Barbara Kellner-Heinkele

Barbara Kellner-Heinkele is a Professor of Turcology at Freie Universität Berlin since 1990. She is a member of the Academy of Europe (elected 1993) in the section Classics & Oriental Studies. Her academic career includes prior professorships at University Frankfurt am Main (1982-1990) and research roles at the Orient-Institut der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (1979-1982) and University of Hamburg (1975-1979).

• Current Position: Professor of Turcology, Freie Universität Berlin (1990-present)
• Previous Positions:
  • Professor of Islamic Sciences and Turcology, University Frankfurt am Main (1982-1990)
  • Researcher, Orient-Institut der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (1979-1982)
  • Project researcher, University of Hamburg (1975-1979)

Her research focuses on:

• Cultural history of Turkish steppe peoples
• History of Turkomans
• Cultural history of the Ottoman Empire
• Language politics in post-Soviet Muslim republics