Determination of language needs on Turkish language education as foreign language: Example of Syria safe zone

The purpose of this thesis is to determinate trainers's language needs who are learning Turkish in Yunus Emre Institute Turkish Culture Center that locafcd in locafed in Syria Safe Zone. In the study, done in this direction survey model which is one of the quantitative comparative method is used. Totally 2.156 trainers, who are in the level of B1, B2 and C1 on Azez YETKM and Afrin YETKM in Syria Safe Zone, constitute the system of the research. 247 trainers, who are on some levels, identified as sample of the research. To get valid and reliable data in the research, it is referred from the survey that transcribed into Turkish and used in the study named Japanese Language Needs Analysis From Iwai and Others' (1999) by Çangal (2013).The questionnaire that is made in Syria safe zone was applied by Yunus Emre Institute lecturers and the researcher himself. The survey form was given to trainers as Turkish and Arabic. Firstlay, answering to Turkish form was requested from trainers; on the points that they don't understand, they are requested to benefit from arabic form. Acquired datas were transferred to computer environment and analyzed on the programme named SPSS 24.0 (Statistic Package For Social Science). For analyzing of the datas, arithmetic mean, percentage, T-test, f test for analysis of variance, one way analyisis of variance (ANOVA) and TUKEY were used. According to research datas, trainers' needs are seen respectlvely as subdimension of trade, individual attantion and needs, education and business opportunity and communication in class. The highest Turkish language need was observed as subdimension of trade. At the results of analysis, it isn't determined a difference between trainers' language needs and their gender. A meaningful diffarence is determined between trainers' who learn Turkish in Syria Safe Zone, their language needs and age, education background, level of language education and their mother- tongue factors. With this study, Turkish cirriculum as a private foreign language and lesson teaching materials can be prepared for Syria safe zone. Also speacial purpose Turkish courses for trainers's needs can be opened in the zone. The study is thought as advisory for different studies that will be done about Turkish teaching as foreign language in Syria safe zone. The study is also thought that will contribute to the zone in terms of identifying trainers's language needs who learn Turkish in the area. Key Words: Turkish education as foreign language, Syria Safe Zone, Yunus Emre Institute, language needs.