇLAR SAHİPLERİNİN SORUMLULUĞU ALTINDADIR. DOĞACAK HERHANGİ BİR ZARARDAN VEYA KAYIPTAN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL YÖNETİMİ SORUMLU DEĞİLDİR.
All car owners who park are at their own responsibility. Whatever damage or loss may occur is not the responsibility of the Sports International Club Management.

Don't forget to wash your hands...... Beware of the dog..!

Please wash you hands - [El-ler-iniz-i yıka-y-ınız]

Beware of the Dog - [Lit: Careful - there is a dog]

Ellerinizi [el-ler-ininz-i] - Your hands (with an Objective suffix -i)

And You've got Parking Problems..!

"It is the shops entrance.
Please do not park"

"It is the Fire Brigade exit.
To park vehicle(s) is prohibited"

You can see the addition of -dir/-tir as both a Statement of Fact - (girişdir - it IS an entrance and çıkıştır - it IS an exit), and also as an Official Advice (in the case of yasaktır - it IS prohibited) on these notices.

Don't throw fag ends.....or ask for Credit..!

"Let us defend the flowers."

"Let us not throw cigarette ends and rubbish."

"Do not propose credit"

You can see the addition of -alım/-elim the Third Person Plural Imperative Form which translates as Let us.. with a Positive Verb Stem or Let us not.. when attached to a Negative Verb Stem as on the left hand notice.

The right-hand sign uses the Public Imperative - etmeyiniz - Do not..

veresiye - credit is actually made up of the verb stem ver(mek) - to give plus an old Future Subjunctive Tense ending -esi (now not in use except for frozen forms like this) plus the suffix -(y)e meaning - movement towards.. So the literal meaning of veresiye is - to the future possible giving..

My Old Man's a Dustman..

Here is a Notice that had been fixed to all the doorways in Zafer Street in Kuşadası last May 2006, when there was a change in refuse collection times being made.

Notice the word uymayanlar - those who do nor conform. It is very easy to mistake the verb uymak - to conform with uyumak - to sleep.
For instance both uymak and uyumak produce uyuyor - he is sleeping or he is conforming - it is all a matter of content and understanding.
Just for the record uyumayanlar means those who do not sleep - just one letter -u- in the middle of the word makes all the difference..