Citizenship Turkey Alma mater Istanbul University Field Turkish language | Fields Turkish language Residence Ankara, Turkey | |
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Born 22 January 1956 (age 61)
Adana, Turkey ( 1956-01-22 ) Institutions Çukurova University
Hacettepe University Known for Turkish language studies Books One Thousand Years Ago, One Thousand Years Later: Mahmud Kashgarî and Diwan Lugat At-Turk | ||
Şükrü Halûk Akalın (born 22 January 1956) is a Turkish academic and bureaucrat who served as head of the Turkish Language Association (TLA) from 2001 to 2012.
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Early life and education
Akalın was born in Adana on 22 January 1956. 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.
Career
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. In 1995, he became a member of the TLA. Then he was appointed a member of the executive committee of the TLA. On 15 April 2001, he was named as the head of the TLA. His term ended on 12 January 2012. He is currently a faculty member at Hacettepe University in Ankara. Since June 2013 he has been serving as the head of the department of Turkish language and literature at Hacettepe University.
Publications
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: