Levent Doğan

Levent Doğan is an Associate Professor at the Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Trakya University. He holds a PhD in Turkish Language from Trakya University (2000) and has been a faculty member since 2001. Dr. Doğan has served as Visiting Professor at Comrat State University (2000) and held administrative roles including Head of the Department of Balkan Studies (since 2022) and Deputy Director of the Institute of Social Sciences (2016-2019).

• Bachelor's: Trakya University, 1992
• Master's: Trakya University, 1994
• PhD: Trakya University, 2000

His research focuses on Turkic dialects, particularly Uyghur, Gagauz, and Turkmen Turkish, with emphasis on proverbs, idioms, morphological structures, and cultural terminology. He has analyzed mental verbs, body part terms, and color symbolism across Balkan Turkish dialects and Central Asian languages.

Dr. Doğan's publications include comparative studies on proverbs and dialects from 2024 to 1996, with recent works on Bulgarian Turkish idioms, Uyghur proverbs, and Balkan Turkmen dialects. His articles span linguistics, cultural anthropology, and educational policy, often addressing cross-regional Turkic language patterns.

• Acted as Editor of Trakya University Journal of Social Sciences (2005-2010)
• Member of multiple university commissions (Internal Control, Research Projects, Legislation, etc.)
• Coordinated Scientific Journals Office (since 2022)
• Head of Romani Language and Culture Studies Department (since 2018)