معرفی
Mehmet Kalpaklı is a Professor and Chair of the Departments of History and Turkish Literature at Bilkent University. He also serves as Director of the Halil İnalcık Center for Ottoman Studies and the Oğuz Tansel Center for Turkish Literature. His expertise lies in Ottoman literature, cultural history, and digital humanities, co-founding the Ottoman Text Editing Project (OTAP). He holds a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Washington, with earlier degrees from Istanbul and Mimar Sinan Universities.
Research interests focus on Ottoman literary traditions, cross-cultural exchanges, and the socio-political dimensions of Ottoman culture. Notable works include The Age of Beloveds (2005) and Ottoman Lyric Poetry (1997/2006). His recent publications analyze color symbolism in poetry and Ottoman expansion narratives. Public lectures include discussions on Ottoman cultural heritage at Yale University and Vienna’s Institute for Oriental Studies.
Academic contributions span collaborative digital initiatives and international conferences, such as the 2016 Sultan II. Mehmed Symposium and Silk Road Congress. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary digital methodologies, emphasizing Ottoman contributions to global literary and cultural history.
