Hey Roswitha, somehow my comment got attached to your Post!

Apologies. I tried to quote you but delete the picture, but my comment just got pulled into your post!

Ok, see the last thread about rebuffing unwanted vendors.

Someone said 'say sağol". Now the TLC dict. says that means "thank you" informally. But in one of the new Hababam Sinifi's and in the "Dunayi Kurtaran Adam Oğlum" There are scenes where the students (or crew) are standing at attention and the Headmsters/Captain says something like your duty is this or that, and they all say "sağol"

My opinion is that it comes from "sag" and "ol" then something like "become rightful". In this way, I think I understand
thehandsom and Roswitha recommendations.

Opinions?

Ok everybody, I didn't get a PM so I am feeling left out.

But seriously this is fun but I'm starting a new thread. I want to understand the "sağol" thing and why that would work?

THe first time I visited Sultamet, My wife and I were approached by guys wanted to be hired as personal guides
etc. Just saying "hayir hayir" I found to be ineffective.

Any suggestions about how to be say basically "leave us alone" without be crude or rude?

Hey Cab2007, your attempts are getting a lot better. Keep it up.