Illustration for SmartTurkish: a diverse group of people stands on a globe, surrounded by Turkish and other script symbols, representing multilingualism, language learning, and communication. LMU Munich logo in the top left.
Illustration of two students standing in front of a large fountain on a university campus. One student asks in Turkish, “Do you speak Turkish?” while the other hesitantly replies, “Yes… I mean… a little… maybe,” expressing uncertainty about their language skills.

What is SmartTurkish?

SmartTürkisch is a teaching and research approach that understands language as a social and cultural practice in the digital age. It creates urban and digital learning environments in which language is experienced as a dynamic process—one that enables orientation, participation, and exchange. As a space for developing new approaches to teaching and learning, SmartTürkisch connects research and practice and invites students to actively shape how Turkish is learned: collaboratively, creatively, and with a view to the future.

Our Projects

SmartTürkisch projects connect research, teaching, and creativity, making language tangible as a lived and dynamic process. Explore our projects and see how language becomes visible, interactive, and lived.

Digital

VHB-Smart

Digital learning units designed for flexible, independent, and blended learning.

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Flexibel

Turkish: Blended Learning

A model combining digital learning environments with in-class teaching.

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Innovativ

Linguistic Landscape: Visible Turkish

Exploring Turkish in Munich’s public space through documentation and participation.

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Illustration of two students standing in front of a large fountain on a university campus. One student asks, “Where do you start with Ottoman Turkish?” The other responds, “Here and together!”, emphasizing collaborative learning and guidance.

Ottoman Turkish: Advanced Perspectives and New Approaches

Ottoman Turkish opens up access to historical texts and reveals linguistic continuities between past and present. As an advanced area of study, it builds on Turkish language skills while introducing script, style, and historical perspective. Within SmartTürkisch, Ottoman Turkish is also reimagined through digital methods and innovative teaching approaches. These make learning more accessible, transparent, and interactive—creating a learning environment that connects tradition with innovation.

Language manifests itself in diverse forms—wherever it is used and lived.
Dr. Nevra Lischewski , Lecturer in Turkish and Ottoman Studies, LMU Munich
Profile section featuring a quote by Dr. Nevra Lischewski: “Language manifests itself in diverse forms—wherever it is used and lived.” A portrait photograph of Dr. Lischewski appears beside the quote, identifying her as a lecturer in Turkish and Ottoman Studies at LMU Munich.

What Our Students Say

From the very first semester, students begin to communicate in Turkish and participate actively in authentic linguistic and cultural encounters.

4 Jun 2026 | ©Theresa Azar Hashim