Oriental Studies – Turkish Studies

Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies. Traditional Oriental studies in Europe is today generally focused on the discipline of Islamic studies, while the study of China, especially traditional China, is often called Sinology, the study of East Asia, especially in the United States, is often called East Asian studies, and the study of Israel and Jews are called Israel studies and Jewish studies respectively, although they are often considered the same field.

Turkish usually refers to:

Turkish studies is a field of humanities covering Turkish history, language, religion and culture. An academic journal specializing in this field is the Turkish Studies Association Journal published by the Turkish Studies Association, an international learned society with the aim of furthering the field of Turkish studies. The Institute of Turkish Studies is a foundation based in the United States with the avowed objective of advancing Turkish studies at colleges and universities.