One of the oldest of the 6,912 actively spoken languages around the world, Turkish is among the top-5 popular languages with 220 million speakers. Over the course of history, Turkish has never lost its importance and popularity to any other language. Having a systematical structure with fewer exceptions, the Turkish language is usually pronounced as written, which makes it easier to learn contrary to the common belief. In fact, it has been expressed in some circles today that the Turkish language is among the most adaptable languages for computer technologies.

The Turkish language is spoken in Turkey, Bulgaria, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Romania, Azerbaijan, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. Besides, the Turkish language is widely popular in the immigrant communities of countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, France, Australia, United States of America, Belgium, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, and Austria. In addition to Turkey, the Turkish language is the official language of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus.

As for the countries where certain local administrations have adopted the Turkish language; Macedonia, Kosovo, China, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Greece, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, and Moldova.

With its various dialects, the Turkish language is being used in a wider area than the common perception. For example, it is known that the Turkey Turkish is either the mother tongue or the second language of millions of people in European countries such as Germany, France, the Netherlands, Macedonia, Greece etc., and in the Middle East. Moreover, according to 2018 data, the most common export partners of Turkey are Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, the United States of America, Iraq, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, Romania, Russia, Poland, and China (in addition to UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, Iran, Greece, Egypt, Algeria).

In light of this information, it is clear that learning the Turkish language is not just a requirement to meet to complete your education in Turkey, but also is an advantage for your post-education life.

To learn the Turkish language after coming to Turkey, you may apply to the Turkish Language Application and Research Center (TÖMER) which is accessible within the organization of several state universities. Moreover, private education institutions are offering Turkish language courses. And finally, the Turkish public is pleased with teaching their language to non-natives and will not shy away from offering their support.