While some people are used to write them together, officially they should be written seperatedly.

The authority on this subject is "Türk Dil Kurumu"
(Turkish Language Institute)

http://tdk.org.tr/yazim/default.asp

Smillarly to "her şey", also "bir şey" should be written seperatedly. But certainly the issue is discussable and the TDK not always is correct in their desicions. Its like writing "every thing" and "some thing".

For instance TDK is suggestiong to write "entelektüel" but I disagree since I think it should be "entellektüel".

Peki nasil olacak bunun sonu bilmiyorum sen turkiyede ben england.

"I dont know how could be the end of this; you are in Turkia and I'm in England."

'Gözleme' maybe?

Not very good certainly if it is about the Turkish people themselves but there is more flexibility for the tourists.

As far as I see here in some parts of Britain it is not so welcome either. Probably the same could apply to medittarranean countries.

ramayan,
thank you for your post. Indeed, The Turkish National Anthem is very important for Turks as also our flag is. Students sing it at the beginning and end of each week of the school.

Here is the sound file if anyone wants to listen.

Hello Babs,
you are completely right. According our new Forum Rules the official language of forums is now English and English should be used if not practising Turkish with the exception of simple and short Turkish sentences that everyone can understand by using our double-click dictionary. When practising Turkish certainly everybody can use as much Turkish as they want.

I have added the translation above.

Here is another one by Orhan Veli. There is also a song of this poem. Many of his poems were composed as the way he writes is smillar to lyrics.
I used to love him more when I was younger.

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1. The original
2. Translation by Talat Sait Halman
3. Sound record by Müşvik Kenter
4. Song by "Akustika"

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1. http://www.siirperisi.net/siir.asp?siir=552

ANLATAMIYORUM
Ağlasam sesimi duyar mısınız,
Mısralarımda;
Dokunabilir misiniz,
Göz yaşlarıma, ellerinizle?

Bilmezdim şarkıların bu kadar güzel,
Kelimelerinse kifayetsiz olduğunu
Bu derde düşmeden önce.

Bir yer var, biliyorum;
Her şeyi söylemek mümkün;
Epeyce yaklaşmışım, duyuyorum;
Anlatamıyorum

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2. http://www.orhanveli.net/talathalman/icantexplain.html

I CAN'T EXPLAIN
If I cried, could you hear
My voice in my poems,
Could you touch my tears
With your hands?

Before I fell prey to this grief,
I never knew songs were so enchanting
And words so mild.
I know there's a place
Where you can talk about everything;
I feel I'm close to that place,
Yet I can't explain

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3. http://www.wanadoo.dk/~mob95151/musfik_kenter_anlatamiyorum.mp3

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4. http://www.orhanveli.com/akustika/akustika-anlatamiyorum.mp3

Just for the sake of completeness, here we have the poem mentioned above once again.

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Poet: Orhan Veli Kanık
Poem: Güzel Havalar (Beautiful Weathers)

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CONTENTS:
1. Original
2. Translation by Talat Sait Halman
3. Translation by Bernard Lewis
4. Translation by me
5. Sound record by Müşvik Kenter

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1. Original
http://www.siirperisi.net/siir.asp?siir=4050

GÃœZEL HAVALAR

Beni bu güzel havalar mahvetti,
Böyle havada istifa ettim
Evkaftaki memuriyetimden.
Tütüne böyle havada alıştım,
Böyle havada âşık oldum;
Eve ekmekle tuz götürmeyi
Böyle havalarda unuttum;
Şiir yazma hastalığım
Hep böyle havalarda nüksetti;
Beni bu güzel havalar mahvetti.

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2. English Translation by Talat Sait Halman
http://www.orhanveli.net/talathalman/lovelyweather.html

LOVELY WEATHER
This lovely weather has brought on my ruin.
One fine day like this I quit
My job with the Pious Foundations Agency.
In such weather I got used to smoking
And on a day like this I fell in love:
It was on such a day that I forgot
To take home bread and salt;
Time and again, in this weather
My verse-making disease has recurred.
This lovely weather has brought on my ruin.

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3. English Translation by Bernard Lewis
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1534.html

Fine Days

These fine days have been my ruin.
On this kind of day I resigned
My job in 'Pious Foundations'.
On this kind of day I started to smoke
On this kind of day I fell in love
On this kind of day I forgot
To bring home bread and salt
On this kind of day I had a relapse
In my versifying disease.
These fine days have been my ruin.

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4. And here is my translation:

Beautiful Days

These beautiful days have destroyed me.
In such a day I've quit my job
From the Charity Foundations Office.
I started smoking tobacco in such a day.
In such a day I fall in love.
I've forgotton to take home
Bread and salt in such days.
My disease for writing peoms
Relapsed always in such days.
These beautiful days have destroyed me.

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5. Sound record by Müşvik Kenter
http://www.wanadoo.dk/~mob95151/musfik_kenter_guzel_havalar.mp3