Middle Turkic languages

Middle Turkic
RegionCentral Asia
Erac. 900–1500 CE
Turkic
Language codes
ISO 639-3xqa Karakhanid
qjj Middle Turkish
 xqa Karakhanid
GlottologNone

Middle Turkic refers to a phase in the development of the Turkic language family, covering much of the Middle Ages (c. 900–1500 CE). In particular the term is used by linguists to refer to a group of Karluk and Oghuz and related languages spoken during this period in Central Asia, Iran, and other parts of the Middle East controlled by the Seljuk Turks.