ELIF KOPARAL

ELIF KOPARAL serves as a Professor in the Department of Classical Archaeology within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, where she contributes to the academic study of ancient Mediterranean civilizations and settlement patterns.

Her educational background includes:

• Licence in Archaeology, Aegean University Faculty of Letters (1992-1996)
• MA in Classical Archaeology (with Thesis), Aegean University Institute of Social Sciences (1998-2002)
• PhD in Settlement Archaeology, Middle East Technical University Institute of Social Sciences (2006-2011)

Professor KOPARAL's research focuses on the intersection of Classical Archaeology and Settlement Archaeology, examining spatial organization of ancient communities and cultural transitions through methodological rigor. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical field studies to reconstruct socio-political dynamics of historical periods.

Her professional expertise is complemented by advanced English proficiency, demonstrated by YÖKDİL 97.5 (2017) and KPDS 87 (Spring 2011) scores, facilitating international scholarly collaboration and publication.