Write to the organiser of a fictional photography workshop whom you have never met. The model shows how to frame a short enquiry; the phrases also work when the topic changes.
The idea
Use a short subject to name the topic. Open with Sayın Selin Kaya, when you know the recipient’s full name, or Sayın Yetkili, when you do not know the responsible person’s name. Put a comma after the salutation and start the body on a new line with a capital. State why you are writing, then make one clear request. Close with Saygılarımla, and put your own full name on the next line.
Read the text
Konu: Fotoğraf atölyesi hakkında
Sayın Selin Kaya,
Size atölye hakkında yazıyorum. Atölyenize katılmak istiyorum. Fotoğraf çekmeyi seviyorum, ancak daha önce bir atölyeye katılmadım. Bu nedenle başlangıç düzeyindeki çalışmalarınız hakkında bilgi almak istiyorum. Programı bana e-postayla gönderebilir misiniz?
İlginiz için şimdiden teşekkür ederim.
Saygılarımla, Deniz Aras
Examples
- Size atölye hakkında yazıyorum.I am writing to you about the workshop.
- Programı bana e-postayla gönderebilir misiniz?Could you send me the programme by email?
- İlginiz için şimdiden teşekkür ederim.Thank you in advance for your attention.
- Sayın Selin Kaya,Dear Ms Kaya,
- Konu: Fotoğraf atölyesi hakkındaSubject: About the photography workshop
- Saygılarımla,Yours sincerely,
- Sayın Yetkili,Dear Sir or Madam,
- Atölyenize katılmak istiyorum.I would like to attend your workshop.
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Watch out
Do not put your own name after Sayın: that line addresses the reader. The name below Saygılarımla identifies the writer. A polite frame cannot make an unclear request useful: say which programme or information you need.
Try it yourself
Choose the opening before the recipient’s name: ___ Selin Kaya, (Sayın / Saygılarımla)
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Sayın
Sayın fits before the recipient’s full name; Saygılarımla would end the message before the request has even begun.
Choose an informative subject for a photography workshop enquiry: Konu: ___ (Fotoğraf atölyesi / Merhaba)
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Fotoğraf atölyesi
Fotoğraf atölyesi tells the organiser which activity the message concerns; Merhaba is a greeting and gives no topic.
Choose the formal closing before the signature: ___, Deniz Aras (Saygılarımla / Sayın)
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Saygılarımla
Saygılarımla gives a respectful closing before the signature; Sayın needs an addressee and belongs at the opening.
The sender is Deniz Aras and the recipient is Selin Kaya. Who signs below the closing? Deniz Aras / Selin Kaya
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Deniz Aras
Deniz Aras is the sender in this situation, so this name goes below the closing. Selin Kaya is the recipient and belongs in the salutation.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Choose the opening before the recipient’s name: ___ Selin Kaya, (Sayın / Saygılarımla)
Choose an informative subject for a photography workshop enquiry: Konu: ___ (Fotoğraf atölyesi / Merhaba)
Choose the formal closing before the signature: ___, Deniz Aras (Saygılarımla / Sayın)
The sender is Deniz Aras and the recipient is Selin Kaya. Who signs below the closing? Deniz Aras / Selin Kaya
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write a 50–70-word enquiry about an imaginary workshop. Include a subject, a salutation, your purpose, one specific question, a closing and your full name. Check that the opening names the reader and the signature names you.