Why Do You Need to Learn Turkish?
                                              LEARNING TURKISH
                                                                                                                                                                                      Speaking Turkish properly will help you in following ways 
                                                                                                                                                                                      during your stay in Turkey.
                                       The official language of the Republic of Turkey is Turkish. 
                                       Turkish has been spoken in a very large area throughout                                                                                                          ‣    It will increase your chances of acces-
                                       the history from China to Hungary, Egypt to Siberia. Today,                                                                                                           sing the job market.
                                       there are Turkish-speaking communities in Middle East and                                                                                                        ‣    You can participate in education acti-
                                       Balkan countries in addition to Central Asia and Anatolia.                                                                                                            vities more easily.
                                       Turkish is taught in schools and private courses.                                                                                                                ‣    You can benefit from the rights and 
                                       There are 29 letters in Turkish alphabet:                                                                                                                             services provided to you more easily.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ‣    You can adjust to the Turkish society 
                                                                                                                                                                                                             more easily and enhance social bon-
                                               Aa   Bb   Cc   Çç   Dd   Ee   Ff                                                                                                                              ds.
                                                 Gg   Ğğ   Hh   Iı   İi   Jj    Kk                                                                                                                      ‣    You can make friends more easily.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ‣    Since it is one of the preconditions for 
                                                Ll    Mm    Nn   Oo    Öö   Pp                                                                                                                               citizenship, it may contribute to ap-
                                                                                                                                                                                                             proval of your application.
                                                  Rr    Ss   Şş    Tt    Uu    Üü                                                                                                                  
                                                             Vv    Yy    Zz
         Where to Learn Turkish
         There are different alternatives for foreigners to learn Turkish. The first one is Turkish 
         language courses offered in Public Education Centers by the Ministry of National Edu-
         cation. You can easily enroll in your local Public Education Center and start to learn 
         Turkish. 
         In addition to the Turkish language courses organized by the Ministry of National Edu-
         cation, you can easily learn Turkish at the courses offered by Yunus Emre Institute. 
         With more than 40 culture centers worldwide, Yunus Emre Institute aims to introduce 
         Turkish culture, and use culture and art to establish a continuous and permanent inte-
         raction between national, traditional and modern values in addition to teaching Turkish. 
         In addition to the activities organized in their locations, these culture centers operate 
         in the field of traditional arts, protection of cultural heritage, artistic production in diffe-
         rent disciplines, and development of cultural policies. Thus, you can familiarize yourself 
         with the Turkish culture while you learn Turkish. For further information about Yunus 
         Emre Institute and culture centers, visit www.yee.org.tr. Yunus Emre Institute also 
         offers Turkish Language education through a remote education portal. The portal is 
         accessible at www.turkce.yee.org.tr.
         There are also Turkish and Foreign Languages Application and Research Centers es-
         tablished by many universities in Turkey to teach Turkish to foreigners. You can easily 
         enroll in Turkish language courses through such organizations.
         In addition, a lot of Civil Society Organizations including primarily Kızılay offer Turkish 
         language courses certified by the Ministry of National Education. Certain private cour-
         ses also teach Turkish language. 
         While Turkish courses offered by the Ministry of National Education are free of charge, 
         other courses may require payment.