The verb you reach for most
yapmak means to do or to make, and Turkish uses it to name almost any activity. The pattern is simply noun + yapmak, and the noun stays bare — no case ending.
Holidays and outings
tatil yapmak is to take a holiday, piknik yapmak to have a picnic, kayak yapmak to ski. English reaches for a different verb each time — take, have, ski — where Turkish uses one. Before the trip you will need rezervasyon yapmak, to make a booking.
Work and health
araştırma yapmak is to do research, diyet yapmak to be on a diet.
Welcome and unwelcome
sürpriz yapmak is to surprise someone; gürültü yapmak, to make noise, rather less so.
Careful: you cannot swap in etmek. It is always spor yapmak, never spor etmek — and always kahvaltı etmek in careful writing. The pairing has to be learned noun by noun.
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