Where to begin learning?

Hello dear friends. I am a tour guide currently working in Turkey and I want to learn Mandarin and be able to take tours from China. I am fluent in English and French albeit have no knowledge of Mandarin and I don’t know where to start!

I am trying to save money to go study in Beijing for a year but most Chinese speakers I’ve met recommended me to introduce myself to the language before going and I have no idea where I can start. What recommendation would you give me?

Thank you.

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