Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Türkiye
✍️ A few words to start and end with
Nobody expects a whole letter in their language. A greeting and a sign-off in it says you thought about who is reading — and gives them something to correct, which is a fine way to start a friendship.
- Hello
- Merhaba
- Opening a letter
- Sevgili …,
- Thank you for your letter
- Mektubun için teşekkür ederim.
- Signing off
- Sevgiler,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 00:11 in Türkiye right now. 🍂 autumn there
Mention the time of day or the season you are writing in. It is the detail that makes a letter feel sent from somewhere, and the one they are most likely to answer in kind.
🧭 Members in Türkiye, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
- Turkish 25
- English 14
- Russian 4
- English 13
- German 6
- French 4
- Music 16
- Culture 12
- Movies 12
- Books 10
- Coffee 10
- Learning languages 9
- Animals 8
- Camping 8
If you speak one of the languages they are learning, say so in your first letter — a pen pal who can help is a pen pal worth answering.
🌍 How Türkiye answered the world questions
Good openers: ask them about the one where they differ from everybody else.
When is dinner at your home?