جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Language Teacher Education
• Intercultural Communication
• Social Justice in Education
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Adnan Yilmaz is a Lecturer in Education (TESOL) at the University of Stirling's Faculty of Social Sciences. He holds a PhD from the University of Arizona's SLAT program. His research focuses on language teacher education, intercultural communication, social justice in language education, and instructional technologies. He has co-led projects funded by the US Embassy in Turkey, including the 'Social Justice Now!' initiative, which trained pre-service English teachers to design social responsibility projects and present at international symposiums. Education: PhD in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT), University of Arizona, USA. Research Interests: Language teacher education emphasizes preparing educators for socially just practices. Intercultural communication explores cross-cultural competency in language learning. Social justice initiatives address equity in language education through technology and curriculum design. His work bridges theory and practice, using technology to enhance pedagogy and advocate for marginalized learners. Key Projects: Co-investigator on two US Embassy-funded projects (2021-2024) involving Turkish pre-service teachers' social justice projects. These projects culminated in symposium presentations and international TESOL conventions. Publications: Over 20 articles and book chapters since 2018, focusing on topics like refugee language learning, intercultural pedagogy, and technology-enhanced education. Recent works emphasize integrating social justice narratives into EFL curricula. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with educational technology and social justice research groups at the University of Stirling and international partner institutions.

Einar Wigenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Turkic State-Formation
• Ottoman Empire History
• Conceptual History
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Einar Wigen is a Professor of Turkish studies and Research Director at the Institute for Culture and Society (IKOS), University of Oslo. He specializes in Ottoman and Turkish political history, conceptual history, and the socio-political impact of epidemics. His work bridges disciplines like international relations, historical sociology, and medical history. Wigen holds a PhD from the University of Oslo (2014) and has held fellowships at institutions such as Harvard-Koç Ottoman Summer School and the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul. Education: PhD, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oslo (2014) MA, Political Science, University of Oslo (2009) MA, Peace and Conflict Studies, European University Center for Peace Studies (2005) Bachelor’s Competency in Turkish Language (2007) Research Projects: ERC Synergy Grant-funded project reconstructing plague drivers in Eurasia (1300–1900) EPIDEMICS (2018–23) and LIFETIMES (2018–23) "Synchronizing the World" (2015–18), focusing on Ottoman historiography Key Publications: The Steppe Tradition in International Relations (2018, with Iver B. Neumann) State of Translation: Turkey in Interlingual Relations (2018) Awards/Grants: Recipient of ERC Synergy Grant (2020–present) Professional Roles: Head of PhD Program, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (2022–24) Board Member, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (2021–24) Wigen’s research interests span early Turkic state-formation, temporalities of epidemics, and the Ottoman Empire’s transformation into modern Turkey. His work analyzes how political concepts and medical metaphors shaped state-building processes. He advises PhD students and mentors MSCA projects on topics like political authoritarianism in Turkey and conceptual histories of tradition in the Arab world.

Turgay Demirelمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Educational Technology
• Distance Learning
• Technology Integration in Education
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Assoc. Prof. Turgay Demirel is affiliated with the Department of Computer Science at Iğdır University’s Faculty of Engineering. He holds a PhD in Computer and Instructional Technologies Education from Atatürk University (2010–2015), an MSc in the same field (2007–2010), and a BSc in Computer and Instructional Technologies Education from Ankara University (2003–2007). His research focuses on educational technology, distance learning, and the integration of games and technology into curricula. Key research areas include the effects of mind games on academic performance, challenges in distance education legislation, and flipped classroom methodologies. He has published extensively on instructional strategies in virtual environments, eye-tracking analysis in reading comprehension, and technology-enhanced teacher training. His work bridges educational psychology with technological innovation, emphasizing practical applications in K-12 and higher education. He has led projects on technology-supported instruction for new Turkish language curricula and the integration of mind games in math and Turkish courses. His administrative roles include serving as Department Chairman and Research Center Manager at Iğdır University. His teaching spans courses like Educational Technology, Computer Basics, and Occupational Health and Safety. While no formal awards are listed, his contributions to educational technology and policy reflect significant academic engagement. Current initiatives focus on adapting to evolving educational paradigms, particularly in digital transformation and open learning frameworks.

Orhan KOCAMANمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching
• Language Acquisition
• Second Language Learning Strategies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Orhan KOCAMAN is an Associate Professor and Head of the English Language Teaching Program at İstanbul 29 Mayıs University. He holds a B.A. from Marmara University (1990), an M.A. from Sakarya University (2005), and a Ph.D. from Yeditepe University (2015). His career includes 10 years as an English teacher at Istanbul Private Marmara College and roles at Sakarya University before joining İstanbul 29 Mayıs University in 2020. Education: B.A., English Language Teaching, Marmara University (1990) M.A., Computer and Instructional Technologies Education, Sakarya University (2005) Ph.D., English Language Teaching, Yeditepe University (2015) Research Interests: Focuses on computer-assisted language learning, second language acquisition, vocabulary strategies, and teaching methodologies. Specializes in the integration of technology in ELT and understanding learner differences in language learning processes. Proficient in advanced English, Spanish, Georgian, and intermediate German. Articles Trends: Publishes extensively on corrective feedback strategies, technology-enhanced language learning, and learner motivation. Recent work examines individual differences in language learning and barriers in EFL contexts. Advising/Grants: No specific grants or advising programs mentioned in the provided text.

Özlem Ulucanمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Postcolonial Studies
• Comparative Literature
• Feminist Criticism
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Özlem Ulucan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Bingöl University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on postcolonial studies, comparative literature, and feminist criticism with particular attention to nationalism, modernization, and cultural heritage. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature and has supervised master's theses on Toni Morrison and feminist critiques of 19th-century literature. Her academic career includes authoring books like Chris Cleave's Little Bee and The Modernization Process of Egypt and Turkey , as well as publishing in journals such as Adıyaman University Journal of Social Sciences Institute and presenting at international conferences in England and Turkey. Her recent work explores postcolonial identity in African-American and Middle Eastern literature. Ulucan's articles demonstrate thematic consistency around colonialism's lingering effects, gender dynamics in canonical texts, and the intersection of nationalism with literary form. She actively contributes to academic discourse through both monographs and conference engagements, maintaining a strong focus on transnational literary analysis.

Sedat KARAGÜLمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Children's Literature
• Turkish Education
• Language Teaching Methods
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Assoc. Prof. Sedat KARAGÜL is affiliated with 29 Mayis University, where he holds an Associate Professorship. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi (2007-2011) and obtained his doctorate from Ankara Üniversitesi in 2017. His research focuses on children’s literature, Turkish language education, and pedagogical methodologies. Dr. KARAGÜL’s work emphasizes literacy development, educational technology integration, and curriculum design. Recent studies include analyses of students’ perceptions of fictional characters, teacher attitudes toward distance learning during the pandemic, and the role of children’s literature in fostering cultural heritage awareness. His publications address diverse topics such as poetry pedagogy, textbook evaluations, and writing instruction. Despite his prolific output, no scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials. He has not listed any advisees or lab affiliations in the current data.

• Educational Psychology
• Counseling
• Student Well-being
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Oya Güneri is a Professor and Vice Rector at TED University, affiliated with the Department of Educational Sciences and Guidance and Psychological Counseling. Her research focuses on student well-being, mental health in educational settings, and counseling methodologies. She has extensively studied psychological factors influencing academic success, including mindfulness, emotion regulation, and cross-cultural adaptations of psychological scales. Her work addresses international student adaptation, career development needs, and institutional policies supporting student and faculty success. Key contributions include validating the multidimensional subjective financial well-being scale across multiple countries and analyzing the impact of video modeling in counseling education. Her academic journey includes leadership roles in higher education administration and mentoring programs. She has developed peer mentoring initiatives for new faculty and evaluated teaching effectiveness through mid-semester evaluations. Her research often integrates qualitative and quantitative methods to address systemic challenges in education, such as bullying prevention, teacher job satisfaction, and the role of technology in learning. She has authored over 50 publications and actively contributes to Turkish educational policy through her work on university service design and student support systems. Notable projects include assessing university adjustment services, adapting psychological tools like the Drexel Defusion Scale for Turkish contexts, and investigating factors affecting academic procrastination among education students. Her work emphasizes evidence-based solutions for improving pedagogical practices and student mental health outcomes.

• Dialect Studies
• Turkish Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Talat Dinar is a faculty member at the Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi. He holds a PhD from Pamukkale University (2013) and has conducted extensive research on Turkish dialectology, historical linguistics, syntax, and modality. His work focuses on Anatolian Turkish dialects, morphosyntactic variation, and the evolution of grammatical structures. Education: Licentiate (BA equivalent) in Turkish Language and Literature, Suleyman Demirel University (2001) MA in Turkish Language and Literature, Afyon Kocatepe University (2006) PhD in Turkish Language and Literature, Pamukkale University (2013) Research Interests: Dialectology (Anatolian Turkish), historical linguistics, syntax, modality, grammaticalization processes, lexical semantics, and orthography analysis. His studies emphasize regional variation in verb conjugation, morphological contrasts, and the documentation of endangered dialect features. Publications: Over 15 peer-reviewed articles since 2006, focusing on Anatolian Turkish dialects, modality expressions, and historical texts. Recent works include analyses of modal verb structures, zero anaphora in Turkish literature, and verb tense systems in Yörük dialects. Awards: H-index 7 (Google Scholar), 113 citations, with contributions to Turkish Studies, Gazi Türkiyat, and other indexed journals. Grants & Advising: No specific grants mentioned, but active in academic supervision. His research often involves fieldwork collaborations with colleagues like Elif Burcu Yalçınkaya and Ünzüle Şık. Labs/Teams: Involved in Süleyman Demirel University’s Turkish Language Research Group, contributing to dialect documentation projects and corpus linguistics initiatives.

Banu Akdenizliمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Digital Media Studies
• Public Diplomacy
• Political Communication
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Banu Akdenizli is an Associate Professor of Communication at Northwestern University in Qatar. She holds a PhD in Media and Communication from Temple University and previously taught at Yeditepe University in Istanbul. Her research focuses on digital diplomacy, GCC media systems, and citizen journalism practices in Turkey, with a strong emphasis on the intersection of technology and political communication. She has served as a research fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Public Diplomacy (2016–2018) and received the Fellowship for Exceptional Service from NU-Q (2022–2024). Education: PhD in Media and Communication, Temple University MA in Translation Studies, Boğaziçi University BA in Sociology, Boğaziçi University Research Interests: Digital diplomacy strategies in crisis environments Social media's role in GCC foreign policy Information warfare dynamics in the Gulf Turkish media landscape analysis Public diplomacy frameworks in non-Western contexts Awards: Northwestern University Qatar Fellowship for Exceptional Service (2022–2024) USC Annenberg Public Diplomacy Research Fellowship (2016–2018) Qatar National Research Fund Grant (2018) Grants & Projects: Northwestern University Qatar Internal Scholarly Research Grant (2018) Undergraduate Research Experience Program funding (2018) Labs/Teams: Active in the Artificial Intelligence and Media Lab at NU-Q, focusing on digital diplomacy applications.

Daniela COTTICAمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Classical Archaeology
• Roman Provinces
• Environmental Archaeology
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Daniela Cottica is an Associate Professor at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, affiliated with the Department of Humanities and the Research Institute for Digital and Cultural Heritage. Her research focuses on classical archaeology, particularly the transformation of ancient cultural and economic landscapes, environmental archaeology, and interdisciplinary methodologies. She leads and collaborates on projects such as the excavation of Aquileia's Roman port and studies of Pompeii's garum production. Her teaching spans archaeology of production/consumption, Roman provinces, and ancient urban planning. Research Themes: Roman Provinces, Environmental Change, Ceramic Analysis Key Projects: Aquileia Port Archaeology (since 2010), Pompeii Garum Workshop Studies Languages: Advanced English, Basic French/Turkish/Spanish Her work integrates archaeometry, stratigraphic analysis, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction to explore human-environment interactions. Recent publications address coastal wetland dynamics, Roman trade networks, and material culture studies.

• Modern Turkish Literature
• Ottoman Literary History
• Autobiographical Literature
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Borte Sagaster serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cyprus since January 2007, following significant research positions at Berlin's Centre of Modern Orient (1993-1999), Istanbul's Orient Institute (1999-2003), Heidelberg University (2004), and Giessen University's SFB Erinnerungskulturen (2006), plus a 2005 visiting professorship at Cyprus. Her academic journey reflects deep engagement with Ottoman and Turkish cultural institutions across Europe and Turkey. Her educational foundation includes a Master's degree (1989) and PhD in Ottoman Tanzimat-period literature (1995), both from Hamburg University's Department of Oriental Studies, supported by an Orient Institute Istanbul doctoral scholarship (1991-1993). This specialized training established her expertise in late Ottoman literary transformations. Sagaster's research centers on 19th-20th century Modern Turkish literature with distinctive emphases: Turkish autobiographical writing, detective fiction evolution, literatures of non-Turkish Ottoman communities, women's literary contributions, 'Other' representation, and cultural memory's role in canon formation. Her work consistently employs comparative frameworks to examine Turkey's literary landscape through minority perspectives and identity negotiations, revealing how literature mediates historical consciousness and social change. Analysis of her publications since 2006 shows evolving scholarly trends: early work focused on genre studies (detective fiction, poetry movements), shifting toward cultural memory and minority literatures after 2009. Her research demonstrates methodological sophistication in analyzing how Turkish literature processes historical trauma, constructs national identity, and incorporates marginalized voices, particularly evident in her 2019 monograph History of Modern Turkish Literature and 2021 memory studies contributions. No scientific awards or fellowship recognitions are documented in the available materials. Regarding academic mentoring, the provided texts contain no information about graduate students supervised or doctoral committees chaired. Similarly, while her collaborative editorial projects (e.g., Crime Fiction in and around the Eastern Mediterranean ) indicate research partnerships, specific grant funding details remain unreported. Professor Sagaster's scholarly activities show no indication of laboratory or formal research team leadership; her work appears primarily individual and publication-focused, though her editorial collaborations with institutions like Bamberg University Press suggest active participation in academic networks. Her sustained output through 2021 confirms ongoing research vitality within Turkish literary studies.

• Syntax
• Psycholinguistics
• Language Processing
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Matthew Wagers is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he focuses on syntax, psycholinguistics, and memory mechanisms in language processing. His research explores how linguistic features act as 'traffic signals' for memory access, with particular emphasis on syntactic boundaries, resumptive pronouns, and cross-linguistic comparisons in Austronesian and Zapotec languages. Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Maryland (2008), supervised by Colin Phillips A.B. in Molecular Biology, Princeton University (2003), with Certificates in Neuroscience and Linguistics Wagers leads the z/lab , conducting NSF-funded research (BCS 2019804) on animacy and resumption in Zapotec and Hebrew. He has directed a UCOP MRPI Planning Grant (2025-2027) to leverage California's linguistic diversity for improving large language models. His lab investigates memory systems in languages like Chamorro, Tagalog, and Georgian, producing 15+ recent publications on topics spanning filler-gap dependencies, subject islands, and discourse anaphora. Key Research Themes: Working memory in syntactic encoding and retrieval Role of morphological cues in parsing Experimental methods in understudied languages Signal detection theory in acceptability judgments Temporal dynamics of agreement and focus He teaches courses in psycholinguistics, syntax, and experimental methods, and serves as Faculty Director for Curriculum and Enrollment in UCSC's Division of Humanities (2025-2026). His lab alumni include researchers now at institutions like Saarland University and Oxford, with recent graduates defending dissertations on memory for covert dependencies, Turkish wh-in-situ processing, and structural prediction mechanisms.

Umut Uzerمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Turkish Nationalism
• Ottoman Studies
• Turkish Identity
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Umut Uzer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Istanbul Technical University, with a distinguished research profile focusing on Turkish nationalism, identity politics, and the sociopolitical implications of Ottoman legacy in contemporary Turkey. His scholarly work bridges historical analysis with current political developments, offering critical perspectives on nation-building processes and minority communities in Turkey. Dr. Uzer's research interests form a cohesive intellectual trajectory centered on: Turkish Nationalism and Identity Formation Neo-Ottomanist Approaches in Modern Turkish Politics Turkish Foreign Policy and Regional Relations Minority Communities including Jewish and Islamic populations in Turkey Nation-building through religious and cultural institutions His recent publications demonstrate an evolving research agenda that increasingly examines the intersection of religion, politics, and national identity. The 2024 publications on mosque construction as nation-building and the Şalom newspaper's language transformation showcase his methodological diversity, combining architectural sociology with media studies to explore identity formation processes. With an h-index of 8 and 175 citations according to Scopus metrics, Dr. Uzer's work has gained significant scholarly recognition. His research has been widely disseminated through academic channels with notable readership on Mendeley and mentions in news outlets, particularly for his analyses of Turkish-Israeli relations. As a principal investigator, Dr. Uzer has led two major research projects: 'Construction as Nation Building: The Case of Turkey' (2023-2024) and 'Nostalgic View of History: Perception of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey' (2017-2019). His supervision of five academic works demonstrates his commitment to mentoring emerging scholars in Turkish sociopolitical studies.

Noah-Manuel Michaelمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Automated Grammatical Error Detection
• Natural Language Processing
• Computational Linguistics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Noah-Manuel Michael is a Doctoral Researcher at Kiel University's Institute for Psychology of Learning and Instruction (IPL) and the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN) in the Department of Educational Measurement and Data Science. His research focuses on automated grammatical error detection and personalization of LLM-based chatbots for language learners. MA in Linguistics (Text Mining) from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2022-2023) BA in Linguistics & Turkish Studies from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2018-2022) His research integrates computational linguistics, natural language processing, and educational technology to improve language learning tools through data science and AI. Prior to his current role, Michael worked as a Research Associate at Linköping University's Division of Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Computer Systems and as a Research Assistant at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz's International Office. Contact: michael@leibniz-ipn.de

• Balkan Linguistics
• Comparative Linguistics
• Albanian Language
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Tolga DİLLİOĞLU is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Balkan Languages and Letters , Trakya University Faculty of Letters , since 2024. His academic career began as a Lecturer (2013-2014) and has continued as a Research Assistant since 2014. Bachelor’s Degree (2013) Master’s Degree in Balkan Studies (2017) - Thesis: Constructive Affixes in Albanian and Turkish Languages Doctoral Degree in Balkan Studies (2023) - Thesis: Verb in Albanian His research focuses on Balkan linguistics , particularly Albanian and Turkish language structures , with emphasis on comparative morphology , dialectology , and phonetic orthography . He explores historical evolution patterns in Albanian dialects and cross-linguistic affixation processes. Publications reveal consistent focus on Albanian linguistic systems , including dialect standardization, morphological productivity, and comparative epic poetry analysis. His work bridges historical linguistics with Balkan cultural studies . Scientific achievements include: Faculty of Letters Third Place Award (2014) Albanian Language and Literature Department First Place (2013)