Babaannem çok misafirperver; börek yapar, ayran soğutur ve herkesi güler yüzle karşılar.

Babaannem means my paternal grandmother.

It breaks down like this:

• babaanne = father’s mother / paternal grandmother
• -m = my

So:

• babaanne → grandmother on my father’s side
• babaannem → my father’s mother

This is different from anneannem, which means my maternal grandmother.

In Turkish, the verb to be is often not stated in the present tense.

So:

• Babaannem çok misafirperver
  literally looks like My grandmother very hospitable
• but it naturally means My grandmother is very hospitable

A form like misafirperverdir is possible, but -dir is often omitted in everyday Turkish.

Here, misafirperver is an adjective meaning hospitable.

It describes babaannem:

• Babaannem çok misafirperver = My grandmother is very hospitable

It can be used directly after the subject, without any extra word, because Turkish allows adjective predicates like this.

They are in the aorist form, which often expresses:

• habitual actions
• general behavior
• things someone regularly does

So here it means these are the kinds of things she typically does:

• börek yapar = she makes börek
• ayran soğutur = she chills/cools ayran
• herkesi güler yüzle karşılar = she welcomes everyone with a smile

This is similar to English she makes / she cools / she welcomes when describing someone’s usual behavior.

Each verb has a stem plus an aorist ending, plus an implied third-person singular meaning he/she/it.

For example:

• yapmak → stem yap- → yapar
• soğutmak → stem soğut- → soğutur
• karşılamak → stem karşıla- → karşılar

In this sentence, the subject Babaannem applies to all three verbs, so Turkish does not repeat the subject.

Because börek here is an indefinite direct object.

In Turkish:

• börek yapar = she makes börek / she makes some börek
• böreği yapar = she makes the börek / that specific börek

When the object is general or non-specific, Turkish often leaves off the accusative ending.

The same idea applies to ayran soğutur.

For the same reason as börek: ayran is being used as a non-specific object.

• ayran soğutur = she chills ayran / she cools some ayran
• ayranı soğutur = she chills the ayran, a specific ayran already known in context

So the lack of -ı/-i/-u/-ü shows the object is indefinite or generic.

Yes, exactly—and that is why it is used.

There are two related verbs:

• soğumak = to become cool/cold
• soğutmak = to cool something / to chill something

So:

• Ayran soğur would mean the ayran gets cool
• Ayran soğutur means she cools/chills the ayran

This is a very common Turkish pattern:

• intransitive verb: something changes by itself
• causative/transitive verb: someone causes that change

Because herkesi is the direct object of karşılar.

• herkes = everyone
• herkesi = everyone, as an object

Since she is welcoming everyone, Turkish uses the accusative form:

• herkesi karşılar = she welcomes everyone

This is a good word to memorize as a common pair:

• herkes = everyone
• herkesi = everyone (object form)

Literally, it means something like with a smiling face.

In natural English, it means:

• with a smile
• warmly
• in a friendly way

The structure is:

• güler yüz = smiling face / friendly expression
• -le = with / by means of

So:

• güler yüzle karşılar = welcomes with a smile / welcomes warmly

This is a very common Turkish expression.

You can do both, but it is best to learn it as a set phrase.

Word by word:

• güler comes from gülmek = to smile/laugh
• yüz = face
• -le = with

But in actual usage, güler yüz functions as a familiar expression meaning smiling face, pleasant manner, or friendliness.

Related forms you may also see:

• güler yüz = smiling/friendly face
• güler yüzlü = smiling, friendly-looking
• güler yüzle = with a smile / in a friendly way

Here, karşılar means welcomes, greets, or receives people when they arrive.

It comes from karşılamak.

Depending on context, karşılamak can mean:

• to welcome
• to meet
• to greet
• to receive

In this sentence, herkesi güler yüzle karşılar clearly means she welcomes everyone warmly.

Yes, both are possible.

Turkish word order is flexible, but the most neutral pattern is often:

• object + adverbial phrase + verb

So:

• herkesi güler yüzle karşılar

is very natural.

But:

• güler yüzle herkesi karşılar

is also grammatical. It may put a little more attention on the manner of welcoming.

Because Turkish uses word order for emphasis and information structure, different orders can sound slightly different in focus, even when the basic meaning stays the same.

The semicolon connects:

1. a general statement
2. examples that support it

So the sentence works like this:

• My grandmother is very hospitable;
• she makes börek, chills ayran, and welcomes everyone with a smile.

The second part explains how she is hospitable.

A comma could also work in many contexts, but the semicolon neatly separates the description from the list of supporting actions.

Because Turkish commonly omits repeated subjects when the subject is already clear from context.

So after Babaannem çok misafirperver, the listener naturally understands that the same person also:

• börek yapar
• ayran soğutur
• herkesi güler yüzle karşılar

Repeating Babaannem each time would usually sound unnecessary.

It describes what she usually does.

That comes from the aorist verb forms:

• yapar
• soğutur
• karşılar

If you wanted to describe what she is doing right now, Turkish would normally use a different form, such as the present continuous:

• börek yapıyor
• ayran soğutuyor
• herkesi güler yüzle karşılıyor

So this sentence is about her habitual character and behavior, not one single moment.