The Department of Turkish Language and Literature is an academic unit in almost every university. In addition to qualified teachers - in line with the general strategies of our university - to educate researchers, academicians, science and culture people who may have a say on the world scale. This can be easily understood from the course schedule offered to students.
Located at one of the most centrically place of İstanbul which is the capital of Turkish language and literature since centuries, our department gives all the opportunities and privileges that a student in a state university can offer besides learning by breathing the cultural heritage of the city. Turkish Language and Literature department accepted its first undergraduate students in the 2012-2013 academic year. Our department’s language of education is Turkish. Nevertheless, foreign language learning is given to great importance, which we regard as one of the absolute conditions of being a good academician and opening to the world. This process is supported by teaching opportunities in languages such as Arabic, Persian, Latin, Deutsch and Chinese depending on the research field and the requirements of scientific development.
With the experienced, dynamic, compassionate, leading staff who see the success of their students as their own success, our department has also made the task of directing its students towards the right channel and encouraging them to the points where they can be most successful through academic links both in Turkey and abroad.
The wealth of Turkish language and literature can be investigated, studied and examined with various methods. In our department, all aspects of Turkish language and literature are discussed using scientific methods, modern theories and approaches.
In our department, which consists of Old Turkic Language, New Turkic Language, Classical Turkish Literature, Modern Turkish Literature and Folk Literature students can be educated at bachelor’s degree, master degree and PhD levels. Students who study in these programs can train themselves as successful academicians of the future, as individuals who are not alien to the contemporary world, and also in the consciousness of a wealth literary, cultural and artistic accumulation.