Past tense in Turkish (geçmiş zaman)
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The past tense shows completed events in the past. The past tense is called 'geçmiş zaman' in Turkish. There are two suffixes that are used in the past tense in Turkish:
- '-di' (definite past tense)
- '-miş' (indefinite past tense).
The difference between those suffixes is depending on whether the speaker witnessed the event or not.
Lesson outline
Hide- 1.Definite past tense (-di'li geçmiş zaman)
- 1.1.How to form the definite past tense
- 1.1.1.Positive form
- 1.1.2.Negative form
- 1.1.3.Question form
- 2.Indefinite past tense
- 2.1.How to form the indefinite past tense
- 2.1.1.Positive form
- 2.1.2.Negative form
- 2.1.3.Question form
- 3.Exercises
- 3.1.Multiple choice exercise on the definite past tense
- 3.2.Multiple choice exercise on the indefinite past tense
- 3.3.Fill in the blanks exercise about the definite past tense
- 3.4.Fill in the blanks exercise about the indefinite past tense
Definite past tense (-di'li geçmiş zaman)
The definite past tense is used when you have personal knowledge or directly experienced something. This tense shows events that are witnessed by the speaker. The suffix '-di' is used and can be formed as ''-dı -du, -dü, -ti, -tı -tu, -tü'' according to the vowel harmony rules.
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How to form the definite past tense
The 3 forms of the definite past tense are:
- Positive form
- Negative form
- Question form
Positive form
According to the verb's last vowel, one of the following suffixes "-dı, -di, -du, -dü" are added to the verb root and then the personal suffix is added.
Verb root + -di (dı/du/dü) + personal suffix
| Last vowel of the verb root -> | a/ı | e/i | o/ö | u/ü |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add this suffix -> | -dı | -di | -du | -dü |
Examples
- Al (buy) -> İki ekmek aldı. (She bought two breads.)
- İzle (watch) -> Biz film izledik. (We watched a movie.)
- Sor (ask) -> Bana soru sordular. (They asked me a question.)
- Gül (smile) -> Sen bana güldün. (You smiled at me.)
If the last letter of the verb root is one of "ç, f, h, k, s, ş, t, p", the letter "d" is replaced with a "t". Then the suffixes become "-tı, -ti, -tu, -tü".
| Seçmek (to choose) | |
|---|---|
| Ben seçtim. | I chose. |
| Sen seçtin. | You chose. |
| O seçti. | He/she/it chose. |
| Biz seçtik. | We chose. |
| Siz seçtiniz. | You chose. |
| Onlar seçtiler. | They chose. |
Negative form
The negative suffix '-madı' or '-medi' is added to the verb root according to the vowel harmony rules and then the personal suffix is added.
Verb root + (-medi/-madı) + personal suffix
| Last vowel of the verb root -> | a, ı, o, u | e, i, ö, ü |
|---|---|---|
| Add this suffix-> | -madı | -medi |
Examples
- Oku (read) -> Biz kitabı okumadık. (We didn't read the book.)
- Konuş (speak) -> Onlar dün konuşmadılar. (They didn't talk yesterday.)
- Git (go) -> Biz işe gitmedik. (We didn't go to work.)
- Öğren (learn) -> Bir şey öğrenmedim. (I didn't learn anything.)
Question form
According to the verb's last vowel, one of the "-mı, -mi, -mu, -mü" are added after the verb and they are always written as a seperate word.
Verb root + -di (dı/du/dü)+ personal suffix + mi (mı/mu/mü)
Examples
- Arkadaşın geldi mi? (Did your friend come?)
- Seni geri aradı mı? (Did she call you back?)
- Kek yapıyor mu? (Did she make a cake?)
- Kuşu gördün mü? (Did you see the bird?)
Indefinite past tense
The indefinite past tense is used for reporting an event that somebody did not witness in person. The suffix '-miş' is used and can be formed as ''-muş, -mış, -müş'' according to the vowel harmony rules.
How to form the indefinite past tense
The 3 forms of the indefinite past tense are:
- Positive form
- Negative form
- Question form
Positive form
According to the verb's last vowel, one of the following suffixes "-mış, -miş, -muş, -müş" is added to the verb root and then the personal suffx is added.
Verb root + -miş (mış/muş/müş) + personal suffix
| Last vowel of the verb root -> | a/ı | e/i | o/u | ö/ü |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add this suffix -> | -mış | -miş | -muş | -müş |
Examples
- Al (buy) -> İki ekmek almış. (She bought two breads.)
- İzle (watch) -> Siz film izlemişsiniz. (You watched a film.)
- Sor (ask) -> Bana soru sormuşlar. (They asked me a questions.)
- Gül (smile) -> Sen bana gülmüşsün. (You smiled at me.)
Negative form
The negative suffix '-mamış' or '-memiş' is added to the verb root according to the vowel harmony rules and then the personal suffix is added.
Verb root + -memiş/-mamış + personal suffix
| Last vowel of the verb root -> | a, ı, o, u | e, i, ö, ü |
|---|---|---|
| Add this suffix -> | -mamış | -memiş |
Examples
- Oku (read) -> Biz kitabı okumamışız. (We didn't read the book.)
- Konuş (speak) -> Onlar dün konuşmamışlar. (They didn't talk yesterday.)
- Git (go) -> Biz işe gitmemişiz. (We didn't go work.)
- Öğren (learn) -> Bir şey öğrenmemişim. (I didn't learn anything.)
Question form
According to the verb's last vowel, one of the "-mış mı-/ -miş mi/ -muş mu/ -müş mü" is added after the verb.
Verb root + -miş mi (muş mu...) + personal suffix
Examples
- Arkadaşın gelmiş mi? (Did your friend come?)
- Seni geri aramış mı? (Did she call you back?)
- Kek yapmış mı? (Did she make a cake?)
- Kuşu görmüş mü? (Did you see the bird?)
Exercises
- Multiple choice exercise on the definite past tense
- Multiple choice exercise on the indefinite past tense
- Fill in the blanks exercise about the definite past tense
- Fill in the blanks exercise about the indefinite past tense
Multiple choice exercise on the definite past tense
Solution
'I visited you yesterday.'
Dün seni ziyaret ettim.
'She watched a film last night.'
O dün gece bir film izledi.
'We didn't have lunch.'
Biz öğlen yemeği yemedik.
'Did you sleep well?'
İyi uyudun mu?
'We didn't travel to Norway.'
Biz Norveç'i ziyaret etmedik.
'Ben yürümek için güzel bir yer buldum.'
I found a nice place to walk.
'Onu iki dakika önce gördüm.'
I saw her two minutes ago.
'Ben dün gece iyi uyumadım.'
I didn't sleep well last night.
'Öğretmen bir çok ödev verdi.'
The teacher gave a lot of homework.
'Biz üniversiteden mezun olmadık.'
We didn't graduate from university.
Multiple choice exercise on the indefinite past tense
Solution
'My father read two books.'
Babam iki kitap okumuş.
'The cat didn't eat'
Kedi yemek yememiş.
'My friend broke his leg.'
Arkadaşım bacağını kırmış.
'Sen onu üç kere aramışsın.'
You called her three times.
'I didn't explain the situation.'
Ben durumu açıklamamışım.
'They didn't learn anything.'
Onlar hiçbir şey öğrenmemişler.
'Did your sister come?'
Kardeşin gelmiş mi?
'He didn't listen to music after the lesson.'
O dersten sonra müzik dinlememiş.
Fill in the blanks exercise about the definite past tense
Fill in the missing verb's suffixes according to the rules:
1. Verb root + -di (dı/du/dü) + personal suffix
2. Add the definite past tense suffix according to last vowel of the verb root:
- a/ı: add -dı
- e/i: add -di
- o/ö: add -du
- u/ü: add -dü
izlemek (to watch) I watched two movies last night. -> Ben dün akşam iki film izle.
yemek (to eat) They ate pizza. -> Onlar pizza ye.
yazmak (to write) My friend wrote a letter. -> Arkadaşım bir mektup yaz.
içmek (to drink) I drank two cup of tees. -> Ben iki bardak çay iç.
konuşmak (to talk) She talked with me last week. -> O geçen hafta benimle konuş.
çalışmak (to study) We studied hard for the exam. -> Biz sınav için çok çalış.
gitmek (to go) You went to home yesterday. -> Sen dün eve git.
yürümek (to walk) A young lady walked with her dog. -> Genç kadın köpeğiyle yürü.
almak (to buy) We bought three tickets for the concert. -> Biz konser için iki bilet al.
yakalamak (to catch) I catched the last train. -> Ben son treni yakala.
Fill in the blanks exercise about the indefinite past tense
Fill in the missing verb's suffixes according to the rules:
1. Verb root + -miş (mış/muş/müş) + personal suffix
2. Add the indefinite past tense suffix according to last vowel of the verb root:
- a/ı : add -mış
- e/i: add -miş
- o/ö: add -muş
- u/ü: add -müş
değiştirmek (to change) She changed her clothes. -> O kıyafetlerini değiştir.
başlamak (to start) The concert started. -> Konser başla.
konuşmak (to talk) They talked on the phone. -> Onlar telefonda konuş.
beklemek (to wait) I waited for one hour. -> Ben bir saat bekle.
çalmak (to play) They played the violin. -> Onlar keman çal.
varmak (to arrive) She arrived home last week. -> O geçen hafta eve var.
durmak (to stop) They stopped in the grocery store. -> Onlar bakkalda dur.
yardım etmek (to help) She helped you for your homework.-> O sana ödevin için yardım et.
yaşamak (to live) They lived in İstanbul for years. -> Onlar yıllarca İstanbul'da yaşa.
sürmek (to ride) She rode a bike in the park.-> O parkta bisikler sür.
Exercises
- Multiple choice exercise on the definite past tense
- Multiple choice exercise on the indefinite past tense
- Fill in the blanks exercise about the definite past tense
- Fill in the blanks exercise about the indefinite past tense
Multiple choice exercise on the definite past tense
Solution
'I visited you yesterday.'
Dün seni ziyaret ettim.
'She watched a film last night.'
O dün gece bir film izledi.
'We didn't have lunch.'
Biz öğlen yemeği yemedik.
'Did you sleep well?'
İyi uyudun mu?
'We didn't travel to Norway.'
Biz Norveç'i ziyaret etmedik.
'Ben yürümek için güzel bir yer buldum.'
I found a nice place to walk.
'Onu iki dakika önce gördüm.'
I saw her two minutes ago.
'Ben dün gece iyi uyumadım.'
I didn't sleep well last night.
'Öğretmen bir çok ödev verdi.'
The teacher gave a lot of homework.
'Biz üniversiteden mezun olmadık.'
We didn't graduate from university.
Multiple choice exercise on the indefinite past tense
Solution
'My father read two books.'
Babam iki kitap okumuş.
'The cat didn't eat'
Kedi yemek yememiş.
'My friend broke his leg.'
Arkadaşım bacağını kırmış.
'Sen onu üç kere aramışsın.'
You called her three times.
'I didn't explain the situation.'
Ben durumu açıklamamışım.
'They didn't learn anything.'
Onlar hiçbir şey öğrenmemişler.
'Did your sister come?'
Kardeşin gelmiş mi?
'He didn't listen to music after the lesson.'
O dersten sonra müzik dinlememiş.
Fill in the blanks exercise about the definite past tense
Fill in the missing verb's suffixes according to the rules:
1. Verb root + -di (dı/du/dü) + personal suffix
2. Add the definite past tense suffix according to last vowel of the verb root:
- a/ı: add -dı
- e/i: add -di
- o/ö: add -du
- u/ü: add -dü
izlemek (to watch) I watched two movies last night. -> Ben dün akşam iki film izle.
yemek (to eat) They ate pizza. -> Onlar pizza ye.
yazmak (to write) My friend wrote a letter. -> Arkadaşım bir mektup yaz.
içmek (to drink) I drank two cup of tees. -> Ben iki bardak çay iç.
konuşmak (to talk) She talked with me last week. -> O geçen hafta benimle konuş.
çalışmak (to study) We studied hard for the exam. -> Biz sınav için çok çalış.
gitmek (to go) You went to home yesterday. -> Sen dün eve git.
yürümek (to walk) A young lady walked with her dog. -> Genç kadın köpeğiyle yürü.
almak (to buy) We bought three tickets for the concert. -> Biz konser için iki bilet al.
yakalamak (to catch) I catched the last train. -> Ben son treni yakala.
Fill in the blanks exercise about the indefinite past tense
Fill in the missing verb's suffixes according to the rules:
1. Verb root + -miş (mış/muş/müş) + personal suffix
2. Add the indefinite past tense suffix according to last vowel of the verb root:
- a/ı : add -mış
- e/i: add -miş
- o/ö: add -muş
- u/ü: add -müş
değiştirmek (to change) She changed her clothes. -> O kıyafetlerini değiştir.
başlamak (to start) The concert started. -> Konser başla.
konuşmak (to talk) They talked on the phone. -> Onlar telefonda konuş.
beklemek (to wait) I waited for one hour. -> Ben bir saat bekle.
çalmak (to play) They played the violin. -> Onlar keman çal.
varmak (to arrive) She arrived home last week. -> O geçen hafta eve var.
durmak (to stop) They stopped in the grocery store. -> Onlar bakkalda dur.
yardım etmek (to help) She helped you for your homework.-> O sana ödevin için yardım et.
yaşamak (to live) They lived in İstanbul for years. -> Onlar yıllarca İstanbul'da yaşa.
sürmek (to ride) She rode a bike in the park.-> O parkta bisikler sür.
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For listening practice: Turkish songs, movies, series
For reading practice: news and articles about Turkey (for advance students), stories, picture books (for intermediate students), texts from language books (for beginner and intermediate students.)
If students need to focus specific area like writing etc. I am designing my class according to that.
In addition, it is because I am using broad material about Turkish media, you will be familiar the culture and sociology of Turkey.
I like to do lesson in creative and in an organized way; therefore, I believe you will learn fast and you will enjoy learning Turkish with me!
I hope to see you in my class :)
F. .
Esra is a talented teacher with an instinctive grasp for the intricacies of the language. She is able to explain the meanings and nuances clearly. The use of different types of teaching materials (images, video, presentations) make the classes fun. Highly recommended for all students of the Turkish language!
Esra O.
Hello from Turkey,
I am native Turkish speaker from the south of Turkey. I graduated from departmant of science teacher at Cukurova University. Teaching is significant and enjoyable for me because I like to learn new things with right sources so I care to teach. When I was student I worked at study center course and I teached english to children. and I teached at homes.
I like to learn new cultures, languages, music... I love to nature so I love to taking natural photographs. This is my hobby.
In my opinion teaching mustn't be boring and serious. We should have fun when we teach so I am waiting you for learn efficient and enjoyable.
L. S.
Hilal is an excellent, patient teacher with very good English language skills. Highly recommendable.
Hilal P.
Hi, I was born in Turkey and I live in Turkey.
I am an experienced teacher in teaching Turkish as a foreign language.
I graduated from the Turkish Language and Literature Teaching Department. I have master's and doctorate degree on teaching Turkish.
I taught Turkish to Lithuanian, Slovakian, Iraqi, Iranian, Russian, Greek, Arab, Qatari, Nepali and Syrian students face to face or online.
• I am using English and Arabic as tool languages in my lessons.
• I can teach Turkish at beginner, intermediate, advanced or academic level.
• It is important for me to have a live communication with students in my course.
• I create the content of my course according to the expectations of the student.
• In my lessons, I use original teaching materials, short videos, quizzes, short and long texts arranged according to the level of the student.
If you want to learn Turkish in a professional and fun way with me, we can start right away.
M. A.
I am lucky choosing Mr.Eyyup as my teacher.he is willing to teach me and to give his maximum.Very co operative,helpful ,patient,and has broad experience in teaching Turkish language for the foreigners.
Eyyup C.
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Hello,
I was born in İstanbul and I lived there. I hold a bachelor degree in cinema and television at İstanbul Şehir University. During my university years, my stories have been published in major Turkish literary magazines. After my graduation I have been specializing in children's book illustration and literature. I founded children's book publishing house in Turkey. The name is Yıldız Tozu Publishing and my books were released. I worked as an editor-in-chief in the company. I was finding books in the world and I was publishing them in Turkish. I am practically and professionally working on Turkish language and literature. Later on, I moved France to continue my education and works about literature and art. Currently, I am learning french.
I have experience in teaching Turkish in years. Furthermore, I speak English very well (TOEFL B2) and French (B1) it is advantage for students who are beginners.
Here my methodology when I teach Turkish:
I will use the grammar books and my presentations, time to time.
For speaking practice: illustrations, daily conversations
For listening practice: Turkish songs, movies, series
For reading practice: news and articles about Turkey (for advance students), stories, picture books (for intermediate students), texts from language books (for beginner and intermediate students.)
If students need to focus specific area like writing etc. I am designing my class according to that.
In addition, it is because I am using broad material about Turkish media, you will be familiar the culture and sociology of Turkey.
I like to do lesson in creative and in an organized way; therefore, I believe you will learn fast and you will enjoy learning Turkish with me!
I hope to see you in my class :)
S. M.
I have just started my classes with Esra and she is a very good teacher. She guides you very well through the class with her presentation and provides you with a lot of vocabulary and visual input which is vital to start speaking and constructing sentences. Her presentations and her explanations guide you through a very dinamic class in which the student has to speak and apply the topics learned in a variety of examples. This variety and the structure helps you a lot to start with the language. Her homework assigments are also very carefully prepared and help you with the repetitions to interiorate the concepts learned and to put them into practice. I am looking forward to the next lessons because through this approach we will be able to move at a steady and fast pace!
Thank you Sofia...
Hi, my name is Ayşegül. I graduated from Hacettepe University in the department of English Language Teaching. I'm an English teacher in a private institution now. I can teach both English and Turkish.
First and foremost, I want to start with one of my favourite quotation from Richard Henry Dana(!) (I'm not sure whether this quotation belongs to him or not, but I liked it. :) “He who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” First of all, we as teachers must improve ourselves about everything such as cultural knowledge, technology, best seller books new novels etc. We should keep up with the times and try to understand our students.
Then we should know students’ interests, needs, backgrounds and their level of English / Turkish. If we know the aforementioned things, it would be easier for us to decide what kind of materials we can use to attract their attention. Also, one of the key points is that we should motivate the students to learn. As teachers we should teach our students why they learn language/grammar/vocabulary etc. rather than just memorization. Regarding teaching methods we can use student-centered methods. We should use examples from real life so they can broaden students’ knowledge. Also using examples from real life, help students to internalize the examples. I strongly believe that we should make our students acquire the language from all aspects including reading, listening, writing, and speaking.
All in all, as a teacher we have lots of things to do. One of our most important responsibilities’ is to help students to understand that they have enough power and capacity to learn a language if they are determined enough....
J. V.
Until now I followed 3 classes with Aysegül. I can defenitely recommend taking language classes with her! Aysegül is friendly and patient. She is also strict and provides me homework which helps me to motivate myself better. Thanks for helping me improving my Turkish Aysegül!! :)
Aysegül Ö.
Start today to learn or improve your Turkish. I have experience to teach Turkish to foreign people. After our lessons you can speak and understand Turkish well.
S. V.
Difficult to understand but lesson made successfully. Hope to get also good practical excercises to deepen knowledge of new things learned.
Sezer B.
Learning another language is not easy, but it is possible.
Through my own experience and research, I would like to show you how pleasant learning a language can be.
Being a multilingual couple ourselves and with my professional experience in managing Thomas Cook's online reputation, I learned to fluently speak several languages.
Furthermore, through our experiences, I have learned and developed the art of teaching.
I guarantee rapid and effective progress.
If you want to learn a new language, in a pleasant way, please sign up!
T. M.
Loris is a great teacher! He is patient, knowledgeable and has a great structure to teach the Turkish language. He has a plan from lesson one, he detailed the process to me before we began and gave me a background explanation of the origins of Turkish and where it can be found. I was very nervous and apprehensive about learning a new language, especially Turkish. Loris put me at ease from the very beginning and made learning easier than I expected! It wasn't overwhelming and the practice homework was not excessive but enjoyable. I was able to learn new words and put them into practice from the first lesson. I look forward to our meetings and I don't feel exhausted after the lessons. This is very important to me when learning not just a language but really learning anything! I have been living in Turkey for almost 2 years and I thought I could "get by" without learning Turkish, ever since I started my lessons with Loris, it has opened up a whole new world here in Turkey! Now I only regret that I didn't start learning earlier. Had I known how enjoyable it would be I would have started earlier! If you are thinking about learning Turkish I highly recommend Loris as your teacher. Thank you Loris!
Loris D.
Hi!
My name is Ibrahim and I am here to teach you the essentials of Turkish Language. I got my university degree on law at Ankara University and subsequently finished my degree on MBA at Loyola University Quinlan school of Business in Chicago, USA. After professional life, I started teaching my language turkish to foreginers who want to speak turkish fluently. I have been teaching Turkish for over 5 years in a customized way with tailor-made course design. I use course materials produced mainly by myself as well as other grammer books and visuals. I use interactive teaching methods and encourage my students to speak confidently as well as to ask anything they have in mind. I also follow my students progress through home-works and reviews of the last lesson. After all, I give importance for my lessons to be a fun environment facilitating learning.
And now, it is your turn to take your part in my class at your earliest convenience to see how it works.
I am looking forward to seeing you in my class.
You can also check my youtube channel "Learn Turkish" at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDZZw9jEPdWImMAwfGkqpGA
Thank you.
Ibrahim
M. A.
Highly qualified experienced teacher, he explain every single word within a short time and Our speed in the class according to my learning speed naturally.
Thank you Muhammed, you were a precious and diligent student
Hi, my name is Ayşegül. I graduated from Hacettepe University in the department of English Language Teaching. I'm an English teacher in a private institution now. I can teach both English and Turkish.
First and foremost, I want to start with one of my favourite quotation from Richard Henry Dana(!) (I'm not sure whether this quotation belongs to him or not, but I liked it. :) “He who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” First of all, we as teachers must improve ourselves about everything such as cultural knowledge, technology, best seller books new novels etc. We should keep up with the times and try to understand our students.
Then we should know students’ interests, needs, backgrounds and their level of English / Turkish. If we know the aforementioned things, it would be easier for us to decide what kind of materials we can use to attract their attention. Also, one of the key points is that we should motivate the students to learn. As teachers we should teach our students why they learn language/grammar/vocabulary etc. rather than just memorization. Regarding teaching methods we can use student-centered methods. We should use examples from real life so they can broaden students’ knowledge. Also using examples from real life, help students to internalize the examples. I strongly believe that we should make our students acquire the language from all aspects including reading, listening, writing, and speaking.
All in all, as a teacher we have lots of things to do. One of our most important responsibilities’ is to help students to understand that they have enough power and capacity to learn a language if they are determined enough....
G. D.
Before deciding to take private lessons, I had been learning turkish by myself seriously for about two years but I definitively do not regret starting the private lessons which are way more efficient and pleasant. I have now been studying turkish with Aysegül for more than 4 months. I would greatly recommend choosing Aysegül as a turkish tutor. She is both serious and well organized (the lessons are well prepared, she also provides the students with useful summary's of the lessons as well as some additional cultural or educative content, she give the students some homework that she always correct before the next lesson) as well as a kind, patient and didactic teacher.
Aysegül Ö.
Hello all! I am Yunus and i am here to teach you my native language. My education system is on a systematical way and easy to understand. I use course books, workbooks and audio files too. I won't just give grammatical lessons, but also speaking and writing practices too.
I use many technological tools for my class.
Just drop me a message and i can give you more details about my lessons. I guarantee you 100% percent satisfaction with my lessons.
I give lessons not just to adults but also children too.
If you are in a very different time zone (like USA, Japan, Korea, Australia etc.) just send me a message to coordinate the lesson time.
I am looking forward to see you in my class. Teşekkürler!
E. .
I can recommend Yunus for all who likes innovative and tailored way to learn language. I struggled with my Turkish since few years already. I tried different methods, schools, and private tutors. Finally, with Yunus we managed to break the spell and I’m able now to engage real life conversations. Yunus takes his time to understand and identify students struggle and he adapts lessons to orient them accordingly. It’s always engaging fun to discuss with him various topics that he finds may be interesting for the student. Well organized, intelligent, and very practical in his approach to the language as a skill and art, he is a great teacher and very interesting person. I’m glad I started to work with him.
Yunus E.
Hi Guys! I'm Barış . I'm 25 years old and a native speaker of Turkish language.I live in Istanbul. I m passionate at sport and spiritual subjects. I would like to help you improve your Turkish skills ! I will try my best to take your Turkish level forward whatever your level is . ım looking forward to helping you.. best regards!!
A. H.
Behind every lesson is invested time, hard work and big dose of energy. After completing more than 20 lessons with teacher Baris, I would definitely not change my teacher. His lessons are amazing, especially the way he explains.. Simply wonderful!
Baris K.