Standard Turkish · İstanbul Türkçesi
The Istanbul-area standard of Turkish. The basis of the modern written language and of broadcast Turkish.
Anatolian Turkish
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What language is Anatolian Turkish?
Anatolian Turkish is a dialect of the Turkish language.
Where is Anatolian Turkish spoken?
Anatolian Turkish is primarily spoken in Türkiye.
Which region is Anatolian Turkish associated with?
Anatolian Turkish is part of the Middle East region on DialectAtlas.
What are the other dialects of Turkish?
Turkish also includes Istanbul Turkish, Cypriot Turkish, Balkan Turkish. Each variety has its own vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural context.
Other Turkish dialects
See on the atlas →Kıbrıs Türkçesi
The Turkish of the northern half of Cyprus. Preserves Anatolian features lost in standard Turkish and shows long contact with Cypriot Greek.
Rumelice
The Turkish varieties of the Balkans, surviving from Ottoman-era settlement. Spoken across pockets of Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and northern Greece.
Nearby dialects
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The Istanbul-area standard of Turkish. The basis of the modern written language and of broadcast Turkish.
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The Turkish of the northern half of Cyprus. Preserves Anatolian features lost in standard Turkish and shows long contact with Cypriot Greek.
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The Greek of Cyprus, distinct from Standard Modern Greek in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. Preserves a number of medieval features.
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A mixed Turkic language of the Crimean peninsula, descended from contact between Kipchak and Oghuz varieties. Critically endangered after the 1944 Soviet deportation; subject of an active revitalisation effort.
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A Balkan Romani variety spoken by Roma communities of the Crimean peninsula and the northern Black Sea coast, marked by heavy contact influence from Crimean Tatar and other Turkic languages in both lexicon and phonology.