Modern Turkish Dialects and Literatures Department was established by Higher Education Council in accordance with Law no.2547. The Department is composed of five divisions: 1) South-West (Oguz) Turkish Dialects and Literatures Department: Azerbaijan, Turkmen, Gagauz, and Khorasan Halaç of the Turkish language, literature, history and culture are taught. 2) South East (Turkistan / Uighur) Turkish Dialects and Literatures Department: Uzbek, Uyghur and also the Salar, Yellow Uyghur Turks in language, literature, history and culture are taught. 3) North-West (Kipchak) Turkish Dialects and Literatures Department: Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and also Karachay-Balkar, Nogay, Karaim Turks languages, literature, history and culture are taught. 4) North-East (Field, Tuva, of Khakassia, Altai) Turkish Dialects and Literatures Department: Altai, Tuva, of Khakassia, Sakha (Yakutia), Shir of the Turkish language, literature, history and culture are taught. 5) Chuvash Turkish Dialects and Literature Department: Turkey of the Chuvash language, literature, history and culture are taught. Our department provides an interdisciplinary approach in education.

The essential aim of the department is to teach and study the modern Turkish area. The research and education interests of the department include languages and literature of the modern Turkish peoples and their socio - cultural structures in historical perspective. Regarding the modern Turkish area as an integrated whole, the department focuses on exploration, analysis and teaching of this area, using current methods in linguistics and related social sciences.

State the place of Turkish dialects in general Turkish language; define the specific sound, style, syntax, vocabulary and meaning properties which separates the Turkish dialects. Be aware of history of Turkish Dialect researches and works. Analyze the history of the development of Turkish dialects. Evaluate the relations of Turkish dialect with other languages.

Turkish

Head of Sub-Department Prof. Dr. Melek ERDEM E-mail : merdem@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Head of Sub-Department Prof. Dr. Fatma Sema ÖZÖNDER E-mail : barutcu@humanity.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Associate Prof. Dr. Gürcü Selcan SAĞLIK ŞAHİN E-mail : saglik@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Assistant Prof. Dr. MEHMET RIZA HEYET E-mail : mrheyet@ankara.edu.tr CV :