Why are you referring to 1997? Its already more than 10 years and you only now asking this question if you are screwed?
You should be ashamed of yourself. What do you expect is going to happen when everyone speaks Turkish in Turkey and you want to speak Dutch?
Stop being lazy and learn the damn language for goodness sakes.
If a job requires a particular skills (eg. project management) and you don't have it, then the most logical thing is to go and learn it.
I'm tired of people who complain about how they can't do this and can't get that. If you need (want) to achieve something, then go out and learn it. Its so easy to learn.