Dialects of Ahıska (Meskhetian) Turks in Yozgat

Ahiska is a region located in the southeast of Turkey, in the southwest of Georgia today, and it borders the province of Ardahan. Turks living in this region are also called Meskhetian Turks. The Meskhetian Turks got their name from the region they lived in. Meskhetian Turks continue their lives as dispersed to various countries due to reasons such as exile. The majority of Meskhetian Turks living in many parts of the world today are also in Turkey. This compilation study is also limited to the Meskhetian Turks in Yozgat. The aim of this study is to examine the dialect characteristics of Meskhetian Turks living in various parts of Yozgat. In this direction, firstly, explanations on the history and geography of the Meskhetian Turks were applied. In the language analysis, detailed explanations were made by mentioning comparisons from various studies. language review; phonology, morphology, sentence information are shown with sections and the conclusion part is given. In the specified places, language analysis was carried out on the texts compiled from the source people including the Meskhetian Turks. Keywords: Dialect, Dialect study, Meskhetian, Meskhetian Turks Dialect