Turks say "evet", (eh-veht) (yes) by nodding the head forward and down. To say no, "hayir" (hay-yurh), nod your head up and back, lifting your eyebrows at the same time. Another way to say no is "yok" (yohk), which literally means "it doesn't exist". Remember, when a Turk seems to be giving you an arch look, he's only saying no. By contrast, wagging your head from side to side doesn't mean no in Turkish; it means "I don't understand".

Useful to know these gestures - I shall practise - Thanks janissary

Well that is very useful to know! Are there any forms of body language which the Turkish find rude or offensive which we do unknowingly?

Ahh now i understand that from-side-to-side thing!!! I always thot he was saying no, but then he did 'yes'.. he just meant he didn't understand it

I don't agree with the side-to-side thing. It also means "no" or "I don't know"

I think it is index finger and thumb touching to make a circle?

Oh as in 'pico bello'

But Kadir did that to me.. he put his fingers that way and kissed his lips with it and put it back in the sky, when i offered to make him tea

So then how is it offensive?

ouh sapık dude...again u showed how much u r sapık..dont interest with that part of body..u may interest nice parts like face,dimples ,fingers

im really fluent in that language and has a great vocabulary..i like sharing

if you close ur four fingers and make ur thumb straight it means ''ok dude u r great'' please dont mix the place that u put ur thumb..if u put it between ur fingers it may means bad things and cause an eye bruise etc...be carefu right for one i am not perverted lets get this straight here and now, and if you put your them between your fingers is called making a fist that nothing like making the ok sign that divers do is it or am i really deli!

right for one i am not perverted lets get this straight here and now, and if you put your them between your fingers is called making a fist that nothing like making the ok sign that divers do is it or am i really deli!

simdi benimle saka yapiyorsun sanirim ama kim dikkat der kimin umrunda ramayan neyse tobve tobve what the flippin heck does that mean when its at home!

simdi benimle saka yapiyorsun sanirim ama kim dikkat der kimin umrunda ramayan QUOTE] why the sad face