diff --git a/num2words/lang_TR.py b/num2words/lang_TR.py
index 51f415b..7fba871 100644
--- a/num2words/lang_TR.py
+++ b/num2words/lang_TR.py
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from .base import Num2Word_Base
 
-class Num2Word_TR(object):
+
+class Num2Word_TR(Num2Word_Base):
     def __init__(self):
         self.precision = 2
         self.negword = u"eksi"
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ class Num2Word_TR(object):
                     wrd += self.CARDINAL_ONES.get(
                         self.integers_to_read[0][0], ""
                     )
+                    if self.integers_to_read[0][0] == "0":
+                        return self.ZERO
                     return wrd
 
             if self.total_digits_outside_triplets == 0:
@@ -507,6 +511,8 @@ class Num2Word_TR(object):
                         wrd += self.ORDINAL_ONES.get(
                             self.integers_to_read[0][0], ""
                         )
+                        if self.integers_to_read[0][0] == "0":
+                            return u"sıfırıncı"
                         return wrd
 
                 if self.total_digits_outside_triplets == 0:
diff --git a/tests/test_tr.py b/tests/test_tr.py
index a6fc968..8425262 100644
--- a/tests/test_tr.py
+++ b/tests/test_tr.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Num2WordsTRTest(TestCase):
              "expected": u"birmilyonikibinbirlira"},
             {"test": 1100000, "to": "currency",
              "expected": u"birmilyonyüzbinlira"},
+            {"test": 0, "to": "ordinal", "expected": u"sıfırıncı"},
             {"test": 1, "to": "ordinal", "expected": u"birinci"},
             {"test": 2, "to": "ordinal", "expected": u"ikinci"},
             {"test": 9, "to": "ordinal", "expected": u"dokuzuncu"},
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ class Num2WordsTRTest(TestCase):
              "expected": u"birmilyonüçbininci"},
             {"test": 1200000, "to": "ordinal",
              "expected": u"birmilyonikiyüzbininci"},
+            {"test": 0, "to": "cardinal", "expected": u"sıfır"},
             {"test": 1, "to": "cardinal", "expected": u"bir"},
             {"test": 2, "to": "cardinal", "expected": u"iki"},
             {"test": 9, "to": "cardinal", "expected": u"dokuz"},