by Olly RichardsTrying to learn Turkish with podcasts? You’ve come to the right place!
Turkish podcasts are an excellent tool to improve your Turkish listening and speaking fluency.
If you’re ready to start building your Turkish language skills, then check out these 10 amazing podcasts for learning Turkish!
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Beginner Turkish Podcasts
Here’s a list of 10 amazing Turkish podcasts for improving your Turkish listening skills.
There are a lot of different Turkish podcasts for beginners. So if you’re a beginner in Turkish, one of the podcasts on this list is bound to be the right one for you
#1 – TurkishClass101
The TurkishClass101 podcast is the ideal podcast for starting off your Turkish learning journey.
With short, easy-to-follow 10 minute lessons, you’ll be able to grasp the basics of Turkish in no time.
With the podcast, you can get a hang of survival phrases, questions, and pronunciation, as well as get acquainted with basic Turkish grammar.
All of the episodes also allow you to listen to new phrases and sentences at slow speed. And the episodes clearly break down the meanings of different sentences.
The Lower Beginner Lessons are especially helpful, with each episode starting with a dialogue. These episodes then draw on the dialogue to transition into explaining different features of Turkish grammar.
Better yet, many of the episodes also give you small tips about Turkey and its culture!
If you’re only just starting to learn Turkish, then be sure to check out TurkishClass101!
#2 – Let’s Learn Turkish
Let’s Learn Turkish is hosted by Meltem, a native Turkish speaker, who began the podcast as a way of helping her Spanish partner learn Turkish.
Like the Turkish101 podcast, Let’s Learn Turkish is perfect for people just starting to learn Turkish.
In each episode, Meltem breaks down the basics of Turkish grammar, and introduces her listeners to beginner vocabulary.
With Meltem, you can be captivated by lessons on the Turkish alphabet, basic Turkish greetings, and verb tenses.
Meltem’s concise explanations make the podcast great for listening to if you’re planning on only using podcasts for learning Turkish.
As a side note, because each episode builds on what was taught in the previous lesson, it’s good to start from the oldest episode and to listen on from there.
Check out Let’s Learn Turkish!
#3 – Fluent In Turkish
Fluent in Turkish is another great podcast for beginners!
Though there are only seven episodes varying in length between 5-15 minutes, the Fluent in Turkish podcast is great for supporting beginners in learning Turkish.
The podcast covers basic greetings and phrases, numbers, and some basic grammar concepts, such as vowel harmony, personal pronouns, verb tenses, and suffixes.
Because the podcast series is short, if you’re looking to get a crash course on some of the basics of Turkish before traveling to Turkey, then the Fluent in Turkish podcast might be the right podcast for you!
The Fluent in Turkish podcast is also a great way of reinforcing some of the basics of Turkish that may have been covered in your Turkish language class.
#4 – Learn Turkish With Lingua Boost
The Learn Turkish with Lingua Boost podcast can also help boost your Turkish language skills.
The podcast is made up of two volumes comprising a total of 50 episodes, with each episode lasting around 10 minutes.
These episodes are designed to get you speaking in Turkish right away.
There are also review episodes after every five episodes that help you reinforce what you learned previously.
But here’s the catch: the podcast is not fully available online for free and requires you to pay a course fee on its website.
Nevertheless, there are about 5 episodes that you can listen to for free to help you decide whether or not you want to make the investment.
Check out Learn Turkish with Lingua Boost!
#5 – Learn Modern Turkish
Learn Modern Turkish is another podcast that is perfect for picking up basic Turkish vocabulary.
With the podcast, you can learn essential Turkish vocabulary on greetings, numbers, days of the week, months, colours, and common Turkish expressions.
There are also a series of episodes that help you master the past tense in Turkish.
While there are only 12 episodes in total, the podcast can still be useful for getting you started with learning Turkish.
Check out Learn Modern Turkish!
#6 – Turkey Book Talk
Turkey Book Talk is a great podcast for learning all about the current events, history, and culture that define Turkey.
The podcast invites a new journalist, academic, or writer to each episode, where they present their recently published work about Turkey and its wider region.
While the podcast is not a language learning podcast, learning about Turkey through the podcast can help prepare you to listen to other podcasts in the future that are geared towards intermediate and advanced learners.
Check out the Turkey Book Talk podcast!
Intermediate Turkish Podcasts
Have you been learning Turkish for some time? If you’re looking for a more challenging podcast, here are some Turkish podcasts for intermediate learners.
#7 – Easy Turkish Podcast
The Easy Turkish Podcast is one of the most unique podcasts for learning Turkish!
Developed by the team which created the Easy Turkish YouTube channel, the podcast helps listeners practice their Turkish by listening to conversations in Turkish held by its hosts.
In each episode, the podcast’s hosts, Emin and Cihat pick and speak about a new topic, whether it be on Istanbul, learning new languages, or the summer holidays, among other topics.
Because the pair speak with one another only in Turkish and its presentation is more informal, the podcast is great for learning what Turkish sounds like in conversation and for practicing speaking like a local.
Each episode of the podcast also includes a transcription of the podcast and a vocabulary list, helping you pick up new words, phrases, and concepts.
Check out the Easy Turkish Podcast!
#8 – Learn Turkish With Turkish Coffee
Learn Turkish with Turkish Coffee is another podcast that is fully in Turkish, making it a perfect tool for improving your listening skills.
The podcast advertises itself as the podcast to help you overcome the intermediate plateau by helping you practice your listening and learn new vocabulary in context.
The topics of each episode are diverse, and can help you learn more about the culture in Turkey.
For example, in one episode, you can learn how to make Turkish coffee, while in another, you can learn the story behind the landmark Maiden Tower in Istanbul.
The host speaks and pronounces Turkish slowly, making it easy to follow.
Each episode also comes with a transcript and translation, making it an even more useful tool for practicing your listening.
Check out Learn Turkish with Turkish Coffee!
#9 – Turkish Tea Time
Turkish Tea Time is a podcast for learning Turkish with new things to learn for learners of all levels!
The podcast has over 100 episodes, with each 20-minute episode featuring an interesting dialogue and a specific component of Turkish grammar.
The episodes rotate in its difficulty level, so there are plenty of episodes for intermediate learners. Be sure to check out the level of each episode before listening!
All of the episodes are available online for free. But you can also choose to purchase a monthly subscription to Turkish Tea Time to access all of the accompanying materials for each episode (vocabulary lists, quizzes, and annotations).
#10 – Turkish Stories For Turkish Learners
The last podcast on my list is all about learning both the Turkish language and new stories at the same time!
As the creator of a book of short stories in Turkish, I approve!
Each episode of Turkish Stories for Turkish Learners features a new story narrated completely in Turkish.
The topics of the stories jump around each episode, which means that you can learn about a famous Turkish wrestler in one episode, then hear a story about animals in the next.
There are also a number of children’s stories in the podcast’s playlist, which is perfect for learning new vocabulary in a simple way.
Check out Turkish Stories for Turkish Learners!
Learning Turkish With Turkish Podcasts
Wondering why podcasts can be an effective way to learn Turkish? Here are a couple of reasons:
- Improves your listening skills: Podcasts can be a great way to improve your Turkish listening skills on the go, whether you’re on your commute to work or doing your daily workout.
- Immerses you into the language: With podcasts, you can pick up new vocabulary on a range of topics and hear native Turkish pronunciation to immerse yourself in the Turkish language, wherever and whenever.
- Easily accessible: Podcasts are generally free, and all you’ll need to start learning is a stable internet connection. You can listen to them at any time of day that fits your schedule.
How To Pick The Right Turkish Podcast For You
It’s also important that you pick the right podcast for you. That’s because it’s always important to pick learning materials that are at the right level for you. Reading at listening to material at your level is a key part of the StoryLearning method.
If you pick a podcast that’s too easy, then the chances are that you won’t learn anything new. But if you pick a podcast that’s too difficult, then you’ll likely also walk away without having learned anything.
Because of this, it’s important to pick a podcast that is challenging, but not so challenging that it becomes overwhelming.
Another thing to keep in mind is that you’re more likely to keep listening to a podcast if the podcast talks about things that interest you. So it’s good to pick a podcast that aligns with your own interests.
Learning Turkish with Turkish Podcasts: Let’s Get Started!
So there you have it! A list of 10 amazing podcasts to help you learn Turkish.
As you can see, there are a ton of great podcasts that you can choose from to help improve your Turkish skills in a fun and effective way.
In fact, listening to Turkish podcasts is one of the best ways to immerse yourself fully into Turkish and expose yourself to the way native speakers communicate in Turkish.
Didn’t find a podcast that you fell in love with from this list? There’s still a lot that you can learn from the podcasts in this list.
And given the rate at which the world of podcasting is growing, there’s no doubt that this list of podcasts will only keep growing over time!
