Güray Güröz

Playful A1 and A2 videos built around one question or pattern at a time, like Bu kim? Bu ne? Light and quick, good for the first months.

Animated series by Gupse Özay about a mischievous little girl who moves into a new apartment building and makes friends with the neighbours. Made for children, so the Turkish is simple and clearly spoken.

Meltem from Istanbul started this podcast to teach her Spanish partner Turkish, so it is pitched at real beginners. Short weekday episodes, friendly and easy to stick with.

Short stories and an A1 podcast series, Bir Günüm, where a speaker walks you through an ordinary day. Calm, clearly read Turkish that is good for listening practice.

The Turkish state's language and culture institute. Its İzle, Eğlen, Öğren series takes one everyday building block per episode, like var and yok, and explains it in Turkish with English support.

A children's channel with a news bulletin for kids, Çocuk Haber Bülteni, covering things like the Istanbul Marathon in simple Turkish. Short and easy to follow.

Hundreds of short everyday dialogues, at the shop, on the phone, meeting someone new. You hear how Turkish is actually used in conversation, at a pace you can follow.

A Turkish teacher's channel of video materials for learners: short listening and speaking pieces, all in Turkish.

Illustrated short stories made for people learning Turkish. The pictures carry the meaning, so you can follow the story without reaching for a translation.

A doctor who sees love as a disease runs a hospital for the heartbroken, until a psychologist who believes in love turns up. A romantic comedy with Halit Ergenç and Funda Eryiğit.

An Istanbul painter finds a symbol in her work that leads her to an ancient dig at Göbeklitepe. A fantasy mystery in clear, modern Turkish.

The true story of a Turkish sergeant in the Korean War who rescues a Korean orphan girl. A moving and much-loved film.

Comedy by and starring Gupse Özay: two sisters-in-law in the same apartment building compete to be the better daughter-in-law, mostly on social media. Loud, fast family Turkish.

A successful Istanbul lawyer dives back into dating years after a first love ended badly, while taking on the divorce case of the year. A light romantic comedy full of everyday talk between friends.

A journalist at Istanbul's historic Pera Palace hotel is thrown back to 1919, just before the Republic was founded. An easy-to-follow time-travel story with some history along the way.

The sequel to Sen Yaşamaya Bak: the boy and his new father figure try to build a life together after their loss. Watch it after the first film.

A single mother with a terminal illness meets a charming bachelor while she works out who will raise her headstrong six-year-old. A tearjerker with simple, emotional dialogue.

Three friends travel to the Aegean town of Ayvalık, where family constellation therapy brings old family secrets to the surface. Warm, everyday conversation between friends.

1950s Istanbul: a woman out of prison takes a job at a famous nightclub to be near the daughter she never raised. Period Turkish, with some Ladino, the language of Istanbul's Sephardic Jews.

A young fan works her way into the newsroom of the TV anchor she idolises, and wants her place. Newsroom Turkish and sharp office dialogue, with a story that keeps you watching across three seasons.

Biopic of Lefter Küçükandonyadis, the footballer from Büyükada who became a Fenerbahçe legend. Halit Ergenç plays his father.

An eight-part documentary on the history behind places like Hagia Sophia, Yedikule and the Maiden's Tower. Calm, well-paced narration, and you learn the city along with the language.

A gifted, outspoken girl grows up through decades of Turkey's recent history. Based on a stage play, so it is rich in dialogue and humour.

A young student leaves her small hometown to live with an estranged family friend in Istanbul, and the city tests who she is. Quiet and dialogue-heavy, best once you are comfortable.

Based on the novel by Orhan Pamuk, the only Turkish writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. A slow, obsessive love story in 1970s Istanbul, worth pairing with the book.