Şükrü Halûk Akalın

Şükrü Halûk Akalın (born 22 January 1956) is a retired Turkish academic and bureaucrat who served as head of the Turkish Language Association (TLA) from 2001 to 2012.

Şükrü Halûk Akalın
Born (1956-01-22) 22 January 1956 (age 68)
Adana, Turkey
CitizenshipTurkey
Alma materIstanbul University
Known forTurkish language studies
Scientific career
FieldsTurkish language
InstitutionsÇukurova University
Hacettepe University
Websiteturkoloji.hacettepe.edu.tr/pdf/shakalin.pdf

Early life and education

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Akalın was born in Adana on 22 January 1956.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in Turkish language and literature from Istanbul University in 1979. He holds a PhD in Turkish language, which he obtained from Istanbul University in May 1987.[1]

Career

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After graduation, Akalın began his academic career at Çukurova University in Adana in 1989. He was promoted to associate professor in 1990 and to full professor in 1996.[1] In 1995, he became a member of the TLA. Then he was appointed a member of the executive committee of the TLA.[1] On 15 April 2001, he was named as the head of the TLA. His term ended on 12 January 2012.[2] He was a faculty member at Hacettepe University in Ankara.[2] He served as the head of the department of Turkish language and literature at Hacettepe University.[3] Since 2017 he has been a member of the editorial board of the Metafizika, an international journal of philosophy and interdisciplinary studies.[4]

Publications

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Akalın published numerous articles on Turkish language in different scientific journals. In addition, he is the author of several books, some of which are given as follows:[5]

  • Ebü'l-Hayr-ı Rumi, Saltuk-nâme I (1987), Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ankara
  • Ebü'l-Hayr-ı Rumi, Saltuk-nâme II (1988), Ministry of Culture and Tourism, İstanbul
  • Ebü'l-Hayr-ı Rumi, Saltuk-nâme III (1990), Ministry of Culture, Ankara
  • Şor Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Shors) (1995), (with N. N. Kurpeşko), Adana
  • Anayurttan Atayurda (From motherland to forefatherland) (1995), Adana
  • Eski Anadolu Türkçesi (Old Anatolian Turkish) (1995), third edition, Adana

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Prof. Dr. Şükrü Haluk Akalın". Kim Kimdir? (Who's who). Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Şükrü Halûk Akalın Görevinden Ayrıldı". Turkish Language Association. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ "History". Department of Turkish language and literature. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  4. ^ Editorial Board of Metafizika Journal
  5. ^ "Şükrü Halûk Akalın". Çukurova University. Retrieved 4 February 2013.