Pelin

I've been taking Turkish lessons for about 4 months now, and Pelin has always been a very kind, helpful, and engaging teacher. She effectively breaks down complex grammatical rules into digestible explanations and intuitive associations. Our lessons have helped me develop a genuine appreciation for the beauty of the Turkish language. Furthermore, the assignments and resources provide a clear yet varied learning path. This is the most fun I've had learning any language, and I always look forward to our lessons :D

Pelin is a highly committed and engaged teacher with profound knowledge of how her native language functions. My learning style is quite abstract, and Pelin has a gift for explaining grammar rules and other curiosities.

Direkt, strukturiert und motivierend. Vielen Dank für die erste Probestunde! Ich freue mich auf die nächsten Stunden mit Pelin.

I’ve been learning with Pelin for around two months and I am absolutely satisfied. She is very professional, friendly, and helpful. She carefully prepares lessons based on your needs and is always open to requests. She regularly asks for feedback to make sure you get the most out of your learning. I’m very happy with my progress and will definitely continue studying with her.

I've been learning with Pelin over a year now and I cannot say enough kind things about her. First, you can absolutely see her Master's in Linguistics come through in her teaching, as she's able to speak and explain the grammar, etymology, and cultural nuances of language. Second, she's always on time, always attentive (actually, she keeps me focused not the other way around 😅), and always checks in about what I'm interested in and how I want to learn. Thank you, Pelin! Good teachers are a blessing and that you are!

I haven't left a review in a while so I figured I'd do one again. By now I have taken over 35 lessons with Pelin which is the most i have ever had with any tutor on iTalki by a long shot. Pelin very clearly has the knowledge to teach Turkish via her education and the discipline/drive to make good lessons. It is very clear that a lot of time goes into preparing the lessons. In the beginning I was especially surprised at how comfortable speaking felt even when I was at a novice beginner level. Pelin is good at making you use your existing Turkish to its full potential. Conversations even at that level are personal and relevant to what you want to learn, not standard textbook material (or at least, only when it is useful for studying something now). Out of all the tutors I have ever tried on iTalki, Pelin is by far the best and it is not even close, whch is definitely reflected by her absurdly high retention rate of almost 20 lessons per student. I can only most warmly recommend her!