Turkish transcription at Potok works on Telegram: send audio or video and Turkish text comes back. Published tests of the earlier large-v2 model report a word error rate of 8.4, because no large-v3 figure was found. Files up to 2 GB are accepted, with six export formats.
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Files up to 2 GB · export to TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT · speaker labels and timestamps · about 30 languages
Key facts
- The 8.4 is a word error rate for large-v2, published by others, and not our own measurement.
- Turkish has both a dotted and a dotless i, and each has its own capital, so case conversion needs care.
- Suffixes pile up on one word, so a single word can carry what other languages spread over a phrase.
- Timestamps and numbered speaker labels are optional.
What a transcript looks like
[00:00] Speaker 1: Toplantıya başlayalım. Önce geçen haftanın sonuçlarını gözden geçireceğiz, sonra sonraki adımları planlayacağız.Meaning in English: Let's start the meeting. First, we'll review last week's results, then plan the next steps.
Written by us to show the script and the layout of a transcript. It is not the output of the recognition engine.
Published quality
| Language | Verdict | Published result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish (Türkçe) | Recommended | word error rate 8.4% (large-v2, FLEURS) Whisper paper | Published tests show a low error rate for this language. No large-v3 figure was found; the figure is from the earlier large-v2 model. |
These numbers come from published tests by other people, not from tests by Potok. Your own audio, with its noise, accents and microphone, will differ.
How to do it
- Post the recording. Send it to @potok_now_bot as audio, video or a link.
- Use Upload when needed. Files may be up to 2 GB; for very large ones use the mini app.
- Switch on labels. They split a talk with several voices into turns.
- Check the letter i. Make sure dotted and dotless forms are in the right places, especially in capitalised names.
- Review long words. Compare suffix endings with what the speaker said.
- Export. TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT or VTT.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Where it works | Telegram bot @potok_now_bot; large files go through the bot's mini app |
| File size | Up to 2 GB |
| Export | TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT |
| Speakers and time | Speaker labels and timestamps can be switched on |
| Languages | About 30 languages with good published results; a few more with warnings |
| Translation | The transcript is not translated into another language |
| Dictation | A separate Potok desktop app lets you dictate text into any program; it recognises Russian speech |
Common mistakes
| Mistake | What happens | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Running an English upper-case command on the text | Turkish i changes into the wrong capital letter. | Use a function that supports Turkish rules. |
| Using one word-error number for all audio | Long suffixed words make single errors count heavily. | Read the text, not only the number. |
| Citing 8.4 without the model | Readers assume it is the latest model. | Name large-v2. |
| Trusting names of towns and people without a check | Proper names are the usual weak spot in any language. | Compare them with a reliable source. |
More
See the full list of languages, the tools and the glossary.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Turkish transcript contain?
Turkish text with the special letters, divided by speaker if labels are on.
Which model is the 8.4 from?
From published tests of large-v2. A large-v3 figure was not found.
Are the dotted and dotless i kept?
Yes, but check them in names and in text you convert to capitals.
Can I get subtitles?
Yes, SRT and VTT are available; review the line breaks before you publish.
Does it write the Turkish speech in English?
No, the bot does not translate, so the words stay in Turkish.
Sources
Each source was opened by hand on the date shown. Pages change, so open the source if a detail matters to you.
- Word error rate (Wikipedia), Wikipedia · checked
- Whisper speech recognition system (Wikipedia), Wikipedia · checked
- Whisper paper, Table 13 (large-v2 on FLEURS) · checked
Try it on your own recording
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