Lars Johanson, Swedish-born linguist, played a crucial role in establishing the study of Turkic languages as a modern linguistic discipline. In addition to his significant work on Turkic linguistics, his studies in general linguistics, primarily language typology, are of great importance. His theoretical models for the study of verbal aspect systems, evidentiality, and contact linguistic phenomena have been applied to a number of languages.

Éva Á. Csató, Hungarian-born linguist, Professor Emerita of Turkic languages at Uppsala University, Sweden. She has contributed various articles and edited books to theoretical and documentary Turkic linguistics. She has been elected external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Turkic Languages, published by Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, is the only journal devoted to linguistic Turcology. The journal aims at presenting work of current interest on a variety of subjects and thus welcomes contributions on all aspects of Turkic language studies.

Karaim is an endangered Turkic language. There are three varieties spoken in eastern Europe: Northwest Karaim (Lithuania), Southwest Karaim (Ukraine), and East Karaim (Crimea). Documentation of these varieties has been an urgent task. The photograph was taken in Trakai, Lithuania. Karaim language resources will appear on this site soon.