Im trying to learn turkish for my boyfriend so i can communicate with his friends and family easier. I was wondering if any of you knew of any turkish learning textbooks, or books that start from the very very basics. ive tried learning from audio which is great but that doesnt teach me how to spell or write. any suggestions?

Teach Yourself Turkish - David and Asuman Pollard - comes with CD.  You can order from the internet.  Many of the  UK learners on this site recommend it.

I can suggest Teach Yourself Turkish too. I also learn from that book, and its very good. It has another volume- Teach Yourself Beginner´s Turkish - also with CD. It teaches the very basics. But i think the other book is enough because in contains the very basics too.

There are dialogues, grammar and exercises in every single lessons. I think you can find this book on amazon.com.

I concur, I find "Teach Yourself Beginner´s Turkish" and "Teach Yourself Turkish" to be really good and beginner friendly. I´m also using "Gökkuþaðý Türkçe", which I think is excellent, however it´s all in Turkish, so you need to know the basics to be able to use it (or use it with a teacher).

is this the right book??

 Yes!

thanks everyone!