The Turkic Languages in a Nutshell

DR. MUZAFFER KARASULU

A revised taxonomic description
with comment and illustrations
based upon linguistic and historical analysis

Special appreciation to Yusuf B. Gürsey for reviewing this web page
and providing many valuable remarks and corrections at sci.lang

Version 6.52

04/2009 (first online) > 10/2009 (major update) > 11/2010 (classification rearranged) >
10-12/2011 (minor corrections) > 03-04/2012 (corrections, fonts changed, classification update, English transcription remarks, songs, references added) > 05/2012 (Chulym, Khwarezmian, Nogai, Kumyk, Karaim, Sibir Tatar, Baraba added or rewritten)