Orienteering Glossary

Orienteering terms explained: control, kite, contour, handrail, attack point, SI card, sprint, relay and more. English–Turkish.

Aiming off Turkish: Bilinçli sapma: Deliberately aiming to one side of a control on a linear feature.
Area that shall not be entered (olive green) Turkish: Girilemez alan (zeytin yeşili): ISOM/ISSprOM 520: private gardens, yards and similar areas that must not be entered; entering means disqualification.
Attack point Turkish: Saldırı noktası: Easy-to-find feature near the control from which you navigate carefully to it.
Baseplate compass Turkish: Taban plakalı pusula: Classic compass with a rotating housing on a transparent base.
Bearing Turkish: Azimut (yön alma): Direction between two points measured with a compass.
Catching feature Turkish: Yakalama çizgisi: Clear feature beyond the control that tells you if you overshoot.
Contour Turkish: Kontur (eş yükselti eğrisi): Brown line joining points of equal height; usually at 5 m intervals.
Control (control point) Turkish: Kontrol (kontrol noktası): A point on the course marked in the terrain by an orange-and-white flag and on the map by a purple circle.
Control code Turkish: Kontrol kodu: Number on the flag and in the descriptions confirming the right control.
Control descriptions Turkish: Kontrol tanımları: Table showing which feature each control is on and where the flag is.
Control flag (kite) Turkish: Flama: Three-sided orange-and-white marker, split diagonally, that marks a control.
Course Turkish: Parkur: The start, controls and finish set for a class or group.
Finish (double circle) Turkish: Finiş (çift daire): Purple double circle showing the finish.
Forking Turkish: Çatallanma: Different control combinations in relays so runners cannot simply follow.
Generalisation Turkish: Genelleştirme: Selecting, simplifying, displacing and exaggerating detail so the map stays legible.
Handrail Turkish: Tutamak: Linear feature you follow: path, stream, fence, forest edge.
Index contour Turkish: Ana kontur: Every fifth contour, drawn thicker.
IOF Turkish: IOF: International Orienteering Federation (founded 1961).
ISOM Turkish: ISOM: IOF specification for forest orienteering maps.
ISOM Turkish: ISOM: The IOF’s International Specification for Orienteering Maps for forest orienteering; the current version is ISOM 2017-2.
ISSprOM Turkish: ISSprOM: IOF specification for sprint orienteering maps.
ISSprOM Turkish: ISSprOM: The IOF specification for sprint orienteering maps; 1:4,000 scale, uncrossable features drawn with thick black lines and forbidden to cross.
Leg Turkish: Bacak: The section between two consecutive controls.
Long distance Turkish: Uzun mesafe: Long legs, big route choices and endurance.
Magnetic north lines Turkish: Kuzey çizgileri: Parallel lines on the map pointing to magnetic north.
Middle distance Turkish: Orta mesafe: Technical format with frequent changes of direction.
Mispunch (MP) Turkish: Eksik kontrol (MP): A missed or out-of-order control; the result is invalid.
MTBO Turkish: MTBO: Mountain-bike orienteering.
Orienteering Turkish: Oryantiring: Outdoor sport of visiting control points in order using a map and, optionally, a compass.
Orienting the map Turkish: Haritayı yönlendirme: Holding the map so it matches the direction of the terrain.
Out of bounds Turkish: Yasak bölge: Area marked with purple hatching that must not be entered.
Permanent course Turkish: Kalıcı parkur: Course with fixed markers or QR codes that can be run at any time.
Punching Turkish: Kayıt almak (punch): Recording a control visit by using the chip at the unit.
Relay Turkish: Bayrak yarışı: Race in which team members run one after another.
Route choice Turkish: Rota seçimi: Deciding which way to go on a leg based on distance, climb, terrain and risk.
Runnability Turkish: Koşulabilirlik: How the terrain affects running speed; five classes in ISOM, shown with white, yellow and shades of green.
Scale Turkish: Ölçek: Ratio between map and ground; at 1:10,000, 1 cm = 100 m.
Score orienteering Turkish: Skor oryantiringi: Format where controls can be visited in any order to collect points in a set time.
Shadow Turkish: Gölge: Experienced person who follows a beginner without interfering.
SI card (chip) Turkish: SI çip: Electronic punching chip (SPORTident) storing control codes and times.
Split time Turkish: Ara süre: Time taken on each leg.
Sprint Turkish: Sprint: Short, fast format in parks, campuses or towns; 1:4,000–1:5,000 maps.
Start triangle Turkish: Start üçgeni: Purple triangle on the map showing where the course starts.
Thumb compass Turkish: Baş parmak pusulası: Compass worn on the thumb of the map hand for quick map orientation.
Thumbing Turkish: Başparmak tekniği: Keeping your thumb next to your position on the map as you move.
TOF Turkish: TOF: Turkish Orienteering Federation.
TOŞ Turkish: TOŞ: Turkish Orienteering Championship; tiered national race series.
Trail orienteering (Trail-O) Turkish: Patika oryantiringi (Trail-O): Precision discipline of identifying the correct flag from a path; open to all abilities.