Department of Turkish Language and Literature
General Information about the Department
The Turkish language opens up to you a region that is culturally, geographically, and historically connected to Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Mastering the Turkish language and literature provides an understanding of Turkish culture, language history. The department offers to master on reading and interpreting the texts of both Old Turkic and Ottoman Turkic throughout the extensive modern courses. Undergraduate and graduate seminars cover Turkish art, literature, works of Ottoman and contemporary writers such as Seyh Galib, Yahya Kemal, and Orhan Pamuk.
The Department of Turkish Language and Literature has a two-fold purpose: the very first aim is to supply specialists in the field of Teaching Turkish with basic skills of Turcology and to prepare students for advanced work at the master and doctoral level; second purpose is to provide students with the opportunity of conducting comprehensive Turkish and Turkic studies with the study of other literatures and cultures, both Eastern and Western.
The Department of Turkish Language and Literature is designed to provide the student with a intercultural and comprehensive understanding of both linguistic and cultural sides field of Turkish language and literature. Along the same line, for close familiarity of students with developmental line of Turkish and Turkic languages through historical texts of different eras, extensive courses with the modern literary models of Old Turkic and Ottoman Turkic and with contemporary methods of linguistics and literary analysis is given in the department. Graduate students of the department are expected to develop a luminary and clear sensibility that will enable them to interpret and evaluate Turkish literature from comparative and visionary viewpoints.
Career Opportunities
The graduates of the department may continue academic career opportunities regarding master and Ph.D. processes, right along with continuing the libraries’ Ottoman text sections as an expert employee. Additionally, on the condition that applicants complete the necessary requirement of pedagogical formation (which is given as MA degree for the time being), graduate students can be employed as Turkish Language and Literature teachers at secondary schools as well as high schools, under the administration of the Ministry of Education as well private colleges.
Why international students should choose this department to study
The department of Turkish Language and Literature’s mission is to educate students who adopt its cultural values, who are able to think both creatively and critically, who are independent, who appreciate ethical values, who respect nature and are aware of environmental issues, who are rooted in the local and open to the global viewpoint with their self-confidence and scholarly, social and cultural foundations, successfully take on leadership positions anywhere in the world.
Anadolu University takes pride in its lively and colorful campus life. To complement and enrich the academic experience with an active campus life, the university supports student clubs, arts and sports activities, and provides a variety of services from health care to counseling for students and staff. Thanks to its on-campus housing facilities, it remains active around the clock. Campus life aims to cultivate a liberal, democratic and happy student community.
Contact Information
Prof. Dr. M. Mahur Tulum
Telephone: +90 222 335 05 80 / Ext.: 4049
E-mail: mmtulum@anadolu.edu.tr
Web: https://akademik.anadolu.edu.tr/mmtulum
Doç. Dr. Ebru Özgün
Telephone: +90 222 335 05 80 / Ext.: 4061
E-mail: ebruozgun@anadolu.edu.tr
Web: https://akademik.anadolu.edu.tr/ebruozgun