The Turkish Alphabet

The list below provides a rough guide to the pronunciation of the 22 consonants and 8 vowels in Turkish Alphabet. Only the most prominent aspects of pronunciation are highlighted.

letter	Pronunciation
A, a	pronounced as a in "cup"
B, b	b as in "bit"
C, c	j as in "jam
Ç, ç	ch as ın "chair"
D, d	d as in "deep"
E, e	e as in "ten"
F, f	as in fit or "full"
G, g	as in 'get' or "gull"
Ğ ğ	either lengthens the sound of the vowel preceding it or is silent between two vowels
H, h	h as in "hope" pronounced also in word medial and final positions and sometimes silent between two vowels
I, ı	pronounced as a in "among", "alone" or like –er like in word"letter"
I, i	a shorter form of e e as in 'beet' or i as in "bit"
J. j	s as in "leisure"
K, k	k as in "kept", "cure"and "calf"
L, l	as in "lamp" bull "
M, m	m as in "milk"
N, n	n as in "no"
O, o	o as in "off"
0, ö	resembles the sound which is produced when e as in "bet" is pronounced with the lips rounded, as in the German sound "ö" or like the vowel in bird
P, p	as in "pin"
R, r	produced with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge
S, s	s as in" hiss"
Ş. ş	sh as in "sheep"
T, t	as İn "time"
U, u	U as in "cute" or "put"
Üü	resembles the sound which is produced when i as in "bit" is pronounced with the lips rounded, as in the German sound "ü"
V, v	vas in "very"
Y, y	y as in "you"
Z, z	z as in "zigzag"