About the Turkish word list
The list is ordered by frequency and keeps all Turkish letters: the dotless i, c with cedilla, s with cedilla, g with breve, and o and u with umlauts. Nothing is simplified to ASCII.
All entries are lowercase. Because Turkish has special case-mapping rules, capitals are best practised with the punctuation setting on, where the difference between the two i letters becomes visible.
The two letters i
Turkish treats i and the dotless i as separate letters, not as variants of one letter. Uppercase dotted I lowercases to i, while uppercase dotless I lowercases to the dotless character.
Software that applies the wrong case mapping can silently turn one letter into the other, and Turkish readers notice immediately. If you type on a non-Turkish system, check that the keyboard layout and the operating system language are both set to Turkish.
Keyboard layout
The Turkish Q layout places the Turkish-specific letters on dedicated keys and keeps the familiar QWERTY base. A separate F layout exists and many experienced typists used it historically.
On a US or international keyboard the extra letters come from dead keys or right Alt combinations. Select Turkish in the language menu before starting so the word list matches the characters you send.
How to practise Turkish typing
- Warm up on the 25 word list and watch the two i letters from the first word.
- Drill the dotless i against the dotted i in short repeated bursts.
- Drill c with cedilla, s with cedilla and g with breve in the words that use them most.
- Add punctuation for one run to practise capitals, including the two forms of i.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the dotless i matter?
It is a separate letter with its own uppercase form, not a style variant. Confusing the two changes the word, and Turkish case-mapping rules make it a common source of errors on non-Turkish systems.
Can I type Turkish on a US keyboard?
Yes, with a Turkish layout enabled in the operating system and dead keys or right Alt combinations for the extra letters. The test measures the characters you send, not the labels on the keys.