A broad cluster of regional dialects across central and eastern Anatolia. Internally varied; many features sit at the boundary with Azerbaijani and other Oghuz Turkic varieties.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 39.93°, 32.86°
Dialect comparison
Anatolian Turkish vs Balkan Turkish
Compare two dialects of Turkish side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Rumelice
The Turkish varieties of the Balkans, surviving from Ottoman-era settlement. Spoken across pockets of Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and northern Greece.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 42.70°, 23.32°
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