Saying "There is not" and "There are not"
To say that something does not exist, Turkish uses the word yok (there is not / there are not). It is the exact opposite of var. Just like var, it is placed at the end of the sentence and does not change whether you are talking about one missing thing or many.
To state where something is missing, put the location at the beginning of the sentence using the locative case (-da / -de / -ta / -te).
| There is no bread at home. | Evde ekmek yok. |
| There is no teacher in the classroom. | Sınıfta öğretmen yok. |
Contrasting "var" and "yok"
You can easily contrast what is present with what is missing by placing two short phrases side by side in the same sentence.
| There is coffee; there is no tea. | Kahve var, çay yok. |
| There is a question; there is no answer. | Soru var, cevap yok. |
Emphasizing with "hiç"
If you want to emphasize that there is absolutely zero of an item (like saying "not any" or "none at all" in English), place the word hiç right before the item.
| There is no sugar at all in the room. | Odada hiç şeker yok. |
| There are no questions at all. | Hiç soru yok. |
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