What is the difference between Turkish-Q and Turkish-F?

Turkish-Q is a QWERTY base with Turkish letters added, easy for those used to QWERTY. Turkish-F is an ergonomic layout designed in the 1950s for Turkish letter frequencies, placing vowels under the left hand; trained typists reach higher speeds on it.

Why does Turkish have a dotless i?

Turkish distinguishes two i sounds: the dotted i and the dotless ı, each with its own uppercase form (İ and I). They are different letters, not styling, so getting them right matters for spelling, search, and case conversion.

Where are ş, ç, ğ, ö and ü on Turkish-Q?

On Turkish-Q the special letters have dedicated keys clustered on the right and bottom of the layout: ş and i near L, ğ and ü near P, and ç and ö on the bottom row. The lookup box shows the exact position for each.

What does the i and İ uppercase rule mean for software?

In Turkish, uppercasing i gives İ (dotted) and lowercasing I gives ı (dotless). Standard case functions get this wrong, which is the famous Turkish-i locale bug. Always use a Turkish-aware locale when changing case on Turkish text.

Does this tool remap my keyboard?

No. It is a read-only reference describing where letters live on each Turkish layout. It installs nothing and runs entirely in your browser.

Turkish Keyboard Layout Reference

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Turkish has two national keyboard layouts and six special letters, plus the unique dotted-versus-dotless i distinction. This reference shows where every special letter sits on both the Turkish-Q and Turkish-F layouts.

How it works

Pick a layout and look up a letter. Turkish-Q (Türkçe Q) is a QWERTY base with ı i ş ç ö ü ğ added on dedicated keys to the right and bottom of the board. Turkish-F (Türkçe F) is the ergonomic layout designed for Turkish letter frequencies, with the vowels clustered under the left hand and the special letters in their own home positions. The tool reports the position on whichever layout you select and shows the full row map underneath.

The dotted and dotless i

Turkish treats i and ı as separate letters, each with its own capital: i uppercases to İ (dotted) and I lowercases to ı (dotless). This is the single most important Turkish typing rule. In software it causes the well-known Turkish-i locale bug — naive uppercase or lowercase conversions corrupt Turkish text unless a Turkish-aware locale is used.

Notes

Choose Turkish-F if you want maximum long-term typing speed, or Turkish-Q if you already know QWERTY and want the smallest learning curve. The tool is reference-only and runs locally in your browser.