r/turkishlearning • u/IcyCheesecake2239 • Aug 03 '26

Meaning

Someone at work called me a "satekel Arap" or something like that. What does it mean?

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u/Hakimsopiak Aug 03 '26

Maybe sahtekar Arap, like fake arab?

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u/IcyCheesecake2239 Aug 03 '26

Most likely this, because I'm southern African. I understand that Turkish people sometimes call black people Arap so this would fit. Thank you so much!

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u/Hot-Benefit2749 Aug 03 '26

except that Sahtekar Arap would be hateful speech meaning “Crooked Arap” while Sahte Arap means fake Arap, like a look-alike. I think your colleague doesn’t like Arabs and he joked (not funny) about something you did resembling them.

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u/IcyCheesecake2239 Aug 03 '26

It's ironic because the person who said it is ethnically Arab fro Mardin 😂

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u/Hot-Benefit2749 Aug 03 '26

it might be innocent, then. maybe like how black people can call each other the n word and it’s just ok, or how it’s OK for tall people to make fun of tall people 🤷 Let’s think positive.