معرفی
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erkan Karagöz serves as an Associate Professor at the International University of Sarajevo, specializing in Turkic literary traditions and cross-cultural narrative analysis. His academic foundation stems from extensive research in Turkic dialects and oral literature within Turkish academic institutions.
His educational trajectory includes:
- Bachelor's degree in Contemporary Turkish Dialects and Literatures from Gazi University Faculty of Arts (2005)
- Master's degree in Contemporary Turkish Dialects/Turcology from Gazi University Social Sciences Institute (2009)
- Ph.D. in Contemporary Turkish Dialects/Turcology from Gazi University (2016)
- Concurrent teaching experience at Gazi TÖMER Turkish Language Teaching Center (2008-2010)
Dr. Karagöz's scholarly focus centers on structural analysis of Turkic oral traditions, particularly examining underwater motifs in epics and comparative motif systems in Tatar-Bashkir magical narratives. His methodological approach integrates Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk Literature with Turkic philological frameworks, revealing cultural transmission patterns across Eurasian steppe communities. His work bridges ethnolinguistics and comparative mythology, emphasizing narrative archetypes in nomadic literary traditions.
