Hasan Turhal has recently launched Turkish courses and says 30 Germans have participated in his classes in the last two months. Motivated by the potential benefits of learning Turkish, the course participants stand out with their advanced careers or entrepreneurial skills. Turhal attributes the growing interest in Turkish classes to Turkey’s increasingly influential role in international relations and trade. Turkish is a language that is widely spoken in the world, says Turhal. He also notes that Turkey’s relations with the EU, the increasing number of international Turkish companies and the presence of international enterprises in Turkey are major factors behind an eagerness to take Turkish lessons. To this end, they offer Business Turkish classes for those who have close commercial contacts with Turkey.
A doctor participant cites his desire for better communication with his patients as his decision to take part. Another participant, Micha Hartan, owner of a design house who has been taking the classes for eight months, responded to our questions in Turkish. Fond of Turkey, she has been there four times and complained about the staff’s insistence on speaking with her in English despite her competence in Turkish. A florist, B. Nina’s biggest motivation was her enjoyment of Turkish, which is spoken by her close friends.
A graduate from the business administration department at Munich Ludwig Maximilian University, Turhal has been giving Turkish classes in public schools for nine years. An ad he posted on the Internet seven years ago seeking learners of Turkish received no response. A similar ad today draws at least 10 calls a month, he says.
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