History of Istanbul Turkish and Azeri Turkish
The root of these two languages is the same. The difference is mostly in the accent. In ancient times, these two languages had more similarities; But after the end of the Ottoman Empire, differences between Istanbul and Azeri languages appeared. Also, in the past, Istanbul Turkish was called Ottoman Turkish. In 1928, at the same time as the language movement, the Turkish language underwent many changes and original Turkish terms and words took the place of Arabic and Persian words. Over time, both Turkish and Azeri languages underwent changes and many words were added to both languages.
The difference between Istanbul Turkish and Azeri Turkish
Istanbul Turkish and Azeri Turkish have similarities as well as differences. These two languages are mostly different in accent and dialect. On the other hand, the written form of Istanbul Turkish language is Latin. But the written language of Azeri Turkish is like Arabic. Also, the sounds and terms of these two languages have differences. In fact, words are expressed differently in these two languages.
The most important differences between Istanbul Turkish and Azeri Turkish
common understanding
A person fluent in Azeri can understand the everyday conversation of an Istanbul native. But in conversations with specialized and important topics, an Azeri person may not understand the meaning of many words and sentences.
Differences in grammar
Different handwriting
The most important difference between Istanbul Turkish and Azeri Turkish is in the writing style of these two languages. Azeri Turkish is written in Arabic and Istanbul Turkish is written in Latin.
Difference in letters
The letters "kh" and "q" are not seen in Istanbul Turkish. The number of letters of the Turkish-Istanbul alphabet is 29 letters and Turkish-Azeri is 32 letters.
Difference in pronouns
Istanbul Turkish differs from Azeri Turkish in terms of pronouns only in the first person singular pronoun.
"I" in Istanbul Turkish = ben
"Me" in Azari Turkish = Mən
Denotative pronoun in Azeri language = தியை
Indicative pronoun in Turkish language: şu
Differences in vowels
Azeri Turkish letter o = Istanbul Turkish letter u
Azeri Turkish letter ö = equivalent to Istanbul Turkish letter ü
Difference in silent letters
Change the Turkish letter x to Azeri letter K at the end of the words
Converting Turkish letter t to Azeri letter d at the end of words
Converting Turkish letter ç to Azeri letter c at the end of words
Converting Turkish letter p to Azeri letter b at the end of words
Converting Turkish letter k to Azeri letter g at the end of words
Difference in suffixes
Suffix "in" in Istanbul Turkish language = ta te tan
"From" in Turkish-Azeri language = den dan de da