Conference Series on Turkish Started at ÇOMÜ TÖMER

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University TÖMER and Rectorate Turkish Language Department, was held on 30.11.2023 by the Rector of our University, Prof. Dr. It started with the participation of R. Cüneyt Erenoğlu.

TÖMER Director Dr. Lecturer ÇOMÜ Rector Prof. made the greeting speech at the conference, which started with the opening speech of member Melek Kalın Sali . Dr. R. Cüneyt Erenoğlu emphasized the deep-rooted history of the Turkish language and talked about how it has become one of the most important languages in the world today and the importance of teaching Turkish as a foreign language for its greater recognition and dissemination in the international arena. In addition, Rector Erenoğlu added that TÖMER, which carries out the process of teaching Turkish as a foreign language to international students at our University, carefully follows both education and activity activities.

Assoc. Dr. The first guest of the conference moderated by Sevim İNAL was Prof., one of the faculty members of Uludağ University, with his lecture titled "Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language from Past to Present". Dr. She became Hatice Şahin. In his narrative, Şahin discussed the process of teaching Turkish to foreigners since ancient times, and emphasized that Turkish is a language that has always been learned according to need or desire and has never fallen into the status of a colonial language.

The event was organized by TÖMER Director Dr. Lecturer Member Melek Kalın Sali's guest speaker Prof. Dr. While ending with the "certificate of gratitude" he presented to Hatice Şahin, Şahin stated that she was very pleased with the invitation and that the continuation of such events is very important for the Turkish language.