Which language is more useful or important ? Persian(Farsi) or Turkish ?

Question

The status is that, somebody has no special plan of going abroad, such as Iran or Turkey, & hardly has any opportunities to work with Iranians & Turkis. & If he/she has to make a decision between Persian & Turkish, Which one do you recommend him/her to learn based on your personal taste ? Thank you very much!

Answer 1

Farsi because I think more countries have that as one of their native languages

Answer 2

ENGLISH STAY IN AMERICA AND ILLEGALS GO HOME

Answer 3

I'd suggest Persian instead of Turkish, according to the informations you gave. The main reason is that the study of Farsi opens up to the knowledge of Arabic, in its writing, vocabulary (50% of Persian vocabulary is derived from Arabic) and culture, whereas Turkish, after Kemal's language reform in 1930, has severed almost all its bonds with Arabic and islamic culture. Moreover, Persian ancient and modern literature and poetry are above all the written literature and poetry of the East, and even far superior to Arabic culture. It's much more interesting to study Persian, whereas Turkish culture has been terribly impoverished by Kemal language policy.  

Answer 4

Farsi...we will need to communicate with Iranians after President McCain invades Iran..