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Department of turkish philology

Shabanov Djumali
Scientific degree and title:  Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor
Position: Head of the department
Reception hours: Everyday (8:30-18:00)
Tel.: +99898 307-54-84
E-mail: djumali_shabanov@tsuos.uz

Department of “Turkish philology”

The Department of Turkish Philology was first established in 1990 under the name of Altai Studies.  In 1991, the department was renamed the Turkic languages.  In 2020, the department was renamed Turkish Philology.  Uyghur, Turkish, Korean and Japanese languages are taught at the Department of Altai Studies.  Later, these disciplines became independent: Turkish philology, Uyghur studies.

Today, the Department of Turkish Philology is a leading center in the country that teaches and conducts research in the field of Turkish studies.

For many years Academician A.Rustamov headed the department.  Since 1999, Doctor of Philology, professor Q.Sodiqov, later Doctor of Philology, professor Q.Omonov, Doctor of Philosophy, associate professor J.Shabanov, Doctor of Philology, professor Z.Khudoyberganova and Doctor of Philosophy, asssociated professor U.Lafasov was the head of department. Since 2019, the head of the department is Doctor of Philology, associated professor P. Kenjaeva was working. From September 2022 until now, J. Shabanov has been working as a temporary head of the department.

Education at the department is carried out in two directions – bachelor’s and master’s degrees.  At the first stage, bachelors in Turkish Philology (Turkish language and literature) will be trained.  In addition to the Department of Turkish Philology, professors and teachers of the Department of Turkish Philology also teach students of classical Oriental philology, oriental philosophy, history of foreign countries, history of the peoples of Central Asia, world politics and foreign economics.

 Another aspect of the department’s teaching activities is the general linguistics (introduction to linguistics and general linguistics) for philology (Oriental languages) of the university.

 Teaching the Uyghur language is also one of the departments of the department.  Uyghur is taught as an additional Oriental language in Turkish Philology and Chinese Philology.

Scientific projects of the department:

  •  The role of early and medieval Turkish documents in the history of Uzbek statehood (diplomacy, sphragistics, paleography and text interpretation);
  •  Dictionary of literary terms (Turkish literature);
  •  Folklore of the Great Silk Road (Turkish folklore).

Partner organizations of the department

  • Institute of Oriental Studies named after Abu Rayhan Beruniy of  Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan,
  • Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan Institute of Uzbek Language, Literature and Folklore
  • Museum of Literature of  Academy of Sciences of Republic of Uzbekistan
  • Academic Lyceum of Foreign Languages under TSUOS
  • Turkey – Ankara Haji Bayram Veli University
  • Turkey – Ankara Gazi University
  • Turkey – Marmara University
  • Turkey – Istanbul University
  • Turkey – Hajettepe University
  • Turkey – Ankara University
  • Turkey – Turkish Language Organization

Photo reports on the activities of the Department

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