Ali Budak

Prof. Dr. Ali Budak is a faculty member at Yeditepe University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences in the Department of Turkish Language and Literature. Holding the academic rank of Professor since 2003, he has served in administrative roles including Department Chair (2011, 2019) and Head of the Turkish Language and Literature Division (2011). His career spans both academia and journalism, with prior experience at Halka ve Olaylara Tercüman Newspaper (1982), Ihlas News Agency (1993), and various TV stations.

• Education:
  • PhD in Modern Turkish Language (2002), Istanbul University
  • MA in Modern Turkish Language (2002), Istanbul University
  • B.A. in Turkish Language and Literature (1981), Istanbul University

Budak's research focuses on Ottoman literary modernization, Westernization processes in Turkish literature, media history, and comparative literary analysis. His recent publications examine topics like Bosnalı Sâbit's traditional-breaking poetry and Nâbî's Hayrâbâd Mesnevisi as literary reconstruction attempts.

He has supervised 10+ graduate theses, including works on:

• Orhan Pamuk's Kafamda Bir Tuhaflık and local identity
• Todorov's fantastic theory in İhsan Oktay Anar's fiction
• Comparative analysis of Eastern intellectuals Sâdık Hidâyet and Cemil Meriç
• Modernization in Tanzimat-era Turkish novels

Key scientific awards include:

• TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) Coursebook Award
• Eskader Association's Review Work Award
• Elginkan Foundation Turkish Culture Research Award

His administrative roles extend to serving on Yeditepe University's Faculty Board (2011), Education Faculty Board (2011), and various academic committees. He has been teaching courses like Westernization and Turkish Poetry and Contemporary Turkish Literature since at least 2004, with recent involvement in supervising doctoral research on Ottoman modernization processes.