# Elasticsearch character alternatives i "or" ı **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 30, 2017, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-character-alternatives-i-or-i/102330 "2017-09-30T07:41:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mustafa\_Acar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mustafa_acar/32/22670_2.png) [@Mustafa\_Acar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mustafa_Acar)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-character-alternatives-i-or-i/102330/1 "2017-09-30T07:41:49Z")
Hello i have a problem with some turkish character and need like alternative character to fix it .. Example : "İzmir" of our city but some user searching it "ızmır" some Of "Izmır" and sometimes "izmir" .. How can i act like i or "ı" or "İ" or "ı " "I" or "i" whenever user using this chars ? ![Screenshot from 2017-09-30 10-37-53](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/3/c34c431230abc10884b369a98549dad77d68e8fa.png) ![Screenshot from 2017-09-30 10-38-43](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/7/072d15de66cda515c9fce27479e74b7f3c3a0581.png) ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-character-alternatives-i-or-i/102330/2 "2017-09-30T09:57:15Z")
Use an asciifolding token filter in your analyzer. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2017, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-character-alternatives-i-or-i/102330/3 "2017-10-28T09:57:36Z")
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