As we all know that each language has it’s own naming for several countries, Turkish has so many especial naming and pronunciation to many countries that you wont even think about it, that’s because sometimes Turkish language sometimes translate the meaning of the country name such as United States Of America into Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, or sometimes they pick the Latin name of a country such as Germany as Almanya, and sometimes it might has it’s own special name in Turkish such as Albania turned into Arnavutluk.
So we present to you all countries and capitals names in Turkish so you might know how each country pronounced in Turkish.
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Special characters pronunciation
Here are some special characters you might find in some countries names we are going to give you the correct pronunciation of each of these special characters.
- Ş in Turkish is pronounced as Sh in English such as Shower.
- Ç in Turkish is pronounced as Ch in English such as Chair.
- Ğ in Turkish is pronounced as soft G is very close to the pronunciation of R in French and German but much softer.
- I without the dot: This letter has no exact English equivalent, but is pronounced like the e in legend or i in cousin. The exact pronunciation is made by shaping your lips to say e (as in bread).
- C in Turkish is pronounced as J in English Jar.
Here are All Countries And Capitals Names in Turkish
Country name in English | Country name in Turkish | Capital name in Turkish |
Afghanistan | Afganistan | Kabil |
Germany | Almanya | Berlin |
United States | Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | Washington |
American Samoa | Amerikan Samoası | Pago Pago |
United States Virgin Islands | Amerikan Virjin Adaları | Charlotte Amalie |
Andorra | Andorra | Andorra la Vella |
Angola | Angola | Luanda |
Anguilla | Anguilla | The Valley |
Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua ve Barbuda | Saint John’s |
Argentina | Arjantin | Buenos Aires |
Albania | Arnavutluk | Tiran |
Aruba | Aruba | Oranjestad |
Australia | Avustralya | Canberra |
Austria | Avusturya | Viyana |
Azerbaijan | Azerbaycan | Bakü |
Bahamas | Bahamalar | Nassau |
Bahrain | Bahreyn | Manama |
Bangladesh | Bangladeş | Dakka |
Barbados | Barbados | Bridgetown |
Western Sahara | Batı Sahra | Layun |
Belgium | Belçika | Brüksel |
Belize | Belize | Belmopan |
Benin | Benin | Porto-Novo |
Bermuda | Bermuda | Hamilton |
Belarus | Belarus | Minsk |
Bhutan | Bhutan | Thimphu |
United Arab Emirates | Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri | Abu Dabi |
United Kingdom | Birleşik Krallık | Londra |
Bolivia | Bolivya | La Paz |
Bosnia Herzegovina | Bosna-Hersek | Saraybosna |
Botswana | Botsvana | Gaborone |
Brazil | Brezilya | Brasilia |
British Virgin Islands | Britanya Virjin Adaları | Road Town |
Brunei | Bruney | Bandar Seri Begawan |
Bulgaria | Bulgaristan | Sofya |
Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou |
Burundi | Burundi | Gitega |
Cayman Islands | Cayman Adaları | George Town |
Gibraltar | Cebelitarık | Cebelitarık |
Algeria | Cezayir | Cezayir |
Christmas Island | Christmas Adası | The Settlement |
Djibouti | Cibuti | Cibuti |
Cocos Islands | Cocos Adaları | West Adası |
Cook Islands | Cook Adaları | Avarua |
Chad | Çad | Encemine |
Czech Republic | Çek Cumhuriyeti | Prag |
People’s Republic of China (PRC | Çin (PRC) | Pekin |
Republic of China | Çin | Taipei |
Denmark | Danimarka | Kopenhag |
East Timor | Doğu Timor | Dili |
Dominica | Dominika | Roseau |
Dominican Republic | Dominik Cumhuriyeti | Santo Domingo |
Ecuador | Ekvador | Quito |
Equatorial Guinea | Ekvator Ginesi | Malabo |
El Salvador | El Salvador | San Salvador |
Indonesia | Endonezya | Jakarta |
Eritrea | Eritre | Asmara |
Armenia | Ermenistan | Erivan |
Estonia | Estonya | Tallinn |
Falkland Islands | Falkland Adaları | Stanley |
Faroe Islands | Faroe Adaları | Tórshavn |
Morocco | Fas | Rabat |
Fiji | Fiji | Suva |
Côte d’Ivoire | Fildişi Sahili | Yamoussoukro |
Philippines | Filipinler | Manila |
Palestinian territories | Filistin Ulusal Yönetimi | Ramallah |
Finland | Finlandiya | Helsinki |
France | Fransa | Paris |
French Guiana | Fransız Guyanası | Cayenne |
French Polynesia | Fransız Polinezyası | Papeete |
Gabon | Gabon | Libreville |
Wales | Galler | Cardiff |
Gambia | Gambiya | Banjul |
Ghana | Gana | Accra |
Guinea | Gine | Conakry |
Guinea-Bissau | Gine-Bissau | Bissau |
Greenland | Grönland | Nuuk |
Grenada | Grenada | St. George’s |
Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Basse-Terre |
Guam | Guam | Hagåtña |
Guatemala | Guatemala | Guatemala |
Guernsey | Guernsey | St Peter Port |
Guyana | Guyana | Georgetown |
South Africa | Güney Afrika | Pretoria |
South Korea | Güney Kore | Seul |
South Sudan | Güney Sudan | Cuba |
Georgia | Gürcistan | Tiflis |
Haiti | Haiti | Port-au-Prince |
Croatia | Hırvatistan | Zagrep |
India | Hindistan | Yeni Delhi |
Netherlands | Hollanda | Amsterdam |
Netherlands Antilles | Hollanda Antilleri | Willemstad |
Honduras | Honduras | Tegucigalpa |
Iraq | Irak | Bağdat |
Iran | İran | Tahran |
Republic of Ireland | İrlanda | Dublin |
Spain | İspanya | Madrid |
Israel | İsrail | Kudüs |
Sweden | İsveç | Stockholm |
Switzerland | İsviçre | Bern |
Italy | İtalya | Roma |
Iceland | İzlanda | Reykjavík |
Jamaica | Jamaika | Kingston |
Japan | Japonya | Tokyo |
Jersey | Jersey | St. Helier |
Cambodia | Kamboçya | Phnom Penh |
Cameroon | Kamerun | Yaoundé |
Canada | Kanada | Ottawa |
Montenegro | Karadağ | Podgorica |
Qatar | Katar | Doha |
Kazakhstan | Kazakistan | Astana |
Kenya | Kenya | Nairobi |
Cyprus | Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti | Lefkoşa |
Kyrgyzstan | Kırgızistan | Bişkek |
Kiribatı | Kiribati | South Tarawa |
Cyprus | KKTC | Lefkoşa |
Colombia | Kolombiya | Bogotá |
Comoros | Komorlar | Moroni |
Republic of Congo | Kongo | Brazzaville |
Congo | Kongo | Kinşasa |
Kosovo | Kosova | Priştine |
Costa Rica | Kosta Rika | San José |
Kuwait | Kuveyt | Kuveyt Şehri |
North Korea | Kuzey Kore | Pyongyang |
Northern Mariana Islands | Kuzey Mariana Adaları | Saipan |
Cuba | Küba | Havana |
Laos | Laos | Vientiane |
Lesotho | Lesotho | Maseru |
Latvia | Letonya | Riga |
Liberia | Liberya | Monrovia |
Libya | Libya | Trablus |
Liechtenstein | Lihtenştayn | Vaduz |
Lithuania | Litvanya | Vilnius |
Lebanon | Lübnan | Beyrut |
Luxembourg | Lüksemburg | Lüksemburg |
Hungary | Macaristan | Budapeşte |
Madagascar | Madagaskar | Antananarivo |
Republic of Macedonia | Makedonya | Üsküp |
Malawi | Malavi | Lilongwe |
Maldives | Maldivler | Malé |
Malaysia | Malezya | Kuala Lumpur |
Mali | Mali | Bamako |
Malta | Malta | Valletta |
Isle of Man | Man Adası | Douglas |
Marshall Islands | Marshall Adaları | Majuro |
Martinique | Martinik | Fort-de-France |
Mauritius | Mauritius | Port Louis |
Mayotte | Mayotte | Mamoudzou |
Mexico | Meksika | Meksiko |
Egypt | Mısır | Kahire |
Federated States of Micronesia | Mikronezya Federal Devletleri | Palikir |
Mongolia | Moğolistan | Ulan Batur |
Moldova | Moldova | Kişinev |
Montserrat | Montserrat | Brades Estate [4] |
Mauritania | Moritanya | Nuakşot |
Mozambique | Mozambik | Maputo |
Myanmar | Myanmar | Naypyidaw |
Namibia | Namibya | Windhoek |
Nauru | Nauru | Yaren (de facto)[5] |
Nepal | Nepal | Katmandu |
Nicaragua | Nikaragua | Managua |
Niger | Nijer | Niamey |
Nigeria | Nijerya | Abuja |
Niue | Niue | Alofi |
Norfolk Island | Norfolk Adası | Kingston |
Norway | Norveç | Oslo |
Central African Republic | Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti | Bangui |
Uzbekistan | Özbekistan | Taşkent |
Pakistan | Pakistan | İslamabad |
Palau | Palau | Ngerulmud |
Panama | Panama | Panama |
Papua New Guinea | Papua Yeni Gine | Port Moresby |
Paraguay | Paraguay | Asunción |
Peru | Peru | Lima |
Pitcairn Islands | Pitcairn Adaları | Adamstown |
Poland | Polonya | Varşova |
Portugal | Portekiz | Lizbon |
Puerto Rico | Porto Riko | San Juan |
Réunion | Réunion | Saint-Denis |
Romania | Romanya | Bükreş |
Rwanda | Ruanda | Kigali |
Russia | Rusya | Moskova |
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre ve Miquelon | Saint-Pierre |
Saint Helena | Saint Helena | Jamestown |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts ve Nevis | Basseterre |
Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia | Castries |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent ve Grenadinler | Kingstown |
Samoa | Samoa | Apia |
San Marino | San Marino | San Marino |
São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé ve Príncipe | São Tomé |
Senegal | Senegal | Dakar |
Serbia | Sırbistan | Belgrad |
Seychelles | Seyşeller | Victoria |
Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | Freetown |
Slovakia | Slovakya | Bratislava |
Slovenia | Slovenya | Ljubljana |
Solomon Islands | Solomon Adaları | Honiara |
Somalia | Somali | Mogadişu |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
Sudan | Sudan | Hartum |
Suriname | Surinam | Paramaribo |
Svalbard | Svalbard | Longyearbyen |
Swaziland | Esvatini | Mbabane |
Syria] | Suriye | Şam |
Chile | Şili | Santiago |
Tajikistan | Tacikistan | Duşanbe |
Tanzania | Tanzanya | Dodoma |
Thailand | Tayland | Bangkok |
Togo | Togo | Lomé |
Tonga | Tonga | Nukuʻalofa |
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad ve Tobago | Port of Spain |
Tunisia | Tunus | Tunus |
Turkey | Türkiye | Ankara |
Turkmenistan | Türkmenistan | Aşkabat |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Turks ve Caicos Adaları | Cockburn Town |
Tuvalu | Tuvalu | Fongafale (Funafuti’de) |
Uganda | Uganda | Kampala |
Ukraine | Ukrayna | Kiev |
Oman | Umman | Maskat |
Uruguay | Uruguay | Montevideo |
Jordan | Ürdün | Amman |
Vanuatu | Vanuatu | Port Vila |
Venezuela | Venezuela | Caracas |
Vietnam | Vietnam | Hanoi |
Wallis and Futuna | Wallis ve Futuna | Matâ’Utu |
Yemen | Yemen | San’a |
New Caledonia | Yeni Kaledonya | Nouméa |
New Zealand | Yeni Zelanda | Wellington |
Cape Verde | Yeşil Burun Adaları | Praia |
Greece | Yunanistan | Atina |
Zambia | Zambiya | Lusaka |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabve | Harare |