There are a range of very practical reasons for learning Turkish

Why Turkish

Turkish has an important role and posistion for tens of millionsof people speaking Turkic languages in the Near East ,the former Soviet Union, China and the Balkans. All these regions have vital strategic importance in the world today, including Uzbek, Tatar, Kazakh, Azeri and Turkmen.

Modern turkish is extremely hepful as a foundation for learning the classical Ottoman Turkish.