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BIOGRAPHY

His Academic Career
Born on June, 8th, 1958 in U�ak, he started his education in Cumhuriyet primary school and then� had his high school education in K�tahya Lycee where he graduated in 1975. Afterwards, he studied Turkish literature in �stanbul University� where he graduated in 1979. Having completed his thesis on Old Turkish Literature, he received his post graduate degrees in �stanbul University, the Institute of Social Sciences and in USA. Then,� he started his academic career in interuniversity committee of Y�K, gave lectures on Old Turkish Literature in USA as associate professor in 1993; then� received his professorship in �stanbul University in 1998.

 

 

In 1979-82, he worked in the Seminar programs for Turcology of �stanbul University,

in 1982-84, has joined the Turkish Marine Forces where he has been assigned the ranks of second lieutenant and subsequently first lieutenant,

in 1986-87 gave lectures of Turkish Literature in Bosphorous University,

in 1987-94 has been assigned as a senior lieutenant by the Turkish Marine Forces where he worked for the foundation of Marine History Archives,

in 1994-96, worked for the management of the publications of Research for Marine History Archives,

in 1996-97, gave lectures on Old Turkish Literature in Mimar Sinan University and worked for the Islamic Research Center,

and since 1997, has been giving lectures in �stanbul Culture University.

AWARDS

1989, Writers� Union of Turkey Award for Encyclopedic Dictionary of Divan Poetry

1990, Turkish Language Institute Award for Encyclopedic Dictionary of Divan Poetry

1996, Writers� Union of Turkey Award of Inquiry

2001, Kayseri Writers� Guild Award for Best� Person in Literature

2001, YTB U�ak Award of� People�s Hero.

 

His Works

Turkish Language and Turkish Literature books for intermediary and highschools (1990-1997)

Edited translations and research boks on Ottoman Marine History (1991-96)

Texts, stories and� narratives of Divan Literature trancribed in common language for people in literary magazines (1982 �)

Journals and columns on art, culture and literature in Zaman (1993�)

Lectures

Public Seminars on Reciting Poetry and on Divan Literature (1994�)


Courses

Tutoring in �stanbul Culture University since 1994


Family Status

Has two daughters: Hilye Banu (1982), Elif (1986) and a son Alperen Ahmet (1992)

 

   
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