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This page gives 100 Turkish words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Turkish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Turkish vocabulary: environment

Climate, pollution, recycling, renewable energy: environment and ecology vocabulary in Turkish.

Here are 100 Turkish words on “Environment and ecology”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Turkish	English
eylemci	activist
hava	air
karbon bilançosu	carbon assessment
iklim	climate
iklim anlaşması	climate agreement
iklim değişikliği	climate change
ekin	crop
Dünya	Earth
ekoloji	ecology
elektrik	electricity
salım	emission
enerji	energy
enerji tasarrufu	energy saving
çevre	environment
çiftlik	farm
tarım	farming
tarla	field
sera etkisi	greenhouse effect
sera gazı	greenhouse gas
hasat	harvest
doğal afet	natural disaster
doğal gaz	natural gas
doğa koruma alanı	nature reserve
nükleer enerji	nuclear power
petrol	oil
organik	organic
gezegen	planet
kirlilik	pollution
gösteri	protest
deniz seviyesi yükselmesi	rising sea levels
ikinci el	second hand
kısa tedarik zinciri	short supply chain
tek kullanımlık plastik	single use plastic
sürdürülebilir	sustainable
vergi	tax
sınırlamak	to limit
muhafaza etmek	to preserve
korumak	to protect
azaltmak	to reduce
orman yangını	wildfire

Level 2: medium 35 words

Turkish	English
farkındalık artırma	awareness raising
biyoçeşitlilik	biodiversity
karbon ayak izi	carbon footprint
karbon nötrlüğü	carbon neutrality
depozito sistemi	deposit return scheme
kuraklık	drought
ekosistem	ecosystem
tehdit altındaki tür	endangered species
gübre	fertiliser
sel	flood
fosil yakıt	fossil fuel
yeşil dönüşüm	green transition
buzulların erimesi	ice melt
yoğun tarım	intensive farming
sulama	irrigation
çöp sahası	landfill
ışık kirliliği	light pollution
gürültü kirliliği	noise pollution
ambalaj	packaging
yaptırım	penalty
yenilenebilir	renewable
kaynak	resource
arıtma tesisi	sewage plant
güneş paneli	solar panel
ayrıştırma	sorting
dengelemek	to offset
atık ayırmak	to sort
ısınma	warming
atık	wasteRubbish, residue
israf	wasteSquandering, excessive use
atık su	waste water
arıtma	water treatment
sulak alan	wetland
ifşacı	whistleblower
sıfır atık	zero waste

Level 3: hard 25 words

Turkish	English
tarımsal ekoloji	agroecology
biyokütle	biomass
karbondioksit	carbon dioxide
ormansızlaşma	deforestation
çölleşme	desertification
tutumluluk	frugality
yakma	incineration
istilacı tür	invasive species
metan	methane
mikroplastik	microplastic
aşırı avlanma	overfishing
permakültür	permaculture
pestisit	pesticide
planlı eskitme	planned obsolescence
kaçak avcılık	poaching
tozlayıcı	pollinator
kota	quota
ağaçlandırma	reforestation
onarılabilirlik	repairability
çöp	rubbish
ısı yalıtımı	thermal insulation
kompost yapmak	to compost
geri dönüştürmek	to recycle
israf etmek	to waste
ekolojik koridor	wildlife corridor

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Turkish words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Turkish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Turkish vocabulary on iPhone.