How to Say “I Don’t Care” in Turkish

The usual way to say “I don’t care” in Turkish is Umurumda değil. It is informal: for friends, family and people your own age. Below are 3 alternatives (neutral), an example dialogue and the grammar behind it.

In Turkish

Umurumda değil

Literally: “it is not in my concern”
Register: Informalfor friends, family and people your own age

How Umurumda değil is built

umur-um-dain my concern (possessive + locative)
değilnot

Grammar guideTurkish Locative Case (-de / -da / -te / -ta): Location & Time →Grammar guideTurkish Possessive Suffixes (İyelik Ekleri) & Noun Compounds →Grammar guideNegation in Turkish: Verb Suffix -me/-ma, Değil, Yok and Negative Sentences →

Other ways to say “I don’t care”

Hiç umurumda değilInformal
“I couldn’t care less”
Emphatic.
Beni ilgilendirmezNeutral
“it doesn’t concern me”
Cool and distant; use with care.
Fark etmezNeutral
“it doesn’t matter”
The polite way to say you have no preference.

Example dialogue

A
Herkes ne düşünecek?
What will everyone think?
B
Umurumda değil, ben mutluyum.
I don’t care, I’m happy.

All phrases →

It doesn’t matterFark etmezNeutral Never mindBoş verInformal I don’t like itBeğenmedimNeutral OkayTamamNeutral

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“I don’t care” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “I don’t care” in Turkish?

The most common way is Umurumda değil (literally “it is not in my concern”), which is informal: for friends, family and people your own age. You will also hear Hiç umurumda değil (“I couldn’t care less”): emphatic.

Is Umurumda değil formal or informal?

Umurumda değil is informal, for friends, family and people your own age. For a neutral alternative, use Beni ilgilendirmez (“it doesn’t concern me”).

What does each part of Umurumda değil mean?

umur-um-da = in my concern (possessive + locative); değil = not. Umurumda değil can sound cold, so when you simply have no preference (food, film, seat), say fark etmez instead.