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minareyi çalan kılıfını hazırlar

English translation: Who steals the minaret will have a cover ready.

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Turkish term or phrase:	minareyi çalan kılıfını hazırlar
English translation:	Who steals the minaret will have a cover ready.
Entered by:	Emin Arı

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07:19 Nov 5, 2009

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Proverbs

Turkish term or phrase: minareyi çalan kılıfını hazırlar

Greetings,

I first heard this proverb many months ago, I think with regard to justifying outrageously bad behaviour of some kind.

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon

SeiTT KudoZ activity Questions: 1467 (5 open) (2 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 1 United Kingdom
Local time: 03:10

Who steals the minaret will have a cover ready.

Explanation:
someone who committed a big crime or fraud has already found a way to make it look legal

Selected response from:

Emin Arı
Turkey
Local time: 05:10

Grading comment

many thanks excellent
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

the devil looks after his own

Ali Ender Uslu

4 +4

Who steals the minaret will have a cover ready.

Emin Arı

5 +1

he who steals the minaret knows how to hide it

emine mizyal adsiz

5 +1

one who stole the minaret should make its cover available!

Salih Yıldırım

4 +2

He who steals a minaret will prepare a case for it.

Mehmet Hascan

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

the devil looks after his own

Explanation:
...

Ali Ender Uslu
Turkey
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of:

Turkish

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Who steals the minaret will have a cover ready.

Explanation:
someone who committed a big crime or fraud has already found a way to make it look legal

Emin Arı
Turkey
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

many thanks excellent

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

one who stole the minaret should make its cover available!

Explanation:
I'd employ this statement.

Salih Yıldırım
Turkey
Local time: 05:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

He who steals a minaret will prepare a case for it.

Explanation:
- He who undertakes a risky business will take care to provide for the consequences.

- The thief will take care to cover up his tracks

(source: The Concise Oxford Turkish Dictionary)

Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 03:10
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 12