Turkish Language Resources
Great Turkish textbooks & courses for all levels
This is a wonderful collection of interesting stories in Turkish, with vocabulary lists and comprehension questions.
A trustworthy resource for Turkish grammar lessons and activities. The book is full of examples and is really a treasure to have as a Turkish learner.
Assimil is a French company that creates small, portable coursebooks with bilingual dialogues, clear grammar explanations, and audio files completely in the target language.
With over 200 pages, Complete Turkish is for those readers looking for a comprehensive guide to help them immerse themselves in the Turkish language.
A list of 2000 of the most common words in Turkish and their translations and an example sentence for each word – in both Turkish and English.
As an auditory learner, I’m a huge fan of the Pimsleur method, I’ve used it to learn Portuguese, and now to learn German.
Websites and Apps For Learning Turkish
italki – $10 credits after your first lesson booking if you sign up here
Turkish lessons 1 on 1 with a tutor of your choice, time and price range. There are Turkish tutors from various Turkish speaking areas if you want to learn a specific accent, too.
Memrise – a powerful app that’s been around for a while. Memory-based learning at its best (I mean, it was created by a memory master guy!) They recently added videos and better audio, too!
Turkish Class 101 – This site is part of the “Innovative Languages” group of membership sites. Each language-specific site is a massive collection of audio and video lessons that cover all levels of language skill, though exactly what you get depends on your membership tier. The lessons come with extensive grammar explanations and cultural notes. The resources are fully downloadable, however you can also access them via browser or mobile device/app.
YouTube Channels To Learn Turkish With
Easy Turkish – The Easy Languages series offers real, spoken Turkish, with live interviews done with random people on the street. The videos touch upon a huge variety of dialogues and come with dual-language subtitles (in English and Turkish). Great for intermediate-advanced learners.
Turkishle – Almost all lessons here will focus on spoken Turkish to enable you to communicate in real life.
