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Turkish Newspaper Readers Encyclopedic Dictionary 'O' For English-speakers who wish to understand Turkish Newspapers World regions, bodies of water, land masses, mountain ranges, countries, cities, nationalities and languages -- plus notable persons, places, and things from current events and modern history, politics, art, law, business, etc. If you don't find the names, terms, or phrases you need here... click to let us know and we'll add them. Site visitors may navigate the News Reader pages using the News Readers Index Page. Turkish English Examples, supplements, and explanations O     Oğlak dönencisi Tropic of Capricorn   ofsayt or ofsayt pozisyonu [a rule that favors the defensive team, in Association Football (soccer)] offside or offside position As Football World Cup 2006 fever starts to build, we thought it appropriate to include selected World Cup Football terms, in Turkish. The "Offside" rule (invoked when an Offensive Player is closer to the Defensive goal line than both the soccer ball and the next to last Defenseman) is one of the most thrill-killing and annoying to be invoked in Association Football. And, while it's not a very classy World Cup Football maneuver, the 'offside trap' is... Continue reading "Football World Cup Terms, Offside Trap"...» okyanus ocean   Okyanusya Oceania   oligarşi oligarchy   olimpiyat Olympic olimpiyat oyunları; the Olympic Games olimpiyatlar; the Olympics, Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece -- the original ancient home of the Olympic movement. The general venue for the Winter Games of 2006 is Turin (Torino), Italy. Specific competition venues include: Oval Lingotto, Torino Esposizioni, Palasport Olimpico, Olympic Stadium, Palavela, Bardonecchia, Cesana, Pinerolo, Pragelato, Sauze d'Oulx, and Sestriere. In the news: 24 December 2005 -- according to a report by Stuart Condie (Associated Press) a misplaced vote may have given the 2012 Olympic Games to London. Alex Gilady, a senior Olympic official, said that a fellow International Olympic Committee member voted for Paris by mistake -- rather than Madrid in July for the right to host the games. Another vote for Madrid might have stopped London from winning. The financial repercussions of such a mistake are huge, but it's water under the dam now... orgeneral (full) general [in the Armed Forces]   Orta Afrika Central Africa   Orta Amerika Central America   Orta Asya Central Asia   Ortaçağ the Middle Ages   Orta Doğu [the] Middle East   orta sınıf middle class, bourgeoisie   ortadoks othodox   ortak partner, associate ratio ortak almak; to take into partnership ortaklık; a company, partnership, association ortak pazar; a common market Ortak Doğrudan Saldırı Mühimmatı Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) ...a guidance kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurately guided smart weapons. The JDAM kit consists of a new tail section that contains an Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (GPS). ortalama average ortalama fiyat; average price ortalama istihsal; average output ortalama sarfiyat; average consumption ortalama senelik verim; mean annual efficiency ortalama yük; average load, mean load Osmanlı İmparatorluğu [the] Ottoman Empire See Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire... otomatik automatic otomatik ayar donanımı; automatic regulator otomatik ayarlı; self regulating otomatik çalıştırma; self starting otomatik işletme; automatic feed otomatik kontrol; automatic control otonomi autonomy   otorite authority, influence otorite sahibi; authoritative person Overlord Harekatı Operation Overlord ...was the amphibous military operation that took place at Normandiya on the coast of France on D-Day (June 6, 1944). AKA, [the] Normandy Landing or the Normandy Invasion. It initiated Allied-force invasion of western Europe near the end of WW II. oydaşma doktrini doctrine of consensus (in accordance with international law)   oyun teorisi game theory

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