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Prof. Neslihan YETKİNER is the current Dean of İzmir University of Economics and a member of the TÜBİTAK SOBAG Advisory Board. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from Groningen University (Netherlands) and has served as a research assistant at Hacettepe University and part-time lecturer at London University. Her academic career spans over two decades, with expertise in Translation Studies, Pragmatics, and Corpus-based Translation. Education: BA (Summa Cum Laude) and MA in Translation from Hacettepe University; PhD in Linguistics from Groningen University. Administrative Roles: Dean since 2023, previously Head of the Department (2006–2009). Research Interests: Focus on translation theory, critical discourse analysis, children’s literature, and cultural studies. Her work explores themes like censorship in children’s books, translator prefaces, and intercultural adaptation. Her recent articles address topics such as the impact of the pandemic on the translation industry, liminality in folk tale translations, and community interpreting professionalism. She has led three TÜBİTAK-funded projects on translation and literary analysis. Prof. YETKİNER has received multiple awards, including the TÜBİTAK Scientific Publication Encouragement Award (2012–2017), and has advised PhD student Hamide Çakır. She is actively involved in academic administration and contributes to national and international conferences.

• Translation Studies
• Pragmatics
• Corpus-based Translation
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Tuğba Dalyan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Yıldız Technical University (2014), an MSc from Kocaeli University (2007), and dual BSc degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science and Business Administration (Minor) from Istanbul Bilgi University (2003). She has been a faculty member since 2016 and previously served as a Teaching Staff member and Research Assistant at the same institution. Her research focuses on Natural Language Processing , Machine Learning , Deep Learning , Text Mining , Data Science , and Big Data Analytics . Her work spans computational linguistics, sentiment analysis, author profiling, machine translation, and smart systems. She has led and contributed to numerous research projects, particularly in AI-driven urban solutions and health technologies. The most recent publications show a strong trend in Turkish NLP, zero-shot classification, multimodal AI (image captioning), emotional robotics, and decision support systems using fuzzy logic. Her work combines theoretical rigor with practical applications in smart cities, education, and healthcare. Best Paper Award , CICLing 2012 TÜBİTAK 2209-A student project awards (2022–2024) Horizon2020 Eşik Üstü Ödülü , MIMOSCSA 2024 TÜBİTAK 2242 competition: 2nd and 3rd place (2016, 2018) She has advised numerous student research projects, many of which have received national recognition. She has directed multiple TÜBİTAK and institutional research grants, including projects on smart homes, blockchain crowdfunding, mental health, and AI for social polarization. Her leadership roles include Head of Department, Vice Dean, and Director of Graduate Programs. Tuğba Dalyan leads research in AI and NLP with a strong emphasis on Turkish language technologies. She is involved in interdisciplinary teams working on emotional robots, smart city platforms, and citizen science ecosystems. Her lab activities focus on neural networks, text analysis, and intelligent systems development.

• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Şükrü Özbay currently serves as an Associate Professor at Karadeniz Technical University's Faculty of Arts, Department of English Language and Literature. He earned his PhD and MA in Applied Linguistics from Karadeniz Technical University and holds a BA in English Language and Literature from Ankara University. Education : PhD (2015) and MA (2004) from Karadeniz Technical University; BA (1996) from Ankara University Dr. Özbay's research focuses on Corpus Linguistics , Learner Corpora , Academic Writing , Translation Studies , and Language Pedagogy . His work investigates lexical bundles, support verb constructions, and pragmatic markers through computational corpus analysis. Recent publications analyze four-word recurrent expressions in educational technology contexts, collocational priming in Turkish EFL learners' mental lexicon, and semantic prosody of intensifiers in academic corpora. He supervises theses on data-driven learning applications and corpus-based teaching materials. Dr. Özbay has held managerial roles including Deputy Head of Department (2019–present) and Assistant Coordinator for Erasmus+ programs (2017–2021). He actively participates in international conferences and has published in journals like Turkish Studies , Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics , and Hacettepe Eğitim Dergisi .

• Corpus Linguistics
• Learner Corpora
• Translation Studies
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Dilara Torunoğlu Selamet serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Engineering within the Faculty of Computer and Informatics at Istanbul Technical University. Holding a PhD, she specializes in Natural Language Processing for Turkish, with research emphases on social media text normalization, named entity recognition, and sentiment analysis. Her academic credentials feature: PhD in Computer Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (awarded circa 2013) Master of Science in Computer and Information Sciences (Non-thesis), Doğuş University (2009-2013) Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Doğuş University (2004-2009) Dilara's scholarship tackles the complexities of Turkish NLP, a language with rich morphology. She has made notable contributions to text normalization for social media platforms, named entity recognition in authentic datasets, and semantic smoothing techniques for sentiment classification. Her work often bridges theoretical NLP with practical applications, as seen in resource-building projects like the ITU Web Treebank and Turkish sign language corpora. Her publication record (2011-2021) demonstrates methodical growth: initial work on text classification (2011) evolved into named entity recognition (2013) and social media normalization (2014, 2017), then expanded to data augmentation (2020-2021) and sign language processing (2020). This trajectory reflects her commitment to advancing Turkish NLP through both foundational research and innovative resource development. While no specific awards are documented, her research impact is evidenced by an h-index of 4 and over 127 citations in Scopus. Available information does not indicate any students supervised or research grants obtained. She is affiliated with Istanbul Technical University's Department of Computer Engineering, but no laboratory or research team memberships are specified in public profiles.

• Natural Language Processing
• Text Normalization
• Named Entity Recognition
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Prof. Dr. Ahmed ÜRKMEZ is a Turkish academic specializing in Hadith studies, currently affiliated with Ankara Social Sciences University, Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Department of Hadith . He holds a Professor rank (since 2022) and has maintained full-time academic engagement since 2011. Born: 1977, Ankara Education: BA, MA, PhD in Hadith from Selçuk University Languages: Arabic (96), English (74) Research Focus includes: Moral dimensions of Hadith Relationship between Sunnah and societal mentality Interdisciplinary connections between Hadith and social sciences Critical edition methodologies Ottoman-era Hadith scholarship Systematic analysis of foundational Hadith sources Publications (2011-2021) demonstrate expertise in: Hadith textual integrity (repetition, abbreviations) Quranic pedagogy integration Historical political critique through Islamic texts Ethical frameworks from Prophet's traditions Translation challenges of Islamic classics Sociocultural reception of Hadith in Anatolia

• Moral Hadith
• Sunnah-Mentality Relationship
• Hadith and Social Sciences
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Ruhan Güçlü is an Assistant Professor at Gaziantep University in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences , Department of English Language and Literature. His academic journey includes a PhD in English Linguistics (2019–2022) and Masters in English Linguistics (2013–2015) from Hacettepe University , where he also earned his Bachelor’s in English Linguistics (2007–2011). His research spans metadiscourse analysis , contrastive linguistics , cognitive linguistics , and sociolinguistics . Key themes include: Metadiscourse in L2 Turkish writing Gender-based linguistic differences Diachronic evolution of discourse markers Word association behaviors Turkish language teaching methodologies Recent publications focus on interactive metadiscourse markers in Turkish and Albanian learners' essays, cognitive stylistic analyses of AI-generated vs. human texts, and diachronic corpus studies of linguistic trends. His work often bridges discourse theory , language education , and cultural reflections in academic writing. He has taught courses such as Advanced Grammar , Sociolinguistics , and Stylistics at Gaziantep University. Notable projects include a 2015 study on urban/rural Turkish children's word associations and a 2018–2020 TÜBİTAK-funded project on Turkish morphosyntactic constraints.

• Metadiscourse Analysis
• Contrastive Linguistics
• Cognitive Linguistics
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Sümbül Begüm KörteLLi serves as a Researcher in the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at Beykent University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, maintaining active academic engagement since 2020 with doctoral qualifications. Her scholarly profile centers on advanced philological analysis of Old Turkic languages, with particular emphasis on Uyghur linguistic structures and Buddhist textual traditions within Turkic cultural contexts. Her research traverses Old Turkic linguistics, Uyghur studies, etymological evolution, historical semantics, and the intersection of religious texts with language development. Key investigations include verb collocation patterns in Eastern Turkish Qur'anic translations, reduplication mechanisms in Buddhist Maitrisimit literature, and cross-linguistic adaptations of Sanskrit/Chinese loanwords in Old Uyghur. This work consistently bridges linguistic methodology with cultural anthropology and religious history. Analysis of her 2018-2025 publications reveals sustained specialization in structural Turkic linguistics, with original articles examining morphological phenomena complemented by critical book reviews of seminal works in Uyghur philology. Her output demonstrates methodological rigor in corpus-based analysis while engaging deeply with Buddhist and Islamic textual traditions, establishing her as a significant contributor to historical Turkic language studies.

• Old Turkic Linguistics
• Uyghur Studies
• Etymology
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Gamze Almacioğlu is a Lecturer at Gaziantep University, Gaziantep Education Faculty, Department of Foreign Language Education. She has been affiliated with the university since 2023, previously serving as a Research Assistant from 2005-2023. Her academic career spans institutions including Çukurova University and Mersin University. PhD in English Language Education (Çukurova University, 2017) MA in English Language Education (Gaziantep University, 2007) BA in English Language and Literature (Mersin University, 2005) Her research focuses on English language teaching methodology, writing instruction, and child language acquisition. Key areas include genre-based pedagogy, reflective teaching practices, and cross-linguistic transfer phenomena. She has extensively published on topics like collocational knowledge, politeness in early childhood speech, and curriculum design. Recent publications highlight trends in English language teaching (2024), child discourse analysis (2020), writing pedagogy (2018-2019), and vocabulary acquisition (2006-2018). Her work appears in journals like Teaching Education , Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences , and Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics . Almacioğlu has taught 45 courses spanning writing instruction, grammar, translation, and applied linguistics. She serves as an Assistant Department Chair since 2023 and participates in editorial boards for journals like Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences . Her professional memberships include Asia TEFL, INGED/ELEA, and European Writing Centers Association.

• English Language Education
• Applied Linguistics
• Language Teaching Methodology
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Önder ERASLAN is an Assistant Professor at Üsküdar University, specializing in interventional radiology and medical imaging. His work focuses on diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly in oncology, vascular medicine, and neuroimaging. He has contributed to studies evaluating the efficacy of embolization techniques, machine learning in diagnostics, and volumetric brain structure analysis. His research interests include improving procedural safety in CT-guided biopsies, exploring correlations between vascular conditions and imaging metrics, and understanding ethnic variations in neuroanatomy. He has published extensively on topics such as tumor ablation, carotid artery stenosis, and rare clinical cases like jugular foramen metastases. Dr. ERASLAN’s recent publications highlight trends in interventional oncology, translational applications of machine learning, and population-specific anatomical studies. He has no listed awards or honors, but his work emphasizes clinical innovation and evidence-based practice. His academic engagement includes contributions to medical education and training activities at the university.

• Interventional Radiology
• Medical Imaging
• Oncology
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Ahmet Cüneyd Tantuğ is an Associate Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering at the Faculty of Computer and Informatics, Istanbul Technical University (ITU). He has been a core faculty member since 2007 and is among the founders of the ITU Natural Language Processing Group. He has held key administrative roles, including Vice Dean (2011–2015) and Head of IT Department at ITU (2012–2020). BSc, MSc, PhD: Istanbul Technical University, Computer Engineering Guest Researcher: University of Copenhagen, Centre for Language Technology (2006–2007) Dr. Tantuğ’s research spans artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning, and deep learning, with a focus on Turkish and other agglutinative languages. His work includes named entity recognition, dependency parsing, machine translation, word sense disambiguation, and text normalization. He has developed linguistic resources for Turkish and low-resource languages such as Amharic, and has contributed to financial AI and temporal expression extraction. His recent publications highlight advancements in Turkish NLP, including optimal vocabulary sizing, tokenization granularity for LLMs, and transformer-based models for named entity recognition. He has led multiple research projects funded by TÜBİTAK, the European Union, and the Ministry of Development. Scientific awards include: Bedri Karafakioğlu Special Award (2000) Siemens Excellence Award (2007) TeknoGirişim Sermaye Desteği Ödülü (2010) He has supervised numerous master’s and PhD students, with theses on topics such as dependency parsing, named entity recognition, and text normalization. He has also served as a consultant for private sector projects in banking, software, and telecommunications, and as a referee for TÜBİTAK, TEYDEB, and the Ministry of Industry and Technology. Dr. Tantuğ leads and participates in active research projects including Turkish text normalization from user-generated content and improving dependency parsing with augmented features. He is a founding member of the ITU Natural Language Processing Group, which continues to be a central hub for NLP research in Turkey.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
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Assoc. Prof. Özgür ŞEN BARTAN serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Western Languages and Literatures at Kırıkkale University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, while concurrently teaching Community Interpreting courses at Ankara University's Department of Turkish Sign Language Interpreting. His 2023 visiting professorship at Freie University of Berlin was supported by a prestigious TÜBİTAK scholarship. His academic credentials include: BA in English Linguistics from Hacettepe University MA in Sociology from Hacettepe University PhD in Linguistics, Foreign Language Teaching from Ankara University Research centers on practical translation applications, particularly community interpreting for Deaf populations and machine translation refinement. His work bridges corpus linguistics with real-world challenges in Turkish Sign Language interpreting, post-editing workflows, and specialized pedagogy for linguistically marginalized groups. This interdisciplinary focus connects sociological frameworks with computational translation methods. Recognition includes the competitive TÜBİTAK Postdoctoral Research Scholarship enabling his Berlin appointment. This award underscores national validation of his contributions to translation science. He supervises graduate theses and actively disseminates research through international conference presentations. Prior to his 2016 appointment at Kırıkkale University, he accumulated 14 years of English teaching experience across Ankara institutions, grounding his academic work in practical language education.

• use of writing in foreign language teaching
• literary translation
• community interpreting
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H. Altay Güvenir is a Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering and Science from Case Western Reserve University (1987), M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (1981, 1979). Research Interests: Focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Genetic Algorithms, Medical Informatics, Natural Language Processing, and Operational Research. His work spans applications in healthcare analytics, financial modeling, multimedia classification, and multi-agent systems. Publications: Over 100 peer-reviewed articles across domains like arrhythmia analysis, EuroSCORE validation, movie scene classification, and financial distress prediction. Recent work explores AI policy frameworks in Turkey and blockchain applications. Professional Contributions: Editorial roles in journals, project leadership in medical data mining, and co-authorship of influential algorithms like VFI (Voting Feature Intervals) and RIMARC (Ranking Instances by Maximizing AUC).

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Data Mining
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Senem Yıldız is an Associate Professor at Bogazici University's Faculty of Education, Department of TEFL. She holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University's Department of Language Education (2003) and a B.A. from Hacettepe University's Department of Translation and Interpretation (1997). Her research focuses on Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), mobile learning applications, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), and materials development. She has published extensively on topics like emergency remote education, digital tool efficacy in language learning environments, and teacher education strategies in technology-constrained settings. Education: Ph.D. in Language Education (Indiana U, 2003); B.A. in Translation (Hacettepe U, 1997) Research Highlights: Mobile language learning, CALL in limited-access environments, and EFL teacher training methodologies Yıldız has led research projects including 'Multimedia Storybooks in Preschool EFL' (2011-2015) and 'Digitalization of Middle School Content' (Erasmus+, 2021-present). She teaches courses like Computer Assisted Language Learning and Materials Evaluation at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Her work emphasizes innovative pedagogical solutions for under-resourced educational contexts. Publications reflect a focus on digital tools' role in second language acquisition, with notable contributions to Language Learning & Technology and Journal of Computer and Education Research . She has supervised M.A. theses on topics ranging from corpus-based vocabulary teaching to collaborative writing strategies in EFL.

• Computer Assisted Language Learning
• Educational Technology
• English for Specific Purposes
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Professor Yusuf Polat is a distinguished academic in the Department of Western Languages and Literatures within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Kırıkkale University, Turkey. Having joined the university in 2013 as an Assistant Professor, she was promoted to Associate Professor in 2017 and achieved the rank of Professor in 2023. Prior to her current position, she gained over two decades of experience at Ankara University's Turkish and Foreign Language Research and Application Center (TÖMER), where she served as a French and Turkish instructor and held administrative roles from 1992 to 2013. Her academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Education from Gazi Faculty of Education (1990), a Master of Arts from Dokuz Eylül University (1998), and a PhD in Linguistics from Ankara University (2010) with her thesis titled "Speech Acts in Foreign Language Teaching". Professor Polat's scholarly work centers on Translation Studies, Linguistics, and Foreign Language Teaching, with deep expertise in French-Turkish translation. Her research explores pragmatic dimensions of language, particularly speech acts in pedagogical contexts, cultural transfer in literary translation (e.g., Orhan Pamuk's works), lexical challenges in historiographical texts, and syntactic adaptations in poetry translation. She has significantly contributed to Turkish language education frameworks, including holistic models for K12 skills assessment. Her recent publications (2018-2024) reveal consistent thematic focus: cultural elements in literary translation (2023), K12 skills framework integration (2024), and pragmatic equivalence challenges. A dominant thread connects linguistic theory with practical translation issues between French and Turkish, demonstrating dual mastery of both languages' structures and pedagogical applications across educational contexts. No scientific awards, fellowships, or medals are documented in the provided information. Available information does not specify graduate student supervision or research grant involvement. Her professional trajectory emphasizes teaching and administrative roles at TÖMER and Kırıkkale University, with publications reflecting individual scholarship rather than team-based research projects. There is no mention of Professor Polat leading specialized research laboratories or collaborative teams; her work appears conducted within standard departmental frameworks at Kırıkkale University.

• Translation Studies
• Linguistics
• Pragmatics
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GÖKHAN OCAKOĞLU is a full Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Bursa Uludag University , where he leads the Department of Biostatistics . His academic career spans over two decades, with postgraduate training completed at Uludağ University's Health Sciences Institute (MSc 2006, PhD 2011). As a methodological expert in medical statistics, he contributes to interdisciplinary research across oncology, nephrology, and public health domains. Graduate of Anadolu University's Statistics Department (2003) Doctorate in Biostatistics (2011) Full Professor status (2022) His research focuses on biostatistical modeling in clinical contexts including: Inflammation and nutrition-based prognostic scoring systems AI applications in medical diagnostics Statistical shape analysis of anatomical structures Health literacy and patient decision-making Survival analysis in chronic diseases Recent publications demonstrate methodological expertise in: Retrospective cohort studies Comparative outcome analysis Medical imaging statistics Machine learning prediction models Translational medical research

• Biostatistics
• Medical Statistics
• Statistical Analysis in Health
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