Biography
He was born in Erzurum, in 1990. He completed primary and secondary school in Istanbul. Aftermath, he had started to college education in the History Department of the University of Istanbul in 2007 and he graduated from this department in 2011. At the same year, he started the master program in the same department at the branch of the History of Ottoman Institutions and Civilization and in 2014 he accomplished his master with the thesis named as “The Catalog of Music Manuscripts in Istanbul University Library”. In 2021 he completed his PhD about “güfte mecmuaları (lyric miscellanies)”.
Harun Korkmaz has started to work in the Research Institute of Turcology of Istanbul University in 2013. He completed the classification and cataloging of the archive of Hüseyin Sadeddin Arel in the Institute. This archive includes one of the largest musical note collection of Turkish music. He was in England in 2018-2019 with the support of TÜBİTAK, as the guest of King's College London, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Martin Stokes. He conducted a research project on musical manuscripts in libraries in London, Oxford and Manchester. Since October 2020, he has been working as a member of the Islamic Arts Science Committee in the 2nd Edition Project of the Diyanet Encyclopedia of Islam. In addition to academic works, he took a part in hundreds of programs and the concerts to introduce classical Turkish music in many countries like Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, France, Hungary, Latvia, Australia, Latvia, India, Nepal and the United Kingdom.
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Education Information
2014 - 2021
2014 - 2021Doctorate
Istanbul University, Faculty Of Literature, Osmanlı Müesseseleri Ve Medeniyeti Tarihi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
2011 - 2014
2011 - 2014Postgraduate
Istanbul University, Faculty Of Literature, Tarih - Osmanlı Müesseseleri Ve Medeniyeti Tarihi, Turkey
2007 - 2011
2007 - 2011Undergraduate
Istanbul University, Faculty Of Literature, Department of History, Turkey
Dissertations
2021
2021Doctorate
Lyric Miscellanies as a Source of Turkish Music History
Istanbul University, Research Institute of Turkology, Department of Turkish Studies
2014
2014Postgraduate
The Catalog of Music Manuscripts in Istanbul University Library
Istanbul University, Faculty Of Literature, Osmanlı Müesseseleri Ve Medeniyeti Tarihi Anabilim Dalı
Foreign Languages
B1 Intermediate
B1 IntermediateArabic
B1 Intermediate
B1 IntermediateEnglish
A1 Beginner
A1 BeginnerGerman
C1 Advanced
C1 AdvancedUzbek
C2 Mastery
C2 MasteryAzerbaijani
A2 Elementary
A2 ElementaryPersian
Research Areas
Social Sciences and Humanities
History
History of The Ottoman Instutionsand Civilization
Art
Music
Academic Titles / Tasks
2013 - Continues
2013 - ContinuesResearch Assistant
Istanbul University, Research Institute of Turkology
Courses
Published journal articles indexed by SCI, SSCI, and AHCI
2022
2022A Surviving Composition from the Ancient Musical Tradition: Mahur Kar
Ekinci M. U., KORKMAZ H.
OSMANLI ARASTIRMALARI-THE JOURNAL OF OTTOMAN STUDIES
, vol.2022, no.60, pp.61-96, 2022 (AHCI)
Articles Published in Other Journals
2022
2022Texts About Music: Reflections on the Relations Between the Different Communities Living in 19th Century Istanbul
Korkmaz H.
ART-SANAT
, vol.18, pp.243-262, 2022 (ESCI)
2015
2015A Few Notes Regarding the Alleged Miscellany of Selim III
Korkmaz H.
Musikişinas , no.13, pp.53-55, 2015 (Non Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2015
2015Conundrum of Bestenigâr Beste
Korkmaz H.
Musikişinas , no.14, pp.121-141, 2015 (Non Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Refereed Congress / Symposium Publications in Proceedings
2022
2022The Oldest Piece of Turk-Arab Common Repertoire: EHINNU ŞEVKAN / احن شوقا’
Korkmaz H.
XIX. ve XX. Yüzyılda Ortadoğu’da Osmanlı Müzik Kültürü, Hatay, Turkey, 16 - 18 May 2022, pp.16-17
2022
2022Historical Background of Azerbaijan-Turkey Music Relations
Korkmaz H.
The 7th INCSOS International Congress of Social Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2 - 04 June 2022, pp.192
2022
2022Lyric Miscellanies as a Source of Music History
Korkmaz H.
Etnomüzikoloji Derneği 5. Kuruluş Yıldönümü Etkinlikleri, Bursa, Turkey, 10 May 2022
2022
2022Indo-Turkish Cultural Relations With Reference to Music in Babarnama
Korkmaz H.
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Conference Series, Patna, India, 07 April 2022
2021
2021Eyyûbî Hoca Mehmed Zekâi Dede Efendi
Korkmaz H.
Vefatının 124. Yıldönümünde Eyyûbî Hoca Mehmed Zekâi Dede Efendi, İstanbul, Turkey, 25 November 2021
2021
2021Texts About Music: Reflections on the Relations Between the Different Communities Living in 19th Century Istanbul
Korkmaz H.
İntercommunal Musical Geographies of Late Ottoman Istanbul, Athens, Greece, 29 October 2021, pp.10
2021
2021Abdülbâkî Nâsır Dede and his Acem Bûselik Mawlawi Ayin-i Sherif
Korkmaz H.
Müzikli Söyleşi, İstanbul, Turkey, 23 February 2021
2021
2021Composers from Diyarbekir in Classical Turkish Music
Korkmaz H.
Kadim Şehir Diyarbekir Şehir Sohbetleri, İstanbul, Turkey, 31 January 2021
2020
2020Mawlawi Music and Mawlawi Ayin-i Sherif
Korkmaz H.
İrtihâlinin 747. Sene-i Devriyesinde Mevlana Celâleddîn-i Rumi, İstanbul, Turkey, 17 December 2020
2020
2020Composers from Diyarbekir in Classical Turkish Music
Korkmaz H.
Dicle Divan Sohbetleri, Diyarbakır, Turkey, 18 November 2020
2020
2020Contribution of Lyric Miscellanies to Ottoman Historiography
Korkmaz H.
Orality - Writing - Performance. Recent Developments in Music Studies and the Ottoman Lands and Beyond, 14 October 2020
2019
2019Alâeddin Yavaşca's Archive
Korkmaz H.
İcranın Macerası ve İstanbul’da Müziğin Kesişen Kimlikleri, İstanbul, Turkey, 02 November 2019
2017
2017Hüseyin Sadettin Arel's Music Library and his Musical Note Collection
Korkmaz H.
Uluslararası Hüseyin Sadeddin Arel ve Türk Müziği Sempozyumu, İstanbul, Turkey, 13 December 2017
2017
2017Principles of Cataloging in Libraries Containing Musical Manuscripts: The Case of Istanbul University Manuscript and Rare Books Library
Korkmaz H.
MSGSÜ İstanbul Devlet Konservatuarı Müzikoloji Bölümü Seminerleri, İstanbul, Turkey, 28 February 2017
2016
2016Sadeddin Nüzhet Ergun and his Contributions to the Studies of Turkish Music History in Relation to the 70th Anniversary of his Death
Korkmaz H.
M. Fuad Köprülü Türkoloji ve Beşeri Bilimler Sempozyumu, İstanbul, Turkey, 21 - 22 November 2016, pp.357-365
2017
2017The Song that Transformed into a İlâhî (Divine) in the Mawlawi Repertoire
Korkmaz H.
Mevlevîlik ve Kültür, İstanbul, Turkey, 09 November 2017
2017
2017Musical Culture of Turks During the History
Korkmaz H.
Yakın Dönem Türkiye Söyleşileri-25, İstanbul, Turkey, 13 October 2017
2016
2016Composers from Diyarbekir Lived in the 17th and 18th Centuries and Diyarbekir as a Center of Classical Turkish Music
Korkmaz H.
DİYARBAKIR SEMPOZYUMU, Diyarbakır, Turkey, 2 - 06 November 2016, vol.1, pp.58-60
2014
2014Manuscript Lyric Codices and Their Importance for Ottoman Music History
Korkmaz H.
11. Millî Türkoloji Kongresi, İstanbul, Turkey, 11 - 13 November 2014, vol.2, pp.675-680
2014
2014Sufi Music in Istanbul
Korkmaz H.
Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı Söyleşileri, İstanbul, Turkey, 27 June 2014
Books
2022
2022İsmail Dede Efendi
KORKMAZ H.
in: Cumhuriyetin 100. Yılında 100 Türk Büyüğü ~ Sanatçılar, Vahit Türk, Editor, T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Türk Kültürüne Hizmet Vakfı, İstanbul, pp.252-276, 2022
2022
2022Buhûrîzâde Mustafa Itrî Efendi (?-1712)
KORKMAZ H.
in: Cumhuriyetin 100. Yılında 100 Türk Büyüğü ~ Sanatçılar, Vahit Türk, Editor, T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Türk Kültürüne Hizmet Vakfı, İstanbul, pp.234-251, 2022
2021
2021Zekâî Dede’s Composing and his Compositions
Korkmaz H.
in: Eyyûbî Mehmed Zekâî Dede Efendi, Harun Korkmaz, Editor, Eyüp Sultan Belediyesi Yayınları, İstanbul, pp.63-162, 2021
2020
2020Two Fasıl Miscellany of the Period of Sultan Mahmud I (1730-1754) in the Library of Istanbul University
Korkmaz H.
in: Gölgelenen Sultan Unutulan Yıllar - I. Mahmud ve Dönemi (1730-1754), Hatice Aynur, Editor, Dergah Yayınları, İstanbul, pp.204-216, 2020
2018
2018Bestekârı Yanlış Bilinen Eserler Konseri Broşürü
KORKMAZ H.
İstanbul Araştırmaları Estitüsü, 2018
2018
2018Diyarbekir of the Music (Musiki) Composers from Diyarbekir in Classical Turkish Music
Korkmaz H.
Diyarbakır Kayapınar Belediyesi, Diyarbakır, 2018
2017
2017International M. Fuad Köprülü Turcology and Humanities Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of His Death (21 22 November 2016)(eril)
Turan F. (Editor), Temel Alemdar E. (Editor), Korkmaz H. (Editor)
İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2017
2015
2015The Catalog of Music Manuscripts in Istanbul University Library
Korkmaz H.
Harvard University The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Cambridge, 2015
Supported Projects
2023 - 2026
2023 - 2026An Exploration of Classical Turkish Music Pieces Composed Between the 15th and 18th Centuries and Conveyed by Oral Transmission in the Context of the Concepts of 'Composing’ and 'Composer': Repertoire and Transmission
TUBITAK Project
(Project Abstract)
Korkmaz H. (Executive), AYAS O. G., EKİNCİ M. U., TOKER H.
2020 - 2021
2020 - 2021Acem Bûselik Mawlawi Ayin-i Sherif Recording Project
Project Supported by Other Official Institutions
Korkmaz H. (Executive)
2018 - 2019
2018 - 2019Determination and Analysing (by musicological methodology) the Music Manuscripts (especially lyric codices) that Exist in the British Library
TUBITAK Project
Korkmaz H. (Executive)
Activities in Scientific Journals
2015 - Continues
2015 - Continues
Türkiyat Mecmuası
Editor
2017 - 2018
2017 - 2018Rast Muzikoloji Dergisi
Committee Member
Memberships / Tasks in Scientific Organizations
2020 - Continues
2020 - ContinuesTDV İSAM
Member of Science Committee
Scientific Refereeing
June 2022
June 2022Musicologist: An International Journal of Music Studies
National Scientific Refreed Journal
June 2022
June 2022Türkiyat Mecmuası
National Scientific Refreed Journal
Scientific Consultations
2019 - 2020
2019 - 2020Other
Zeytinburnu Belediyesi
Istanbul University, Research Institute of Turkology, Department Of Turkish Studies, Turkey
Artworks
September 2023
September 2023Original Works
Turkish Art Music-Bestenigâr-ı Kadîm Beste/Nefs-i Küll Durdı ve Çarh Urdı Semâ (Güfte: Âşık Paşa)
September 2023
September 2023Original Works
Turkish Art Music-Nevâ İlâhî/Ben derd ile âh iderim (Güfte: Yunus)
September 2023
September 2023Original Works
Other Musical Types-Hüseynî Varsağı/Yola düşüp giden diller Musam eğlendi gelmedi (Güfte: Sultan IV. Murad)
August 2023
August 2023Original Works
Other Musical Types-Hicaz Zîrgûle Semâî/Kad eşrakati’d-dünyâ (Güfte: Mevlânâ)
August 2023
August 2023Original Works
Other Musical Types-Hicaz Zîrgûle Semâî/Ah güzelin aşkına (Güfte: Mevlevî âyîn-i şerîflerinden)
November 2018
November 2018Original Works
Turkish Art Music-Hüseynî/Devr-i Hindî İlâhî: Sad-sadâ-yı âh ile geçti zamânım âh âh (Güfte: İsmail-i Rumi)
May 2011
May 2011Original Works
Turkish Art Music-Nikriz/Sofyan Nefes: Ben şehid-i bâdeyem dostlar demim yâd eyleyin (Güfte: Harputlu Rifat)
November 2010
November 2010