Aksaray University Turkish Teaching Application and Research Center (TÖMER) continues to enrich its efforts to improve international students’ Turkish communication skills through academic collaborations. In this context, the Speaking Club, launched for the first time in the 2026–2027 academic year, is being carried out in collaboration between the Department of Turkish Language Education at the Faculty of Education and TÖMER as part of a TÜBİTAK 2209-A research project.

Conducted under the academic supervision of Dr. Yusuf Taşkın and coordinated by Nisanur Kurban, the project includes Speaking Club activities designed for TÖMER students at the B2 level. The club meets once a week. Tülin Işık, a student in the Department of Turkish Language Education, also takes part in conducting the club activities and contributes to the planning and implementation of the weekly sessions.

Aiming to help students move beyond classroom-based learning and use Turkish effectively in everyday communication, the Speaking Club provides participants with opportunities to express themselves, exchange ideas on various topics, and improve their oral communication skills. These interaction- and sharing-based activities promote peer learning while also fostering intercultural communication and mutual understanding among students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Bringing academic knowledge into practice, this collaboration strengthens interaction between different academic units of the university while enriching the Turkish language learning experiences of international students. Aksaray University TÖMER continues to contribute to collaborative initiatives that integrate language education with communication and cultural interaction.