Özet:

Today, almost every individual has a desire and need to learn a second language/foreign language, regardless of the individual’s status in society due to reasons such as the rapid advances in technology, the changing social conditions, and the higher level intercultural interaction. Generally, religious, commercial, and diplomatic reasons are the determining factor for this desire, although the reasons for individuals to learn a second language are diverse. In fact, individuals’ desire to learn a second language/foreign language is not only a current phenomenon. Since early ages people attempted to learn foreign languages for various reasons in various epochs. Turks played significant roles in history throughout the time, established close relations with other nations and influenced these nations. However, the recent increase in the influence of Turkey on the global scene affected the activities of teaching Turkish to foreigners and the demand of foreigners to learn Turkish increased. The history of instruction of Turkish as a foreign language, which is one of the most ancient languages, dates back quite a while. Although several studies in the literature reported that teaching Turkish as a foreign language started with Diwan Lughat al-Turk, however it is known that the activities to teach Turkish as a foreign language precedes this work. Without doubt, several studies were conducted on the activities carried out in such a wide time period and geography. Thus, it is important to determine and compile the academic studies on teaching Turkish as a foreign language. In this context, the present study aimed to construct a bibliography on studies conducted on teaching Turkish as a foreign language to provide a comprehensive resource. As a result of the literature review, it was determined that there were 1660 studies (574 articles, 323 books, 481 proceedings, 216 master’s theses and 66 dissertations) on teaching Turkish as a foreign language.

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