23 Turkish Phrases I Wish Someone Had Taught Me

There are a number of phrases that Turks use in daily life that you may not find properly explained in your Intro to Turkish...

Six Tips For Foreigners To Blend Into Turkish Society

I cried. I cried for weeks and it went on around two months. I even questioned my decision of moving to Istanbul and contemplated...

Introducing Asya Tömer: Comprehensive, Affordable Turkish Courses for All Levels

Undoubtedly one of the most surprising qualities of Turkey's international community is how few foreigners have taken the time to learn Turkish despite choosing...

Learning Turkish: 10 Idioms That Are Sure to Impress (II)

My adventure as a student in Istanbul is coming to an end soon and one thing which makes me experience the ‘tube light' effect...

A Surprising Way to Improve Your Turkish: Bureaucracy

If you want to know how to improve your Turkish, I have one word for you: Bureaucracy. Forget expensive courses and fancy textbooks. Just...

5 Turkish Words I Can’t Live Without

Learning Turkish while living in Istanbul can be an experience both painstaking and profoundly exciting. There is an undefinable moment in this adventure -...

Mostly Free Resources for Teaching Yourself Turkish

It can be easy to get by in Turkey without speaking the language, especially in big cities like Istanbul and Izmir. Learning a few...

Your Most Important Vocab Lesson: The Haircut

Sick of leaving Turkish hair salons looking like a 50-year-old, overly done-up newscaster? No matter how much you try to tell hairdressers that you’re...

A Surprising Way to Improve Your Turkish: Bureaucracy (Part II)

Read the first part of ''A Surprising Way to Improve Your Turkish: Bureaucracy'' here. Buoyed by your success on the phone to the bank you walk for...

Introducing Turkish4 Children: Fun, Interactive Language Lessons for Kids

The experience of learning Turkish differs greatly from person to person, and there is perhaps no greater distinction than between children and adults. While...

Turkish 101: Four Idioms You Need to Know

If you have been living in Turkey long enough, surely you speak enough survival Turkish to get by in everyday life. However, every now...

Fairy Tales of Turkish Names: Common Names & Their Meanings

Many believe that the choice of a child's name has an impact on the child's personality and perceptions of attitudes towards them in the...

Learning Turkish: What You’re Up Against

The task of learning a new language while living in a foreign country can be a fun challenge. But it can also be stressful, and...

Colors of Turkey: Kırmızı

As a color, red is associated with a wealth of feelings - both positive and negative - from love, passion, courage, and determination to...

Notting Hill College Turkey: Learn Turkish & English to Find Valuable...

Start the new year by learning and practicing the Turkish language with Notting Hill College Turkey, while easily becoming integrated in the Turkish community...

Learning Turkish: 10 Idioms That Are Sure to Impress

After several years of learning Turkish, I can still find myself stumped in the midst of fast-paced conversations. This confusion occurs especially when an idiom...

Turkish 101: Proverbs of Absence

Proverbs are short but powerful expressions that aim to convey a message of wisdom, truth, and morality. They stem from collective experience and are...

Notting Hill Turkey: Learn Turkish to Explore a Fascinating Culture and...

Learn Turkish, to explore a very interesting culture while living in Turkey and get integrated easily in the Turkish community. Notting Hill Turkey is providing...

Survival Taxi Turkish

Many foreigners realize that Turkey is not the best place when it comes to communicating with locals. A lot of people here speak limited English,...

Turkish Tongue Twisters: Tekerleme

Learning Turkish can get tough at times. But it does not have to be so! To lighten up your experience, we have compiled a...

Learn Turkish in Your Comfort Zone with Turkish Academy

If you are an expat living in Türkiye, a language enthusiast watching every single Turkish drama, or a university student researching about Turkish history,...

Diaries of a Couch Potato: How to Learn Turkish via Kiralık...

I have received a mixed bag of reactions from Turkish people when I explain that Kiralık Aşk is “my dizi.” It’s a barely-realistic technicolor drama...

Şahsiyet: A Must-See Turkish Cult Classic in the Making

If you watch Turkish TV to learn Turkish, you may feel that you've sacrificed part of your life for this language. The episodes usually...

Yabangeese: The Lexicon of the Yabangees

I guess it comes with the territory of being an English teacher abroad, but it is always fascinating to me to watch how language...