Arkeoloji ve Sanat Tarihi
Yüksek Lisans Öğrencilerimiz
Burcu Ustabaş
bustabas21@ku.edu.tr
Maritime Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Amphoras, Amphora stamps, Ancient Trade and Economy, Maritime Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeology, and Digital Archaeology.
Previous Education: BA degree in Classical Archeology at Ege University
Maritime Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Amphoras, Amphora stamps, Ancient Trade and Economy, Maritime Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeology, and Digital Archaeology.
Previous Education: BA degree in Classical Archeology at Ege University
Nurbahar Hanife Kurtlu
hkurtlu15@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Bronze Age in Central Anatolia; The Hittites; Underwater Archaeology; Economic Archaeology; Experimental Archaeology; Affordances; Microeconomics
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art, BA in Economics (double major), certificate in Design Track, Koç University.
Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Bronze Age in Central Anatolia; The Hittites; Underwater Archaeology; Economic Archaeology; Experimental Archaeology; Affordances; Microeconomics
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art, BA in Economics (double major), certificate in Design Track, Koç University.
Hasret Kılıçoğlu
hkilicoglu17@ku.edu.tr
Art History/History of Art (MA)
Research interests: Artistic and Cultural interactions in Medieval Anatolia, Medieval Anatolian Numismatics, Art and Architecture of the Ilkhanids, and Turco-Mongol relationship.
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University, BA in History (Double Major) at Koç University.
Art History/History of Art (MA)
Research interests: Artistic and Cultural interactions in Medieval Anatolia, Medieval Anatolian Numismatics, Art and Architecture of the Ilkhanids, and Turco-Mongol relationship.
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University, BA in History (Double Major) at Koç University.
Beste Kahveci
bkahveci21@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Western and Central Anatolia in Early Bronze Age, Stratified Societies, Trade routes
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology Department at Bilkent University
Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Western and Central Anatolia in Early Bronze Age, Stratified Societies, Trade routes
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology Department at Bilkent University
Burcu Ustabaş
bustabas21@ku.edu.tr
Maritime Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Amphoras, Amphora stamps, Ancient Trade and Economy, Maritime Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeology, and Digital Archaeology.
Previous Education: BA degree in Classical Archeology at Ege University
Maritime Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Amphoras, Amphora stamps, Ancient Trade and Economy, Maritime Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeology, and Digital Archaeology.
Previous Education: BA degree in Classical Archeology at Ege University
Nurbahar Hanife Kurtlu
hkurtlu15@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Bronze Age in Central Anatolia; The Hittites; Underwater Archaeology; Economic Archaeology; Experimental Archaeology; Affordances; Microeconomics
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art, BA in Economics (double major), certificate in Design Track, Koç University.
Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Bronze Age in Central Anatolia; The Hittites; Underwater Archaeology; Economic Archaeology; Experimental Archaeology; Affordances; Microeconomics
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art, BA in Economics (double major), certificate in Design Track, Koç University.
Hasret Kılıçoğlu
hkilicoglu17@ku.edu.tr
Art History/History of Art (MA)
Research interests: Artistic and Cultural interactions in Medieval Anatolia, Medieval Anatolian Numismatics, Art and Architecture of the Ilkhanids, and Turco-Mongol relationship.
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University, BA in History (Double Major) at Koç University.
Art History/History of Art (MA)
Research interests: Artistic and Cultural interactions in Medieval Anatolia, Medieval Anatolian Numismatics, Art and Architecture of the Ilkhanids, and Turco-Mongol relationship.
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University, BA in History (Double Major) at Koç University.
Beste Kahveci
bkahveci21@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Western and Central Anatolia in Early Bronze Age, Stratified Societies, Trade routes
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology Department at Bilkent University
Archaeology (MA)
Research interests: Western and Central Anatolia in Early Bronze Age, Stratified Societies, Trade routes
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology Department at Bilkent University
Elvin Akbulut Daglier
edaglier18@ku.edu.tr
Late Antique and Byzantine Studies (MA)
Research Interests: Mosaics, Late Antique and Early Byzantine Anatolia, housing, daily life.
Previous Education: Business Administration MBA, Koç University, Translation and Interpreting BA, Boğaziçi University.
Late Antique and Byzantine Studies (MA)
Research Interests: Mosaics, Late Antique and Early Byzantine Anatolia, housing, daily life.
Previous Education: Business Administration MBA, Koç University, Translation and Interpreting BA, Boğaziçi University.
Şengül Fındıklar
sfindiklar14@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (MA)
Research Interests: Zooarchaeology; Environmental Archaeology; Animal Husbandry Systems; Ritual Practices; Domestication; Bronze Age Anatolia; Late Bronze Age Western Anatolia; The Hittites; The Myceneans
Former Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University
Archaeology (MA)
Research Interests: Zooarchaeology; Environmental Archaeology; Animal Husbandry Systems; Ritual Practices; Domestication; Bronze Age Anatolia; Late Bronze Age Western Anatolia; The Hittites; The Myceneans
Former Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University
Mertkan Karaca
mkaraca18@ku.edu.tr
History of Art (MA)
Research Interests: Ottoman intellectual history - history of 19th century Ottoman literature, science and philosophy, Late Ottoman visual culture, Art history theories
Previous Education: BA in History from Middle East Technical University
Thesis Title: An Intellectual History of Late Ottoman Painting: Approaches to Realism
History of Art (MA)
Research Interests: Ottoman intellectual history - history of 19th century Ottoman literature, science and philosophy, Late Ottoman visual culture, Art history theories
Previous Education: BA in History from Middle East Technical University
Thesis Title: An Intellectual History of Late Ottoman Painting: Approaches to Realism
Yelyzaveta Nesterova
ynesterova18@ku.edu.tr
Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (MA)
Research interests: Public Archaeology, Community Outreach, Heritage Education, Urban Archaeology and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Heritage and Identity, Museum Visitor Experience, Interpretation and Representation of Heritage in Museums, Community and Museums, Cultural Tourism
Previous education: BA in Tourism and Hospitality Management from Antalya Bilim University
Thesis title: “Educational programs for children at urban archaeological parks in the Mediterranean region and the study case of the Küçükyalı ArkeoPark (Istanbul)”.
Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (MA)
Research interests: Public Archaeology, Community Outreach, Heritage Education, Urban Archaeology and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Heritage and Identity, Museum Visitor Experience, Interpretation and Representation of Heritage in Museums, Community and Museums, Cultural Tourism
Previous education: BA in Tourism and Hospitality Management from Antalya Bilim University
Thesis title: “Educational programs for children at urban archaeological parks in the Mediterranean region and the study case of the Küçükyalı ArkeoPark (Istanbul)”.
Günce Pelin Öçgüden
gocguden@ku.edu.tr
Maritime Archaeology (MA)
Research Interests: Maritime Archaeology, Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology, Ancient Seafaring, Maritime Landscape, Digital Documentation Methods, Photogrammetry, Ancient Graffiti
Previous Education: BA from Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University
Maritime Archaeology (MA)
Research Interests: Maritime Archaeology, Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology, Ancient Seafaring, Maritime Landscape, Digital Documentation Methods, Photogrammetry, Ancient Graffiti
Previous Education: BA from Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University
F. Elif Özsoy
fozsoy14@ku.edu.tr
History of Art (MA)
Research Interests: Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture, Islamic Numismatics, Cultural and Artistic Exchange in Medieval Anatolia, Culture and Art of Medieval Jazira, Islamic Manuscripts, Patronage in Medieval Islamic Cities
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University, BA in History (Double Major) at Koç University.
History of Art (MA)
Research Interests: Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture, Islamic Numismatics, Cultural and Artistic Exchange in Medieval Anatolia, Culture and Art of Medieval Jazira, Islamic Manuscripts, Patronage in Medieval Islamic Cities
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University, BA in History (Double Major) at Koç University.
Selma Somer
nsomer19@ku.edu.tr
Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (MA)
Research Interests: Istanbul, Galata, Genoese Heritage, UNESCO, World Heritage Previous Education: BSc. Honours Computation, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, MBA Bilgi University
Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (MA)
Research Interests: Istanbul, Galata, Genoese Heritage, UNESCO, World Heritage Previous Education: BSc. Honours Computation, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, MBA Bilgi University
Elena Vorobyeva
evorobyeva19@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (MA)
Research Interests: Mediterranean archaeology, isotope chemistry, digital humanities, research of the 19th century Russian archaeological organizations in the Ottoman Empire, cultural heritage preservation.
Previous Education: BA in National Economics at St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics, BA in Classical Archaeology at Mimar Sinan State University.
Archaeology (MA)
Research Interests: Mediterranean archaeology, isotope chemistry, digital humanities, research of the 19th century Russian archaeological organizations in the Ottoman Empire, cultural heritage preservation.
Previous Education: BA in National Economics at St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics, BA in Classical Archaeology at Mimar Sinan State University.
Orhan Efe Yavuz
oyavuz19@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (MA)
Research Interests: Western and Central Anatolia in the light of Ancient DNA (aDNA) in Late Bronze Age to Iron Age transition, Anatolian languages, linguistics.
Previous Education: Physics and Ancient History BA, University of Pennsylvania.
Archaeology (MA)
Research Interests: Western and Central Anatolia in the light of Ancient DNA (aDNA) in Late Bronze Age to Iron Age transition, Anatolian languages, linguistics.
Previous Education: Physics and Ancient History BA, University of Pennsylvania.
Banu Özyurt Akpara
bakpara19@ku.edu.tr
Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (MA)
Research interests: Museum Architecture, Green Buildings, Green Museums, Sustainability, Climate Change, Museum Studies.
Previous education: BA in International Relations and Political Science from Marmara University
Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (MA)
Research interests: Museum Architecture, Green Buildings, Green Museums, Sustainability, Climate Change, Museum Studies.
Previous education: BA in International Relations and Political Science from Marmara University
Arkeoloji ve Sanat Tarihi
Doktora Öğrencilerimiz
Jelena Čelebić
jcelebic20@ku.edu.tr
PhD Student in Maritime Archaeology
Former Education: BA in Ancient Archaeology, an MA in Archaeology of Ancient Greece, and completed the Specialization School in Ancient Archaeology from the University of Florence (Università degli studi di Firenze).
Research Interests: Underwater Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeology, material culture as well as new, digital technologies applied to Archaeology.
PhD Student in Maritime Archaeology
Former Education: BA in Ancient Archaeology, an MA in Archaeology of Ancient Greece, and completed the Specialization School in Ancient Archaeology from the University of Florence (Università degli studi di Firenze).
Research Interests: Underwater Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeology, material culture as well as new, digital technologies applied to Archaeology.
Fatma Kalkan
fkalkan18@ku.edu.tr
PhD Student in Archaeology
Former Education: BA in Department of Prehistoric Archaeology at İstanbul University
(Türkiye); MA in Department of Prehistoric Archaeology at İstanbul University (Türkiye)
Research Interests: Neolithic in Southwest Asia; Multi-proxy archaeology; Soil chemical analysis; Phytolith Analysis; Ethnoarchaeology and ethnoarcheometry
PhD Student in Archaeology
Former Education: BA in Department of Prehistoric Archaeology at İstanbul University
(Türkiye); MA in Department of Prehistoric Archaeology at İstanbul University (Türkiye)
Research Interests: Neolithic in Southwest Asia; Multi-proxy archaeology; Soil chemical analysis; Phytolith Analysis; Ethnoarchaeology and ethnoarcheometry
Ayşe Tuğba Silahtar Subaşı
asubasi21@ku.edu.tr
History of Art (PhD)
Former Education: BA in History at Boğaziçi University - MA in History at Boğaziçi University. Research Interests: Early Modern Ottoman Constantinople, Ottoman Architecture, Urban History, Digital Humanities
History of Art (PhD)
Former Education: BA in History at Boğaziçi University - MA in History at Boğaziçi University. Research Interests: Early Modern Ottoman Constantinople, Ottoman Architecture, Urban History, Digital Humanities
Luigi Prisco
lprisco21@ku.edu.tr
Maritime Archaeology (PhD)
Former Education: BA and MA in maritime archeology at ``L'Orientale`` University Of Naples.
Research Interests: Nautical archeology, maritime archeology, Mediterranean archeology, medieval and renaissance history, history of science and technology, ethnography.
Maritime Archaeology (PhD)
Former Education: BA and MA in maritime archeology at ``L'Orientale`` University Of Naples.
Research Interests: Nautical archeology, maritime archeology, Mediterranean archeology, medieval and renaissance history, history of science and technology, ethnography.
Hayriye Bilici
hbilici21@ku.edu.tr
Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology and History of Art; Byzantine Studies
Former Education: BA in History at Middle East Technical University (METU), MA in History of Art at Hacettepe University (HU).
Research Interests: Byzantine history, Byzantine art and architecture, Byzantine liturgy, the Late Byzantine monumental paintings, cultural interaction between Byzantium and the West, the Balkans, Morea, Mystras.
Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology and History of Art; Byzantine Studies
Former Education: BA in History at Middle East Technical University (METU), MA in History of Art at Hacettepe University (HU).
Research Interests: Byzantine history, Byzantine art and architecture, Byzantine liturgy, the Late Byzantine monumental paintings, cultural interaction between Byzantium and the West, the Balkans, Morea, Mystras.
Anastasia Belokoneva
abelokoneva21@ku.edu.tr
Ph.D. Student in History of Art
Former Education: BA in Middle Eastern Studies at Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg), MA in Turkic Studies at Istanbul University
Research Interests: History of Islamic Art and Architecture, Urban History, Contemporary Islamic Architecture, Central Asian Art, Historiography of Islamic Art in Imperial Russia and Soviet Union
Ph.D. Student in History of Art
Former Education: BA in Middle Eastern Studies at Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg), MA in Turkic Studies at Istanbul University
Research Interests: History of Islamic Art and Architecture, Urban History, Contemporary Islamic Architecture, Central Asian Art, Historiography of Islamic Art in Imperial Russia and Soviet Union
Alexandra Koumpouli
akoumpouli17@ku.edu.tr
Ph.D. Student in Archaeology
Former Education: Diploma of Architect Engineer, NTUA/ MSc in Protection of Monuments: Restoration and Conservation Science, NTUA
Research Interests: 19th century Ottoman Architecture, Vernacular Architecture in the Balkans, Heritage Management Policies
Ph.D. Student in Archaeology
Former Education: Diploma of Architect Engineer, NTUA/ MSc in Protection of Monuments: Restoration and Conservation Science, NTUA
Research Interests: 19th century Ottoman Architecture, Vernacular Architecture in the Balkans, Heritage Management Policies
Alev Berberoglu
aberberoglu16@ku.edu.tr
History of Art (PhD)
Research Interests: Photography in the Ottoman Empire; late nineteenth-century Ottoman visual culture; Ottoman women; interactions between painting and photography
Former Education: BA in English Language and Literature at Istanbul University, BA in Latin Language and Literature (double major) at Istanbul University, MA in Arts Management at Yeditepe University
History of Art (PhD)
Research Interests: Photography in the Ottoman Empire; late nineteenth-century Ottoman visual culture; Ottoman women; interactions between painting and photography
Former Education: BA in English Language and Literature at Istanbul University, BA in Latin Language and Literature (double major) at Istanbul University, MA in Arts Management at Yeditepe University
Aysel Arslan
aarslan@ku.edu.tr
Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology
Former Education: BA in Translation and Interpretation Studies at Boğaziçi University (Türkiye); MA in Archaeology at Koç University (Türkiye)
Research interests: Anatolian Archaeology; Prehistory; Neolithic Period; Chalcolithic Period; Craft Specialization; Paleodermatoglyphics; Pottery production; Archaeological Theory; Gender Archaeology
Dissertation Title: Shaping Clay, Transmission of Knowledge: Division of Labor in the 7th and 6th Millennia in Western Anatolia
Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology
Former Education: BA in Translation and Interpretation Studies at Boğaziçi University (Türkiye); MA in Archaeology at Koç University (Türkiye)
Research interests: Anatolian Archaeology; Prehistory; Neolithic Period; Chalcolithic Period; Craft Specialization; Paleodermatoglyphics; Pottery production; Archaeological Theory; Gender Archaeology
Dissertation Title: Shaping Clay, Transmission of Knowledge: Division of Labor in the 7th and 6th Millennia in Western Anatolia
Bengi Atun
batun@ku.edu.tr
Ph.D Student in Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies
Former Education: BFA & BArch at The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (USA); MA in Environment and Development at The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London (UK).
Research Interests: Cultural Heritage, Contested Heritage, Museology, Museum Education, Museum Architecture, Peace Studies.
Dissertation Title: Healing Through New Museology on the Contested Island of Cyprus
Ph.D Student in Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies
Former Education: BFA & BArch at The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (USA); MA in Environment and Development at The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London (UK).
Research Interests: Cultural Heritage, Contested Heritage, Museology, Museum Education, Museum Architecture, Peace Studies.
Dissertation Title: Healing Through New Museology on the Contested Island of Cyprus
Dalila M. Alberghina
dalberghina15@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (PhD)
Research Interests: Archaeometallurgy, Archaeometry, Bronze Age Anatolia, Socio-economic and Ritual Aspects of Ancient Metallurgical Practices, Middle and Late Bronze Age Western Anatolia, Anthropological Studies on Craftsmanship and Technology
Former education: BA in Classics at University of Catania, MA in Archaeology at University of Catania (Italy)
Archaeology (PhD)
Research Interests: Archaeometallurgy, Archaeometry, Bronze Age Anatolia, Socio-economic and Ritual Aspects of Ancient Metallurgical Practices, Middle and Late Bronze Age Western Anatolia, Anthropological Studies on Craftsmanship and Technology
Former education: BA in Classics at University of Catania, MA in Archaeology at University of Catania (Italy)
Emre Ustundag
eustundag15@ku.edu.tr
Ph.D. Student in History of Art
Former Education: BA in Ancient Greek Language and Literature at Istanbul University, MA in History of Art at Istanbul University
Research Interests: Byzantine Art and Architecture, Urbanism and Urban Transition, Historical Topography
Dissertation Title: Historical Topography of Xanthos in the Byzantine Period
Ph.D. Student in History of Art
Former Education: BA in Ancient Greek Language and Literature at Istanbul University, MA in History of Art at Istanbul University
Research Interests: Byzantine Art and Architecture, Urbanism and Urban Transition, Historical Topography
Dissertation Title: Historical Topography of Xanthos in the Byzantine Period
Fatma Coşkuner
PhD Candidate in History of Art
Former Education: BA in History at Boğaziçi University, MA in Political Science at European University at Saint Petersburg, MA in History at Boğaziçi University
Research Interests: Nineteenth-century painting in the Ottoman and Russian empires, cultural encounter between the Russian and Ottoman empires in the nineteenth century, the Orientalism in art, the history painting in nineteenth-century Europe
Former Education: BA in History at Boğaziçi University, MA in Political Science at European University at Saint Petersburg, MA in History at Boğaziçi University
Research Interests: Nineteenth-century painting in the Ottoman and Russian empires, cultural encounter between the Russian and Ottoman empires in the nineteenth century, the Orientalism in art, the history painting in nineteenth-century Europe
Francesco Tessa
ftessa17@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (PhD)
Research interests: Bronze age, Hittites, GIS, Landscape archaeology, Drones, Photogrammetry
Former education: BA in International Studies at University of Turin, MA in Archaeology at University of Bologna
Archaeology (PhD)
Research interests: Bronze age, Hittites, GIS, Landscape archaeology, Drones, Photogrammetry
Former education: BA in International Studies at University of Turin, MA in Archaeology at University of Bologna
Gizem Dörter
gdorter@ku.edu.tr
Ph.D Candidate in History of Art
Former Education: BA in Architectural Studies and BA in Visual Arts at Brown University (USA); MA in Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage Management at Koç University (Türkiye)
Research interests: Cultural Heritage; Byzantine and Ottoman Architectural History; Historiography; Medieval and Early Modern Fortifications; Cultural Landscapes; Sustainability in Cultural Heritage Management; Digital Humanities; Digital Technologies in Cultural Heritage Sites and Museums
Dissertation Title: History of a Cultural Landscape: The Upper Rumeli Kavak Fortress on the Bosphorus (tentative)
Ph.D Candidate in History of Art
Former Education: BA in Architectural Studies and BA in Visual Arts at Brown University (USA); MA in Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage Management at Koç University (Türkiye)
Research interests: Cultural Heritage; Byzantine and Ottoman Architectural History; Historiography; Medieval and Early Modern Fortifications; Cultural Landscapes; Sustainability in Cultural Heritage Management; Digital Humanities; Digital Technologies in Cultural Heritage Sites and Museums
Dissertation Title: History of a Cultural Landscape: The Upper Rumeli Kavak Fortress on the Bosphorus (tentative)
Görkem Günay
ggunay18@ku.edu.tr
Ph.D. Student in Archaeology and History of Art
Former Education: Istanbul Technical University, Architectural History, Master
Research Interests: Byzantine settlement archaeology; medieval military architecture; rock-cut architecture; Middle Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture; Constantinopolitan impetus on regional architecture of the Byzantine Empires.
Ph.D. Student in Archaeology and History of Art
Former Education: Istanbul Technical University, Architectural History, Master
Research Interests: Byzantine settlement archaeology; medieval military architecture; rock-cut architecture; Middle Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture; Constantinopolitan impetus on regional architecture of the Byzantine Empires.
Mustafa Kemal Baran
mbaran@ku.edu.tr
PhD Candidate in History of Art and Archaeology
Former Education: BS in Industrial Design and MA in History of Architecture at Middle East Technical University (Türkiye); MSt in Classical Archaeology at University of Oxford (UK)
Research Interests: History of Archaeology, Politics and Archaeology, Cultural Heritage Studies, Memory Studies, Classical Archaeology, Architectural History, History of Modern Architecture, Architecture and Travel, History of Modern Türkiye.
Dissertation Title: Between Place, Archaeology, and Memory: Heritage of Classical Antiquity in Türkiye
PhD Candidate in History of Art and Archaeology
Former Education: BS in Industrial Design and MA in History of Architecture at Middle East Technical University (Türkiye); MSt in Classical Archaeology at University of Oxford (UK)
Research Interests: History of Archaeology, Politics and Archaeology, Cultural Heritage Studies, Memory Studies, Classical Archaeology, Architectural History, History of Modern Architecture, Architecture and Travel, History of Modern Türkiye.
Dissertation Title: Between Place, Archaeology, and Memory: Heritage of Classical Antiquity in Türkiye
Müge Bulu Akar
mbulu@ku.edu.tr, bulumuge@gmail.com
Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology
Former Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art at Bilkent University (Ankara,Türkiye); MA in Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University (Istanbul, Türkiye).
Research Interests: Pottery Production Technology, 2nd millennium BC Painted Pottery, Bronze Age Anatolia, Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
Dissertation Title: Technological, Functional, and Stylistic Analysis of Syro-Cilician Ware from the Amuq Valley and its Neighboring Regions
Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology
Former Education: BA in Archaeology and History of Art at Bilkent University (Ankara,Türkiye); MA in Archaeology and History of Art at Koç University (Istanbul, Türkiye).
Research Interests: Pottery Production Technology, 2nd millennium BC Painted Pottery, Bronze Age Anatolia, Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
Dissertation Title: Technological, Functional, and Stylistic Analysis of Syro-Cilician Ware from the Amuq Valley and its Neighboring Regions
Onur Engin
oengin15@ku.edu.tr
Ph.D. Student in Art History
Former Education: BA in Political Sciences at Marmara University; MA in International Relations at University of Paris II – Panthéon-ASSAS.
Research Interests: Auditory History, Sound Studies, Cultural Heritage, 19th Century Ottoman Empire.
Ph.D. Student in Art History
Former Education: BA in Political Sciences at Marmara University; MA in International Relations at University of Paris II – Panthéon-ASSAS.
Research Interests: Auditory History, Sound Studies, Cultural Heritage, 19th Century Ottoman Empire.
Şebnem Dönbekci
sdonbekci@ku14.edu.tr
Ph.D Student in History of Art
Former Education: MA in Art History at Koç University (Türkiye); MBA in Finance at Cass Business School, City University (UK); BSc in Industrial Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (Türkiye)
Research interests: Byzantine Art History; Byzantine Monumental Painting; Byzantine Religious Iconography; Crusader Art; Artistic and Cultural Interactions in the Medieval Mediterranean; Historiography of Byzantine Studies; Oral History
Dissertation Title: Being a Byzantinist in Türkiye: The Past and the Present of Byzantine Studies in Türkiye
Ph.D Student in History of Art
Former Education: MA in Art History at Koç University (Türkiye); MBA in Finance at Cass Business School, City University (UK); BSc in Industrial Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (Türkiye)
Research interests: Byzantine Art History; Byzantine Monumental Painting; Byzantine Religious Iconography; Crusader Art; Artistic and Cultural Interactions in the Medieval Mediterranean; Historiography of Byzantine Studies; Oral History
Dissertation Title: Being a Byzantinist in Türkiye: The Past and the Present of Byzantine Studies in Türkiye
Tunç Kaner
tkaner18@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (PhD)
Research Interests: Western Anatolia in the Second Millennium BCE - Ceramic Production Technologies - 3D Modelling and Illustration of Archaeological Finds
Former education: BA, Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty of Letters Ege University; MA, Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology Social Science Institute, Ege University, Izmir.
Archaeology (PhD)
Research Interests: Western Anatolia in the Second Millennium BCE - Ceramic Production Technologies - 3D Modelling and Illustration of Archaeological Finds
Former education: BA, Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty of Letters Ege University; MA, Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology Social Science Institute, Ege University, Izmir.
Madison Leeson
mleeson19@ku.edu.tr
Cultural Heritage Management
British and American imperialism, Arab nationalism, 19th century archaeology in Iraq, infrastructure development
BFA from OCAD University, MA from the University of Kent, MSc from the Athens University of Economics and Business
Cultural Heritage Management
British and American imperialism, Arab nationalism, 19th century archaeology in Iraq, infrastructure development
BFA from OCAD University, MA from the University of Kent, MSc from the Athens University of Economics and Business
Naz Defne Kut
nkut14@ku.edu.tr
History of Art (PhD)
Research interests: Early Modern artistic interactions between the Ottoman Empire and the Italian maritime republics; Venetian and Genoese encounters with the Ottomans; history of Constantinople.
BA in History from Boğaziçi University; MA in History of Art from Koç University.
History of Art (PhD)
Research interests: Early Modern artistic interactions between the Ottoman Empire and the Italian maritime republics; Venetian and Genoese encounters with the Ottomans; history of Constantinople.
BA in History from Boğaziçi University; MA in History of Art from Koç University.
Savannah Bishop
sbishop20@ku.edu.tr
Maritime Archaeology (PhD)
Research Interests: Maritime Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeology, Archaeological Science, Material Culture, Daily Life, Digital Humanities
Previous Education: BA in Anthropology and Classical Studies at Brandeis University, MA in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at Brandeis University
Maritime Archaeology (PhD)
Research Interests: Maritime Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeology, Archaeological Science, Material Culture, Daily Life, Digital Humanities
Previous Education: BA in Anthropology and Classical Studies at Brandeis University, MA in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at Brandeis University
Pelin Kalafatoğlu İslamoğlu
eislamoglu19@ku.edu.tr
History of Art (PhD)
Cross-cultural interactions in medieval Anatolia, Islamic art and architecture, Transcaucasian art and architecture, routes of artistic transmission
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Istanbul Technical University, MSc in History of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University
History of Art (PhD)
Cross-cultural interactions in medieval Anatolia, Islamic art and architecture, Transcaucasian art and architecture, routes of artistic transmission
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Istanbul Technical University, MSc in History of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University
Nami Shin
nshin17@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (PhD)
Research Interests: Archaeobotany, Environmental Archaeology, Bronze Age Anatolia, reconstruction of ancient agricultural practices
Former education: BA in Archaeology from Boston University, MA in Archaeology and History of Art from Koç University
Archaeology (PhD)
Research Interests: Archaeobotany, Environmental Archaeology, Bronze Age Anatolia, reconstruction of ancient agricultural practices
Former education: BA in Archaeology from Boston University, MA in Archaeology and History of Art from Koç University
Ezgi Demirhan-Öztürk
eozturk20@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology and History of Art (PhD)
Research Interests: Archaeobotany, Environmental Archaeology, Bronze Age Anatolia, reconstruction of ancient agricultural practices
Former education: BA in Archaeology from Boston University, MA in Archaeology and History of Art from Koç University
Archaeology and History of Art (PhD)
Research Interests: Archaeobotany, Environmental Archaeology, Bronze Age Anatolia, reconstruction of ancient agricultural practices
Former education: BA in Archaeology from Boston University, MA in Archaeology and History of Art from Koç University
Erhan Saçli
esacli19@ku.edu.tr
History of Art (PhD)
Balkan Cities in the Post-Tanzimat Era, Visual Culture in 19th Century Ottoman Empire, Picture Postcards, History of Photography in Ottoman Salonica, Art Market, Ephemera as Visual Sources, AI for Image Analysis
Previous Education: BA in Civil Engineering from Istanbul Kültür University and MA in Art Management from Istanbul Kültür University
History of Art (PhD)
Balkan Cities in the Post-Tanzimat Era, Visual Culture in 19th Century Ottoman Empire, Picture Postcards, History of Photography in Ottoman Salonica, Art Market, Ephemera as Visual Sources, AI for Image Analysis
Previous Education: BA in Civil Engineering from Istanbul Kültür University and MA in Art Management from Istanbul Kültür University
Hüreyla Balcı
hbalci18@ku.edu.tr
Archaeology (PhD)
Research interests: Anatolian Prehistory, Paleoethnobotany, Archaeobotany, Environmental Archaeology, Landscape Archaeology, Household Archaeology
Previous education: MA in Prehistory from İstanbul University, BA in Archaeology from Anadolu University
Archaeology (PhD)
Research interests: Anatolian Prehistory, Paleoethnobotany, Archaeobotany, Environmental Archaeology, Landscape Archaeology, Household Archaeology
Previous education: MA in Prehistory from İstanbul University, BA in Archaeology from Anadolu University
Uğurgül Tunç
utunc19@ku.edu.tr
Cultural Heritage Management (PhD)
Research Interests: Medical/health humanities, history and architecture of healthcare spaces/institutions, medical museums and health-themed exhibitions, bioethics, integration of the humanities in the medical education curriculum, neuroaesthetics and neuroarchitecture, sensory studies, digital humanities
Previous Education: BA in Political Science and Cultural Studies at McGill University, MA in History of Art at Istanbul Technical University, Graduate Certificate in Research Methodology and Ethics in Health Sciences at Harvard Medical School & Koç University School of Medicine
Cultural Heritage Management (PhD)
Research Interests: Medical/health humanities, history and architecture of healthcare spaces/institutions, medical museums and health-themed exhibitions, bioethics, integration of the humanities in the medical education curriculum, neuroaesthetics and neuroarchitecture, sensory studies, digital humanities
Previous Education: BA in Political Science and Cultural Studies at McGill University, MA in History of Art at Istanbul Technical University, Graduate Certificate in Research Methodology and Ethics in Health Sciences at Harvard Medical School & Koç University School of Medicine
