Anket Q & A

Anket

en vazgeçilmez uyuşturucu: yalan
en gerçekçi bitki: kaktüs
en eski yerleşim ilkesi: talan
en etkili botoks maddesi: gamsızlık
en yalnız yer: sırtın ortası
en sıcak kap: çaydanlık
en sakin beklenti: balık oltası
en zorlu coğrafya: kalp
en zalim terör örgütü: aşk
en büyük işkence: umut
en zorlu taşıma aracı: tabut
 

Q & A

the most indispensable drug: a lie
the most realistic plant: a cactus
the oldest principle of settlement: plunder
the most effective Botox ingredient: lightheartedness
the loneliest place: the middle of the back
the hottest vessel: a kettle
the calmest expectancy: a fishing rod
the most challenging geography: the heart
the cruellest terrorist organisation: love
the greatest torture: hope
the toughest form of transport: the coffin
 

Survey

the most indispensable drug: lie
the most realistic plant: cactus
the oldest settlement principle: plunder
the most effective botox ingredient: blithe
the loneliest place: the middle of the back
the hottest cap: a teapot
the calmest expectation: a fishing rod
the most challenging geography: the heart
the cruellest terrorist organisation: love
the biggest torture: hope
the most demanding transport: the coffin
 

The original title Anket sounds like the French enquête, because like many Turkish words, it was borrowed from French. But it is used daily and means “survey”

Original Poem by

Karin Karakaslı

Translated by

Canan Marasligil with Sarah Howe Language

Turkish

Country

Turkey