Abstract :
In this article, based on the information stated in several international language catalogues, some remarks will be made by the quantitative values regarding the place of Turkish language among theworld s languages firstly in terms of origin, geography, population and society and then in terms of linguistic typology. In this way, it is aimed to indicate that Turkish is a language which is slightly above the quantitative ranks among the world s other languages. On the other hand as Turkish is the dominant language in the country it is spoken, it significantly affects the other languages spoken in the same country.
