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Turkish tea glass on a pink saucer beside the title Turkish Housewarming Gift Ideas, with the labels kitchen, wall and door, and living room

What to say at the door of a new Turkish home, three simple rules for choosing a gift and nine ideas for the kitchen, the wall and the living room.

Turkish Housewarming Gift Ideas: What to Bring ...

What to say at the door of a new Turkish home, three simple rules for choosing a gift and nine ideas for the kitchen, the wall and the living room.

Winking penguin in a red scarf holding a simit and a glass of Turkish tea inside a round red badge with gold tulips, next to the words Simit and Tea

What simit is, how it is usually enjoyed with tea, what the tea glass and the tulip stand for, a few Turkish words to use and easy ways to enjoy...

Simit and Tea: The Classic Turkish Street Pair,...

What simit is, how it is usually enjoyed with tea, what the tea glass and the tulip stand for, a few Turkish words to use and easy ways to enjoy...

Seven Roots and Talks design cards in a row, six with Turkish sayings and one with a penguin badge, under the title What These Turkish Sayings Mean

Six Turkish family sayings explained word by word: what they mean, when people say them and the care behind them, from Yemek yedin mi? to Bir masal daha. Plus one...

What These Turkish Sayings Mean: A Guide to the...

Six Turkish family sayings explained word by word: what they mean, when people say them and the care behind them, from Yemek yedin mi? to Bir masal daha. Plus one...

Cover of the Voices from the Roots series showing five illustrated audio e-book chapters with the Roots & Talks characters

Four questions to help you choose a Turkish e-book or audio story: your child's age, their Turkish level, the format you prefer and how the files reach you.

Turkish E-Books and Audio Stories: How to Choos...

Four questions to help you choose a Turkish e-book or audio story: your child's age, their Turkish level, the format you prefer and how the files reach you.

Roots & Talks characters standing together next to the words merhaba and harika, with the line How big can your Turkish garden grow?

A parent's guide to the Roots & Talks browser games: how each one works, which ages it suits and how to turn one round into a small family habit.

Free Turkish Games for Kids and Families: A Par...

A parent's guide to the Roots & Talks browser games: how each one works, which ages it suits and how to turn one round into a small family habit.

Eylül holds her word notebook while Ela cheers and Filiz the elephant paints a rainbow with her trunk

Children remember words that happen to someone they care about. How to share first Turkish words with stories like Ela and the Lost Word and Eylül's Notebook.

How Kids Learn First Turkish Words Through Stories

Children remember words that happen to someone they care about. How to share first Turkish words with stories like Ela and the Lost Word and Eylül's Notebook.

Defne and Gazi open a glowing parcel on an empty street decorated with bayram flags

How to explain bayram to children growing up abroad: eight words to teach, traditions that travel well, a simple bayram morning plan and stories to share.

Bayram for Kids Growing Up Abroad: Stories and ...

How to explain bayram to children growing up abroad: eight words to teach, traditions that travel well, a simple bayram morning plan and stories to share.

A girl with a red headband opens a small parcel tied with a blue thread while her mother smiles at the door

Audio stories add more Turkish to a busy day. How to choose one for your child's age, a simple English-first routine and easy ways to make listening active.

Turkish Audio Stories for Bilingual Kids: A Par...

Audio stories add more Turkish to a busy day. How to choose one for your child's age, a simple English-first routine and easy ways to make listening active.

A penguin pours Turkish tea into small glasses on a table while two laughing children watch on a green tea hill

Sana da means "to you too" in Turkish. Here is how people use it, how it differs from thank you, and how it ends our audio story The Blue Bead.

Sana Da Meaning: What It Means in Turkish and H...

Sana da means "to you too" in Turkish. Here is how people use it, how it differs from thank you, and how it ends our audio story The Blue Bead.

Two children, a dinosaur and a grandmother stretch thin dough in a baklava kitchen with blue tiles

Twenty-eight short Turkish culture activities for children, one for each day of a month, from menemen and simit to ebru on milk.

Turkish Culture Activities for Kids: A Month of...

Twenty-eight short Turkish culture activities for children, one for each day of a month, from menemen and simit to ebru on milk.

A girl hands a small blue bead to a new boy in a school yard under an autumn tree while an elephant and a penguin watch

When a bilingual child says they do not want to speak Turkish, pressure rarely helps. Five calm ideas and short scripts for hard moments.

My Child Won't Speak Turkish: 5 Things That Help

When a bilingual child says they do not want to speak Turkish, pressure rarely helps. Five calm ideas and short scripts for hard moments.

Two children, an elephant and a penguin float in a hot-air balloon basket over the rock valleys of Cappadocia

Fifteen warm, useful Turkish words for children, with meanings, simple pronunciations and easy ways to teach them at home.

15 Turkish Words Every Kid Should Hear Before A...

Fifteen warm, useful Turkish words for children, with meanings, simple pronunciations and easy ways to teach them at home.