Call for Papers

We invite submissions for TU+12, which will be held in-person at Rutgers University, on April 17–18, 2027.

Abstracts can be submitted for 30-minute talks (20-min. talk + 10-min. Q&A), poster presentations, or both.
All abstracts will be anonymously peer-reviewed.

Important Information

Submission Deadline: December 22, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: January 31, 2027
Workshop Dates: April 17-18, 2027
Location: New Brunswick, NJ

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts must be anonymous and not contain excessive references to the publications of the author(s) or acknowledgments to granting agencies or academic bodies.
Abstracts should contain original research that, at the time of submission, has neither been published nor accepted for publication.
Authors may be involved in at most two submissions: i) one individual abstract and one joint abstract, or ii) two joint works.
Abstracts should not exceed 2 pages in letter or A4 format with 1 inch margin on all sides, including examples, figures, and references.
The font should not be smaller than 11pt.
Submissions should be in PDF format.

Topics

We welcome contributions on all aspects of linguistic research on Turkic languages, as well as on:
- Languages in contact with Turkic
- Languages spoken in regions where Turkic languages are spoken
- Theoretical, experimental, and computational approaches
- This year we would like to especially encourage phonologically- and phonetically-oriented contributions.

How to Submit

Submissions should be made through the OpenReview platform by Sunday, December 22, 2026, 11:59 pm EST.
- Please reach out to us at turkicworkshop12@gmail.com if you have any questions.
- Make sure to create an OpenReview account at least two weeks prior to the submission deadline since it may take up to two weeks for your accounts to be verified.

Invited Speakers

Michael Fiddler (Boğaziçi University)
Deepthi Gopal (UiT the Arctic University of Norway and Uppsala University)
Eszter Ótott-Kovács (University of Toronto)