Am learning Turkish and would like to interact with other students or find someone in the Boulder, Colorado area who speaks Turkish as a native language.

Any suggestions?

Is there a more appropriate forum to ask this on?

Does anyone who speaks Turkish have Skype and a headset and time to talk now and then?

Email me if you can, Teþekkür.

try this one:

http://www.colorado.edu/StudentGroups/TurkishStudentAssociation/

Thanks, I emailed them a few weeks ago, nothing back. Maybe the new school year has everyone doing other stuff still.

I'm in Colorado Springs...if you find anyone there let me know, I would be willing to commute if someone would be willing to teach. Boulder is only a little way. There is a Turkish restaurant in Denver, so I know there are Turkish people in Denver. It is a matter or 1. tracking them down 2. convincing them to try to teach you! I found one native speaker in Co. Spgs. but I got so excited I think I scared her off!

Badiabdancer74,
I'll LYK if I find someone between here and the springs. I do have an excellent SW package with audio and written turkish given to me by a friend who worked there a few times. I was there (Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Kusadasi and Selcuk (for a month and a half - bierboochai? phonetically) and learned enough to keep from starving and getting my ass-kicked

Also enough to find a small-town Turkish woman to fall in love with and fall in love with me...

But...., am looking at going back and following up on a relationship possibility and really NEED to learn Turkish conversationally.

The SW I have is called "Languages of the World - Turkish" and I would highly recommend it. I'd share if you were closer.

If I get ahold of the Turkish group here and get something going, I'll LYK. Thanks for the support. We'll maybe work together to get something going. Cheers. Gule Gule.

for Canada: http://www.turk.ca/gocmenlik.html

good luck! http://groups.msn.com/TurkishCommunityInCanada

I can definately say that they are out there! We live very near Boulder, and my husband is from Turkey, through him I have meet 1 couple in Boulder, and 3 couples in Denver, that are native Turkish speakers. Unfortunately I am still in the beginning stages of learning, so I feel pretty left out when we get together. Although they get SO excited and happy when I use the few words that I do know.

Where is this Turkish restaurant in Denver? I know my husband would love to go there some time!

You should know about Boulder Council for International Visitors. They are having a potluck Thanksgiving Dinner tomorrow night. No guarantee that there will be Turkish people there, but it is a pleasant group of Americans and Internationals in Boulder.

Here is the web page. www.bciv.org

You need to check out your local state or universities, most offer free Turkish lessons. We have a group here in Columbus at OSU and of course Cafe Istanbul. I'm sure you will find something local.

I think the restaurant everyone keeps referring to is Istanbul Grill. Last time I checked (6 months ago) they had closed up shop (unfortunately). The Istanbul Grill was located at Florence & Hampden (where Hampden curves into Havana).

As for some of the other posts in the thread, I'm up for practicing Turkish too with whoever wants to. I'm in central Denver but willing to commute. Although I'm not a native speaker, I was completely immersed for a year and probably know enough to help folks who are working on basic conversational proficiency. Istersen, buluşalım!

-Sara

haahha, i live in western canada, and i couldnt even find one book to buy to learn turkish, it had to ordered and shipped form new york, US. and the shopkeeper that did this for me, said last one bought was 2004. Fun. cant seem to find classes or anything either