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Summary: Good as a first introduction
Review: This is a good book for any beginner with little or no knowledge of grammar as the authors avoid almost completely grammatical terminology. The book contains very practical and interesting dialogues focusing on colloquial language which, in my opinion, constitute the very best of this book. I also found the cultural notes very interesting and useful. However it does not offer a full and systematic treatment of the morphology and syntax. It should be regarded as a first introduction for all who wish to get more than a basic understanding of Turkish.
Rating: 
Summary: Great book
Review: This was a great book. I used it during my three month stay in Istanbul. I learned some basic Turkish quickly. Now, some readers may complain that the books did not come with the tapes, mine did. I never used them since I had real Turks to practice with.
Rating:
Summary: Great book
Review: This was a great book. I used it during my three month stay in Istanbul. I learned some basic Turkish quickly. Now, some readers may complain that the books did not come with the tapes, mine did. I never used them since I had real Turks to practice with.
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Summary: Simplifies a complex language!
Review: Turkish is one of the most confusing languages for English speakers to learn in terms of grammar and vocabulary. Teach Yourself Turkish really does a good job of simplifying the grammar and vocab and really makes it accessible to English speakers. I found this course very helpful for my recent 5 week trip to Turkey. I was able to get my basic needs met and understand most of what was said to me. Don't expect to sit back, listen to the tapes and become fluent, however. You should really spend about 30 minutes a day at it and a week on each chapter. The only problem I had with the course was that the tapes were too short. Also, there were no oral drills on them. With more taped dialogues and oral drills this course would easily hit 5 stars!
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Summary: Great book, no tape.
Review: Unfortunately, this is the best language book I've found for Turkish. I say 'unfortunately' because the tape, at least in my copy (and apparently others') is absent. The tape is central to the lessons, and I found going without extremely difficult. I've tried picking up whatever audio materials my library has, and thats helped to some degree: its a real hassel, though. Nevertheless, I think I'm slowly beginning to pick up the language. This book isn't a quick fix like most claim to be: it gradually teaches you the grammar of the language without your even knowing it: it has extremely helpful lessons, and is written very well, understanding that you won't pick up the language in one week, but will have to put effort and sacrifice into it. I'll continue my quest for the tape; this book is worth it.
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