kuş uçmaz, kervan geçmez
Turkish
Etymology
Literally, “(a place where) birds don't fly, caravans don't pass”
Phrase
- used to describe an isolated or deserted place
Further reading
- “kuş uçmaz, kervan geçmez”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “uçmak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı