parayı veren düdüğü çalar

Turkish

Etymology

Literally, “who gives the money plays the pipe”. Attributed to a folktale of Nasreddin.

Proverb

parayı veren düdüğü çalar

  1. who pays the piper calls the tune

Further reading

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