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\nDeniz ŞALLI-ÇOPUR4  \nMiddle East Technical University  \nBahtiyar MAKAROĞLU7  \nAnkara University  \nYasemin KIRKGÖZ2  \nÇukurova University  \nŞakire ERBAY-ÇETINKAYA5  \nTrabzon University  \nBilal KARACA8  \nTrabzon University  \nPelin İRGIN3  \nIndependent Researcher  \nMustafa KURT6  \nGazi University  \nHasan KAVGACI9  \nMinistry of National Education  \nAyhan ÖZTÜRK10  \nMinistry of National Education  \nNazlınur GÖKTÜRK-TÜNEY11  \nMinistry of National Education  \nAbstract  \nThe Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is one of the most widely consulted reference works that define international standards for the learning, teaching, and assessment of languages. Since its appearance in 2001, the CEFR has been translated into more than 40 languages, including Turkish, making it the second most-translated document of the Council of Europe (CoE) after the European Convention of Human Rights. The CEFR was complemented by the Companion Volume with New Descriptors in 2018. This provisional version was later replaced by the CEFR Companion Volume (CV) in 2020, which includes added descriptors for mediation, online interaction, plurilingual/pluricultural competence, and sign language competences, ensuring modalityinclusive formulations in adapted illustrative descriptors for sign languages and gender-neutrality in  \n1Assoc. Prof., Trabzon University, Trabzon, Türkiye, ORCID: 0000-0002-2908-2551  \nCorrespondence: [servet61@trabzon.edu.tr](servet61@trabzon.edu.tr)  \n2Prof., Çukurova University, Adana, Türkiye, ORCID: 0000-0001-5838-66-37, [Email: ykirkgoz@cu.edu.tr](Email: ykirkgoz@cu.edu.tr)[ ](Email: ykirkgoz@cu.edu.tr)3Independent Researcher, London, Ontario, Canada, ORCID: 0000-0001-5222-5648, [Email: pirgin@uwo.ca](Email: pirgin@uwo.ca)  \n4Dr., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye, ORCID: 0000-0001-6378-2925, Email: [dsalli@metu.edu.tr](dsalli@metu.edu.tr)  \n5Asst. Prof., Trabzon University, Trabzon, Türkiye, ORCID: 0000-0003-2594-1205, Email: [sakirecetinkaya@trabzon.edu.tr](sakirecetinkaya@trabzon.edu.tr)  \n6Prof., Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye, ORCID: 0000-0003-1838-3575, [Email: kurtm@gazi.edu.tr](Email: kurtm@gazi.edu.tr)  \n7Assoc. Prof., Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye, ORCID: 0000-0002-7641-6665, [Email: makaroglu@ankara.edu.tr](Email: makaroglu@ankara.edu.tr)[ ](Email: makaroglu@ankara.edu.tr)8Asst. Prof., Trabzon University, Trabzon, Türkiye, ORCID: 0000-0002-2303-7071, [Email: bilalkaraca@trabzon.edu.tr](Email: bilalkaraca@trabzon.edu.tr)[ ](Email: bilalkaraca@trabzon.edu.tr)9Dr., Ministry of National Education, Ankara, Türkiye, ORCID: 0000-0001-5016-7704, [Email: hasankavgaci@gmail.com](Email: hasankavgaci@gmail.com)  \n[10](10Dr.)[Dr.](10Dr.), Ministry of National Education, Ankara, Türkiye, ORCID: 0000-0001-5766-6805, Email: [ayhanozturkmeb@gmail.com](ayhanozturkmeb@gmail.com)  \n11Dr., Ministry of National Education, Ankara, Türkiye, ORCID: 0000-0001-8922-1464, [E-mail: nngokturk@gmail.com](E-mail: nngokturk@gmail.com)  \nall descriptors. The CEFR CV has already been translated into French, Arabic, Italian, Spanish, and Turkish, and translations to several other languages are underway and expected to become available shortly. The Turkish translation was completed in October 2021 by a committed team of scholars with the initiative and coordination of the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoNE) in cooperation with the CoE. The translation of the CEFR Companion Volume into Turkish is an excellent example of how hard work and perseverance pay off. 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