This is a great piece about the Turkish language from wikipedia. below is the intro. Definitely worth a visit
Turkish (
Türkçe (help·info)) is spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide,[4][5][7] making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo[a], Albania and other parts of Eastern Europe. Turkish is also spoken by several million immigrants in Western Europe, particularly in Germany.
Türkçe (help·info)) is spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide,[4][5][7] making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo[a], Albania and other parts of Eastern Europe. Turkish is also spoken by several million immigrants in Western Europe, particularly in Germany.
