BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE
BA from the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpretation (Ionian University, Greece)
MA in “Middle East Politics”, (University of Durham, UK)
Ph.D. from the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpretation in Economic Geography. The Ph.D. thesis was focused on the Organisation of Islamic Conference’s role within the global political system and Turkey’s relation with it.
CURRENT POSITION: Associate Prof. in the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpretation (Ionian University, Greece) in the core subject: “Turkey: Literature and Civilisation”.
MAIN WORKING LANGUAGES
English, French, Turkish
± SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH BACKGROUND
I have worked as a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Defense Analyses which is related to the Hellenic Ministry of Defense as a coordinator of the cluster “SE Mediterranean and Balkans” having as main duty the drafting of policy papers (September 2004-December 2005).
I have participated to the Program «Fulbright American Studies institute on US National Security» belonging to the thematic cycle American Foreign Policy Formulation in an Era of Globalization under the auspices of the US State Department (January 2004 at the University of Delaware).
Since January 2002 I am member of the Laboratory of Geocultural Analyses which is attached to the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpretation.
I have worked as a Researcher (1997-1998) at the Institute of International Relations which is attached to the Panteion University (Athens, Greece).
± ARTICLES, CONFERENCES, ACADEMIC ACTIVITY, PUBLICATIONS
1) The majority of the articles that I have published focus on the contemporary reality concerning Turkey, and are treating subjects such as: internal politics issues, the “Deep State”, nationalism, security in the SE Mediterranean.
A certain number of characteristic articles are mentioned below:
i.“The assassination of Hrant Dink and some ‘oily’ coincidences” [ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΗ (STRATEGY) magazine, August 2007]
ii.“How a Black Sea ‘storm’ causes ‘tsunamis’ in the Aegean Sea” [ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΗ (STRATEGY) magazine, March 2008]
iii.“The abolition of the Protocol for Intelligence-Maintaining Order-Mutual Help and its connotations with reference to the conflict between the Justice and Development Party and the secular elites” (HELLENIC DEFENSE magazine, March 2010).
iv.“Turkey in search of a ‘new image’ – Public and Cultural diplomacy in an era of global transformations” (HELLENIC DEFENSE magazine, August 2010).
v.“Society and literature in Turkey: the names and the book titles as a ‘mirror’ of the social reality” [Dictio (Yearbook of the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpretation), no 3, 2010].
vi.“ElifSafak’s Bonbon Palace (The Flea Palace) – The representations of dissension within Turkish society through literary portraits” [ΠΟΡΦΥΡΑΣ (PORFYRAS) literary magazine, 2010].
2) The most recent conferences to which I have participated and presented a paper are the following:
i.“Frontiers: Space, Separation and Contact in the Middle East”: a conference co-organized by the University of Manchester and the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (Manchester, 4-6 July 2009). The title of my paper was: «The importance of the ‘Aegean Corridor’ for the Greater Middle East at the Beginning of a New Century: A Geostrategic-Geopolitical-Geocultural Approach»
ii.“Muslims and Political Participation in Europe”: a conference organized by the Centre for the European Islamic Thought of the University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, 6-8 October 2010). The title of my paper was: “Is political participation of Muslim communities an end in itself or is it a means to an end? The case of the Greek Muslim community in Thrace”.
iii.“31. DeutchenOrientalistentag (DOT)”: a conference organized by the German Society for the Orient of the University of Marburg (Marburg, 20-24 September 2010). The title of my paper was: “A Comparative View of Women’s Creativity in Turkey: Literature and Politics”.
iv. "14th Anniversary Mediterranean Studies Association International Congress" organized by Ionian University. The title of my presentation was: «Today’s Turkey through ElifSafak’s The Flea Palace (Bonbon Palace)» (Corfu, 25-28 May 2011)
In addition, I have given lectures to meetings and seminars organised by scientific clubs and various Armed Forces’ schools.
3) The subjects that I teach on a BA Level are:
·“Turkey: Country and Civilisation” (I & II)
·“History of Turkish Literature”
·“Modern Turkish Literature”
·and I also offer classes for the studying of Turkish language supplemented with basic notions regarding the social reality in Turkey.
The subjects that I have taught on a MA Level are:
·“Topics pertaining to the literary translations in the Mediterranean region – The influence of culture on literature: the case of Turkey” (for the core subject “Translation of Literary Texts” assigned to the MA program under the title: “Translation and Teaching for Translators and Interpreters” – Spring semester 2010)
·“Modern Turkish Literature - The influences on the selection of the story topic” (for the core subject “Translation of Literary Texts” assigned to the MA program under the title: “Translation and Teaching for Translators and Interpreters” – Spring semester 2010)
·“The difficulties of translating the cultural aspects in a text.Possible or not? The translation to Greek of ElifSafak’s The Flea Palace” (for the core subject “Translation of Literary Texts” assigned to the MA program under the title: “Translation and Teaching for Translators and Interpreters” – to be taught in the spring semester 2011).
4) The most recent speeches that I have given are the following:
i.“The social profile of the modern Turkish writers – A range of influences regarding the selection of topics” (as pertaining to the series of academic presentations “Days of Literature and Literary Translation” co-organized with the MA core subject “Translation of Literary Texts” assigned to the MA program under the title: ““Translation and Teaching for Translators and Interpreters” – 27 May 2010)
ii.“Democratization and Human Rights in Turkey under the light of the latest Constitutional Reform” (for the “Turkey: Human Rights and European Perspective” day organized by the Society for Corfiot Studies and the Corfu Law Bar Association – 25 January 2011)
5) Besides the above mentioned magazines I have also contributed to various magazines focusing on foreign policy and economic issues, such as: ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΑΘΕΜΑΤΑ (EXTERNAL AFFAIRS), ΓΕΩΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΗ (GEOSTRATEGY), ΔΙΕΘΝΕΙΣΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΕΣΣΧΕΣΕΙΣΚΑΙΔΙΠΛΩΜΑΤΙΑ (INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY).
I have published four books: 1) The Organisation of Islamic Conference and Turkey 2) A Short Political Guide to Modern Turkey (both on Livanis Publishing House) 3) Coming Nearer to the Turkey we don't know 4) Bilge Karasu's "Night" (both on Oselotos Publ. House)