I was born in England to a Turkish Cypriot family. I have lived in Malaysia for over twenty years, and my wife is Malaysian. Our children have grown up between both worlds.
[HIS WORDS — how he came to teach. Spoken to camera and transcribed, not written. Two or three paragraphs. This is the page parents — and adult students — read before they decide, and it should sound like him.]
[Why teaching in someone's first language matters to him — the moment he realised most students were reciting without understanding a word of the instruction.]
[What he is like to learn from: patient, unhurried, willing to explain the same thing five different ways.]
Training & authorisation
Where I studied
[INSTITUTION, YEARS, TEACHERS]
Ijāzah & sanad
[STATE IT PRECISELY — vague "years of experience" reads as evasive at premium fees.]
Background check
[DBS OR EQUIVALENT, WITH YEAR — instantly legible to British and European parents.]
Languages
English (native) · Arabic (fluent) · Malay · Turkish