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Turkish

The Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies offers three semesters of Turkish language regularly, with different levels offered in fall vs. spring. The classes available in fall 2026 are

  • TURK 101, Elementary Turkish I
  • TURK 203, Intermediate Turkish I

In spring 2027, TURK 102, Elementary Turkish II, will be offered.

Three more semesters–TURK 204, 305, and 306–are in the catalog and may be offered sometime again in the future if there is both funding and demand for them, but are not being offered currently.

For a complete listing of Turkish courses and course descriptions, consult http://catalog.unc.edu/courses/turk/.

If you’re a beginner (no previous knowledge of Turkish), register for TURK 101. Note that this class will not be offered in spring semester.

If you have prior knowledge of Turkish and want to take Turkish, you must take a placement test. This is true for everyone, regardless of how you learned Turkish (in high school, at home, etc.) and regardless of any test credit or transfer credit you may have. Please go to https://asianstudies.unc.edu/placement/ to sign up for a test.

If you think you should be in second-year Turkish, you are welcome to register for TURK 203 (though you will have to drop it if you don’t place into that level when you take the placement test). You can do so when you register for fall classes.