Jim:

> do the Finns have any special relationship with the Turks?

I don't know whether they are or not but there are claims that Finnish and
Turkish languages are related. Both are Ural-Altaic languages some say,
although I also heard claims to the contrary, that is, that Finnish is not an
Asiatic language. I suspect that Turks and Hungarians have closer ties than
Turks and Finns. To my knowledge Hungarian is also a Ural-Altaic language. The
other group of Ural-Altaic languages consists of Japanese, Korean and
Mongolian. One of the above sets is Uralian whereas the other set is Altaic
they say but I don't recall which one is which.

At least, this is what I know.

But this is undeniable: Turkey and Findland are the only countries other than
Argentina where Tango became very popular. Tango is loved both in Turkey and
Finland.

Best,

Sabri



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