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The wovel ( â ) is no longer used in Turkish because it has actually never existed. Its use was due to a misconception. There is only one wovel (a) and three consonants (k),(l),(g) that have softer (or maybe lispier) versions that only occur after an (a).
For example, in the word kaðýt, (k) is different from the (k) used in kalýn. When we say kalýn we use the same consonant used in English. However when we say kaðýt we produce a little bir more frontal and relaxed plosive sound in the glottal opening. It is of course difficult to describe pronunciation by writing. You should listen and repeat.
Actually it was once completely removed from the written language and then the turkish language association decided to use it again in some cases, especially the cases where it might cause confusion. However, almost nobody uses it, even not in most of the newspapers, books, etc.
http://tdk.gov.tr/TR/BelgeGoster.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFFAAF6AA849816B2EF4EC2F94D94121ECE
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). For example, I pronounce it ´bawl´ which if I followed your tutor´s rule would mean I would say ´Merhawba´. You probably pronounce the word more like ´bahl´ in which case that would be the right sound for ´MerhAHba´.