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Can I communicate in English in Turkey? English and foreign language proficiency rates in Turkey

Those who want to visit Turkey spend time in touristic places. Foreign language specialists welcome you in many places like hotels, restaurants, museums, shopping malls, where tourists want to spend time.

Those who want to visit Turkey spend time in touristic places. Foreign language specialists welcome you in many places like hotels, restaurants, museums, shoppinmuseg malls, where tourists want to spend time.

In Turkey, English is taught as a compulsory foreign language since primary school. However, according to the research conducted by EUROSTAT on individuals aged 25-64 in 2007, 2011 and 2016, Turkey is the country that speaks the least foreign language among 35 countries. Turkey is followed by Ireland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Great Britain and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

You will never have problems in touristic places

The European average of those who do not speak a foreign language is 35.3%. According to 2016 data, the countries with the highest number of foreign language speakers are Luxembourg, Finland, Norway; The countries with the highest number of people who speak 2 foreign languages ​​are Latvia, Malta and Denmark, respectively. 15.9% of Turkey’s population speaks 1 foreign language, 2.3% speaks 2 foreign languages, 0.3% speaks 3 foreign languages. 81.8% of Turkey’s population does not know any foreign languages.

However, it should be noted that those who want to visit Turkey spend time in touristic places. Foreign language experts welcome you in many places like hotels, restaurants, museums, shopping malls and many other places where tourists want to spend time. Therefore, since you do not know a foreign language in Turkey, you will not have too many problems.

Arabic speakers are increasing.

In addition to English, the number of people who speak Arabic in Turkey has been increasing in recent years. Syrians, Egyptians and Libyans as well as Turkish citizens learn Arabic. Therefore, it is possible to handle your transactions in English or Arabic in Turkey.

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