Turkish Language and Literature

Turkish Language and Literature Department has distinctive importance among other language and literature departments. This importance firstly arises from the characteristic of the Turkish language and Turkish literature. Turkish language is not a simple language; it’s among the oldest languages of the world and, is also one of the most common languages in the world. It is also the language of a great civilization. Accordingly, Turkish literature is a great literature with a long history, in which there are many writers and literary works that are important not only for the Turkish nation, but also for all mankind. The Turkish Language and Literature department is divided into two departments: Turkish Language and Turkish Literature. There are also sub-branches of these departments. The department of Turkish language includes two departments; Old Turkish Language and New Turkish Language; and the Department of Turkish Literature includes three departments: Old Turkish Literature, New Turkish Literature and Folk Literature. In all these departments, the knowledge that has been reached so far; within the department; during the language education, Turkey Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, Introduction to Old Turkish Literature, Tanzimat Period Literature ,etc. various main courses and elective courses are transferred to the student indirectly.