Şükrü Halûk Akalın | |
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Born |
Adana, Turkey | 22 January 1956
Citizenship | Turkey |
Alma mater | Istanbul University |
Known for | Turkish language studies |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Turkish language |
Institutions |
Çukurova University Hacettepe University |
Website |
turkoloji |
Şükrü Halûk Akalın (born 22 January 1956) is a retired Turkish academic and bureaucrat who served as head of the Turkish Language Association (TLA) from 2001 to 2012.
Akalın was born in Adana on 22 January 1956. [1] 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. [1]
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. [1] In 1995, he became a member of the TLA. Then he was appointed a member of the executive committee of the TLA. [1] On 15 April 2001, he was named as the head of the TLA. His term ended on 12 January 2012. [2] He was a faculty member at Hacettepe University in Ankara. [2] He served as the head of the department of Turkish language and literature at Hacettepe University. [3] Since 2017 he has been a member of the editorial board of the Metafizika, an international journal of philosophy and interdisciplinary studies. [4]
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: [5]