Mehmet Kalpaklı is the Chair of History Department of Faculty of Economics, Administrative, and Social Sciences (FEASS), and Turkish Literature Department of Faculty of Humanities and Letters (FHL).
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In Publications page, you can see the lists of essays, articles, books, book chapters, encyclopedia articles that Mehmet Kalpaklı has written, and various scientific presentations presented by him in panels, symposiums, conferences, and public lectures.
In Positions page, you can see the lists of Mehmet Kalpaklı’s current and previous academic positions, delegations, the courses that he designed and gave, and the projects / professional organizations in which he took part as manager or director.
BIOGRAPHY
Mehmet Kalpaklı is the Chair of both Departments of History and Turkish Literature at Bilkent University. He also serves as the Director of Halil İnalcık Center for Ottoman Studies and the Director of Oğuz Tansel Research Center for Turkish Literature.
He started his Ph.D. study at Istanbul University and finished it at the University of Washington in 1992. His specialization is in Ottoman literature and cultural history of the Ottoman Empire. He is also working on several digital humanities projects as the co-founder and active participant in Ottoman Text Editing Project (OTAP) between the University of Washington and Bilkent University.
Some of his publications are: The Age of Beloves: Love and The Beloved in Early Modern Ottoman Turkish and European Literature, Culture, and Society (with Walter G. Andrews), Duke University Press, USA 2005; Ottoman Lyric Poetry: An Anthology, (with Walter Andrews and Najaat Black), The University of Texas Press, 1997, and expanded edition: University of Washington Press in 2006; Osmanlı Divan Şiiri Üzerine Metinler (İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Press, 1999; Maruf Simalar of Ali Fuat Türkgeldi, (with S. Akşin Somel) Turkish Historical Society Press, Ankara, 2013; Binbir Gece’ye Bakışlar, (with Neslihan Demirkol), Turkuaz Press, İstanbul, 2010; and the Complete Works of Halide Edib Adıvar (with others, 18 books) Özgür Press/Can Press, (1995-2015).
CONTACT INFO
Bilkent University, FEASS, Secretariate of History Department, 06800
Çankaya / Ankara / Turkey
You can reach to Mehmet Kalpaklı’s office via phone, using the numbers +90 312 290 2206 and +90 312 266 5102.
You can send e-mails to Mehmet Kalpaklı using this e-mail address: mehmetkalpakli@gmail.com.