Meet the Designs
Meet the designs on Roots & Talks gifts: the nine friends from our Turkish lessons, and fifteen Turkish culture designs that sit beside them. Choose a design to see everything it appears on.
The characters
Meet the friends from the Roots & Talks Turkish lessons. They appear in the school's lessons, digital games and videos, and now they appear on gifts too. Which one is your favorite?
Ela
A 6-year-old who learns a new Turkish word every day.
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Eylül
A 10-year-old growing up with two languages, who collects favorite words in her notebook.
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Ahmet
A cheerful boy who always has a riddle in his pocket.
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Gazi
A 16-year-old who loves football and cheering in Turkish.
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Defne
A girl who learns Turkish through songs and writes her favorite lyrics in her notebook.
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Giray
A boy growing up abroad who never stops trying again.
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Pingucan
A penguin in a crescent-and-star scarf who flaps with joy after a success.
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Filiz
A creative elephant who dances and paints with her trunk.
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Dino
A gentle green dinosaur who counts trees, stars and clouds.
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See the designs with all the characters together →
Turkish culture designs
Fifteen designs about tea and simit, the nazar bead, two languages, New Year wishes, a snowy tea evening and everyday Turkish sayings. Two of them, İki Dil, İki Kat Muhabbet and Bir Masal Daha, also show Pingucan and Eylül. See all Turkish culture designs →
Yeni Yılınız Kutlu Olsun
A warm Turkish New Year wish with three snowflakes and a gold underline.
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Üç, İki, Bir, Mutlu Yıllar
The Turkish New Year countdown, with big “Mutlu yıllar!” letters, confetti and sparkles.
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Dışarıda Kar, İçeride Çay
A glass of Turkish tea with steam and snowflakes, for a cosy winter evening at home.
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Simit and Tea Badge
A winking penguin with a simit and a glass of Turkish tea, in a round badge with gold tulips.
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Yemek Yedin Mi?
Yemek yedin mi? means “Have you eaten?”.
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Hırkanı Al, Üşürsün
Hırkanı al, üşürsün means “Take your cardigan, you’ll get cold”.
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Çay Koy, Geliyorum
Çay koy, geliyorum means “Put the tea on, I’m coming”.
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Poşetlerin Poşeti
Poşetlerin poşeti means “The bag of bags”, a friendly joke about every home.
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İki Dil, İki Kat Muhabbet
İki dil, iki kat muhabbet means “Two languages, twice the conversation”, with Pingucan.
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Bir Masal Daha
Bir masal daha means “One more story”, with Eylül.
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Nazar Değmesin
A friendly blue nazar bead with tulips, a crescent and a star.
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Rooted in Turkish Culture
A little bit of home, wherever you live.
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Bilingual & Proud
For children who speak two languages and are proud of both.
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Sana Da
Sana da means “to you too” in Turkish.
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Çay Bahane, Muhabbet Şahane
A Turkish saying about sharing tea and good conversation.
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Many of the characters wear a small crescent-and-star badge. It is part of their design.