What level of Turkish do I need to start the Advanced Diploma in Turkish Language Studies?

We expect upper-intermediate competence — broadly CEFR B1+ or a completed Diploma in Turkish. Heritage speakers without formal study can take a short placement assessment to confirm the Advanced Diploma in Turkish Language Studies is the right entry point.

Does the Advanced Diploma in Turkish Language Studies include translation?

Yes. Translation between Turkish and English is a core strand with weekly workshops on press, NGO and policy texts. The work is aligned to Chartered Institute of Linguists standards so the credential supports translator role applications.

Are scholarships available for the Advanced Diploma in Turkish Language Studies?

Scholarship and instalment options are reviewed at application. Admissions can confirm the current schedule and any sector-specific awards open to Turkey-facing students alongside your study plan.

Advanced Diploma in Turkish Language Studies | LSJHML London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Advanced Diploma in Turkish Language Studies at the London School of Journalism, Humanities & Modern Languages (LSJHML) is a twelve-to-fifteen-month UK qualification for linguists moving from upper-intermediate Turkish into solid professional working competence. You will read newspaper editorials and parliamentary debate, listen to current-affairs broadcast in Turkish, write structured reports and essays, and translate between Turkish and English under tutor critique.

This Advanced Diploma assumes you have already done the hard early work on Turkish grammar — agglutination, vowel harmony, the verbal system — and now want the sustained practice that builds working professional fluency. The Advanced Diploma in Turkish Language Studies is built for translators, regional analysts, bilingual coordinators and Turkey-facing professionals.

Key Features

Senior-track UK credential in Turkish, mapped to CEFR B2 with a clear pathway to C1.
Translation workshop using Turkish press, NGO and policy texts to Chartered Institute of Linguists standards.
Listening lab drawing on Turkish broadcast news, panel discussion and Yunus Emre Institute materials.
Cultural and historical strand — modern Turkish history, regional politics, Turkey-EU relations.
Three study modes — on-campus, online with live cohort sessions, or distance learning with structured deadlines.
Direct top-up into the final year of a UK BA in Turkish or Middle Eastern Studies at a partner university.

What You Will Learn

The Advanced Diploma in Turkish Language Studies is structured around the four working competences a professional Turkish-speaker needs — reading complex press and policy texts, listening to live broadcast, writing for professional purposes, and translating with editorial discipline. You graduate able to summarise a parliamentary debate, translate a news piece into idiomatic English, and write a short report in Turkish.

Advanced Turkish grammar — complex verbal structures, subordination, register shifts.
Reading contemporary Turkish — newspapers, opinion columns, NGO reports, government publications.
Listening to Turkish broadcast — news bulletins, current-affairs panels, interviews.
Translation practice — Turkish to English and English to Turkish across news and policy registers.
Professional writing — short reports, formal letters, summaries in Turkish.
Spoken Turkish — presentation, interview, structured discussion.
Cultural and historical literacy — modern Turkey, regional context, Turkey-EU and Turkey-Middle East relations.
Turkish for specific purposes — humanitarian, diplomatic and commercial vocabulary clusters.

Who This Course Is For

Diploma graduates in Turkish ready to step up to near-professional competence.
Working professionals in diplomacy, humanitarian work or regional analysis with functional Turkish.
UK residents with Turkish heritage who want certified competence to support employability.
Translators and bilingual editors building a credentialed CV for agency or in-house work.

Career Pathways

Turkish at this level supports translation, analysis, regional coordination and international media work focused on Turkey and the wider region. The Advanced Diploma in Turkish Language Studies is the credential to put on a CV when Turkish is required as a working language. Typical roles include:

Turkish Translator (NGO, news wire, regional media)
Turkey Markets Analyst (financial services, consultancy, government)
Bilingual Communications Specialist (corporate, NGO, public sector)
Foreign Service Officer specialising in Turkey
Regional Researcher (think tank, broadcast monitoring)
Bilingual Project Coordinator (humanitarian agency, EU project)

Graduates progress to the final year of a UK BA in Turkish or Middle Eastern Studies at a partner university, or to a Higher Diploma at LSJHML.

Entry Requirements

A UK Diploma (Level 4) or equivalent in Turkish or a related language subject, OR completion of secondary school plus one year of relevant work experience.
IELTS 5.5 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
Personal statement and CV; a short Turkish writing sample is welcome.
Mature applicants (21+) without standard qualifications may apply with three years of relevant work experience or demonstrable Turkish competence.

Why Study at LSJHML

The London School of Journalism, Humanities & Modern Languages is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London. Our programmes are designed in dialogue with working professionals — journalists, translators, civil servants, academics, broadcasters, editors, publishers and policy researchers — so what you learn in seminar on Monday is what your future employer is using on Tuesday. We deliberately keep cohorts small, give every student named tutor support, and treat employability as a structural part of every programme rather than an optional add-on.

London is the work — politics, courts, capital markets, theatre, broadcasting, publishing, public service, the global press. Your studies are taught in the same square mile where the stories you read about happen. Whether you join us on-campus, online or by distance learning, the city is your classroom and our industry network is your launchpad.