EDUCATION

Ph.D.: Gazi University / Institute of Social Sciences / Department of Turkish Language and Literature

MA : Gazi University / Institute of Social Sciences / Department of Turkish Language and Literature

BA : Ataturk University / Faculty of Literature / Department of Turkish Language and Literature

AREAS OF INTEREST

Research: Linguistics, Literature

Teaching: Modern Turkish Literature, Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language

EXPERIENCE

Academic Experience

Professor at University of New York Tirana (AL), Department of Political Sciences / International Relations, Assistant Lecturer (2023 – Current)

Professor at Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature-Bilecik / Türkiye (2020 – Current)

Associate Prof at Azerbaijan State University of Economics / Turkish World School of Economics / Turkish Language Program – Baku / Azerbaijan (2018 – 2019)

Associate Prof at University of Donja Gorica (UDG) / Department of Foreign Languages – Podgorica / Montenegro (2015 – 2018)

Assist. Prof. at Jamia Millia Islamia University / Faculty of Humanities and Languages / Turkish Language Program – New Delhi / India (2009 – 2012)

Assist. Prof. at Kastamonu University / Faculty of Literature / Department of Turkish Language and Literature – Kastamonu / Türkiye (2002 – 2005)

Assist. Prof. at Kyrgyzstan-Türkiye Manas University / Faculty of Literature / Department of Turkology – Bishkek / Kyrgyzstan (2002 – 2005)

Lecturer at Gazi University / Centre for Turkish Language (TÖMER) – Ankara- Türkiye (1997 – 2002)

Lecturer at Kırıkkale University / Department of Turkish Language – Kırıkkale- Türkiye (1994 – 1997)

Lecturer at Ege University / Department of Turkish Language – İzmir-Türkiye (1991 – 1994)

Lecturer at Pencap University / Oriental College / Department of Turkish – Lahore-Pakistan (1987 – 1991)

Lecturer at Ege University / Department of Turkish Language – İzmir-Türkiye (1986 – 1987)

Teacher at Erzurum Highschool / Kars Ahmet Muhtar Pasha Technical Highschool / Meteorology Technical High School (Ankara) (1981-1986)

Academic Administrative Experience

Head of Dept. Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University / Faculty of Science and Letters / Department of Turkish Language and Literature – Bilecik / Türkiye (2020-202)

Incharge of Dept. Jamia Millia Islamia University / Faculty of Humanities and Languages / Turkish Language Program – New Delhi / India (2009-2012)

Head of Dept. Kyrgyzstan-Türkiye Manas University / School of Modern Languages – Department of Languages – Bishkek / Kyrgyzstan (2002-2005)

Incharge of Dept. Pencap University / Oriental College / Dept. of Turkish – Lahore- Pakistan (1987 – 1991)

Non-Academic Administrative Experience

Coordinator at Yunus Emre Institute – Baku-Azerbaijan (2017-2020)

Coordinator at Yunus Emre Institute – Podgorica – Montenegro (2014 – 2017)

Coordinator at Language Test Centre-Yunus Emre Institute / Ankara- Türkiye (2012 – 2017)

RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Refereed Journal Articles

Özdemir, C. (2020). Conservatism and modernism in the novel ‘Fall of Leaves’ by Reshat Nuri Guntekin. International Journal of Turkish Dialects Research, 3(2), 226-232.

Özdemir, C. (2019). Omer Seyfettin’s view on the institution of marriage in the context of his story “Suddenly”. Academic Journal of Language and Literature, 3(3), 394-400.

Özdemir, C. (2019). Planning of teaching Turkish as a foreign language. Route Educational and Social Science Journal, 6(9), 412-416.

Özdemir, C. (2018). Chingyz Aitmatov: The wise man of the Turkic world. Journal of Comparative Literature (special issue). 127-129.

Özdemir, C. & Temizyurek, F. (2015). Turkish presence and the situation of Turkish teaching in Lebanon. International Journal of Languages Education and Teaching, 3(3), 131-143.

Özdemir, C. (2013). Importance of course materials in teaching Turkish to foreigners and qualifications of functional course materials. Turkish Studies Journal, 8(1), 2049-2056.

Özdemir, C. (2013). Language-culture relationship: The place and function of folklore materials in teaching Turkish as a foreign language. Journal of National Folklore, 25(97), 157-166.

Özdemir, C. (2002). From disorder to world order: An analysis on Omer Seyfettin’s story world order. Journal of Turkology Studies, 11, 179-187.

Özdemir, C. (2007). The theme of beloved in Elmas Yıldırım’s poems. Kardeş Kalemler Journal. 1(5), 86-89.

Books

Özdemir, C. (2020). A study on H. Nâzım’s (Ahmet Reşit Rey) poems. Ankara, Kurgan Edebiyat Publishing House.

Özdemir, C. (2019). Atsız Bey: A study on Hüseyin Nihal Atsız’s life, ideas and novels. Ankara, Altınordu Publishing House.

Özdemir, C. (2007). Atsız Bey: A study on Hüseyin Nihal Atsız’s life, ideas and novels. İstanbul, Ötüken Publishing House.

Book Chapters

Özdemir, C. et al. (2000). Turkish for Foreigners (textbook). Publication of Gazi University (TÖMER), Ankara, Uyum Ajans Printing House.

Özdemir, C. Barın, E., Temizyürek, F. (2013). Turkish literature teaching. C. Özdemir (Ed.), Essays on teaching language and literature (pp. 178-220). Ankara, Öncü Publish House.

Refereed Conference Presentations

Özdemir, C. & Çevik, A. İ. (2019). Problems encountered in teaching Türkiye Turkish dialect in Azerbaijan and suggestions for solution. In Yıldız, S. & Demirbağ, K. Ş. (Eds.) International Scientific Research Congress (pp. 5-15). Tbilisi, Georgia: Gümüşhane University.

Özdemir, C. & Ozdemir, S., Çangal, Ö. (2017). The role of assistant teacher in teaching Turkish as a foreign language. In Erdem, İ. & Aycan, E. (Eds.) IX. International Symposium on Turkish as a World Language (pp. 330-339). Malatya, Türkiye: İnönü University.

Özdemir, C. (2017). Different approaches to teaching Turkish literature in high schools. In Durgun, G. B. & Korkmaz, T. (Eds.) I. International Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences (pp. 118-124). Pristina-Kosovo: Gazi University.

Özdemir, C. & Temizyürek, F. (2017). An Ottoman educator in the Balkans: Hasan Efendi from Tırnofça. In Aydın, R. & Unvanlı, Y. (Eds.) First Mediterranean International Conference on Social Sciences (pp. 151-156). Podgorica, Montenegro: Donia Gorica University.

Özdemir, C. & Temizyürek, F. (2017). Elementary Schools and Turkish Teaching in the Ottoman Education System. In Aydın, R. & Unvanlı, Y. (Eds.), First Mediterranean International Conference on Social Sciences (pp. 209-212). Podgorica, Montenegro: Donia Gorica University.

Özdemir, C. (2011). Developing Foreign Students’ Turkish Speaking Skills. In Önal, M. N. (Ed.), IX. International Symposium on Turkish as a World Language (pp. 653-660). Muğla, Türkiye: Muğla University.

Özdemir, C. (2011). Importance of comprehensive reading practices in teaching Turkish to foreigners and lack of reading books. In First International Turkish Education Symposium (pp. 462- 467). Ankara, Türkiye: Gazi University.

Özdemir, C. (2010). An important tool for Turkish peoples to catch up with the age and get closer to each other: Turkish world information bank. In Eraslan, L. & Muradov, N. Ağayev, E. (Eds.), International Symposium on Turkish World in the 21st Century (pp. 199-209). Magosa, Kuzey Kıbrıs: EkoAvrasya.

Editorship

Özdemir, C. & Bilkan. A. F., Barın, E. (Eds.). (2018). Haydi Türkçe öğrenelim 1, 2, 3, 4 (textbook set). Sarajevo, Dobra Knjiga Press.

Özdemir, C. & Bilkan. A. F., Barın, E. (Eds.). (2018). Haydi Türkçe öğrenelim 1, 2, 3, 4 (workbook set). Sarajevo, Dobra Knjiga Press.

Özdemir, C. & Ateş, Ş., Gültekin, İ., Balcı, M., Barın, E. (Eds.). (2017). Türkçe Öğreniyorum 1, 2, 3, 4 (textbook set). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Ateş, Ş., Gültekin, İ., Balcı, M., Barın, E. (Eds.). (2017). Türkçe Öğreniyorum 1, 2, 3, 4 (workbook set). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Ateş, Ş., Gültekin, İ., Balcı, M., Barın, E. (Eds.). (2017). Türkçe Öğreniyorum 1, 2, 3, 4 (listening book set). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.) (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe A1 (textbook). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe A1 (workbook). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe A1 (teacher’s book). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe A1 (listening book). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe A2 (textbook). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe A2 (workbook). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe A2 (teacher’s book). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe A2 (listening book). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe B1 (textbook). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe B1 (workbook). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe B1 (teacher’s book). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe B1 (listening book). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe B2 (textbook). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe B2 (workbook). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe B2 (teacher’s book). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe B2 (listening book). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe C1 (textbook). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe C1 (workbook). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe C1 (teacher’s book). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. & Barın, E.; Çobanoğlu, Ş., Ateş, Ş., Balcı, B. (Eds.). (2017). Yedi İklim Türkçe C1 (listening book). Ankara, Publication of Institute Yunus Emre.

Özdemir, C. (Ed.). (2008). Hazangül, Bitmeyen Hazan. Azerbaijan Literature Series No: 4. first edition. Ankara, Bengü Publishing House.

Özdemir, C. (Ed.) (2013). Essays on Turkish Teaching (Teaching Language and Literature). Ankara, Öncü Publishing House.