A Socio-Cultural Model to Preserve the Gagauz Language and Culture: Turning Healthy Bilingualism into an Advantage for Gagauzians — a project aiming to preserve the Gagauz language and culture — was ranked first among all fields in the evaluation of the 2530 TÜBİTAK - Moldova (NARD) Bilateral Cooperation Program. The project will be carried out in collaboration with Komrat State University, Maltepe University, and Trakya University, and will be coordinated by Prof. Dr. Gökçesu Akşit Dudaklı between 2025 and 2027.