Learn Turkish: Evde ekmek yok. - There is no bread at home.

Yok literally means "non-existent." In Turkish, instead of using a verb to say "there is not," you just name the item and add yok. So, ekmek yok simply means "bread is non-existent" or "there is no bread."

Could I use değil instead of yok to make this sentence negative?

No, because they do different jobs. Yok means something does not exist or isn't present (there is no). Değil means "is not" and is used to describe what a specific thing isn't. For example, "This is not bread" would be Bu ekmek değil. Since we are talking about the lack of bread existing in the house, we must use yok.

Why does evde (at home) come at the beginning of the sentence?

In Turkish "there is" and "there are" sentences, the location usually comes first to set the scene. The standard order is Place (evde) + Thing (ekmek) + Existence word (yok). It is like saying "At home, bread is non-existent."

What does the -de suffix on evde do?

The -de suffix is a location marker that answers the question "where?" It translates to "in," "on," or "at" in English. Here, it attaches to ev (home or house) to create evde (at home).