The main terms in Turkish Draughts describe the pieces and the special rules of movement and capture.
- Man: an ordinary piece that moves one square forward or sideways.
- Dama, or king: a promoted piece that moves and captures any distance in straight lines.
- Capture: jumping straight over an adjacent enemy piece to the empty square beyond.
- Multi-jump: capturing several pieces in one turn with consecutive jumps.
- Forced capture: the rule that you must capture, and must take the maximum.
- Promotion: a man reaching the far row and becoming a dama.
Learning these terms makes the rules and strategy much easier to follow.