Assoc. Prof. EMEK ÜŞENMEZ

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Biography

.Emek Üşenmez, born on 26 November 1982 in Taşpınar/Aksaray, completed his primary and secondary education in Aksaray, followed by a Bachelor's degree in 2004, a Master's degree in 2006, and a Doctorate in 2010. He was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2015.

In 2007, he conducted field research in Kyrgyzstan (Osh, Jalal-Abad, Tokmok, Issyk-Kul), and in 2010-2011, he conducted field research in Turkmenistan (Köhneürgenç/Daşoğuz, Ashgabat). In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he conducted research and studies as a visiting lecturer at the Department of Uzbek Language and Literature at the Ali Shir Nava'i Institute of Language and Literature of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences. During this period, he had the opportunity to work on Turkish manuscripts in the library of manuscripts at the Abu Rayhan al-Biruni Oriental Studies Institute of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences. He conducted research on the Turkish language and literature in places such as Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Crimea, Fergana, Khwarezm, Samarkand, Bukhara, Urgench, Khiva, Kokan (Hokand), Margilan, Andijan, Nemengan, Tashkent, Surhanderya, Kashkadarya, and Karşı.

In 2013, while serving as an advisor to the Turkish World during Eskişehir's tenure as the Capital of Turkish World Culture, he conducted projects with countries such as Tatarstan, Crimea, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. Within this scope, he published the first colour facsimiles of the Kutadgu Bilig manuscripts. He prepared for publication the four volumes of the Tercüman Newspaper, published by Gaspirali Ismail Bey in Bahçesaray, Crimea, in transliteration and facsimile form. The Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan prepared the catalogue of Turkish manuscripts for publication. It has been continuing its work in Iran since 2014 as part of the Horasan-Iran Turkish place names project.

In 2014, he carried out a study on Turkish manuscripts at the British Library in the UK. He studied at Harvard University in 2015-2016 and at the University of Cambridge in 2017-2018 as a visiting lecturer. He served as the Education Counsellor at the Turkish Embassy in London between 2016 and 2017.

Üşenmez continues to serve as a consultant on the machine learning project for Ottoman Turkish texts in collaboration with Istanbul Technical University and Boğaziçi University as part of the IRCICA Library Farabi OCR (Ottoman Turkish machine text reading) project. He is a member of the advisory and scientific boards of the Islamic Civilisation Centre of Uzbekistan and WOSCU.

As part of his research study on the first Turkish translations of the Qur'an, he has collaborated with the University of Michigan Department of Near Eastern Studies (Dr. Gottfried Hagen) in the United States, the Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Turkologie (Prof. Dr. Claus Schönig) in Germany, Russia Petersburg Saint-Petersburg State University Department of Turkic Philology of Oriental Faculty (Prof. Dr. Viktor Grigorievich Guzev), and Hungary Budapest Loránd Eötvös University, Institute of Oriental Studies, Department of Turkology (Prof. Dr. Géza Dávid), and the University of Vienna.

Emek Üşenmez was awarded the Ali Şir Nevâî Gold Medal by the Organisation of Turkic States and the International Turkic Academy in April 2022. In February 2024, he received the Uzbekistan Ali Şîr Nevâî Gold Medal from the Ali Şîr Nevâî University of Uzbek Language and Literature for the contributions he conducted in the field.

Education

2007 - 2010

Doctorate

Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Türk Dili Ve Edebiyatı, Turkey

2004 - 2006

Postgraduate

Dumlupınar Üniversitesi, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Türk Dili Ve Edebiyatı, Turkey

2000 - 2004

Undergraduate

Selcuk University, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Türk Dili Ve Edebiyatı, Turkey

Dissertations

2010

Doctorate

TÜRKÇE İLK KURAN TERCÜMELERİNDEN ÖZBEKİSTAN NÜSHASI ÜZERİNDE DİL İNCELEMESİ

Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Türk Dili Ve Edebiyatı

2006

Postgraduate

KARAHANLI TÜRKÇESİ SÖZLÜĞÜ

Dumlupınar Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Türk Dili Ve Edebiyatı

Research Areas

Social Sciences and Humanities

Philology

Turkish Language and Literature

Old Turkish Language

Modern Turkish Language

Contemporary Turkish Dialects and Literature

Research Areas Based on Academic Activities

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Scopus Research Areas

Academic Positions

2016 - Present

Associate Professor

Istanbul University, Rektörlük, Bölümler

2013 - 2015

Lecturer

Istanbul University, Rektörlük, Bölümler

Managerial Experience

2017 - 2018

Misafir Öğretim Üyesi

University of Cambridge, Divinity School

2015 - 2016

Misafir Öğretim Üyesi

Harvard University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

2014 - 2015

Araştırmacı

British Library, Turkish-Turkic Manuscripts

2013 - 2013

Araştırmacı

Avusturya Milli Kütüphanesi, Yazma Eserler (Osmanlıca-Çağatayca), Yazma Eserler (Osmanlıca-Çağatayca)

2011 - 2011

Misafir Öğretim Üyesi

Ali Şir Nevâî Dil ve Edebiyat Enstitüsü, Özbek Dili ve Edebiyatı

2010 - 2010

Misafir Aaraştırmacı

Mahtumkulu Türkmenistan Milli El Yazmaları Enstitüsü, Yazma Eserler (Türkçe-Çağatayca)

2008 - 2008

Misafir Öğretim Elemanı

Taskent Devlet Sarksinaslik Enstitüsü, Özbek Dili ve Edebiyatı

Non Academic Experience

2019 - Present

Eğitim Koordinatörü

Non-profit Organisation, BİLGE TÜRK Eğitim Kültür Vakfı, Mütevelli Heyeti Başkan Yardımcısı, Eğitim Koordinatörü

2016 - 2017

Counselor for Education

State Agency, Turkish Embassy in London, Educational Consultancy, Counselor for Education

Courses

Doctorate

Cedid Edebiyatı

Akademik Türkçe

Postgraduate

Müstakillik Devri Özbek Edebiyatı

Undergraduate

Modern Uzbek Literature

Türk Dili

Yabancılar İçin Türk Dili

Osmanlı Türkçesi I

Karahanlı Türkçesi

Osmanlı Türkçesi II / ECTS 5

Tarihî Türk Şiveleri II [Uygurca]

Türk Dili Tarihi

TDE304 Tarihî Türk Şiveleri IV [Harezm, Kıpçak ve Çağatay Türkçesi] (2+0) 2 / ECTS 3

Tarihî Türk Şiveleri I [Göktürkçe] / ECTS 3

Supervised Theses

in Progress

Postgraduate

O'zbek ve Turk Ertaklarining Qiyosiy Tahlili

Üşenmez E. (Co-Advisor), Tilavov A.

A.Javlonbek(Student)

in Progress

Postgraduate

O'zbek ve Turk Marosim Folklorining Qiyosiy Tahlili

Üşenmez E. (Co-Advisor), Tilavov A.

Q.Nazokat(Student)

in Progress

Postgraduate

Turk ve O'zbek Laparlari: Tahlil ve Talqini

Üşenmez E. (Co-Advisor), Tilavov A.

T.Mohinur(Student)

2023

Doctorate

İ.L. Tsilossani'nin "Yeni Diyaloglar (Rusça, Fransızca, Türkiye Türkçesi ve Azerbaycan Türkçesi; Son iki dilin Kiril harfli transkripsiyonuyla)" adlı kitabının Türkçe kısmı (Dil incelemesi-metin-dizin)

Üşenmez E. (Co-Advisor), Daşdemir M.

M.TCHANKVETADZE(Student)

Representation and Promotion Activities

AVRASYA İPEK YOLU ÜNİVERSİTELERİ BULUŞMASI-5th Annual Convention of Eurasian Silk Road Universities Consortium / ESRUC

Institutional Representation, National University of Mongolia-Монгол Улсын Их Сургууль, Mongol Ulsyn Ikh Surguul, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 2014 - 2014

Articles

2023