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Mustafa TÜRKYILMAZ is an Associate Professor in the Department of Turkish Education at Ahi Evran University's Faculty of Education. With a career spanning over 15 years at the university, he has progressed from Research Assistant to Assistant Professor and currently holds the position of Associate Professor since 2017. His academic journey began with undergraduate, master's, and doctoral studies in Turkish Language Teaching at Gazi University's Kırşehir Faculty of Education and Institute of Educational Sciences.
Dr. TÜRKYILMAZ specializes in Turkish Language Education with research interests spanning reading skills development, children's and youth literature, communication skills, and educational assessment. His work consistently focuses on middle school education contexts, examining how reading fluency, motivation, and technology impact students' language acquisition and communication abilities. He has published extensively on Turkish literature analysis, particularly examining works by authors like Orhan Pamuk and Miyase Sertbarut from educational perspectives.
His publication trends reveal a sustained focus on reading comprehension and fluency development, with recent work expanding into digital literacy and social media impacts on reading behaviors. The research consistently applies quantitative methodologies with variable analysis to understand complex educational phenomena in Turkish language learning contexts. His scholarly output demonstrates strong international reach with publications in both Turkish and English journals.
As a dedicated academic advisor, Dr. TÜRKYILMAZ has supervised 15 master's theses on diverse topics within Turkish education, including reading motivation, communication skills, children's literature analysis, and digital impacts on learning. He has also led or participated in 10 research projects funded by higher education institutions, with recent projects examining middle school students' reading fluency skills and Turkish course attitudes.
His teaching portfolio includes undergraduate courses in Children's Literature, Reading Techniques, and Speech Education, as well as graduate courses in Creative Reading, Youth Literature, and Scientific Research Methods. Dr. TÜRKYILMAZ maintains active scholarly engagement through editorial board memberships and peer review activities for multiple academic journals in the field of Turkish education and social sciences.