Language and Spelling
The language of Çankırı Karatekin University Journal of Turkology Studies is Turkish. However, articles written in Turkic dialects and English are also accepted. Articles must be prepared in accordance with the APA 6th edition style. Turkish Language Association’s Spelling Guide should be followed in writing and abbreviations. Submitted articles must be formatted according to the article template and writing guidelines. When submitting an article, the Copyright Agreement and Similarity Report must be uploaded to the system. Articles that do not comply with the journal’s writing guidelines and article template will not be considered for review.

Spelling Rules
Title
It should be written in 12 font size and bold letters which are compatible with the content and shouldn’t be more than 12 words. The second heading should be written in bold, italic and the first letters in capitals one line below. In-text titles -including the bibliography- should be 11 font size. One line space should be left before headings. There should be no number in the Introduction and Conclusion sections of the article; other headings should be numbered as 1., 2., 3. etc.

Author Name (Layout Stage)

Abstract
It should be written in font size 10, Palatino Linotype font character. The text should be justified on both sides. The abstract should be prepared with a minimum of 200 and a maximum of 350 words and should be descriptive and introductory of the research. One line space should be left under the abstract and 5 keywords should be included in here. There is no 200-word limit for book reviews.  In Turkish articles, the second abstract should be prepared in English. If the article is prepared in another language, the second abstract should be written in Turkish.

Main Text of the Article

Articles should be typed in font size 11, Palatino Linotype font character and single line spacing on the Word page. The paragraph range of the text should be set to 0 nk first and then 6 nk. There should be a 2.5 cm margin at the top and bottom of the page and a 2 cm margin on the right and left sides. Paragraphs should begin with a 1 cm indentation, and the text should be justified. Numbered items should not be indented. The first letters of subheadings within the text should be capitalized, left-aligned, and bold.  It should be one space left before the headings. Highlighted sections and book names in the text should be in italics. The author should give numbers and names to photographs, tables and figures in the text. These must not exceed one third of the text. In addition, the photos must have high resolution. Footnotes should be used for explanations in the text. Footnotes should be written in font size 10, Palatino Linotype font character. The in-text citation method should be used in the articles. Example: (Çobanoğlu, 2015, p. 12). In quotations with two or more authors, the surname of all authors is shown in the first reference. For other references, "etc." expression is used after the surname of the first author. Quotations should be given in quotation marks. Long and block quotations should be written in 10 points, 1 cm inside from the both sides. Articles should not exceed 10,000 words.

Bibliography
References should be prepared in 11 font size and 1 cm hanging. The sources used in the article should be arranged alphabetically according to the surnames of the authors at the end of the text. If more than one study used in the article belongs to the same author, the writer should add a letter at the end of to the publication year of these studies: (2015a), (2015b).

Bibliography information must be given in the following forms:
For books;
Türkeş Günay, U. (2011). Elazığ Masalları ve Propp Metodu. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.
For book with two or more authors;
Bauman, R. ve Joel S. (1989). Explorations in the Ethnography of Speaking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
For translated books;
Propp, V. (2011). Masalın Biçimbilimi ( M. Rifat ve S. Rifat, Çev.). İstanbul: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.
For the book chapters;
Elçin, Ş. (1996). Yeşil Abdal ve Karaca Oğlan Üzerine Notlar. Ö. Çobanoğlu ve M. Özarslan (Ed.), Prof. Dr. Umay Günay Armağanı (ss. 10-12) içinde. Ankara: Feryal Matbaacılık.
For articles;
Çobanoğlu, Ö. (2018). Kazak Halk Kültüründe “Kam”dan “Baksi” ve “Emçi̇”ye Dönüşümler. AVRASYA Uluslararası Araştırmalar Dergisi, 6 (7), 1-9.
For multiple authors article;
Arvas, A., Tonkut Yılmaz, D. ve Zengin Z. (2017). At Çabış” Bir Oyun Mu? (Bir Örneklem Olarak Kırgız Türklerinin Destanları. Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi, 10 (19), 1- 14.
For papers/ symposium books;
Taş, B. (2019). Kültürel Coğrafya Açısından Patasana Romanı. Eyüp Artvinli (Ed.), II. Uluslararası Coğrafya Eğitimi Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı (ss 1612- 1617) içinde. Eskişehir.
For thesis;
Özarslan, M. (1999). Erzurum ve Çevresinde Âşıklık Geleneğinin Bugünkü Durumu. Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara.
For interviewee;
Name, Last name. Birth place. Birth date/ age. Education level/ Occupation. (This interview made in Ankara on January 1, 2012, is in the personal archive of ……..)
For internet;
ÇAKÜ Türkiyat. (2022, 20 Nisan). I. Uluslararası Türkiyat Kongresi Hakkında Duyuru. Erişim adresi:
https://turkiyat.karatekin.edu.tr/tr/i-uluslararasi-turkiyat-kongresi-hakkinda-duyuru-29754-duyurusu-icerigi.karatekin

Final Checklist
Fields to check when uploading an article:
1. Author information
• Email address
• Full postal address
• Telephone number
2. All necessary files
• Full text of the article
• Copyright Agreement

• Report of Similarity
3. Grammar Check of the article
4. All references mentioned in the bibliography are cited in the text, and vice versa.