Strengths 

1. Having a master's degree 
2. Young teaching staff
3. Easily finding a job for graduates 
4. High number of students' preferences to the Department 
5. Providing guidance and consultancy services to the public and private sectors through life-long education 
6. Being the center of Turkish education for foreigners within the framework of European Union student exchange programs 
7. Having technology classes that facilitate the teaching of application lessons 
8. Having expert lecturers in their field

Weaknesses 

1. Scarcity of printed and periodicals in the field 
2. Inability to host scientific Conferences due to lack of appropriate facilities 
3. No PhD program 
4. Lack of academic staff going abroad through Erasmus 
5. Low number of academic staff 
6. Limited environments for social activities 
7. Failure of teamwork within the department 
8. Absence of large bookstores
9. Lack of students going abroad through Erasmus 

Opportunities

1. The increasing need for learning Turkish in the European Union member countries and all over the world 
2. Good communication and dignity with other departments in social terms
3. Awareness of respect for language as a cultural asset 
4. Awareness of the proficiency of mother tongue knowledge in foreign language learning 
5. The department takes an active role in the MEB in-service training due to the renewal of the Turkish Teaching Program (Grades 6-8) 
6. Opportunities to collaborate with other education stakeholders in European Union projects 

Threats 

1. Lack of Faculty Member 
2. The department's structuring in European standards is not completed 
3. No students coming to the department from abroad through Erasmus 
4. No academic staff from abroad to come to the department through Erasmus 
5. No students from other universities come to the department through Farabi 
6. No academic staff from other universities to come to the department through Erasmus 
7. Decrease in the quality of students coming to the department 
8. Lack of funds to provide financial support for participating in scientific activities