معرفی
Melda Şenel is a Lecturer at Gaziantep University's School of Foreign Languages, Department of Foreign Languages. She earned a Licence in Slavonic Languages and Literature (Russian) from Ankara University (2005-2009), a Master's in Russian Language and Literature from Gazi University (2012-2017), and a Doctorate in Russian Language and Literature from Istanbul University (2017-present). Her academic career at Gaziantep University spans over a decade (2011-present).
Her research focuses on Russian literary analysis, translation challenges, and cultural studies. She has explored Gogol's 'Dead Souls' chronotope, Nasreddin Hodja's jokes in Turkish-Russian cultural gaps, and Russian fairy tales. Her work bridges literary theory and practical translation, emphasizing cross-cultural understanding.
Şenel has received international recognition through a Russian language scholarship (2009-2010) and Erasmus-funded research at Jagiellonian University (2018-2019). She also contributed to methodical seminars for Russian language teachers in Ankara (2017).
- Russian Federation, Lipetsk (2009-2010)
- Jagiellonian University, Poland (2018-2019)
- Ankara, Turkey (2017)
As an educator, she has designed and delivered Turkish language courses and Russian language programs (2013-2025), maintaining a comprehensive teaching portfolio.
