Turkology

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US/tɝkˈɑləd͡ʒi/UK/tɜːkˈɒləd͡ʒi/

noun

The study of the languages, history or culture of Turkic peoples.

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Meanings

nounTurkology (uncountable)

alternative Turcology

  1. uncountableThe study of the languages, history or culture of Turkic peoples.

Origin

From Turk + -ology.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 突厥學 /突厥学
  • 突厥學 /突厥学 (tūjuéxué)discipline studying Turkic peoples
Dutch Turkologie
  • Turkologiediscipline studying Turkic peoples
Finnish turkologia
  • turkologiadiscipline studying Turkic peoples
French turcologie
  • turcologiediscipline studying Turkic peoples
German Turkologie
  • Turkologiediscipline studying Turkic peoples
Italian turcologia
  • turcologiadiscipline studying Turkic peoples
Japanese トルコ学
  • トルコ学 (torukogaku)discipline studying Turkic peoples
Persian ترکشناسی
  • ترکشناسی (tork-šenâsi)discipline studying Turkic peoples
Polish turkologia
  • turkologiadiscipline studying Turkic peoples
Portuguese turcologia
  • turcologiadiscipline studying Turkic peoples
Russian тюрколо́гия
  • тюрколо́гия (tjurkológija)discipline studying Turkic peoples
Turkish Türkoloji, Türklükbilimi
  • Türkolojidiscipline studying Turkic peoples
  • Türklükbilimidiscipline studying Turkic peoples
Urdu ترک شناسی
  • ترک شناسی (turkśanāsī)discipline studying Turkic peoples

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Turkology

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Cite this entry
APA

Turkology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkology

MLA

“Turkology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkology. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turkology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkology.

Source: Turkology on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.