diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b779b23ef..1b9cee80b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
+## cordova-sqlite-storage 2.2.0-pre1
+
+- Fix SQLiteAndroidDatabase implementation for Turkish and other foreign locales
+
 ## cordova-sqlite-storage 2.1.5
 
 ##### cordova-sqlite-legacy-core 1.0.7
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56d988a4a..d5cee6f4e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-sqlite-storage",
-  "version": "2.1.5",
+  "version": "2.2.0-pre1",
   "description": "Native interface to SQLite for PhoneGap/Cordova",
   "cordova": {
     "id": "cordova-sqlite-storage",
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 6076b23c7..d2c3a094b 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <plugin xmlns="http://www.phonegap.com/ns/plugins/1.0"
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     id="cordova-sqlite-storage"
-    version="2.1.5">
+    version="2.2.0-pre1">
 
     <name>Cordova sqlite storage plugin</name>
 
diff --git a/src/android/io/sqlc/SQLiteAndroidDatabase.java b/src/android/io/sqlc/SQLiteAndroidDatabase.java
index f4e053e5a..1fa44831e 100644
--- a/src/android/io/sqlc/SQLiteAndroidDatabase.java
+++ b/src/android/io/sqlc/SQLiteAndroidDatabase.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 import java.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
 import java.lang.Number;
 
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -549,7 +551,7 @@ static QueryType getQueryType(String query) {
                 // (needed for SQLCipher version)
                 if (first.length() == 0) throw new RuntimeException("query not found");
 
-                return QueryType.valueOf(first.toLowerCase());
+                return QueryType.valueOf(first.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH));
             } catch (IllegalArgumentException ignore) {
                 // unknown verb (NOT blank)
                 return QueryType.other;