turkish

Hello, someone sent this message to me on facebook: "ayvalığa hayran olmamak mümkün değil bir başka hayran olunacak biride sizsiniz" i don't know why this person wrote to me in turkish because i don't understand one word of it. But i am very curious and hope someone who does know the...

Does anybody know the etymology of "Balkans"? and could cite any good source of information about it? The information in various national Wikipedias contradict each other - soem say it coms form Turkish word for "rock" or "mountain", another say it comes from Turkish word for "wood"...