Bedeutung
Everyone saying the same thing.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Turkish business culture, 'ağız birliği' is vital during negotiations. A team will never contradict each other in front of a client; they wait until they are in private to argue. Similar to other Mediterranean cultures, there is a strong 'omertà' or code of silence. 'Ağız birliği' is the active version of this, where the group chooses a specific narrative to protect its own. On Turkish Twitter (X), when multiple accounts post the same government or corporate slogan, users often mock them by saying they have 'ağız birliği' (or more modernly, 'copy-paste').
Use with 'Etmek'
Always remember that this is a verb phrase. You can't just say 'Biz ağız birliği.' You must say 'Biz ağız birliği ettik.'
Suspicion Factor
Be careful! If you tell a teacher or boss that you 'ağız birliği ettiniz', they might think you are lying, as the phrase often implies a cover-up.
Bedeutung
Everyone saying the same thing.
Use with 'Etmek'
Always remember that this is a verb phrase. You can't just say 'Biz ağız birliği.' You must say 'Biz ağız birliği ettik.'
Suspicion Factor
Be careful! If you tell a teacher or boss that you 'ağız birliği ettiniz', they might think you are lying, as the phrase often implies a cover-up.
Business Context
In a professional setting, use 'söylem birliği' (unity of discourse) to sound more sophisticated, though 'ağız birliği' is perfectly fine for internal meetings.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'ağız birliği etmek'.
Çocuklar vazoyu kimin kırdığı konusunda __________.
The standard idiom uses 'etmek' in the past tense to show the action is completed.
Which situation best describes 'ağız birliği'?
Aşağıdaki durumlardan hangisi 'ağız birliği'dir?
Ağız birliği requires a deliberate agreement to say the same thing, often to hide the truth.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Polis herkese farklı sorular sordu mu? B: Evet ama biz önceden __________, herkes 'evdeydik' dedi.
The past perfect 'etmiştik' shows the agreement happened before the police asked questions.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
3 AufgabenÇocuklar vazoyu kimin kırdığı konusunda __________.
The standard idiom uses 'etmek' in the past tense to show the action is completed.
Aşağıdaki durumlardan hangisi 'ağız birliği'dir?
Ağız birliği requires a deliberate agreement to say the same thing, often to hide the truth.
A: Polis herkese farklı sorular sordu mu? B: Evet ama biz önceden __________, herkes 'evdeydik' dedi.
The past perfect 'etmiştik' shows the agreement happened before the police asked questions.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Häufig gestellte Fragen
5 FragenNot necessarily. It can be used for surprise parties or professional consistency, but it does imply that the agreement was pre-planned.
Yes, it can be used for any group of two or more people.
'Ağız birliği' focuses on the physical act of speaking the same words, while 'söz birliği' focuses on the agreement or promise behind the words.
It is neutral. You can use it with friends, but you'll also see it in newspapers.
You can use 'Aynı fikirdeyiz' for general agreement, or 'Ağız birliği ettik' if you specifically mean you are saying the same thing to others.
Verwandte Redewendungen
söz birliği etmek
synonymTo agree on a promise or a statement.
fikir birliği
similarConsensus/Unity of ideas.
aynı telden çalmak
similarTo be in harmony or say similar things.
çelişmek
contrastTo contradict.
