Click to Translate - Turkish #3 (Greek loanwords)

Can you guess the meaning of these words that entered Turkish language via Greek? I used both TDK & Nişanyan as a source to confirm these words came from Greek. Some of the words Nişanyan listed below seem to have different roots. I picked the ones that were definitely of Greek origin. Of course, there are still more, so this is a limited selection.
https://nisanyan.substack.com/p/turkcedeki-yunanca-kokenli-kelimeler
https://sozluk.gov.tr
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basement
laborer
excommunication
rooftile
consule
octopus
key
gulf, bight
church
rope
port, harbor
cross
latch, clothespin
master, gentleman
puppet
base
mushroom
border
box,case
phosphorescence, sea spark
north wind
lettuce
break, recess
mast, flagstick
snail
aforoz
ahtapot
anahtar
bodrum
efendi
gönder
halat
ırgat
istavroz
kilise
kiremit
konsolos
körfez
kukla
kutu
liman
mandal
mantar
marul
paydos
poyraz
salyangoz
sınır
temel
yakamoz
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