vatan millet meselesi

Turkish

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Etymology

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Morphologically vatan (homeland, motherland) +‎ millet (nation, people) +‎ mesele (matter, business) +‎ -si, literally a matter of homeland and nation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /va.tan milˈlet me.se.le.si/

Phrase

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vatan millet meselesi

  1. (idiomatic, sarcastic) a matter of overly exaggerated importance
    Sanki vatan millet meselesi! Kimin umrunda?
    Like it’s so important! Who cares?