Computing in Turkish isn't as hard as you think. However, be aware that there are some major differences.

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Keyboard layout

Unfortunately, for you, Turkish has two different keyboard layouts: Turkish-F and Turkish-Q, both of which are quite commonly used. Edit

Turkish-F

This keyboard layout was designed in 1955 by İhsan Yener. During its design, the Turkish Language Academy (TDK) investigated letter frequencies in Turkish and used this statistical basis to design the Turkish-F keyboard. It provides a balanced distribution of typing effort between the hands - 49% for the left hand and 51% for the right.

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Turkish-Q

Turkish-Q is a more QWERTY-based layout, and therefore I would recommend that you use this one rather than Turkish-F, as it's more "foreigner friendly".

Á==Using these keyboard layouts on your computer== You don't have to buy a new keyboard to be able to use these layouts. Below you can find instructions on how to implement these layouts on a PC. Unfortunately information on how to do this on a Mac, Linux, or any other computer system is currently unavailable.

1) Click on Start 2) When the Start menu opens up, click on Control Panel 3)*If you are on Category View, click on Date, Time, Language and Regional Options, then Regional and Language Options.

• If you are on Classic View, click on Regional and Language Options.

4) Click on the Languages tab. 5) Under Text services and input languages, click on the Details button. 6) Click on the Add button. 7) Here you will find a large list of languages. Choose Turkish, then tick the Keyboard layout/IME tick box. This will enable you to choose from a wide range of different keyboard layouts. Choose either Turkish-F or Turkish-Q (preferably the latter). Then click OK. 8) The Turkish language (and your chosen keyboard layout) has just been added to your list of Installed services. To easily switch between English and Turkish, click on the Language bar... button under Preferences. 9) When that window pops up, tick the following tick boxes:

• Show the Language bar on the desktop.
• Show text labels on the Language bar.

Then click OK. 10) Now that you've done that, click on the OK or Apply buttons to have your changes saved.