Turkey
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | Turkey |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Turkey |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Turkey"
Illustrations in the literature
"Turkey" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 88.)
Spoken languages
Turkish
Sign languages
Extinct sign languages:
Seraglio Sign Language (Harem Sign Language)
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Turkish National Federation of the Deaf (WFD member)
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the deaf
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
MEB Yayınları． 1995. Yetiskinler için Isaret dili Kilavuzu.(For Adults Language Guide)． Ankara: T. C. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Özel Eğitim Müd(T. C. The Ministry of National Education Special Education and Guidance and Consultation Services General Directorate)
Bibliography
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Zeshan, Ulrike and Connie de Vos eds. 2012. Village Sign Languages: Anthropological and Linguistic Insights. Sign Language Typology Series 4. Berin: Mouton de Gruyter.
Dikyuva, Hasan and H. Dilsiz. 2011. Endangered Languages Documentation Programme: Mardin Sign Language in Turkey. Paper presented at SIGN5 conference, Gazi University, Ankara, 21-23 Octover.
Dikyuva, Hasan and H. Dilsiz. 2010. Mardin Sign Language. In : Panda, S. ed. Sign Languages in Village Communities. Ishara Signed Publications No.2. Nijmegen: Ishara Press.
Aran, Oya, Ismail Ari, Lale Akarun, Erinc Dikici, Siddika Parlak, Murat Saraclar, Pavel Campr, Marek Hruz. 2008. Speech and sliding text aided sign retrieval from hearing impaired sign news video. In : Journal of Multimodal User Interfaces. 2. 117-131.
GÖksel, Asli, Meltem Kelepir and Asli Üntak-Tarhan. 2009. Interrogatives in Turkish Sign Language: the specific functions of head tilt, head shake and head nod. Presented at the Workshop on Non-Manuals in Sign Languages, Goethe University, Frankfurt a.M., April 2009.
Arik, Engin. 2008. Locative constructions in Turkish Sign Language (TID). In: R.M. de Quadros ed. Sign Languages: spinning and unraveling the past, present, and future. TISLR9, the Theoretical Issues in Sign Languages Research Conference. Editoar Arara Azul: Petropolis/RJ, Brazil.
Batir, Betül. 2008. An historical overview of development of the education of deaf, mute, and blind children in Turkey. International Review of Turkology 1 (2): 17-24.
Kubus, Okan. 2008. An analysis of Turkish Sign Language phonology and morphology. Diploma Thesis, Middle East Technical University, Ankara.
Miles, M. 2008. Hittite Deaf Men in the 13th century B.C.: introductory notes with annotated bibliography.
Perniss, Pamela and Aslı Özyürek 2008. Representations of action, motion, and location in sign space: A comparison of German (DGS) and Turkish (TİD) Sign Language narratives. In : Signs of the time. Selected papers from TISLR8. 2004 Humburg. Signum.
Aran, Oya, Ari I., Guvensan A., Haberdar H., Kurr Z., Turkmen I., Uyar A., Akarun L. 2007. June 11-13. A database of non-manual signs in Turkish Sign Language. In : Signal Processing and Communications Applications, 2007. SIU 2007. IEEE 15th. 1-4.
Arik, Engin and Marina Milkovic. 2007. Perspective taking strategies in Turkish Sign Language and Croatian Sign Language. In: R. Shields ed. LSO Working Papers in Linguistics 7: Proceedings of WIGL 2007. 17-31.
Arik, Engin and Marie A. Nadolske. November, 2006. Conceptualization of Space in Turkish Sign Language (TID). Paper presented at 8th Conference on Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language at UCSD, November 3-5. 2006, La Jolla, CA.
Girgin, M. Cem. 2006. History of higher education provision for the deaf in Turkey and current applications at the Anadolu University. Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology 5 (3) Article 2.
Zeshan, Ulrike and Hasan Dikuva. 2006. Türk Isaret Dili. Birinci Seviye. [Turkish Sign Language, First level]. Video and print package. Istanbul: Türkiye Isitme Engelliler Milli Federasyonu.
Zeshan, Ulrike. 2006. Negative and interrogative structures in Türk Isaret Dili (Turkish Sign Language). In: Zeshan, Ulrike ed. Interrogative and Negative Constructions in Sign Languages. Sign Language Typology Series No. 1. Nijmegen: Ishara Press. 128-164.
Sari Hakan. 2005. An analysis of the relationship between identity patterns of Turkish deaf adolescents and the communication methods used in special residential schools for the hearing impaired and deaf. In : Deafness and Education International. 7: 206-222.
Essex, Mary. 2004. Resources for Deaf People in Turkey.
Kargin, Tevhide. 2004. Effectiveness of a family-focused Early Intervention Program in the education of children with hearing impairments living in rural areas. In : International Journal of Disability, Development & Education. 51: 401-418.
Albayrak, Mukremin. 2003. (May 24) Hearing-impaired listen to Friday sermon in Sign Language.
Arik, Engin. 2003. Spatial Representations in Turkish and Sign Language of Turkey (TID). Unpublished MA thesis, University of Amsterdam.
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Zeshan, Ulrike. 2002. Sign language in Turkey: the story of a hidden language. In :Turkic Languages. 6 (2) 229-274.
AÇAN, A. Zeynep. 2001. A study on sign languages and Turkish Sign Language. Unpublished MA dissertation, Ankara, Haceteppe University.
Miles M. 2000. Signing in the Seraglio: mutes, dwarfs and jestures at the Ottoman Court 1500-1700. Disability & Society. 15: 115-134.
Tufekcioglu, Umran. 2000. When there is a dilemma: inclusive education at the price of quality in education. In: Proceedings of 5th International Special Education Congress, University of Manchester, July 2000. (CD–Rom).
Akcamete, G. 1999. Improving question skills for students with hearing impairment. In : European Journal of Special Needs Education. 14: 171-177.
DÖnmez, Necate. 1996. The education of the hearing impaired in Türkiye. In: Verch, Klaus ed. Hard of Hearing, Deafened, Born Deaf. Rendesburg, Germany: International Organization of Rehabilitation Institutions for Hearing Impaired People.
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Mirzoeff, Nicholas. 1995. Framed: the deaf in the harem. In: Terry, Jennifer and Jacqueline Urla eds. Deviant bodies: critical perspectives on difference in science and popular culture. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. 49-77.
Busse, Ludger. 1994. Ferdi Garati und seine Schule für Gehörlose und Blinde in Istanbul - Die Ursprünge des türkischen Sonderschulwesens. In Hörgeschädigten Pädagogik. 48: 227-235.
Clark M. H. and U. Tufekcioglu. 1994. Developing a comprehensive service for the hearing impaired in Turkey. In : Journal of the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf. 18: 82-85.
Sari, Hakan. 1993. Social and emotional development of deaf adolescents in Turkey. [Master's] thesis, University of Warwick.
Gage, Frances C. 1915. Teaching the deaf in Turkey. In : Volta Review. 17: 302.
Willard, Charlotte R. 1911. Children of the Realm of Silence. Marsovan, Turkey: King School for the Deaf.
De Grati FG. 1898. Turkey. In : International Reports of Schools for the Deaf. Volta Bureau. Washington City, p. 27.
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Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Turkey
Turkish Sign Language General Info (including "Turkish Sign Language Word List")
Notes
| Middle East (general) | Middle East (general) |
|---|---|
| Anatolia | Turkey |
| Arabian Peninsula | Bahrain | Kuwait | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE | Yemen |
| Iranian Plateau | Iran |
| Levant | Israel | Jordan | Lebanon | Syria |
| Areas and others | Palestine |
