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Greetings folks!:28: I'm sharing my experience here with Turkish, hoping that others can chime in & suggest perhaps what worked best for them in learning or "getting upto speed" on the language. We have noticed though that there are more locals speaking English than we encountered last year...

I wanted to share about https://www.turkishtextbook.com, a free online resource that I created for Turkish language learners. It has explanations on pronunciation and grammar as well as a few cultural topics. The focus of the articles on TurkishTextbook.com is topics that don't get explained...

Is there any option to change the language on Ziraat Bank ATM to English?

With its 28 translators operating in six different languages, the International Patient Assistance Unit (IPAU) of Turkey’s Health Ministry looks forward to helping foreign patients. The unit provides oral translation in English, German, French, Russian, Farsi, and Arabic for 24 hours a day, 7...

If a man refers to his wife as “mother” or “sister,” their marriage will be deemed divorced, the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) said in a fatwa issued on its official website on Dec. 25. Take care chaps. If man refers to wife as ?mother? or ?sister,? couple will be deemed divorced...

It's oft said that politicians give away their true feelings about those they ( have to) work with This recent pic of our 2 local political leaders gives me the impression they're not too keen on each other

Please be aware that any profanity aimed at a member here onward will be removed. Calling someone a name jovially is different than a direct insult of calling someone a Barsteward or tw*t or what other way of spelling it. Direct humour using a swear word and a directly aimed swearword will be...

Hey all, We (Me, My wife, my 3 year old daughter and our doggies) just moved to Drekoy from Los Angeles and we are loving it!! My goal is to speak good Turkish in 6 month from now :) To be able to reach this ambitious goal I need a class or private lessons. Can you give me some pointers...

The bandage was wound around the wound. The farm was used to produce produce. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse We must polish the Polish furniture. He could lead if he would get the lead out. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. Since there is no...

We have not long moved to Turkey and would love to learn the language preferably with others in a class. Does anyone have any recommendations? If there are no language schools then a small group would suit. We are looking at the Fethiye, Calis Beach area. Thank you.

Can anyone read whats being said silently in this foto of todays meeting ?

I'm looking for courses / classes to learn Turkish, ideally somewhere close to Gumusluk or Yalikavak. Any tips? I'll be there from April onwards.

Turkey’s first search engine in the Kurdish language has gone online after five years of technical work, research and development. The search engine, called “Sekretin” – meaning success in Kurdish – will also have a video-sharing website in the next few months, its manager Serdar Anuştekin told...

Are there any Turkish language learning places/schools in or near Alanya ? I'm trying to learn Turkish from home but it's a little difficult! If anyone does know a little Turkish maybe you can help me out a bit, I know a few words and phrases but I'm scarred to use them! When shop keepers or...

I'm running Windows XP with MS Office 2000. I am trying to get Words spell checker to recognise and also use a Turkish dictionary for when checking documents typed in Turkish. I highlight the turkish text as being recognised as being turkish in the language setup. I have installed and tried...

Complete the Turkish sentences 1) I was ill yesterday -------> Ben ... ......... 2) Was she unhappy ? ----> O ..... ..... ? 3) They weren't successful ---> Onlar ........ .......... 4) The method was not new ---> Yöntem .... .......

Write the correct form of "time expressions" below : 11 : 30 ---> Saat onbir b.... 10:50 ---> Saat onbir. .. v.. 17: 15 ---> Saat be.. çey... geç.... 20 : 32 ---> Saat yi... ot.. i..

Turkish is an economic language as well. Long statements can be expressed with less words in Turkish because of attached suffixes. It saves us from using more words. For example ; This expression in Turkish ; " Ankara´ya gitmemeliydiniz. " is expressed with 7 separate words both in...

Complete the sentences with appropriate words or suffixes. 1. Yarın sen. görme.. gel…… ---> I will come to see you tomorrow. 2. O ülke.. vize… git……. ----> You can´t go to that country without a visa. 3. Dil …….. için kulla….. ----> Language is...

It might sound like an impossible task, but according to language experts, you can learn basic communication skills in weeks and master the basics of a foreign language in several months. While you might not quickly reach the fluency that allows you to understand great foreign literature...