Türkiye's national flag carrier to teach US housewives Turkish in Istanbul

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish Airlines will launch a program to teach American housewives Turkish in Istanbul, the chairman of the airline's board and executive committee said on Thursday.

The national flag carrier will unveil the package tour of Learn Turkish in Istanbul-Watch TV Series More Comfortably under the project of attracting 2 million tourists from the US, Ahmet Polat wrote on LinkedIn following his meeting with US Istanbul Consul General Julie Eadeh.

"We will offer an attractive 4-week tuition package including accommodation to American housewives," Polat said.

"In parallel with the interest in Turkish TV series, we believe that the interest in Turkish language will boost thanks to these package opportunities," he said.