Duygu Yavuz

Dr. Duygu Yavuz is an Assistant Professor at Yeditepe University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Turkish Language and Literature from Sakarya University (2011-2017), MA in Old Turkish from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (2009-2011), and BA in Turkish Language and Literature from the same institution (2005-2009).

• Education:
  • PhD: Turkish Language and Literature, Sakarya University (2011-2017)
  • MA: Old Turkish, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (2009-2011)
  • BA: Turkish Language and Literature, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (2005-2009)

Her research focuses on historical linguistics, Turkic dialectology, metaphorical semantics, and loanword adaptation in Old Turkish texts. She has extensively analyzed Turkic conceptual systems through light and fire metaphors, verb morphology, and reduplication patterns in folklore.

Recent publications examine Harezm Turkish, Uyghur texts, and compounding mechanisms in Turkic languages. She has presented at international conferences on topics like dialectal variations and cultural symbolism in historical linguistics.

• Teaching Experience:
  • Turkish Language History (EDTR 121, TLL 113)
  • Old Turkish (EDTR 211-212, TLL 219-220)
  • Contemporary Turkish (EDTR 261-262, TKL 201-202)
  • Teacher Training (PTUR 402-403)

Previously worked at the Turkish Ministry of National Education (2014) teaching Turkish Language and Literature. Affiliated with academic societies tracked through memberships in indexing services like TR DİZİN, MLA, and SOBIAD.