Researcher
and writer (b. 8 March 1954, Kayseri). He attended Cengiz Topel Primary School
(1965), Kayseri High School (1971) and graduated from Ankara University (1978)
and Berlin Free University (1983). His graduate thesis was Kültürlerarası Eğitim-İletişim (Intercultural
Education-Communication). He became a doctor in 1986, an associate
professor in 1988 and a professor in 1993. He worked at the Berlin University
(1978-86), Çukurova University (1986-93) and Mersin University (1993) as a lecturer. He worked as General Manager of Libraries and
Publications in Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
His articles
have appeared in the reviews Cumhuriyet
Bilim Teknik, Tarih ve Toplum and
Bilim ve Ütopya. He is a member of International Union of Germanic, the PEN
Writers Association, the Social Democracy Foundation, the Association of
Writers of Literary and Scientific Works and the Turkish Authors Association.
WORKS
(Research-Study):
Türkische Migrantenkultur als der Interkulturellen
Paedagogik
(Turkish Migrant Worker Culture as a Determinant of Intercultural Pedagogy,
1986, Germany), Paedagogik als
Interkulturellen Prozess (Intercultural Interaction and Pedagogy, in
collaboration with H. Essinger, 1987, Germany), Laander und Kulturen der Migranten (Land and Cultures of Migrant
Workers, in collaboration with H. Essinger, 1988, Germany), Demokratikleşme Süreci-Eleştirel Kültür
Bilinci (The Process of Democratization-Consciousness of a Critical
Culture, 1992), Alman Kültüründe Türk
İmgesi I (Turkish Image in German Culture I, 1992), Alman Kültüründe Türk İmgesi II (Turkish Image in German Culture
II, 1993), Alman Kültüründe Türk İmgesi
III (Turkish Image in German Culture III, 1997), Türkiye'deki Siyasal Partilerin Avrupa Politikaları (European
Policies of Political Parties in Turkey, 2001), Çoğulcu Düşünce Karşıt Kültür (Pluralist Thought and
Counter-Culture, 2002).