Kenan Bey!

This is a semi-formal courteous address spoken only to males. It consists of the first name of the addressee and the particle of respect "Bey."

Note: "Bey" follows the first names of males who are being addressed. It is proper to use with any male person over the age of seven irrespective of social status. When addressing a person by his profession, you can use Bey with profession names. E. g. Garson Bey! "waiter!"

Grammatical note: In Turkish, nouns used to address people are in the "nominative case."

[See MORE ABOUT GRAMMAR: The Nominative Case (Gr 4.4.2.1) at the end of the unit]