New initiative to map history and dialects of Turkish language
Researchers will clarify the structure of root words by linking them to elements with similar structures that have undergone the same development.
The Turkish Language Association (TDK) is preparing a series of projects aimed at documenting the roots, historical development and regional diversity of the Turkish language, including an etymological dictionary, a comprehensive dialect atlas and a Turkish language museum in Ankara.
According to the TDK’s 2026 Institutional Financial Status and Expectations Report, the association will compile an Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language to protect and enrich Turkish and promote its proper use.
The project will examine the origins of words by tracing them back to their forms in the earliest available sources, the changes they have undergone throughout history and, where applicable, their forms in languages with which they have been in contact.
