In Turkia ? Some people who knows Ottoman Turkish can do [write poems in farsi and arabic] as Ottoman Turkish is mixed with Turkish,Farsi and Arabic. But I have doubt about ordinary street man can write poems in Farsi or Arabic. At least I havent come across such people yet.

Well it has been some time since I last visited Turkey. But Ottoman times...?

As an outsider who has spent quite a bit of time in Istanbul, in my opinion if you are a tourist visiting Turkey on a vacation, you will find many English speakers in tourist areas.  If you are going there to work/live, I would urge you to learn more than just please and thank you.   

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