Word-order

Turkish is generally SOV. A general rule of Turkish word-order is that the modifier precedes the modified:

• .adjective (used attributively) precedes noun;
• .adverb precedes verb;
• .object of postposition precedes postposition.

Also, in a sentence,

• .subject precedes predicate;
• .objects precede verb;
• .indirect object precedes direct object.

However, because the distinction between subject, indirect object, and direct object is also indicated with inflexion, Turkish word order can vary.

The order of morphemes in Turkish is often opposite to English:

Avrupa                                                          Europe
Avrupalı                                                       European
Avrupalılaş                                                 become European    (command)
Avrupalılaştır                                           Europeanize (command)
Avrupalılaştırama                                I wish you could not Europeanize 
Avrupalılaştıramadık                           we could not Europeanize
Avrupalılaştıramadıklar                     those whom    could not Europeanize
Avrupalılaştıramadıklarımız              those whom we could not Europeanize
Avrupalılaştıramadıklarımızdan         one of those whom we could not Europeanize
Avrupalılaştıramadıklarımızdan mı?   Is S/he one of those whom we could not Europeanize? 
Avrupalılaştıramadıklarımızdan mısın? Are you one of those whom we could not Europeanize?
Avrupalılaştıramadıklarımızdan mısınız? Are you one of those whom we could not Europeanize? (second plural or formal)

Within the same context, the longest Turkish word consists of 44 characters: Çekoslovakyalılaştıramadıklarımızdanmışsınız = You are apparently one of those we weren´t (or haven´t been) able to make a Czechoslovakian. (And equally: İskandinavyalılaştıramadıklarımızdanmışsınız = same for a Scandinavian.)[longest Turkish word: in Turkish "Muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine", which means something like (you are talking) as if you are one of those which

we can not easily convert into an unsuccessful-person-maker

 (someone who un-educates people to make them unsuccessful)].

I find this good info for learners.

 No,that wouldnt be "ben" since the suffix for person -in this case "I" - has to be put in the end.   .................benim.

 Example : Konuşmak istediğimiz kişi sensin.

               The person whom we like to talk is you.

  Yes Canan you can use "gerekiyor" too.

"Saçımın kesilmesi gerekiyor."

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My hair needs cutting

"Saçımın kesilmeye ihtiyacı var."

also you can say "Saçımın kesilmesi lazım"

I would say "sinirlerim gerildi" in this case. I know its not the literal meaning of frustrated but this sounds proper way to say  in turkish.

I am frustrated because I can`t seem to improve my turkish

Sinirlerim gerildi çünkü türkçemi ilerletemiyorum gibi geliyor bana. 

 I couldn"t extirpate your memory from my heart even a single day.

 In this case the word "olsun" acting like "even". The word "olsun" has  many different usage depending on the context.

 Hatıranı bir gün olsun canlandırır mısın ?

 Would you refresh your memory at least for one day ?

 Canlandırmak : to revive,to refresh,to bring to life.

 "Olsun" in this case is "at least".

 Example : Hiç birşey okumuyorsun, bir gazete olsun oku = You are not reading anything,at least read a newspaper.

 Birşey değil, Tomac.

 Scalpel..İngilizceye fazla kaptırmışız kendimizi heralde ! Eyvallahçç