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Nuray Nisan Köknar
Archaeology and History of Art, 2019
Research Interests: Maritime Archaeology; Bronze Age Aegean and East Mediterranean; Maritime Cultural Landscape; Bronze Age Western Anatolia; Bronze Age Pottery; Material Culture; Cultural Interaction for Maritime Civilizations, Sea Trade.
Dissertation Title: The Late Bronze Age Burials, Mycenaean Connections, and the Maritime Cultural Landscape of the Western Anatolian Coast
Placement after Graduation: ARTER, Istanbul
Research Interests: Maritime Archaeology; Bronze Age Aegean and East Mediterranean; Maritime Cultural Landscape; Bronze Age Western Anatolia; Bronze Age Pottery; Material Culture; Cultural Interaction for Maritime Civilizations, Sea Trade.
Dissertation Title: The Late Bronze Age Burials, Mycenaean Connections, and the Maritime Cultural Landscape of the Western Anatolian Coast
Placement after Graduation: ARTER, Istanbul
Zeynep Kuşdil
Archaeology and History of Art, 2019
Research interests: Temple Architecture, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, The Hittites, Assyrian Colony Period, Near Eastern Archaeology
Dissertation Title: Changes in Temple Architecture from the Middle Bronze Age to the Late Bronze Age in Anatolia.
Placement After Graduation: Ph.D., University of Toronto, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Department
Research interests: Temple Architecture, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, The Hittites, Assyrian Colony Period, Near Eastern Archaeology
Dissertation Title: Changes in Temple Architecture from the Middle Bronze Age to the Late Bronze Age in Anatolia.
Placement After Graduation: Ph.D., University of Toronto, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Department
Seda Sicimoğlu Yenikler
Archaeology and History of Art, 2019
Research interests: Late Byzantine Art and Architecture, Western Art and Architecture, Constantinople
Dissertation Title: The Artistic Hybridity of the Church of San Domenico (Arap Camii): Mirroring The Multicultural Milieu of Galata from Byzantine to Ottoman times
Research interests: Late Byzantine Art and Architecture, Western Art and Architecture, Constantinople
Dissertation Title: The Artistic Hybridity of the Church of San Domenico (Arap Camii): Mirroring The Multicultural Milieu of Galata from Byzantine to Ottoman times
Cansu İşbilir
Archaeology and History of Art, 2019
Research Interests: Late Ottoman Architecture, Contemporary Art, Modern Art
Dissertation Title: European Trends in an Ottoman City: The Domestic Art Nouveau Buildings in Beyoğlu
Research Interests: Late Ottoman Architecture, Contemporary Art, Modern Art
Dissertation Title: European Trends in an Ottoman City: The Domestic Art Nouveau Buildings in Beyoğlu
Elifgül Doğan
Archaeology and History of Art, 2018
Research interests: Archaeology of Human Remains, Physical Anthropology, Cultural Heritage Studies, Heritage Diplomacy and Policy
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Cambridge, Department of Archaeology
Dissertation Title: Legislative, Ethical and Museological Issues regarding Archaeological Human Remains in Türkiye
Research interests: Archaeology of Human Remains, Physical Anthropology, Cultural Heritage Studies, Heritage Diplomacy and Policy
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Cambridge, Department of Archaeology
Dissertation Title: Legislative, Ethical and Museological Issues regarding Archaeological Human Remains in Türkiye
Christine J. Kim
Archaeology and History of Art, 2019
Research interests: Medieval Islamic art and architecture, sacred spaces, cultural exchange in Central Asia
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., John Hopkins, Art History
Dissertation Tittle: The Jade Dragon Sword: Representations of Power and Legitimacy in the Timurid Empire
Research interests: Medieval Islamic art and architecture, sacred spaces, cultural exchange in Central Asia
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., John Hopkins, Art History
Dissertation Tittle: The Jade Dragon Sword: Representations of Power and Legitimacy in the Timurid Empire
Naz Defne Kut
Archaeology and History of Art 2018
Research interests: Cultural and artistic interactions between the Ottoman Empire and Europe; Early Modern history; European art; Italian art; Ottoman visual culture
Dissertation Title: Depicting the Triumph of the Cross: Symbolic representations of the Battle of Lepanto in Italian art
Research interests: Cultural and artistic interactions between the Ottoman Empire and Europe; Early Modern history; European art; Italian art; Ottoman visual culture
Dissertation Title: Depicting the Triumph of the Cross: Symbolic representations of the Battle of Lepanto in Italian art
Piet Gerrits
Archaeology and History of Art , 2018
Research interests: Landscape Archaeology, GIS applications, Archaeological method, Network and Quantative analyses in archaeology.
Dissertation Title: Using GIS in Neolithic Anatolia: An intra-settlement analysis of use and abandonment phases at Barcın Höyük.
Research interests: Landscape Archaeology, GIS applications, Archaeological method, Network and Quantative analyses in archaeology.
Dissertation Title: Using GIS in Neolithic Anatolia: An intra-settlement analysis of use and abandonment phases at Barcın Höyük.
Duygu Ece Hoşgör
Archaeology and History of Art, 2018
Dissertation Title: Representations of Behading Scenes in the Menologion of Basil 2 (Vat.gr.1613) An Iconographical survey of a 10th Century Byzantine Manuscript.
Placement After Graduation: Ph.D. , Koç University, Archaeology
Dissertation Title: Representations of Behading Scenes in the Menologion of Basil 2 (Vat.gr.1613) An Iconographical survey of a 10th Century Byzantine Manuscript.
Placement After Graduation: Ph.D. , Koç University, Archaeology
Hazal Yıldırımer
Archaeology and History of Art, 2017
Dissertation Title: Changes in Temple Architecture from the Middle Bronze Age to the Late Bronze Age in Anatolia.
Dissertation Title: Changes in Temple Architecture from the Middle Bronze Age to the Late Bronze Age in Anatolia.
İpek Yeşildağ Sağlık
Archaeology and History of Art, 2017
Dissertation Title: Re-Thinking Group D Through the Avant-garde and Modernist Art Movements within the Nation-Building Context of Türkiye(1933-1951)
Dissertation Title: Re-Thinking Group D Through the Avant-garde and Modernist Art Movements within the Nation-Building Context of Türkiye(1933-1951)
Victoria Jennifer Sun
Archaeology and History of Art, 2017
Dissertation Title: The Current Crisis in the Cultural Heritage of Syria and Iraq: Key Organizations, Legislation, and Initiatives to Rebuild a Shattered Past
Dissertation Title: The Current Crisis in the Cultural Heritage of Syria and Iraq: Key Organizations, Legislation, and Initiatives to Rebuild a Shattered Past
Sarah Orlady Osen Aldrich
Archaeology and History of Art, 2017
Dissertation Title: The Connectedness of the Rum Seljuks and the Kingdom of Georgia: A Framework for Artistic Exchange in the Thirteenth Century
Dissertation Title: The Connectedness of the Rum Seljuks and the Kingdom of Georgia: A Framework for Artistic Exchange in the Thirteenth Century
Ayşe Bursalı
Archaeology and History of Art, 2017
Dissertation Title: Social And Methodological Investigation Of The Turquoise Colored Beads Found In Neolithic Barcın Höyük In NW Anatolia
Dissertation Title: Social And Methodological Investigation Of The Turquoise Colored Beads Found In Neolithic Barcın Höyük In NW Anatolia
Rick Wohmann
Archaeology and History of Art, 2016
Dissertation Title: Tableware and Cargo Amphorae of the Late Antique to Late Byzantine Periods from Küçükyalı (İstanbul): A Seramic assemblage from the Asian hinterland of Constantinople (4th-14th centuries CE)
Dissertation Title: Tableware and Cargo Amphorae of the Late Antique to Late Byzantine Periods from Küçükyalı (İstanbul): A Seramic assemblage from the Asian hinterland of Constantinople (4th-14th centuries CE)
Berat Meryem Örnek
Archaeology and History of Art, 2016
Dissertation Title: Inclusive Museums: Accessible art for people with disabilities in Türkiye
Dissertation Title: Inclusive Museums: Accessible art for people with disabilities in Türkiye
Aimee Liang Miles
Archaeology and History of Art, 2016
Dissertation Title: Lycian Port Cities in the Hellenistic to Roman Periods: An Urban Character Study
Dissertation Title: Lycian Port Cities in the Hellenistic to Roman Periods: An Urban Character Study
Lykourgos Boras
Archaeology and History of Art, 2015
Dissertation Title: The Greens Versus The Blues: The Evidence Of The Circus Factions Outside Constantinople
Dissertation Title: The Greens Versus The Blues: The Evidence Of The Circus Factions Outside Constantinople
Gözde Önder
Archaeology and History of Art, 2015
Dissertation Title: From diplomatic gift-exchange to the Turkish market:clocks
Dissertation Title: From diplomatic gift-exchange to the Turkish market:clocks
Murat Kıvanç Köroğlu
Archaeology and History of Art, 2015
Dissertation Title: Rise of Great Estates in Twelfth-Century Byzantium and the Komnenian Family
Dissertation Title: Rise of Great Estates in Twelfth-Century Byzantium and the Komnenian Family
Aysel Arslan
Archaeology and History of Art, 2015
Dissertation Title: Rise of Great Estates in Twelfth-Century Byzantium and the Komnenian Family
Dissertation Title: Rise of Great Estates in Twelfth-Century Byzantium and the Komnenian Family
Marija Drezgic
Archaeology and History of Art, 2014
Dissertation Title: Sorcery Trials of Antioch: Illicit divination and the Response of the Emperor
Dissertation Title: Sorcery Trials of Antioch: Illicit divination and the Response of the Emperor
Erin Bach Minnaugh
Archaeology and History of Art, 2014
Dissertation Title: Combining Archaeology, Primary School and The Web: A Case Study of the Gordion Museum
Dissertation Title: Combining Archaeology, Primary School and The Web: A Case Study of the Gordion Museum
Tara Ann Ingman
Archaeology and History of Art, 2014
Dissertation Title: Mortuary Practices at Tell Atchana, Ancient Alalakh in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages
Dissertation Title: Mortuary Practices at Tell Atchana, Ancient Alalakh in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages
William James Harper
Archaeology and History of Art, 2014
Dissertation Title: Backward and Forward: Photographic Gifts between the Ottoman Empire and the United States in the Late Nineteenth-Century
Dissertation Title: Backward and Forward: Photographic Gifts between the Ottoman Empire and the United States in the Late Nineteenth-Century
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.
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
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Dr. Bengi Atun
Ph.D in Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies, 2019
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).
Current Position: Lecturer at Medipol University
Research Interests: Cultural Heritage, Contested Heritage, Museology, Museum Education, Museum Architecture, Peace Studies.
Dissertation Title: THE MUSEOLOGY OF PEACEBUILDING Making “New” Histories & Heritages in Cyprus
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).
Current Position: Lecturer at Medipol University
Research Interests: Cultural Heritage, Contested Heritage, Museology, Museum Education, Museum Architecture, Peace Studies.
Dissertation Title: THE MUSEOLOGY OF PEACEBUILDING Making “New” Histories & Heritages in Cyprus
Dr. Emily C. Arauz
Ph.D. in Art History and Archaeology, 2019
Former Education: BA in Classical Civilizations and Art Studio at Wellesley College (USA); MA in Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage Management at Koç University (Türkiye)
Research interests: Cultural Heritage; Critical Heritage; People-based Heritage; Contemporary Heritage; Migration; Mobility; Social Practice; Socially Engaged Art; Contemporary Art; Community Engagement; Participation; Mediterranean Civilizations
Dissertation Title: Centering People and Participation in Migratory Heritage and Socially Engaged Art
Former Education: BA in Classical Civilizations and Art Studio at Wellesley College (USA); MA in Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage Management at Koç University (Türkiye)
Research interests: Cultural Heritage; Critical Heritage; People-based Heritage; Contemporary Heritage; Migration; Mobility; Social Practice; Socially Engaged Art; Contemporary Art; Community Engagement; Participation; Mediterranean Civilizations
Dissertation Title: Centering People and Participation in Migratory Heritage and Socially Engaged Art
Dr. Fatma Coşkuner
PhD in Archaeology History of Art, 2019
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
Thesis Title: On the Threshold of the Black Sea: Intersecting Discourses of Empire and Identity in Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky’s Paintings
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
Thesis Title: On the Threshold of the Black Sea: Intersecting Discourses of Empire and Identity in Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky’s Paintings
Dr. Gülşah Günata
Ph.D. in Archaeology , 2017
Placement After Graduation: Post Doctoral Research Fellow ANAMED
Former Education: BA in Archaeology at Ege University, MA in Classical Archaeology at Ege University Research Interests: Anatolian Archaeology; Late Bronze Age – Early Iron Age Transition; Ancient Religion and Ritual Practices; Iron Age Anatolia; Sanctuaries and Cult; Interactions between cultures; Iconography.
Dissertation Title: The Cult of Artemis at Klaros in Relation with the Worship of the Goddess in Western Anatolia and Greece
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology Department at Bilkent University
Placement After Graduation: Post Doctoral Research Fellow ANAMED
Former Education: BA in Archaeology at Ege University, MA in Classical Archaeology at Ege University Research Interests: Anatolian Archaeology; Late Bronze Age – Early Iron Age Transition; Ancient Religion and Ritual Practices; Iron Age Anatolia; Sanctuaries and Cult; Interactions between cultures; Iconography.
Dissertation Title: The Cult of Artemis at Klaros in Relation with the Worship of the Goddess in Western Anatolia and Greece
Previous Education: BA in Archaeology Department at Bilkent University
Dr. Sabiha Göloğlu
Ph.D in History of Art, 2018
Former Education: MA in Architectural History at the Middle East Technical University; BA in Architecture at the Middle East Technical University
Research interests: Islamic painting, Late Ottoman art and architecture, Arts of the book, Photographs of Mecca and Medina
Placement After Graduation: Post-Doc at Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz
Dissertation Title: Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Representations of the Islamic Pilgrimage and Visitation Sites in the Ottoman Empire
Former Education: MA in Architectural History at the Middle East Technical University; BA in Architecture at the Middle East Technical University
Research interests: Islamic painting, Late Ottoman art and architecture, Arts of the book, Photographs of Mecca and Medina
Placement After Graduation: Post-Doc at Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz
Dissertation Title: Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Representations of the Islamic Pilgrimage and Visitation Sites in the Ottoman Empire
Dr. Gonca Dardeniz
Ph.D in Archaeology , 2016
Former Education: MA and BA in Chemistry Boğaziçi University
Current Position: Visiting Professor at Institute of Mediterranean and European Archaeology, State University of New York College at Buffalo
Research interests: = Protohistory, Ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology as well as chemistry. I have been involved in both national and international archaeological projects across Anatolia since 2005.
Placement After Graduation: Post-Doc at Koç University
Current Position: Visiting Professor at Institute of Mediterranean and European Archaeology, State University of New York College at Buffalo
Current Position: Visiting Professor at Institute of Mediterranean and European Archaeology, State University of New York College at Buffalo
Research interests: = Protohistory, Ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology as well as chemistry. I have been involved in both national and international archaeological projects across Anatolia since 2005.
Placement After Graduation: Post-Doc at Koç University
Current Position: Visiting Professor at Institute of Mediterranean and European Archaeology, State University of New York College at Buffalo
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
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)
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.
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
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
