Contact
Primary Phone: (812) 360-6524
355 N. Jordan Ave. 3024 East Wing, Office 3005
Bloomington
IN
47405-1105
United States
ABOUT
I am currently a PhD candidate in Central Eurasian Studies with a minor in Comparative Literature. I have been a Turkish language associate instructor at IU since 2010, working also at the Summer Language Workshop and teaching at all levels. I have presented at regional and international conferences on language pedagogy and Turkish literature, culture, and history. Fluent in English and my native Turkish, I am also proficient in Farsi and Ottoman, and my research languages include German and French.
Discipline
Literature
Sub Areas
13th-18th Centuries
Cultural Studies
Iranian Studies
Language Acquisition
Ottoman Studies
Turkish
Turkish Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Anatolia
Iran
Turkey
Specialties
Patronage In Ottoman Literature.
Medieval Ottoman Literature
Languages
English (fluent)
Turkish (native)
Ottoman (fluent)
German (intermediate)
Persian (advanced)
French (elementary)
Education
MA
| 2013
| CEUS
| Indiana University
BA
| 2007
| Turkish Language and Literature
| Istanbul University
BA
| 2006
| Near and Middle East Studies
| University of London - SOAS
Abstracts
From Trabzon to Constantinople: Molla Sheikhzade Yahya Efendi’s Convoluted Route to the Top as an Ottoman Sufi Master in the 16th Century
