bod has created a downloadable version of the UK Keyboard with Turkish Characters. Have a look on his web page for further details.

To install Bod's program, create a new folder anywhere in your computer (on your desktop for instance) and them extract the zip file to this folder. Close the zip file and go to the new folder you have created. Here you will find a file. Using this file install the keyboard into the control panel.
Now, go to "control panel > Regional and language options > languages > details > add " and add the keyboard layout you have created.
Afterwards remove the existing layout.

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From my experience in the UK I know that this can be a tricky issue so I decided to start this thread.

1.
Cant find a Turkish Keyboard in the UK? Have a look on logitech's website. Recently I bought a wireless desktop in Turkish and I'm very happy with the product. You can find it here:

EX 100 £29.99
http://shop.logitech.com/section?SID=a81b8147aab17bd8e79002d802485dd93b4:3380&secid=33465

2.
If more than one user is using a computer, you can log on as different users.
Currently its almost only me who is using my computer but from time to time an English friend of me is using it but the Turkish keyboard I bought was too confusing. Especially because the letter "i" had moved to another place and @ . , had also moved.
So we decided to seperate things. I connected both keyboards with usb and they both work at the same time.

Control panel > Regional and Language Options > Languages > Details

After opening XP with my account I have put Turkish Q keybord as the only one.
And when opening XP with my friends account I have put English Q keybord as the only one.

So we have one English and one Turkish keyboard connected to the same PC and we just log in and simply use the right keyboard. There is no swiching or whatsoever and belive me the swiching languages things can drive you crazy. So this is an easy solution I'm using.

3. If you want to be able to type the Turkish characters without using a Turkish keyboard I have some good news for you. It is possible to change every singe key on your keyboard to type anything possible and it will work everywhere in your computer.

You can do this with that program:
The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx
Except the keyboard tool you will need to install one more program called "Microsoft .NET Framework". At the end the program cretaes an exe file which installs the keyboard to your control panel.

With this program you can create any keyboard layout you like. For instance if you have an English keyboard you can still type "ç, ö, ğ, ü, ı" easly by assigning some keys or key combinations to these letters. You can decide what a key on your keyboard should type.

Yes I know there are come numeretical shortcyts but what I'm telling here is much more easier.

You could type the Tukish characters in any key combination you like. For instance by pressing any key (say "Alt") plus "c, o, g, u, i".
But certainly you need to create that kayboard layout first. And then install it and then choose it from control panel. Be sure to make the letters work with capital letters as well.
I suggest leaving only one keyboard in your control panel.

The microsoft keyboard layout creator is a very easy to use program. Copy current keyboard, make changes, save it, install it. Thats it.

I used the instructions on this site to swap my keyboard back and forth from Turkish to English. it is quite easy to set up and easy to use, although if you are a fast typist in English, it slows you down a little looking for the turkish characters.

When you look at the instructions on the site, there is also 2 pictures of the keyboard with the places showing for the turkish letters. I printed the page and cut out the pictures of the keyboards and stuck them with tape onto my keyboard above the 'f' keys, I can easily see them. I did the same with my laptop.

Good luck with which ever method you choose.

Thanks for this Erdinc.

You can do this with that program:
The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx
Except the keyboard tool you will need to install one more program called 'Microsoft .NET Framework'. At the end the program cretaes an exe file whisch installs the keyboard to your control panel.
In my control panel I have all the normal keyboard layouts to choose from but I also have a Turkish Qi keyboard. I had to give a name so I called it Qi.

I had managed to set my keyboard to write the extra letters in microsoft word but for some reason they wouldn't work anywhere else. I downloaded this program made a few alterations to the layout I already use and bingo, I now have a full alphabet I can use everywhere!

that realy is a big issue.

Hi all ,
I've just joined the forum with hope to be able to learn turkish , the language . There are however , a few problems that have slowed my progress considerably .
Using the regional settings I've changed added the turkish language (turkish Q) as one of my input languages . But ,after switching to the T Q keyboard ,I'm still unable to type anything in turkish (char specific to the language ) ; this despite the fact that the turkish char set is installed in my system .
Any help in this regard shall be appreciated .

Merhaba Maverick
When I switch to the TQ it works without problems but for the fact that Turkish characters are not on the letter keys. For example, ğ is where I have "[" ü is "]" ş is ";" i is " '" ö is "," and ç is "."
Good luck trying to find them

7 minutes....wow!! that's fast . I wasn't expecting anything like that . Great Forum !!
And yes , my problem's solved . Thanks a lot ,Daydreamer .

Hello the_maverick,
the language swiches automatically to the one which windows things is the right one. This is why above I didnt suggest to leave two keyboard layouts on regional settings.
On the right bottom of your screen there should be a small box which allows you to swich between keyboards.
It is also possible to swich with shortcut keys. You can set hot keys from the control panel>regional options>languages>details>key settings.
By default it could be "leftAlt+Shift".
The swiching thing wasnt practical for me so I didnt continue that way.

I've downloaded the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator tool and it works very well.......I have added the extra characters to AltGr (also Ctrl+Alt).

It all works fine in MS Word and within internet forms but doesn't seem to work properly in MSN Has anyone else had this problem???

If anyone wants it I can upload the installer package for the keyboard layout I have created to save you having to install the .NET framework that is needed to build the software package.

may i ask a question ?

Why don't you download the Türkçe language from the Window's CD ??

İ did this and it is very easy,i convert the languges using shift and alt keys

Just put the CD and add the languge

And btw, for those who got a Turkish keyboard may i ask ,where is the @ there ? cause i cann't seem to find it till now
Whenever i want to use i conver to the English languge :-S

well, yes i know,i have English keyboard too,but i got used to type on it in türkçe too
İ guess it is just needs practice to remember where the buttons are ,but a map at first to know where do they exist from the first place lol

İ didn't got that map so i still can't find @ in the turkish keyboard,
My friends forgot to tell me,,lol

Good one Bod

Works like a dream in notepad but not on this forum for some reason.

It gives strange characters and C for ch does not work.

I will play about a bit

I have many keyboards for many languages ...Turkish keyboard:

http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/Screen-Shot-13r.jpg

Since i had integrated turkish keyboard to mine, i can now practice writing and typing turkish characters especially when i do vocabulary tests, i chose, i will write my own answers instead of multiple choice.

i have this option on my computer but i've written without turkish letters for so long that sometimes i can't remember when i need to use them and when i don't ..also the undotted 'ı' always shows up as a retarded 'y' when i use it on this chatroom.are there configuration problems in some browsers :-S

Set your character encoding to Turkish on the page.
As I don't know which browser you are using at the moment try edit or view menu. You will see it there.

And for the people who wants to type Turkish characters, without buying or sticking some stickers onto your keys,
use the on screen keyboard which you can find in programs -> accessories list. But you have to install Turkish language from the keyboard menu and then change the language manually using ALT+SHIFT combination to see Turkish letters on the on screen keyboard.

Or you can add your own key combination like bod mentioned before.

Ugh. I just tried to download that file bod but my computer won't open it.

I share this pc with other people so I need something simple...and I liked this file!

I'll just have to continue being character-less

that worked
thanks

Quoting libralady

Quoting mareli: Quoting bod: Quoting MalatyaGirl: Ugh. I just tried to download that file bod but my computer won´t open it. What do you mean by "won´t open it" ??? Does it give an error? I also tried it and it really doesn´t work All it says is "error reading file" and "make sure the file exists"...

You can add the Turkish Keyboard from you settings in windows, as I have done, and you can switch between the two. The only thinkg is that you have to memorise where the various letters are on the keyboard. This is how you do it: Click your start button Go to "Control Panel" Open Icon labelled Regional Languages etc etc Select "languages" tab Select "details" and a new window will open Select "add" Select Turkish You will then get a little Icon on your toolbar. Click it and you should get TR for Turkish. When you want to type Turkish, just click on it and select it. Hope this works, I could not download the keyboard from here either. But this method works and does not take more than a couple of minutes to do.

what do i do after i choose turkish? I already did, how do i know what letters make the keyboard turn in to turkish letters???

 After you added Turkish keyboard from regional settings, click on taskbars, go to toolbars and check the language bar there. Then you can view the language bar near system tray as seen below that you can switch between keyboards,

After you checked TurkishQ keyboard there, the places of Turkish keyboard characters can be seen from monitor keyboard as seen below, same places on your keyboard...

Good luck

How can i type the other character on the Turkish keyboard ?

İ mean like @,=,[,{,>,<,´,".....ect

İ always change to the English keyboard to type them

Try them out and memorize them or write them down like I did. Some examples:

the - on an English keybord is at the = button in Turkish, the , at the slash forward ,  the ´ above the 2, ( and ) are just one button more to the left above the 8 and 9 etc.