Sabaiha Gokcen

English translation: Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

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Turkish term or phrase:Sabiha Gökçen Uluslararası Havaalanı
English translation:Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Entered by: Özden Arıkan

22:09 May 10, 2006
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Tourism & Travel
Turkish term or phrase: Sabaiha Gokcen
This supposed to be an international airport in Turkey. I would like to know its pronounciation.

I also would like to know if this spelling is OK. I don't have many hits on the google...Thanks in advance!
Kaori Myatt
France
Local time: 13:45
sabiha gökçen
Explanation:
Here is the website for the airport:
http://www.sgairport.com/havaalani/eng/start.asp'
it pronounced sa-bee-ha Gok-chen (the o is long)
hope this helps.

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Note added at 48 mins (2006-05-10 22:58:25 GMT)
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The airport is located on the Asian side of Istanbul
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Alp Berker
United States
Local time: 07:45
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
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sabaiha gokcen
sabiha gökçen


Explanation:
Here is the website for the airport:
http://www.sgairport.com/havaalani/eng/start.asp'
it pronounced sa-bee-ha Gok-chen (the o is long)
hope this helps.

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Note added at 48 mins (2006-05-10 22:58:25 GMT)
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The airport is located on the Asian side of Istanbul

Alp Berker
United States
Local time: 07:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fabio Descalzi
5 mins
  -> thank you Fabio

agree  Faruk Atabeyli: The airport was named after the first Turkish female pilot.
8 mins
  -> Tesekkurler MFA

agree  H&G Ozcan
19 mins
  -> Tesekkurler h_ozcan

agree  Mustafa Altinkaya
1 hr
  -> Tesekkurler Mustafa

agree  Özden Arıkan: The ö is rather as in the i of dirt or of Kirk (or as in the German König :-)
2 hrs
  -> Tesekkurler Özden

agree  Mine Somyurek (X)
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agree  Isodynamia
10 hrs
  -> Thank you Constantina

agree  Will Matter: Ozdens pronunciation explanation is excellent.
14 hrs
  -> I agree. Thank you willmatter

agree  Nizamettin Yigit: ı must agree with Özden as well
1 day 6 mins
  -> Tesekkurler Nizamettin
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