Turkology

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turkology refers to the study of Turkic peoples and languages in an historical and comparative context. This includes ethnic groups from the Sakha in East Siberia to the Gagauz in Moldova.

Due to the increasing strategic importance of the Caspian oil-producing region, home to the greatest concentration of modern Turkic nations and states, Turkology has been gaining new importance in recent decades.

Scholars who made foundational contributions to the field include Friedrich Schrader, Agop Dilaçar and Zeki Velidi Togan.

[edit] External links

 This article relating to anthropology is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This Central Asia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../t/u/r/Turkology.html"