Learn Turkish From the Ground Up
A structured 13-week course using the official İstanbul Yabancılar İçin Türkçe textbook — the most trusted Turkish language program in the world.
Why Learn Turkish?
Turkish is spoken by 80+ million people and opens doors across Turkey, Central Asia, and beyond.
Access top Turkish universities — many offer scholarships to international students who speak Turkish.
Turkish companies are expanding globally. Turkish fluency makes you stand out in business and trade.
Understand Ottoman history, Turkish literature, and connect deeply with Islamic scholarship and heritage.
Enjoy Turkish dramas, music, and podcasts without subtitles. Turkish series are watched in 150+ countries.
Official İstanbul Textbook
This course is built around the İstanbul Yabancılar İçin Türkçe A1 — developed by Istanbul University’s Language Centre, which has been teaching Turkish to foreigners since 1933. The book covers 9 thematic units, blending reading, listening, grammar, writing, and speaking skills with real-life Turkish contexts.
- 1 Merhaba — Greetings & Introductions
- 2 Nerede? — Where? Places & Locations
- 3 Ne Yapıyorsun? — Daily Routines & Activities
- 4 Alışveriş — Shopping & Prices
- 5 Yiyecek & İçecek — Food, Restaurants & Cafés
- 6–9 Sağlık, İş & Gelecek — Health, Work & Future Plans
Course Curriculum
4 focused modules, each 3 weeks long — from zero to confident A1 conversations.
Module 1Introductions & Daily LifeWeeks 1–3 · 18 hours
- Turkish alphabet, pronunciation & greetings
- Introducing yourself (name, country, profession)
- Asking basic questions: “Where are you from? What do you do?”
- Numbers, days, months, telling the time
- Basic sentence structure (Subject + Verb)
- Real dialogues: restaurant, market, taxi
🎯 Goal: Introduce yourself and hold simple daily conversations
Module 2Daily Routine & EnvironmentWeeks 4–7 · 18 hours
- Home, office, and city places vocabulary
- Family members and describing relationships
- Daily routines: wake up, work, eat, sleep
- Giving and following directions
- Shopping: prices, bargaining, currencies
- Grammar: Present continuous (-iyor), var/yok
🎯 Goal: Describe your day and communicate around the city
Module 3Social Life & CultureWeeks 8–10 · 18 hours
- Turkish food, restaurant & café ordering
- Hobbies, leisure, and entertainment
- Turkish series, music, and cultural expressions
- Doctor visits and emergency phrases
- Past tense (-di): geldim, gördüm
- Comparisons: büyük/küçük, ucuz/pahalı
🎯 Goal: Express yourself in social and cultural contexts
Module 4Work & CommunicationWeeks 11–13 · 18 hours
- Business vocabulary: meeting, office, colleague
- Phone conversations and appointments
- Future tense (-ecek/-acak): gideceğim, yapacağım
- Written communication: messages, emails, WhatsApp
- Turkish workplace culture and polite phrases
- Final review and A1 achievement test
🎯 Goal: Communicate professionally and write short messages
What a Lesson Looks Like
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Ordering food at a restaurant — a complete 2-hour lesson plan
- 10 minWarm-up
Talk about favourite foods. Teacher introduces popular Turkish dishes with visuals.
- 20 minVocabulary
Food, drinks, and restaurant words learned with flashcards and repetition drills.
- 15 minListening
Students listen to an authentic dialogue between a waiter and customer, answer comprehension questions.
- 25 minSpeaking Practice
Role-play in pairs: taking orders, asking for prices, requesting the bill (hesap lütfen!).
- 20 minGrammar Focus
Using istiyorum (“I want”) — verb conjugation and sentence building.
- 20 minGroup Activity
Students create their own menu and take each other’s orders in a mock restaurant.
- 10 minClosing
Mini quiz + homework: “What will you eat tomorrow evening?” (Future tense preview.)
Your Instructor
Senior Instructor — Turkish Language
Course Fee
Everything included — textbook curriculum, live classes, and instructor support
- 13 weeks · 80 hours of live instruction
- 3 classes per week, 2 hours each
- Based on official İstanbul A1 textbook
- Speaking, listening, reading & writing
- Cultural content & real-life dialogues
- Course completion certificate
Start Speaking Turkish Today
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