Mehmet Şahin
Associate Professor Mehmet Şahin, originally from Adana, was born in 1975. He attended primary school in İmamoğlu. He graduated from Kozan Imam Hatip High School in 1994. He completed his undergraduate studies at Ankara University Faculty of Theology, his master’s degree at the same university in 2006, and his doctorate at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University in 2016.
MEHMET ŞAHİN
About
Mehmet Şahin is a faculty member at Akdeniz University Faculty of Theology and Head of the Department of Islamic History and Arts. He is the editor of Turkish Academic Research Review, Tanım Tenkit Teori, and Literary Studies journals; he also coordinates the International Multidisciplinary Congresses of Turkish Academic Research Review journal. He works in the field of Turkish-Islamic Literature.
Şahin has been a faculty member at the Faculty of Theology at Akdeniz University since 2016 and continues his work in the field of Turkish-Islamic Literature. Between 2017 and 2018, he served as the Head of the Department of Islamic History and Deputy Dean; he currently serves as the Head of the Department of Islamic History and Arts. Şahin, who also serves on various public commissions, speaks English, Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish. He is married and has three children.
MEHMET ŞAHİN
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Education
Divinity (Bachelor's Degree)
Completed his bachelor's degree at Ankara University Faculty of Divinity. Acquired fundamental knowledge in the field of Islamic sciences and literature.
Islamic History and Arts (Master's Degree)
Specialised in Turkish-Islamic Literature and obtained a master's degree with a thesis titled ‘Mustafa Fevzi b. Numan: His Life, Works, and Poems Related to Religious Literature.’
Turkish Language and Literature (Doctorate)
He completed his doctoral thesis titled ‘Prose Yusuf u Züleyha Stories in Old Turkish Literature and Muhammad b. Ibrahim's Yusuf u Züleyha’ at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University.
Experience
Archives Specialist, Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Conducted inventorying, classification, digitisation, and translation of Ottoman texts for the Independence Courts Project. Contributed to the preparation of important works such as the ‘Independence Courts’ series and ‘Grand National Assembly of Turkey Album 1920-2010.’
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Theology, Akdeniz University
Taught courses in Turkish-Islamic Literature and Islamic History. Conducted academic research on Old Turkish literature.
Associate Professor, Faculty of Theology, Akdeniz University
Currently serves as the Head of the Department of Islamic History and Arts. Supervises postgraduate theses and publishes articles in internationally indexed journals.
MEHMET ŞAHİN
Publications
MEHMET ŞAHİN
What He Does?
Turkish-Islamic Literature Studies
Conducts academic research in the fields of Old Turkish literature and Turkish-Islamic literature, and presents original works and analyses.
Archiving and Digitisation Studies
Offers expertise in the classification, digitisation, and translation of Ottoman documents. The Independence Courts Project and Grand National Assembly archives studies were carried out within this scope.
Academic Publishing and Editing
Publishes articles in international peer-reviewed journals and acts as editor. Organises academic conferences and symposiums.
Language and Literature Education
Provides undergraduate and postgraduate education in Ottoman Turkish, Persian and Islamic history.
Congress and Project Management
Plans and manages scientific events and coordinates international and national projects such as Erasmus and TÜBİTAK projects.
Scientific Consultancy
Provides academic consultancy services on Turkish-Islamic literature and Islamic history.