The students will come in contact with the basic principles of grammar, syntax and vocabulary of a special language. This way, the student will be able to contact a totally different society and civilization. 

This course aims at:

• acquainting students with Turkish Language
• providing basic and necessary knowledge in order for the students to understand simple texts and translate simple text on the level of grammar, syntax and vocabulary.
• learning the Turkish language through short translation exercises
• familiarization of students with the way of thinking of the neighboring country, as expressed through language codes.

The necessary basic knowledge of grammar (basic structure and grammar elements) syntax and vocabulary are offered in this course. Moreover, through exercises the application of the acquired knowledge in translation of basic level texts is achieved. This level is a perquisite for the next level (II). 

Week 1:

letters of the alphabet, vowels and consonants, basic rules of the language, first words

Week 2:

letters of the alphabet, vowels and consonants, basic rules of the language, first words

Week 3:

Nouns and cases, "autonomous verbs", Possession

Week 4:

Nouns and cases, "autonomous verbs", Possession

Week 5:

adjectives, pronouns, basic adverbs

Week 6:

adjectives, pronouns, basic adverbs

Week 7:

Propositions, postpositions, simple prepositions and postpositions

Week 8:

Propositions, postpositions, simple prepositions and postpositions

Week 9:

Simple verb tenses

Week 10:

Simple verb tenses

Week 11:

Simple verb tenses

Week 12:

Translation of simple texts

Week 13:

Translation of simple texts

1. Δαφνοπατίδης, Βασίλης-Σανλίογλου, Χριστίνα, Τουρκική Γραμματική στα Ελληνικά, εκδ. Perugia, Αθήνα 2011.
2. Ιορδάνογλου Αναστάσιος, Türkçe Öğreniyorum. Μαθαίνω Τουρκικά Ι-ΙΙ, Σταμούλη Α. Ε., Θεσσαλονίκη 2004 και 2006.
3. Ντώνιας Πασχάλης, Μαθήματα Τουρκικής Γλώσσας, εκδ. Κων/νου Τουρίκη, Αθήνα 2004.
4. Χαιρέτη Φωτεινή: Ιδιόχειρες σημειώσεις
5. Γεωργαλάς: http://turkish.pgeorgalas.gr/
6. Aslan Ferhat (ed.), İstanbul. Yabancılar için Türkçe, (A1, A2, Ders ve Çalışma Kitapları), Kültür Sanat Basımevi, İstanbul
7. Tömer, Türkçe ve Yabancı Dil Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi (ed.), Yeni Hitit, Yabancılar İçin Türkçe, (A1, A2, Ders ve Çalışma Kitapları), İstanbul
8. Tuncay, Faruk-Καρατζάς, Λεωνίδας, Τουρκο-ελληνικό Λεξικό/Türkçe-Yunanca Sözlük, Κέντρο Ανατολικών Γλωσσών και Πολιτισμού, Αθήνα 2000.
9. Yılmaz Hakan-Sözer Zeki, Yabancı Dilim Türkçe. 1-5, Dilmer Yayınları, İstanbul.

Face to face / In this course the basic principles of the Turkish language are presented in a slow and methodical way. Special attention is given to the good understanding of linguistic phenomena through the solving of exercises and the offering of studying material (audio and visual material, notes) in opencourses platform. 

Use of ICT in teaching.

The evaluation of students is done exclusively through examination in the end of the semester. The examination comprises of solving exercises in grammar phenomena, which are already taught to the students. The type of examination is uploaded in opencourses.