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Foreign Languages in Turkey

Language skills are often acquired through stays abroad (especially in Germany and the USA). In Istanbul alone, there are reportedly over one million German speakers.

German and English Language Skills in Turkey.

a) English

  • first foreign language in state and private schools
  • international business language in the business sector, also in Turkey
  • Companies employ English-speaking staff if their leading personnel are not proficient in English.

b) German

  • legal language due to the adoption of law books from German-speaking regions after the founding of the Republic in 1923, particularly the Civil Code (Switzerland) and excerpts from the Commercial Code (Germany).
  • good language proficiency available domestically due to the strong migration of Turks to Germany.

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