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Learn Turkish!Turkish is a Central Asian language, related to Azeri and Turkmen. The first written records of the Turkish language date back nearly 1,200 years. Once written in a runic form and later in the Ottoman script, this was replaced with a phonetic variant of the Latin alphabet. Turkish is a favorite of language lovers and linguists due to its interesting grammar and some of its exotic characteristics (at least from a European/North American perspective!) In recent decades, efforts have been underway by the Turkish Language Association to remove words of foreign origin (particularly Arabic and Persian) from Turkish. In addition, there has been a concerted attempt to resist borrowing new words (mostly of a technological nature) from English and other languages. Instead, new words and replacements are adapted or coined from existing words and Turkish roots, in order to maintain the purity of the Turkish language. These efforts have been largely successful. Unfortunately, if you want to learn Turkish, you will be disappointed to find few resources to help you. I have even found a website whose single page is devoted to the fact that there are so few resources to learn Turkish! But all is not lost. There are some resources on the internet and a few published resources to get you started studying Turkish! Internet/Free Learn Turkish at TurkishClass.com This excellent site has plenty of lessons to get you started. There is also a dictionary, forum, chatroom, original stories and poetry, and other resources. Internet/Free Turkishlanguage.co.uk This website has extensive grammar explanations, helpful vocabulary and notes about the practical use of Turkish. Overall, a very helpful website to help you learn Turkish. Internet/Free FSI Turkish This site has a Turkish course available for free download. It's a little out-of-date (like many of the FSI programs) but for free it's a great resource. The method is excellent and quite comprehensive and comes with extensive lessons in two volumes with text and audio. The longstanding Teach Yourself series has always had the widest variety of languages. The Teach Yourself Turkish coursebook comes with two audio cds with lots of native speaker audio. An inexpensive and easy to find introduction to learn Turkish. This inexpensive software program to learn Turkish is a great tool to have in your arsenal. Lots of vocabulary and phrases, dialogues, audio from native speakers, games, activities and much more to get you started. Combine this with formal lessons or a more grammar oriented course for a well-rounded approach to learning Turkish. Rosetta Stone Turkish Rosetta Stone's multi-media software is the most comprehensive method to learn Turkish. Rosetta Stone Turkish is now available in the new Version 3, which gives the Turkish language the same respect as for French, Chinese or any other language, providing 3 levels of learning with audio, text, images and video. This is the most complete solution available for learning Turkish on your own. Read my review of Rosetta Stone. review of Rosetta Stone. Back to Other Languages
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