The Greek
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Republished from the site:
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/03/25/common-words-in-the-greek-and-turkish-language/
The Greeks were under Ottoman occupation for 400 years and the period of the Ottoman rule are traditionally viewed in a negative light as they are considered a dark time of cultural and economic decline. However, during that time and despite the rivalry that existed between the Greeks and the Ottomans, the Ottoman occupation had a profound impact on the Greek society and language. Today, we can find more than 300 Turkish words that are used daily in the Greek language. Let’s have a look at some of them.
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were unde
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Greek
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Turkish
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English
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flytzáni
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fincan
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cup
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tsépi̱
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cep
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pocket
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kaíki
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kayık
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boat
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manávi̱s
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manav
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greengrocerer
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bakáli̱s
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bakal
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grocer
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kav̱gás
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kavga
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fight
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Ntoulápi
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dolap
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closet
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hamparia
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haber
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news
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babas
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baba
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father
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bahari
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baharat
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spice
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baruti
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barut
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dynamite
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bekiaris
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bekar
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single man
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buzuki
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bozuk
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regional musical instrument
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divani
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divan
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couch
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hamalis
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hamal
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porter
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kaimaki
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kaymak
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the creamy part of the milk
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karpuzi
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karpuz
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watermelon
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tavani
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tavan
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ceiling
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tsantiri
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cadir
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tent
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tsanta
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canta
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bag
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However, there are also several Greek words that the Turkish seem to have been using. These words have either passed into the Turkish language directly from the Greek one or through another language e.g. French or English.
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Turkish
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Greek
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English
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efendi
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afendis (ancient gr. afthendis)
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boss
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ekol
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sholio
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school
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dramatik
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dramatikos
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dramatic
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disk
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diskos
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disc
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epik
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epikos
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epic
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epilog
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epilogos
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conclusion
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erotik
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erotikos
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erotic
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filozof
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philosophos
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philosopher
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fotometre
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photometro
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photometer
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galaksi
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galaksias
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galaxy
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helikopter
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helikoptero
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helicopter
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hidroliz
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hydrolysi
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hydrolysis
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ırgat
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ergatis
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worker
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iklim
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klima
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climate
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kanape
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Canapés (ancient gr. konops=mosquito)
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couch
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klor
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chlorio
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chlorine
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monoton
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monotonos
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monotonous
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odeon
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odio
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odeum
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pilot
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pilotos
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pilot
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sırma
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syrma
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wire
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