Interactive Turkish Alphabet
The Turkish alphabet consists of 29 letters (8 vowels and 21 consonants). It is highly phonetic, meaning words are pronounced exactly as they are written. Click on any letter to hear its pronunciation!
Tip: Turkish does not have the letters Q, W, or X. However, it introduces 6 unique letters: Ç, Ğ, I, İ, Ö, Ü. Notice that 'I' (dotless i) and 'İ' (dotted i) are two completely distinct letters.
A a
/ah/
Araba (Car)
B b
/beh/
Baba (Father)
C c
/jeh/
Cami (Mosque)
Ç ç
/cheh/
Çay (Tea)
D d
/deh/
Ders (Lesson)
E e
/eh/
Ev (House)
F f
/feh/
Fare (Mouse)
G g
/geh/
Gemi (Ship)
Ğ ğ
/soft g/
Ağaç (Tree) - lengthens preceding vowel
H h
/heh/
Hava (Weather)
I ı
/uh/
Işık (Light)
İ i
/ee/
İki (Two)
J j
/zheh/
Jeton (Token)
K k
/keh/
Kedi (Cat)
L l
/leh/
Limon (Lemon)
M m
/meh/
Masa (Table)
N n
/neh/
Nehir (River)
O o
/oh/
Okul (School)
Ö ö
/ur/
Öğrenci (Student)
P p
/peh/
Para (Money)
R r
/reh/
Renk (Color)
S s
/seh/
Su (Water)
Ş ş
/sheh/
Şehir (City)
T t
/teh/
Tamam (Okay)
U u
/oo/
Uçak (Airplane)
Ü ü
/ew/
Üzüm (Grape)
V v
/veh/
Vazo (Vase)
Y y
/yeh/
Yol (Road)
Z z
/zeh/
Zaman (Time)