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 | |
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| Born | 22 January 1956 Adana, Turkey |
| Citizenship | Turkey |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Known for | Turkish language studies |
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| Fields | Turkish language |
| Institutions | Çukurova University Hacettepe University |
| Website | turkoloji |
Early life and education
editAkalın 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
editAfter 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
editAkalın 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
edit- ^ a b c d "Prof. Dr. Şükrü Haluk Akalın". Kim Kimdir? (Who's who). Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Şükrü Halûk Akalın Görevinden Ayrıldı". Turkish Language Association. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "History". Department of Turkish language and literature. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ Editorial Board of Metafizika Journal
- ^ "Şükrü Halûk Akalın". Çukurova University. Retrieved 4 February 2013.