'Demand in learning Turkish increases across world'

By Ayse Yildiz</p> <p>ANTALYA, Turkey (AA) – There is a growing demand in learning Turkish language across the world, the head of the Turkish Language Association told Anadolu Agency.</p> <p>&quot;There is an increased demand in learning Turkish language across the world because the soap operas and movies produced in Turkey are sold to the world,&quot; said Gurer Gulsevin.</p> <p>He asserted that the audience, who listen to the Turkish language, want to learn Turkish.</p> <p>There are language centers that give Turkish language education in many countries, the head stated.</p> <p>Gulsevin also warned against using foreign words not to spoil the language. </p> <p>In 1928, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, introduced the current 29-letter Turkish alphabet replacing the previous Perso-Arabic script. </p> <p>The Turkish Language Association was established just four years after the sudden alphabet change from Ottoman to Turkish script in 1928.