Aa is the first letter of Turkish alphabet. Similar to English, depending on where it is used in a sentence, it is used as an upper case A or lower case a.
Examples:
Ak sakal- white beard.
Ali ata bak. - Ali look at the horse.
The second usage of the letter Aa is an exclamation- surprise, remembrance, joy, pity, sadness, anger, etc. It is expressed by saying a. This expression is very common and big part of cultural expression of emotions.
Examples:
A, öyle mi, hiç bahsetmemiştin. -Ohh really, you never mentioned it.
A hiç haberim olmadı bu olanlardan. - Ohh I never knew about these events.
A neden boşanmış? Ohh why did she get divorced?
Canım a hanım kızım! Niçin böyle kendini üzüyorsun? - My dear, ohh my young girl! Why are you making yourself sad like this?"
A kızlar aklıma iyi bir fikir geldi. - Ohh girls, I have got an idea.
A Hamdi Bey sizi gördüğüme çok sevindim. - Ohh, Mr. Hamdi, I am very happy to see you.
Aa.

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