Organized with collaboration of Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, Turkish Language Association and Atatürk University, International Symposium on Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language with the theme “Teaching Turkey Turkish to Turkish Language Speakers” held between 8-10 October 2015 in Erzurum.

Yunus Emre Enstitüsü Turkish Instruction Centre Director Dr. İbrahim Gültekin who made the opening speech of the program said, 26 declarations from 13 countries will be presented, and they will continue to organize such symposiums. Director of Yunus Emre Enstitüsü Prof. Dr. Hayati Develi who took the stage afterward, stated that the goal of the Institute is to make Turkish language a global brand and to open their 100^th Culture Center as of 2023. Develi, underlining that they carry out joint operations on Turkish instruction with Turkish Language Association said, “How many books will be written on Teaching Kazakhs Turkey Turkish, Teaching Turkmens Turkey Turkish or teaching Turkey Turkish to other Turkish speaking nations after this symposium? This is of great importance, and we will focus our operations on this subject”. Develi wished symposium to be a success. 

Director of Turkish Language Association Mustafa S. Kaçalin stated that Turkish instruction has become a profession and they carry out considerable operations on the subject. Kaçalin completed his speech as follows: “I wish symposium will not be an event stealing participants' time, but one participants will say “I am glad to have attended” afterward.” Ataturk University Rector Prof. Dr. Hikmet Koçak was the last to take the stage and remarked that Turkish is a deep-rooted language, and hopefully will become a most preferred language in the future.