1- LINGUISTICS, GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE TEACHING

• Asian and North African Language Families
• Altay (Altaic) Philology
• Sorts of Languages
• Change, Development, and Death of Languages
• Linguistic Code-Switching
• Relations and Interactions Between Languages
• Multi-lingualism and Communication Problems
• Language Acquisition, Teaching and Education of Language
• Relations between Language, Culture, and Identity
• Comparative Linguistics
• Computerized Linguistics and Computerized Language Processing
• Research Methods in Grammar
  

2- HISTORY AND HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS

Prof. Dr. Salim CÖHCE

3- RELIGION

• Basic Common Values in Religions
• The Future of Religion in the Period of Modernism and Globalization
• Role of the Religion in Preventing Global Violence and Terrorism
• Relation between Religion and Politics: Democracy, Laicism, Rule of Law, and Human Rights
• Relations of Religion and Science, Religion and Identity, Religion and Civilization, and Religion and Culture
• Freedom of Faith and Religious Education
• Status of Religions in Asia, Eurasia and Afro-Asia in the Last Century (Interpretations, Institutionalizations)
• Tolerance and Sufism in Islam: Ahmet Yesevi, Hacı Bektaş Veli, Yunus Emre, and Similar Personalities in Other Religions
  

4- PHILOSOPHY

• Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the Relation Between Them
• The Problem of Knowledge and Basic Problems of Epistemology
• Moral Philosophy and Ethics (Ethics of Science and Ethics of Medical Science)
• History of Science, and the Relation of Science and Philosophy
• Contributions of the Turks to Science and Philosophy
• Assessment of the Interaction in Science between Western and Eastern Civilizations with a Historical Perspective
• The Relation between Philosophy and Religion
• Influence of Islamic Philosophy on the West
• Turkish Humanism and Mevlana
  

5- MATERIAL CULTURE

• Nutrition and Cuisine Culture
• Folk Medicine
• Agronomy and Horticulture
• Apparel and Adornments
• The Craft of Wood, Leather, Stone, Silver, and Copper
• Popular Architecture and Housing
• Handwoven Carpets and Rugs
• Use of New Technologies in Material Culture
  

6- ORIENTAL STUDIES

• Definition and History
• The Role and the Importance of Philosophy in Oriental Studies
• The General Structure of the Eastern Culture
• The Contribution of Oriental Studies to the World of Science
• Teaching Asian and African Languages in Oriental Studies
• International Coordination and Cooperation in Oriental Studies
• Oriental Studies: Problems and Suggested Solutions
  

7- PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS OF ENVIRONMENT AND URBANIZATION

• Issues in Population and Demography
• Youth and Youth Problems
• Aging and Aged Societies
• Rural Life, Migration and Urbanization
• Living Standard and Quality of Life
• Social Security and Health
• Ecology and Environmental Problems and Solutions
• Use of Water Basins
  

8- CULTURAL CHANGE, GROWTH AND MOBILITY

• Concepts in Cultural Change and Development
• Quest for Identity among Asian and African Peoples
• Studies in Cultural Identity  
• Inter-Action and  Dependency Between Civilization and Nature
• Western Studies in the East versus Oriental Studies in the West
• Anxiety due to Uncertainty of  Future (Science, Technology, Culture, Globalization, Nationalism versus  Postmodernism, Ecology and Sustainability of Human Habitat,  War and Peace)
• “Quo Vadis” World, Mankind?
  

9- ECONOMICS

Prof. Dr. Ayhan TAN

• Economic History of Asia and Africa
• Economic Development in Asia and Africa
• Economy Policies in Industry and Agriculture: Results, Problems and Solutions
• Regional and Global Economic Integration of Asia and Africa
  

10- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• Regional Cooperation and Conflicts Issues
• Human Rights, Insubstantial Claims and Dis-information in International Relations
• International Relations, Terrorism and Globalization
• Crisis Management in International Relations
• International Organizations, Supra-National Organizations, and International    Relations
• Economy Policies
• Energy Policies
• Aquapolitics (Water Supplies, Dams)
• Other Aspects  of  International Relations: Trade, Economy, Society , Culture, Science, Politics, Tourism, Health, Entertainment, Military, Security, and Technology
• The New World Order: Present and Future
• Current Geopolitical Issues in Asia and North Africa 
• The Place of Asia and North Africa in Current International Politics
• Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, as one of the Founders of the Philosophy of Peace
  

11- PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN THE SCIENCE OF LITERATURE

• The Place of Folk Cultural Heritage in the Development of Literary Works
• Literary Style Analyses
• The Features of Western and Oriental Literary Styles
• Tradition in Modern Literary Texts
• Mysticism in Asian and African Literature
• The Issues in Writing the History of Literature
• Asian and African Literary Texts
• The Methods of Texts Analysis
• Literary Criticism
• Compilations of Folk Literature
• Encyclopedic Dictionaries of Literature
  

12- MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, PUBLISHERS AND COPYRIGHT  ISSUES

• Digitization Resources in Museums, Archives and Libraries
• Book Culture Related to Oriental Studies in the World
• Copyright Issues, Problems and Solutions in the Light of Developing  Technology
• The Importance of Archives in International Relations
• The Role of Archives, Publishers, Museums and Libraries in the Development of Civilizations
• Electronic Publishing
• Information Banks
  

13- MUSIC CULTURE AND MUSIC EDUCATION 

• Music Cultures in Asia and Africa
• Individual, Social, National and International Functions of Music
• Protection and Recording of Traditional Music
• Technological Developments and Instruments
• Degeneration in Music