Osman A
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Learn Turkish with Me! Friendly professional teacher.
- Cape Town, Eastern Cape •
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30-minute session · free
Tutor Bio
Selamlar! This is Osman. I have bachelor's and master's degree from the department of Turkish Language and Literature. Also, I have been doing my PhD for 3 years now at Yıldız Technical University where I finished my bachelor and master. I have over 9 years of experience in teaching Turkish and I have worked for both state and private universities and language courses.
My hometown is a small city called Elazığ (Yes, there are interesting and different characters in Turkish such as "I/ı, Ğ/ğ, Ö/ö..." (: but no worries, your teacher is here) but I have lived half of my life in Istanbul. Although my hometown has one of the best nature and I really love it, Istanbul is my favorite city.
I do not think I need to mention my passion on studying and reading, so I will mention the others (: I am a traveller who has seen many countries and countless cities both in Turkey and abroad. I have lived abroad for few years and taught Turkish wherever I have lived. After living and working as a Turkish teacher in USA and Greece, my new journey has just started with Cape Town, South Africa (: Besides travelling, I am a big ocean and nature fan. Swimming and free diving is becoming a passion to me after playing European football. Other than that, learning about different culture and folklore has always been intriguing me a lot and this leads me to keep interact with different people. I took one step further and changed this to a profession in my early ages (:
So, I am here to hear and learn about your culture and country but only in Turkish (: I would love if you are the one who is speaking more than me so in this way, after a short while of learning Turkish, we can start sharing more and having deeper conversations. This will lead both sides to gain different perspectives at each others life.
Based in Cape Town, Eastern Cape
Personally Vetted · Strømmen’s Note
Osman teaches Turkish with what he calls the 'Eclectic Method,' eight or nine years of figuring out that no two students need the same one.
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Degrees and Certificates
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Personal Interests
Learn more about Osman
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What is your favorite word in your language and why?
"birlikte" which means "together" and "yalnız" which means "alone". I like the balance between them, you cannot do with only one of them, everyone needs a little bit of these two.
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What is your favorite dish from your hometown? If you no longer live there is there a good local restaurant that serves it?
"Kavurma, kebap, dolma, ciğer şiş..." can never finish by counting (: There is always a good local restaurant in Turkey whereever you go.
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Besides the languages you teach, do you speak or study any other languages?
I speak English. I learnt some Persian and Arabic grammar at a very basic level.
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What are your interests outside of teaching at Strommen?
Professionalism, punctuality, reliablety, positive contact and people...
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What do you consider your hometown? Why do you love it?
My country is my home and the place where I live is my other home. It doesn't have to be only one hometown for a person. Good, understanding and intelectual people will turn to places into hometown quickly.
Tutor Testimonials
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Garrett S
★★★★★I joined a sample class with Osman A—really great session. Great blend of pronunciation work and practical phrases from Osman A. Five stars from me—don’t hesitate to schedule.