I moved to Calis 2 years ago and didnt know any turkish at all. I used a turkish language dvd at first to learn the basics(hello,how are you)etc but then being in the company of turkish people all the time helped me to learn and speak it with more confidence.I found that u av to try and speak the language even though u might not really know how to pronounce it, u will find that the turkish people will know wot ur trying to say and will probably tell u the correct way to say it. Im still not fantastic at it but im getting there.