Turkish alphabet consists of 29 letters - 8 vowels and 21 consonants.
Each letter has exactly one associated sound which never changes.
Three letters of the English alphabet are missing in the Turkish alphabet.
- (Q-q)
- (W-w)
- (X-x)
There are seven additional characters not found in the English alphabet.
- (Ç-ç)
- (Ğ-ğ)
- (I-ı)
- (İ-i)
- (Ö-ö)
- (Ş-ş)
- (Ü-ü)
The letters of Turkish alphabet and the sounds associated with these are in the following ...
Letter PronunciationA, a
like the
a in c
ar
B, b
like the
b in
bet
C, c
like the
g in
gender
Ç, ç
like the
ch in
chance
D, d
like the
d in
debt
E, e
like the
e in l
ess
F, f
like the
f in
felony
G, g
like the
g in
game
Ğ, ğ
this is a very weak sound, not pronouncing at all will be ok
H, h
like the
h in
hello
I, ı
like the
e in halt
ed
İ, i
like the
ee in k
een
J, j
like the
ge in gara
geK, k
like the
k in
kelly
L, l
like the
l in
lamb
M, m
like the m in
man
N, n
like the
n in
neighbor
O, o
like the
a in b
all
Ö, ö
like the
u in
urge
P, p
like the
p in
pen
R, r
like the
r in
rent
S, s
like the
s in
send
Ş, ş
like the
sh in
shed
T, t
like the
t in
tennis
U, u
like the
oo in g
ood
Ü, ü
like the
u in n
ude
V, v
like the
v in
vent
Y, y
like the
y in
yes
Z, z
like the
z in
zen
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