Prof. Dr. Ufuk Kocabaş (b. 1968, İstanbul), currently directs Department of Conservation and Restoration and also Division of Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects at Istanbul University. His research is focused on underwater archaeology, ancient shipbuilding technology and conservation of underwater cultural heritage. He is currently directing mediaeval shipwrecks excavation and conservation “The Yenikapı Shipwrecks Project” on behalf of Istanbul University. He served as a member of the Istanbul Regional Council for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2010-2014) and Turkish National Commission for UNESCO-Tangible Cultural Heritage Committee (2014-2017). He is the authors of “Conservation and Restoration of Marine Archaeological Objects (1998)” and “The Gate Open to Past: Yenikapı Shipwrecks (2015)”; editor of “Yenikapi Shipwrecks, Volume 1: Old Shipwrecks of New Gate (2008)”.
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