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 Khalaj and Khorasan Turkish languages, literatures, their history and culture are taught.
2) South East (Turkistan-Uighur) Turkish Dialects and Literatures Department: Uzbek, Uyghur and also Salar, Yellow Uyghur Turkish languages, literatures, history and culture are taught.
3) North-West (Kipchak) Turkish Dialects and Literatures Department: Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and also Karachay-Balkar, Nogay, Karaim Turkish  languages, literatures, history and culture are taught.
4) North-East (Sakha(Yakut)-Tuva- Khakas-Altai) Turkish Dialects and Literatures Department: Altai, Tuva, Khakas, Sakha (Yakut), Shor Turkish Turkish  languages, literatures, history and culture are taught.
5) Chuvash Turkish Dialect and Literature Department: Chuvash Turkish 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. Fatma Sema ÖZÖNDER E-mail : barutcu@humanity.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Bilge ÖZKAN E-mail : bilgeozkan1773@gmail.com CV :

Prof. Dr. Gülsüm KİLLİ YILMAZ E-mail : gkilli@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Aynur ÖZ ÖZCAN E-mail : ozaynur@humanity.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Erdoğan UYGUR E-mail : uygur@humanity.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Erkin EMET E-mail : emet@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Ufuk TAVKUL E-mail : utavkul@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. GÜLZURA CUMAKUN E-mail : gulzura@yahoo.com CV :

Prof. Dr. Melek ERDEM E-mail : merdem@ankara.edu.tr CV :

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

Associate Prof. Dr. Zhazira OTYZBAY E-mail : jazirakentauly@gmail.com CV :

Associate Prof. Dr. Nuraniye Hidayet EKREM E-mail : nuraniyehe@gmail.com CV :

Associate Prof. Dr. Lazzat URAKOVA YANÇ E-mail : yanc@ankara.edu.tr CV :

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

Assistant Prof. Dr. İbrahim ARIKAN E-mail : imarikan@yahoo.com CV :

Dr. Dr. İsmet KILIÇ E-mail : ismetkilic@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Research Assistant Ali EFE E-mail : aliefe@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Research Assistant Selim GÜNGÖR E-mail : sgungor@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Research Assistant Derya Hamiye ERBİRSİN KHAZESHAHGOLİ E-mail : erbirsin@ankara.edu.tr CV :