In English, when greeting friends (especially on email or text etc) we have a lot of informal greetings such "Hey mate", "Hey Dude", "Hi babe" that kind of thing.

What equivalent expressions do you use in Turkish like this? I suppose I mean the slang ones, really. I use "dude" and "babe" all the time with my friends (male and female!) and I want to check what they are in Turkish and also that they have the same meaning!!

It’s a translation that has made me think of this because it had "dude" in it and I have meant to ask this for a long time and always kept forgetting!!

Thanks

they use 'canim' like we use some honey, babe etc
also 'kanka', usually between very close friends and 'kardesim' is also used but generally only by men

moruk is also used between friends (man)

yavrum(women to woman)dimi?

fıstık (for both)

abi - "older brother" but used for male friends as well
abla - "older sister" but used for female friends as well

Thanks everyone - I was thinking more of ones you could say to a male friend ... without them getting the totally wrong idea lol!!

canım sounds probably the closest to what I meant

I've just looked "Dude" up on the dictionary lol

dude
i. züppe adam, giyimine aşırı düşkün erkek; (k.dili) tatilini taşralıların yanında geçiren şehirli.

There is about 6 things - which one would I use to just say hello dude!

what about DOSTUM? who and when do you use it? I heard my bf calling his friend like this so often