merhaba!
the EU membership implies meeting political and economic cryteria and athough it was designed as an economic entity, the Union- after the Maastricht Treaty- has developed as a political organism
regarding the Turkey EU membership, further steps should be taken in order to meet the political cryteria (the EU Report published last month clearly states this)
I sincerely hope that what is now a perspective to turn one day into a certainty; Turkey is a major player in the stability of the region and has proven it as a NATO member. Still, the EU has additional tests which must be passed!

my recommendation is the REDHOUSE Dictionary (Turkce-Inglizce/ Ingilizce-Turkce)- a classic
I have two of them- a small one (for the pocket, having actually a red cover) and a bigger one (with a blue cover)- and they are of great help!

bana cok yardim ettin!
cok tesekkur ederim!

julia

....what about the pronouns?

e.g. Instead of us, the teacher gave him the prize.
Instead of you, my mother likes them.
Instead of me, my father wrote him the letter.
Instead of him, I admire his sister.


tesekkurler!

merhaba!
which is the grammar rule for "instead of..."?

e.g.: Instead of chocolate, I want an apple
Instead of milk, I drink coffe
Instead of watching TV I read a book.
Instead of going on holliday I prefer staying home
Instead of meeting Ismail, Ayla preffered going to the theatre.


cok tesekkur ederim!
julia

selams!
what an interesting topic you have posted!
and no reply yet????
I am quite surprised, actually...I would expected a real debate!
maybe people are more interested in things related to "falling in love" and less with those related to "falling out of love"

I do have hopes, still!
julia

hepinize cok tesekkurler!

sorry about the confusion with the "spoilt" sentence; they were just for the sake of grammer practice