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This article is from the Turkish FAQ,
by Mustafa Soysal sctfaq@express.net with numerous contributions
by others.
14 Are there any books to learn Turkish?
Yes, we even have an online tutor. The online tutor/teacher (for pc) is
available at wuarchive.wustl.edu or other simtel20 mirrors under the
directory /mirrors/msdos/langtutor/turkish1.lzh. We did not try it, so
we do not have any idea about its completeness, usefulness etc. The
books that might be used to learn Turkish are:
- "Colloquial Turkish", Yusuf Mardin, London Routledge (several editions
exist, some include a tape.)
- "Colloquial Turkish", Arin Bayraktaroglu & Sinan Bayraktaroglu,
Routledge, 1992 (Available with cassette).
- "Turkish in Three Months", Bengisu Rana, Hugo's Language Books Ltd., 1989
(Available with cassette)
- "Turkish Basic Course" (2 volumes), Lloyd B. Swift, Selman Agrali, 1966,
State Dept. Series (can be found in libraries, elemantary/intermediate
level)
- "Yabancilar icin Turkce Dersleri", Kaya Can, Middle East Technical
University, Ankara, 1981
- "Turkish", Paul Wittek, London, 1956
The following books include Turkish stories and poems:
- "Turkish Sampler: Writings for all readers", Muge Galin, Indiana Universit
y
Turkish Studies, 1989
- "Turkish Literary Reader", Andreas Tietze, Indiana University, 1963
- "An Anthology of Turkish Short Stories", Editor: Ali Alparslan,
Publications
of rge RCD Cultural Institute No:45, Istanbul, 1973
And about dictionaries:
(by Jack Campin)
By FAR the best portable dictionary is one you can only get in TR - the
Berlitz/ABC Kitabevi "Ingilizce-Turkce/Turkce-Ingilizce Sozluk", 1988
(ISBN
975 09 0150 9). It suffers from the usual problem in Berlitz materials of
not giving you any even remotely naughty words - god help you if you have
to explain a gynaecological problem with it - but it's wonderful on food
terms. About A6-sized, bright red. If it's out of print, the Redhouse
Elsozlugu is a reasonable substitute.[It is not out of print, I checked
it--ahmet]
For a big dictionary, the Oxford two-volume one (also published cheaper
by ABC in TR, in an edition that may only be sold there) is hard to
beat, though the Redhouse Cagdas Turkce-Ingilizce Sozluk is just as good
(one way only). You may have problems getting that in the US. The Oxford
is also available in a one-volume abridgment.
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