Nowadays, Gagauzians live in Gagauzia within the republic of Moldova. They came in the 11th
century to this region. Gagauzians are orthodox Christian in faith but nationally they belong to
Oguz tribe of Turks. According to 2004 census in Gagauzia live totally 155.646 people. Beside
Moldova one can meet Gagauz people in regions and countries such as Dobrudsha, Northeastern
Bulgaria, Western Trace, Ukraine and Central Asia etc. Gagauzians speak Gagauz
language, which is a dialect of Turkish. As Gagauzia gained the status of an autonomous
territorial unit in 1995 Gagauzians started to use Turkish in public places without any problems,
however there exist some severe problems regarding the use of Turkish as an instruction
language. This paper deals with the usage of Turkish in public life as well as in schools in
Gagauzia, from past to present within the context of Europe. This article analyses which
problems do exist in the field of education and how far is developed the Gagauz press and
media organs in Gagauzia.