education

PhD in Medieval Studies, Institute for Medieval Studies, School of History, University of Leeds, UK (Oct 2011 – May 2016)

PhD Thesis: “Transmission and Adaptation of the Trojan Narrative in Frankish History between the Sixth and Tenth Centuries.” Supervisors: Professor Ian N. Wood, Dr William T. Flynn [open access]

MA in Medieval Studies, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, UK (Sep 2002 – Nov 2003)

MA Thesis: “MS 100 in the Brotherton Collection of Leeds University Library: Trojan Descent in the Late Medieval Genealogical History Roll.” Supervisor: Dr Catherine Batt [PDF]

BA in Comparative Literature, Department of Comparative Literature, İstanbul Bilgi University, Turkey (Oct 1996 – Jun 2001)

BA Thesis: “ ‘A souerayne chastyte’: Zenobia as Metaphor of the Educated Woman in Pizan and Elyot, with Excursions into Boccaccio, Chaucer, Erasmus.” Supervisor: Assistant Professor Deniz Şengel [PDF]

specialist and transferable skills training

• An Intensive Introduction to Markup and the Guidelines of the Text Encoding Initiative, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, UK (by James Cummings), Feb 2016 (one-day workshop)
• Digital Scholarly Editing for Medievalists, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, UK (by Elena Pierazzo), May 2015 (two-day workshop)
• Fundamentals of Text Encoding and Medieval Manuscripts, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, UK (by Matthew James Driscoll), Mar 2015 (two-day workshop)
• Fundamentals of GIS and Online Map-Making, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, UK (by Vincent Hiribarren), Feb 2015 (one-day workshop)
• Digital Imaging for Medievalists, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, UK (by Tony Harris), Feb 2015 (one-day workshop)
• Fundamentals of Quantitative Narrative Analysis, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, UK (by Hervin Fernández-Aceves), Jan 2015 (one-day workshop)
• Training School in Text Encoding for Codicology, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Organised by Medioevo Europeo: Medieval Studies and Technological Resources), Apr – May 2013 (five-day workshop)
• Effective Teaching and Learning, School of History, University of Leeds, UK, Sep – Oct 2013 (two one-day workshops)
• Virtual Modelling, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, UK (by Anthony Masinton), Nov 2012 (one-day workshop)
• Small Group Teaching, School of History, University of Leeds, UK, Sep – Nov 2012 (three one-day workshops)
• Apprenticeship, Sakıp Sabancı Museum Restoration and Conservation Center, İstanbul, Turkey (Restoration of Medieval Artefacts and Documents Under the Guidance of Father Pavlos Konstantinos Politis from the Restaurateurs sans Frontieres/Restorers Without Borders), Jul – Aug 2001 (eight weeks)
• International Summer School in Turkish History and Cultural Studies, İstanbul, Turkey (Organised by St. John Fisher College, USA and İstanbul Bilgi University, Turkey), Jul 2000 (two weeks)