My $.02, worth less than half that:

I think he's young, and if he wants to learn Turkish, it's a good time to go with it. It doesn't have to be a lifetime commitment at this age, just something fun.

Plus you never know when an unusual interest will become something more. The world *does* need people who speak Turkish, too, albeit in smaller numbers than it needs people who speak Spanish.

I'm working on the Arabic that DS7 wants to learn, but I haven't found anything for him yet...

Kriston