Teach Yourself Turkish (Book + Audio)

The aim of this book is to present a picture of the Turkish language as it is now generally spoken in Istanbul and written by the best contemporary Turkish stylists. Nearly all the examples have been chosen from modern Turkish books and newspapers. Those who require knowledge of Turkish for commercial, military, diplomatic or scholarly purposes will need no persuasion to awaken there interest. But there is a reason of another sort for learning the language. The structure of Turkish is simple and logical (it has only one anomalous verb and only one irregular noun); it it, moreover, quite different from the structure of the Indo-European and Semitic languages. Anyone who is seeking a new form of intellectual stimulus will find it a refreshing change to see how many Turkish-speakers clothe the ordinary human thoughts and feelings in a completely new garb.