Since its inception, the Turkish Historical Society has actively engaged in cultural and artistic endeavors alongside its scientific research in Turkish studies and history. Inheriting the value that our Society’s founder, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, placed on the fields of science, culture, and art, our Institution has initiated a series of Science, Culture, and Art Conferences to commemorate the 100th anniversary of our Republic. These conferences comprehensively address these subjects over an extended period and our country’s accumulation in the fields of science, culture and art is being evaluated.
As part of this conference series, on Friday, June 28, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Taşağıl, a member of the Turkish Historical Society Scientific Board and faculty member at Istanbul Yeditepe University, will give a lecture titled “Turkish Tribes in History.”
The event will take place at 15:00 in our Society’s conference hall and is open to public participation.
PROF. DR. AHMET TAŞAĞIL
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Taşağıl completed his undergraduate education at Istanbul University in 1985 and earned his doctorate in 1991, presenting a thesis entitled “Göktürks (542-630).” He has served in various academic roles within the History Department at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, including research assistant, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor. Additionally, he has held several administrative positions, such as Dean at Hoca Ahmet Yesevi International Turkish-Kazakh University, Director of the Research and Application Center at Kyrgyzstan-Türkiye Manas University, and Vice Rector and Department Head at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Since 2015, he has been a faculty member in the History Department of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yeditepe University. Prof. Taşağıl’s research focuses on Pre-Islamic Turkish History, Central Asian History, and Turkish Cultural History. Some of his notable works include:Bozkırın İlk İmparatorluğu Hunlar, Gök Börü’nün İzinde: Kadim Türk Topraklarında, Çin Kaynaklarına Göre Eski Türk Boyları (M.Ö.III-M.S.X. Asırlar), Kök Tengri’nin Çocukları.
