University of Cyprus aims to establish itself as a Pioneer Research Institution achieving International Scientific Recognition in European Higher Education, offering Competitive Programmes and to become a Centre of Excellence in the wider Euro - Mediterranean Region.
Turkish Studies deal with Turkish and other Turkic languages, history, literature andcultures, from the first written evidence of the Turkish language in the 8th century upto the present. Various sub-disciplines of Turkish Studies have emerge. Turcology orTurkic Studies are concerned with the entire spectrum of Turkish languages andliteratures. Ottoman Studies are devoted primarily to the languages, history and cultureof the Ottoman Empire (14th-20th centuries). Modern Turkish Studies focus on thepolitics, literature, economy and society of Turkey in the 20th century. Islamic Studiesare, on the one hand, an integral part of Ottoman Studies and Modern Turkish Studies,and on the other hand serve as a connecting link to Middle Eastern peoples (mainlyArabs and Iranians), their languages and cultures. Turkish studies also include the studyof the Balkan peoples in relation to the Ottoman and Turkish world.Turkish Studies at the University of Cyprus cover many of the above-mentioned areasof Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies. Thematic emphases are set by the local andregional contexts and especially that of the Turkish Cypriot community, as well as thewider region; by the interests and orientation of the department’s staff; and by theemployment prospects and possibilities for future academic work for the department’sgraduates.