The journal Turkic Languages is devoted to linguistic Turcology. It addresses descriptive, comparative, synchronic, diachronic, theoretical, and methodological problems of the study of Turkic languages including questions of genetic, typological and areal relations, linguistic variation, and language acquisition. 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. It contains articles, review articles, reviews, discussions, reports, and surveys of publications.The journal uses a double blind review system in selecting articles for publication. The preferred language of publication is English.From the contents (altogether 10 contributions):Lars Johanson, Two-consonant conjuncts in Turkic runiform textsOrçun Ünal, A word of Turkic origin in Altaic languages: *pir - 'to foretell'Tacettin Turgay, Generic markers in TurkishAo Pan, How women speak Salar: The relationship between gender and evidentialityNinel V. Malyseva & Marina A. Osorova, Yakut names of medicinal plantsVacide Köse & Javanshir Shibliyev, Languages compete and communitiescoexist in a peaceful Cypriot mixed village