How to learn pronunce the letters ?
ç, ğ, ö, ş, ü.

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Ç, ç - 'ch' as in 'church' and 'chatter' 
Ğ, ğ - This letter is soundless. It's purpose is to elongate the nearest preceding vowel letter.
Ö, ö same as in German, or like British 'ur', as in 'turn'
Ş, ş - 'sh' as in 'show' and 'should' 
Ü,ü- as in German müsli or u in French tu or like 'cube'

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There are some videos with avatars pronouncing Turkish letters at:

http://turkish.pgeorgalas.gr/AlphabetSetEn.asp

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www.tdk.gov.tr
the official web site of turkish in turkey

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http://www.archive.org/details/TurkishAlphabet
you can download the mp3 file and listen to all letters except ğ.

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ç = "ch" in english
ğ = similar to "h" in spanish or in french, ALMOST not pronounced
ö = like in german. "de" in French is pronounced as "dö" in Turkish
ş = "sh" in english, "ch" in french
ü = "u" in french

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