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Nahçivan	Nakhitchevan -- a tiny autonomous republic (which is affiliated with Azerbaijan) that borders on the far east of Turkey	In the news: Oy! Such a short memory... Tiny Nakhitchevan deals unfriendly blow to Turkish trucker-pride -- As of 1 March 2005, Turkish vegetable truckers must obtain a visa to travel within the miniscule Republic of Nakhitchevan. The new visa requirement is particularly galling to the drivers because Turkey gave succor to then-desperate Nakhitchevan during the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the 1990's. Gözcü Gazetesi, 10 March 2005
nakliye	transport	nakliye ucağı; [a] transport airplane
Nataşa/Nataşalar	nickname used for young Russian prostitutes	Certainly in Istanbul, these young women have found a 'receptive audience' -- for years.
Nepal (Nepallı, Nepalce/Nepali)	[the kingdom of] Nepal (a Nepalese person/thing, the language of Nepal)	Almost everyone speaks English in the capital city of Katmandu... Regional map of Nepal including some vital statistics -- in Turkish Left click for image enlargement.
Nijerya (Nijeryalı, İngilizce)	The Federal Republic of Nigeria (a Nigerian person/thing, the language of Nigeria [English])	A finalist country for the 2002 Football/Soccer World Cup tournament...
nişan	sign, mark, indication, token target decoration, order, medal betrothal, engagement engagement ceremony; engagement party	nişancı; marksman nişangah; [shooting] target; rear sight [of a gun] Also see keskin nişancı. Live Target 'That last one was kinda close... Could you aim a little higher, please?' Left click for photo-article enlargement.
Normandiya	Normandy or fr. Normandie [historical region of northwest France]	Normandiya Çıkarması, [the] Normandy Landing -- also called the Normandy Invasion or Operation Overlord. It was the WW II operation that initiated Allied-force invasion of western Europe on June 6, 1944..
Norveç (Norveç/Norveçli, Norveççe)	Norway (a Norwegian person/thing, the Norwegian language)	Norveç Nobel Komitesi; Norwegian Nobel-prize Committee - a group of five individuals responsible for selecting the annual winners of the Nobel Prize for Peace.
nötron bombası	neutron bomb
nüfus	population	nüfus yoğunluğu; population density
nükleer denizaltı	nuclear submarine
nükleer silahlar	nuclear weapons
nükleer tehdit	nuclear threat

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