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 Cypriot Turkish
Compare two dialects of Turkish side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Kıbrıs Türkçesi
The Turkish of the northern half of Cyprus. Preserves Anatolian features lost in standard Turkish and shows long contact with Cypriot Greek.
- Approximate centre
- 35.19°, 33.36°
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