First Korean-language Turkic encyclopaedia published

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First Korean-language Turkic encyclopaedia published

Turkic studies are taking root in South Korea with the publication of the first Turkic humanities encyclopaedia in the Korean language. A South Korean professor and her team have painstakingly detailed Turkic language, literature, history, art, geography, folklore and religion. Frank Smith sent us this report from Seoul.

January 25, 2024