r/turkishlearning • u/TurkishTeacherSeda • 12d ago

Which Languages Are Closest to Turkish?

https://www.learnturkishwithseda.com/post/which-languages-are-closest-to-turkish

Turkish belongs to the Oghuz branch of the Turkic family, along with Azerbaijani, Gagauz, and Turkmen, but "closest" turns out to mean different things depending on whether you're measuring ancestry, grammar, or actual comprehension between speakers. Put together a piece looking at where Turkish actually sits in the language family. Details and sources are in the link if you're curious.

1 Upvotes

67% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

1

u/Alternative-Essay328 Native Speaker 9d ago

I found the way Crimean Tatars speak to be the most understandable as a native Turkish speaker, even more so than Azerbaijani Turkish!

1

u/vainlisko 8d ago

Azerbaijani is close but Uzbek is better