Turkish grain and pulse products travel under local names, translated names and market-specific spellings. A buyer may search for aşurelik wheat while a Turkish supplier lists dövme; another may ask for jareesh, jerish or şişe. Use this glossary to start the conversation, then confirm the actual product and processing specification.

Wheat products: similar names can mean different processes

• Aşurelik buğday / dövme: wheat prepared for aşure or keşkek. Buyer catalogues may use peeled wheat, hulled wheat, dehusked wheat or pounded wheat; ask whether the grain is whole, dehulled, cracked or otherwise processed.
• Firik / freekeh: immature green wheat roasted or smoked before full maturity. “Freekeh” is widely used in export catalogues; “farik” can appear as a transliteration. Confirm the grain and roasting method.
• Yarma / cracked wheat: a broad Turkish market word whose exact meaning varies by product. Specify whether the wheat is raw-cracked, cooked and dried, dehulled, or intended for stuffing.
• Ceriş / şişe / seferkitel: regional trade and culinary names used for different cracked-wheat products. Buyers may also encounter jareesh, jerish or haresh in Gulf and Middle Eastern catalogues. Do not assume these names identify identical size or process.

Türkiye’s bulgur rules distinguish standard bulgur from some related products such as aşurelik wheat, seferkitel, şişe and firik. For a shipment, use the product’s correct commercial name and check the destination-market label rules.

Pulse names buyers may search

• Nohut: chickpea, garbanzo bean, pois chiche, ceci, حمص. Ask for size grade, whole or split form, origin and crop year.
• Mercimek: lentil, lentille, lenteja, عدس. State red, green or brown; whole or split; and whether the lentil is hulled or dehulled. “Red lentil” may appear as lentille corail or lenteja roja in some markets.
• Kuru fasulye: dry bean, white bean, haricot sec, فاصوليا بيضاء. Turkish trade names such as Dermason, Horoz, Şeker, Sıra, Selanik and Bombay describe local types or market forms; request photos, calibre and cooking or quality specifications instead of relying on a name alone.

Build a clear multilingual purchase request

Include the name used in your country and the Turkish name when known. Then specify product form, variety or type, dimensions, colour, processing, packaging, quantity, destination, delivery term and applicable documents. This helps prevent a translation from being mistaken for an exact technical equivalent.

See our product portfolio, information for bulgur and pulses importers and the global bulgur spelling guide. Final product names, specifications and commercial conditions are confirmed for each order.