Turkish reading texts by level
35 texts from A1 to B1, 2 695 words in all, with 120 comprehension questions. Each text shows how much of it is explained in this site’s vocabulary — calculated, not claimed.
A1 (12)
A1 · 58 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Benim ailem
Elif introduces her family: her parents, her brother and an evening round the table.
A1 · 69 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Pazar kahvaltısı
A long Sunday breakfast with the whole family.
A1 · 72 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Yeni ev
Ayşe and Ali move into a new flat — with a balcony, without a television.
A1 · 71 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Markette
A quick bit of shopping after work — and no purse.
A1 · 59 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Durakta
The bus does not come, an old man knows why, and Selin takes a taxi.
A1 · 48 words · 1 min
StoryTravel
İstanbul'da ilk gün
Lena’s first day in İstanbul: a small hotel, a museum and fish in the evening.
A1 · 45 words · 1 min
DialogueManners and customs
Tanışalım
Two people get to know each other on a course and have a tea.
A1 · 40 words · 1 min
MessageEveryday life
Akşam yemeği
A brother and sister arrange a family dinner by text message.
A1 · 32 words · 1 min
NoticeEveryday life
Apartmanda bir duyuru
A notice in the stairwell: no water on Saturday, tea on Sunday.
A1 · 52 words · 1 min
StoryLiving there
Eczanede
Mehmet has a headache and a temperature and goes to the chemist’s.
A1 · 30 words · 1 min
MenuFood and cooking
Kahvaltı ve çay
The menu of a small tea garden, with breakfast and drinks.
A1 · 51 words · 1 min
StoryWork
Otelde bir gün
Selin works at the reception of a hotel in İzmir.
A2 (12)
A2 · 104 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Antalya tatili
A week on the coast: a small guesthouse, the old town and a village.
A2 · 87 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Hasta bir gün
Emre has a temperature, rings the office and has to go to the doctor’s.
A2 · 97 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
İlk iş günü
Burak starts work as an engineer: a new shirt, new colleagues and lunch.
A2 · 90 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Sürpriz parti
Friends secretly plan a birthday party for Zeynep.
A2 · 90 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Kaybolan cüzdan
A lost purse, a sleepless night and a student at the door.
A2 · 59 words · 1 min
EmailTravel
Pansiyona bir e-posta
Jana asks a guesthouse about a room in August.
A2 · 55 words · 1 min
DialogueLiving there
Doktorda
Jonas has a stomach ache after a day on the beach.
A2 · 90 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Komşunun kedisi
A week looking after the neighbour’s cat — and suddenly the cat is gone.
A2 · 61 words · 1 min
MessageWork
Toplantı ertelendi
Two colleagues message each other: the meeting has been put off, so there is time for lunch.
A2 · 85 words · 1 min
StoryFood and cooking
İlk davet
Tobias is invited to a friend’s family for dinner for the first time.
A2 · 55 words · 1 min
DialogueTravel
Otogarda
Anna buys tickets for the night bus at the coach station.
A2 · 59 words · 1 min
NoteManners and customs
Mutfakta bir not
A note for a visitor: where everything is, and what we are doing tonight.
B1 (11)
B1 · 116 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
İzmir'de ev aramak
Daniel moves to İzmir for work and looks for a flat to rent.
B1 · 105 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Bankada bir sorun
A bill is paid twice, and Ahmet Bey goes to the bank.
B1 · 111 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Eksik belge
Anna is renewing her residence permit — and one document is missing.
B1 · 108 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Yolda kalmak
A breakdown on the way to a holiday, a tow truck and a garage.
B1 · 119 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Annemin çorbası
Elif cooks her mother’s soup — from a recipe nobody ever wrote down.
B1 · 98 words · 1 min
EmailLiving there
Kombi arızası
A tenant writes to the landlord: the boiler is broken and it is getting cold.
B1 · 99 words · 1 min
StoryWork
Vapurla işe
Jonas works in İstanbul for two years and takes the ferry to the office every morning.
B1 · 96 words · 1 min
DialogueLiving there
Bankada
Money from abroad has arrived, but not in the account — Marie asks at the branch.
B1 · 95 words · 1 min
NoticeEveryday life
Yönetimden duyuru
The building management announces higher service charges, new recycling bins and the caretaker on holiday.
B1 · 92 words · 1 min
StoryFood and cooking
Meyhane akşamı
A birthday dinner at a meyhane: lots of small plates, fish and a bill nobody is allowed to pay alone.
B1 · 97 words · 1 min
DialogueManners and customs
Başınız sağ olsun
Lena visits her neighbour, whose father has died.
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