Turkish teacher Deniz Ece

Deniz Ece

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🎓 3+ Years of Experienced Certified Turkish Teacher🌍Turkologist ✨ Linguistics and Etymology Expert
From TurkeyLiving in Other, Turkey (08:19 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 6, 2022
InterestsHistoryReadingScienceArtTravel
👋 Hello everyone, 🎓 I’m Deniz, a graduate of Hacettepe University, Department of Modern Turkic Languages and Literatures. I completed my undergraduate studies in 2021 with a 3.48/4.00 GPA as an honors student, and finished my master’s degree in 2024 with a 3.94/4.00 GPA (MA). I am currently pursuing a PhD in Turkic languages. 🌍 I participated in the Erasmus program in Ukraine and Azerbaijan, and attended summer schools in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, enriching my academic and cultural perspective. 🧠 My background includes linguistics, etymology, and literature. In my lessons, we explore not just Turkish itself, but how and why the language works. 🎓 I teach Turkish at all levels, from complete beginners to advanced learners. 🌍 I have over three years of experience teaching Turkish as a foreign language to students from different countries. Thanks to my university education, I am proficient not only in modern Turkish but also in the historical development of the language, which allows me to explain grammar through logic and structure, not memorization. 🧠 I actively use my background in linguistics and etymology to make Turkish more understandable and memorable. 🗣️📘 My lessons focus on grammar, speaking, reading, writing, and listening, adapting depth to each student’s needs. These lessons are for everyone, from beginners to advanced learners. 😄 In these lessons, making mistakes is allowed, but staying silent is forbidden! Because the only way to truly learn a lan...
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Articles and news
  • Quizzes
  • Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
78
Students
1889
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Turkish Lessons

Trial Lesson
28 lessons completed
USD 8.50+
Basic Turkish
A1 -  A2

Language Essentials

910 lessons completed
USD 10.50+
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Intermediate
B1 -  B2

Language Essentials

533 lessons completed
USD 10.50+
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Advanced
C1 -  C2

Language Essentials

131 lessons completed
USD 10.50+
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Speaking
A1 -  C2

Conversation

175 lessons completed
USD 10.50+
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Vocabulary (15)
Podcast (1)
Quiz (74)

88 Reviews

Student Diana
Diana
545 Turkish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Güzel ders! Denız, seninle çalışmayı seviyorum
Sep 24, 2023
Vanessa
97 Turkish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Deniz ist ein sehr guter professioneller Lehrer. Er geht auf meine Bedürfnisse ein und benutzt verschiedene Methoden um mir Türkisch zu Lehren. Er hat sehr viel Geduld. Deniz gestalten den Unterricht immer spannend. Deniz ist ein sehr sehr guter Lejrer ich kann ihn nur jedem empfehlen.
Nov 4, 2022
Derya Rose
32 Turkish lessons
Deniz has been teaching me for over a year now, and I can say with confidence he is an outstanding teacher! Great materials, clear lesson plans, helpful explanations for different concepts, and he's an overall friendly and warm person to spend time with learning Turkish. Highly recommended!
May 6, 2026
Student Anna Feoktistova
Anna Feoktistova
175 Turkish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Deniz çok iyi bir öğretmen. Derslerim beğeniyorum. Her dersimde yeni bir şey öğreniyorum. Teşekkür ederim Deniz! This is my first review in Turkish :-)
Jan 18, 2023
Student Silvestras
Silvestras
12 Turkish lessons
Üç aylık Türkçe meydan okumam bitti ve Türkçemin seviyesinden çok memnunum. Üç ay boyunca Deniz beni destekledi, bana tavsiyelerde bulundu ve muhteşem bir muhataptı. Desteğin için çok teşekkür ederim!
May 14, 2026
Student Silvestras
Silvestras
12 Turkish lessons
Teşekkür ederim, Deniz. Seninle konuşmak harikaydı.
Feb 4, 2026
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