Meet 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 Roots & Talks character: a laughing girl in pigtails with her arms up

Ela

A 6-year-old who learns a new Turkish word every day.

Eylül, a Roots & Talks character: a girl with braids in an orange sweater and blue pinafore

Eylül

A 10-year-old growing up with two languages, who collects favorite words in her notebook.

Ahmet, a Roots & Talks character: a curly-haired boy in a striped sweater and purple overalls

Ahmet

A cheerful boy who always has a riddle in his pocket.

Gazi, a Roots & Talks character: a smiling teenager holding a football

Gazi

A 16-year-old who loves football and cheering in Turkish.

Defne, a Roots & Talks character: a smiling girl with long wavy hair waving

Defne

A girl who learns Turkish through songs and writes her favorite lyrics in her notebook.

Giray, a Roots & Talks character: a freckled boy in a blue cap and shorts waving

Giray

A boy growing up abroad who never stops trying again.

Pingucan, a Roots & Talks character: a penguin in a red scarf

Pingucan

A penguin in a crescent-and-star scarf who flaps with joy after a success.

Filiz, a Roots & Talks character: an elephant in a yellow top and pink skirt with a blue bow

Filiz

A creative elephant who dances and paints with her trunk.

Dino, a Roots & Talks character: a friendly green dinosaur with a blue collar

Dino

A gentle green dinosaur who counts trees, stars and clouds.

Many of the characters wear a small crescent-and-star badge. It is part of their design.

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