TESOL/False Friends in Turkish

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This is a list of full false friends, that is semantic false cognates without corresponding meanings. The most common is "market".

Turkish (Türkçe) Meaning (Anlam) False Friend (Yalancı Eşdeğer)
aktüel topical actual (gerçek)
apartman apartment building apartment (daire)
bonzai synthetic cannabinoid bonsai (Japon stil minik bir ağaçı)
formasyon post graduate teacher training formation (oluşma)
kanalizasyon sewerage canalization (nehirde su bendi yapmak), channelization (nehirde kanal açmak)
keten linen cotton (pamuk)
petrol crude oil İngilterede petrol (benzin)
tost toastie toast (kızarmış ekmek)
tente awning tent (çadır)
market store market (pazar)
kuş bird kush (kenevir)
Kar snow Car (araba)