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History of the Department
Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University is an international university and institution that aims to gather students from Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and other countries under one roof and educate them according to modern standards so that they can become the professionals and leaders of tomorrow. In line with this, the Department of Turkology was opened as part of the Faculty of Humanities in 1997.
Objectives, Goals, and Mission
The goal of the Department is to create a place for Turkish and Kyrgyz literature and languages in the world arena, and to showcase the special features of these languages as well as their development. We also aim to educate professionals who can carry out research in analyzing language and spreading the knowledge they learned in university with others. The Department of Turkology differs from Departments of Kyrgyz Language and Literature in Kyrgyzstan and from Departments of Turkish Language and Literature and Modern Turkish Language in Turkey because students study both languages and their literature, as well as other Turkic languages. Students also study General Turkology.
Subjects
The main subjects of the Department are Kyrgyz language and literature, Turkish language and literature, historical periods of the Turkish language, and other Turkic languages and literature. Classes are held in both Kyrgyz and Turkish, and cover both theoretical and practical knowledge. Thus, students are able to find work in various institutions such as museums, libraries, and literary foundations.
Prof.Dr.
Ozan YILMAZ
Dear youth,
Turkology is a branch of science that studies Turkic languages, history, literature, folklore, lifestyle and the outlook on life. Although Turkology overlaps with the branch of philology in terms of the study of language and literature, it still has a unique field of study as it explores the common heritage of the Turkic world that existed in different regions throughout history. The seeds sown by Bilge Kagan in the fertile lands of Otüken through the Orkhon inscriptions spread over a vast geographical area, including such regions as Turkestan, Anatolia, Khorasan, India, Egypt and the Balkans; through the works written in different periods and in different parts of the Turkic world, these seeds turned into a great and mighty tree. The trunk of this tree is decorated with such leaves as “Divanu lugat-it-Turk”, “Kutadgu bilig”, “Divan-y hikmet”, “Tales of Dede Korkut”, “Divan Yunus Emre”, “Divan Navoi”, which never turn yellow and dry out even centuries later.
Covering a vast territory from Asia to Africa, from Europe to America the Turkic studies, welcome all interested in Bishkek - one of the important centers of the Turkic world. Our Department welcomes the young people who eager to conduct modern and innovative research papers in the field of Turkic studies.
Secretary of the Department
Cazgul CAKAKOVA
Telephone: 00996 312 49 27 63
Extension: 965
Office: İİBF-105