Abdurishid Yakup

Prof. Dr. Abdurishid Yakup is a Research Fellow at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW), located at Jägerstrasse 22/23, 10117 Berlin, Germany. His office resides in space 261, with direct contact via phone +49 (0)30 20370 472 or email yakup@bbaw.de.

His research centers on Uyghur Studies and Print Culture, specifically investigating historical printing traditions of Uyghur communities along the Northern Silk Road. This work bridges Central Asian History and Silk Road Studies, examining cultural transmission through material artifacts in pre-modern Eurasian trade networks. The project highlights interdisciplinary connections between textual production, religious dissemination, and cross-cultural exchange in Inner Asia.