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Dr. Mustafa Altun

A. EDUCATION

Bachelor

Mimar Sinan University (Istanbul)

Turkish Language and Literature

1992

Master

Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science

New Turkish Language

1996

Ph.D.

Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science

Turkish Language and Literature

2003

B. WORK EXPERIENCE

Private Mavi Halic High School

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher

1993

1994

Private Güclü Fen Course

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher

1994

1998

Sakarya University

Assistant

1998

2000

Sakarya University

Lecturer

2000

2004

Sakarya University
Assistant Professor
2004
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C. MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
  • 2003-2007 Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Department of Turkish Education-Assistant to the Chairman
  • 2005-2007 Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Department of Social Field, Department of Turkish Language and Literature-Chairman (by proxy)
  • 2006-2007 Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Department of Turkish Education-Erasmus Coordinator
  • 2006- Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Spor Culture and Health Board of Faculty-Assistant to the Board Chairman
  • 2007-2010 Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Faculty Board- Member of Assistant Professor
  • 2007 - Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Department of Turkish Education-Chairman
D. RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • General Linguistics
  • Syntax
  • Semantics
  • Mother Tongue Teaching
  • Ottoman Turkish
  • Text Analysis
  • Philosophy of Language

E. SCHOLARLY MEMBERSHIPS

E-groups

F. ACADEMIC WORKS

Master Thesis

İznikli Hümâmi-Sinâme, Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science, Department of New Turkish Language, İstanbul, 1996, (Supervisor : Prof.Dr. Mustafa Özkan) (in Turkish)

  • Introductuion-Studies (Republic of Turkey-Ministry of Culture and Tourism Website) (fulltext-pdf) (yeni)
  • Text (Republic of Turkey-Ministry of Culture and Tourism Website) (fulltext-pdf) (yeni)

Absract:

This thesis is a study about the Sî-nâme to be writing by the Ottoman poet Hümâmî in 1435 AD. ( 839 After the Hicret). In thesis, only on Bibliotheque National (Ancien Fond Turc. 304) and Süleymaniye (Hacı Mahmud Efendi , 3961/I) from three copies of the inscription reconciled and translated from the Persian poet Emir Hüseynî's same name carried of manuscript have been worked. British Library (Or. 11234) copy hasn't been carned unfortunately. Manuscript has been written with from regulator mesnevi. Manuscript is to take form from thirsty letters that mentioned from relative sensitive between lover and loved and from worldly love. Poet's himself lyric poems (gazels) is be fond between letters.

Bibliotheque National copy is to reflect writing period of time as language structure. As Süleymaniye copy wrote in 1589 AD. speak characteristics to writing period of time isn't to encounter. There fore, first copy to reflecting of Old Anatolian Turkish (Old Ottoman) characteristics has been based. Süleymaniye copy has been showed as different at bottom notice. Different orthography of same words has been stated at both copies. İn addition, orthography characteristics of one part has been given at list form in under title.

Thesis is to be from seven parts at form preface, entry data about Hümâmî and Sî-nâme, introduction, bibliography, edition-critique text, explanations, word and affix index. As affix arrange prepares from Cibakaya 5.2 programmer to working at Macintosh trade-mark computers has been used.

PhD. Dissertation

İbrahim ibn-i Bali’nin Hikmet-nâme’si (1b-149a), Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Istanbul, 2003,  (Supervisor : Prof.Dr. Mustafa Özkan) (in Turkish)

  • Introduction (Republic of Turkey-Ministry of Culture and Tourism Website) (fulltext-pdf) (yeni)
  • Text (Republic of Turkey-Ministry of Culture and Tourism Website) (fulltext-pdf) (yeni)

 

Absract:

Our dissertation is based on a part of the poetrical work in the form of mesnevî (İ.copy 1b-149a, M.copy 1b-180a sheets) called Hikmet-nâme which was written by Antepli İbrâhim İbn-i Bâlî in the 15th century Hicrî 893 (Milâdî 1488) to the attribution to Memluk Sultan Kayıtbay. In this part astronomy, angels, four elements in nature, mountains, seas, islands, countries, cities and towns, jewels, fishes, rivers, water sources, features and organs of human etc. take place in order of importance. İbn-i Bâlî reflected his own and previous quotations from classical sources as well as his hearings and observations in his masterpiece.

In our dissertation copies in the library of Istanbul University and copies by Prof.Dr. Muhammet Yelten have been studied on. The copy of University was  priorly taken into consideration and transcription of the copy was done. The differences between this copy and Prof.Dr. Muhammet Yelten’s were determined in the footnote. Dictionary-index was made of the text reinforced in terms of reading and the language features of the text (phonetic-morphologic-semantics) have been dealt with the help of sources that emerged from all this studies.

G. ARTICLES

1. Turk Atasozleri Uzerine Sentaktik Bir Inceleme (A Syntactic Study on Turkish Proverbs), Akademik Arastirmalar Dergisi, Mayis-Temmuz 2004, sayi 21, s.79-91. (in Turkish) (pdf)

Absract:

Proverbs which determine a nation’s way of looking at the universe and itself and evolve as products of community are language fortunes. In this sense, this material can be used in sociologic, psychologic and socio-economic fields. In the this article proverbs are classified in the structure of sentence thinking that they are the materials of language.

2. Eski Metinlerde Bir Semantik Inceleme Ornegi: Hikmet-nâme (A Study of Semantics in Old Text: Hikmet-namah), Sakarya University, Journal of Faculty of Education, Nisan 2004, sayi 7, s.113-126. (in Turkish) (pdf)

Absract:

In this article, semantic which was a part of doctorate thesis based on Hikmet-namah written in 1488 by İbrahim ibn-i Bâlî was dealt. In the article taking contemporary linguistic approaches into consideration and phonem, morphem, semantic study was made on the level of text.

3. Alfabe Degisiminin Tarihsel Gelisimi Uzerine Bir Degerlendirme (A Assessment on the Historical Development of Alphabet Reformation), Cumhuriyetin 81. Yılına Armagan, Sakarya Universitesi Atatürk İlkeleri ve Inkilâp Tarihi Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi, Adapazari 2004, s.57-63. (in Turkish) (pdf)


H. CURRENT PROJECTS
  • Hâb-nâme of Veysî, 17th century Ottoman Turkish Text, Edition-Critical, Current Turkish Translation, Linguistics Study (book)
  • The use of metaphor in Turkish stock-exhange analysis, (base on Conceptual Metaphor Theory of George Lakoff) (article)

I. COURSES TAUGHT

Language Courses

(Lecturer Notes) (Turkish)

Ottoman Turkish I

Features of Turkish and foreign word, noun and kind, type and description of words, comparison of illness(illetli) and true(sahih) words, verbal noun types and forms, word derive, derived word and kinds, prefixes, text kinds, text reading studies, text features of 18. and 19. Centuries.

Ottoman Turkish II

Pre-ottoman Turkish and features, "aruz" meter and features, meters of Turkish aruz, Arabic word and prepositional phrase forms, Persian prepositional phrase forms, postposition, verbal noun, derivational nouns and adjectives that use Ottoman Turkish, derive features, compound words and kinds.

Turkish Language I  :  Phonetics and Morphological

Origin and development of the Turkish Language, comparison with other language of the Turkish, voices of Turkish, vowel and consonant features, vowel and consonant changes, various voice events (assimilation, dissimulation, voice derivating and falling etc.) features and description of the Turkish word. Turkish word structure, appendix in Turkish: ending (noun ending, verb ending), derivational affix (denominative verb, denominative noun, deverbal verb, deverbal noun), voice affix; deverbal noun, participle, gerund and predicative verb.

Turkish Language II    : Syntax

Word variety and group; noun, adjective, pronoun, adverb, postposition, verb, possessive and adjectival construction, word groups, handiadyoins. Part of sentence, subject and varieties, complement and varieties, predicate and varieties, sentence types (affirmative and negative sentences, nominal and verbal sentences, compound and simple sentences, anacoluthon and unrounded sentences etc.)