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Line 1: − − Turkish is very difficult language to learn since it's not English. Most Turks speak English anyway.
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'''Turkish''' (''Turkce'') is an [[Altaic language]] of the Turkic subgroup. It is spoken by the entirety of the country of [[Turkey]] and by a number of Turks living around the world.
'''Turkish''' (''Turkce'') is an [[Altaic language]] of the Turkic subgroup. It is spoken by the entirety of the country of [[Turkey]] and by a number of Turks living around the world.
Until [[Kemal Ataturk]] became the first President of Turkey, Turkish was written in the Arabic alphabet. Ataturk changed the script to the [[Latin alphabet]], in an effort to increase literacy. However, Turkish still has a lot of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] loanwords.
Until [[Kemal Ataturk]] became the first President of Turkey, Turkish was written in the Arabic alphabet. Ataturk changed the script to the [[Latin alphabet]], in an effort to increase literacy. However, Turkish still has a lot of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] loanwords.