When discussing statistics, research, or data in Turkish, you will frequently need to express fractions and percentages. Instead of using complex new vocabulary, Turkish handles this using a logical approach with a grammar tool you already know: the locative case (-de/-da/-te/-ta).
Percentages
In Turkish, the word for "percent" is yüzde. This is simply the number yüz (one hundred) combined with the locative suffix -de. It literally means "in a hundred."
To state a percentage, say yüzde followed directly by the number.
Fractions
Fractions follow the exact same logic as percentages. While English reads the numerator (top number) first and the denominator (bottom number) second, Turkish does the reverse.
To say a fraction, attach the appropriate locative case suffix to the denominator, then state the numerator. You are literally saying "in [bottom number], [top number]."
For example, "two-thirds" (2/3) is üçte iki ("in three, two"). "One-tenth" (1/10) is onda bir.
Demographics and Data
When presenting data, you will often combine these numbers with demographic terms like çoğunluk (majority) and azınlık (minority). Notice how fractions and percentages pair naturally with this vocabulary to describe populations.