Many years ago I gave a couple of training courses to employees of a bank in
the Turkish capital Ankara. It was a very interesting experience and I was
able to pick up a couple dozen words of the Turkish language. My favorite word
was (and still is): yok. It means “nothing” or “not available” and I
understand it is added after the noun. Last night I ordered a Dürüm, a very
tasty thin pancake type of dough which is then covered in meat, cold veggies
and some sauce, depending on the customer’s whim. Upon giving my
order, I heard the chappie behind the counter say to a colleage: “Dürüm
yok?”, (with the question mark). I knew, without having to wait for the
translation, that I had to choose something else…