M. Bahaeddin Yediyıldız

Professor, History Researcher, Academician, Historian

Birth
23 March, 1945
Education
Ankara University Faculty of Language History and Geography
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Historian (b. 23 March 1945, Kabataş / Ordu). After he attended primary and secondary school in Gölköy (1959), he worked as a deputy teacher in Elbey Village (Kabataş) for a year. He continued his education and attended Ordu High School (1963) and graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Language, History and Geography, Department of History in 1967. He worked at the Ministry of Education Branch of the Turkish Encyclopedia during his education. He continued his education and studies on history at Ecoles Pratiques des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales ve Université de Paris IV (Sorbonne) in Paris, France. He completed his doctorate in the field of social history in 1975 and returned to Turkey. He was appointed as lecturer at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Social and Administrative Sciences, Department of History in 1977. He became assistant professor in 1982, associate professor in 1983 and professor in 1988.

He worked as guest lecturer between 1982-1983 at Selçuk University, Faculty of Science and Literature. In addition to Hacettepe and Selçuk Universities, he taught graduate, scientific specialty and doctorate classes and worked as the thesis director at Gazi University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, the Land Warfare School, Gazi University Institute of Social Sciences and at Ankara University, Institute of the History of Turkish Revolution. He was chosen as a principle member of Turkish History Association in 1983.

He worked as member of the board of directors at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Literature for three years from 1991 and became the assistant dean at the same faculty in this period. He was appointed to the position of Director of the Department of History in this faculty in 1995. In 1988 he was chosen the member of the board of directors of Hacettepe University, Institute of Atatürk Principles and Revolution History and during his duty, he was appointed the director of this institute on January 10 1996. His duty was renewed for the second third-year term in 1999. He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Professional Association of Scientific and Literary Work Owners of Turkey between the years 1995-1997. He was chosen as the Director of the Turkish National Committee of an international organization called “Committeé International des Sciences Historiques” (International Committee of History Sciences) the center of which is in Paris. He was awarded the Turkic Center Ziya Gökalp Science Incentive Award in 1987 (March 28, 1987).

He has presented communiqués in Turkey and abroad at national and international scientific meetings. He was the text writer of the documentary film on Turkish foundations from the time of the Seljuk Empire to the present, which consisted of five episodes and he also worked on the fifty-two episode radio program “From East to West”, which was broadcasted in many languages on the “Voice Radio of Turkey”. He has taken part in several radio and television programs. He was chosen as a member of the board of editors of the review Vakıf ve Kültür in 1998 and a member of the Consultative Committee of the General Directorate of Foundations Research Center.

 His articles have been published in the reviews Türk Kültürü, Yeni Forum, İ.Ü. Edebiyat Fakültesi Tarih Enstitüsü, Vakıflar, Tarih Enstitüsü, Türk Kültürü, Lâle, Osmanlı Araştırmaları, Hamle, Töre, H.Ü.Edebiyat Fakültesi, Kriter, Ondokuzmayıs Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi, Belgelerle Türk Tarihi, Belleten, Türk Kültürü Araştırmaları, Türkiye Günlüğü, The Foundations of Turkey, Ankara Aydınlar Ocağı Bülteni, Türk Yurdu, Vakıf ve Kültür since 1978. He has written articles for the New Turk and Ottoman encyclopedias.

WORKS (Research-Study):

Institution du vaqf au XVIIIè siècle en Turquie étude sociohistorique (Institution of the foundations in 18thcentury in Turkey, socio-historic study 1985), Ordu Kazası Sosyal Tarihi (Social History of Ordu, 1985), Genel ve Meslekî Kültürün Gelişmesinde Okunması Gerekli Temel Kitaplar (Main Books that are Necessary to Read in the Development of General and Vocational Culture, with Y. Karayalçın, H. Topçuoğlu, A.Yalçın and K. Gürsoy; open meeting, December 23 1985), Institution du vaqf au XVIIIè siècle en Turquie étude sociohistorique (Institution of the foundations in XVIIIè century in Turkey socio-historic study 1990), Geçmişten Günümüze Türkler ve Türkiye (Turks and Turkey from Past to Present, collaborative work, 1991), The Turks and Türkiye (Turks and Turkey, collaborative work, 1991), Ordu Yöresi Tarihi'nin Kaynakları I - 1455 Tarihli Tahrir Defteri- (The Resources of the History of Ordu Districtwith I-1455 Dated Registration Notebook, with Ü.Üstün, 1992), Ordu Yöresi Tarihinin Kaynakları II - 1485 Tarihli Tahrir Defteri - (The Resources of the History of Ordu Districtwith II-1485 Dated Registration Notebook with Ü. Üstün 2003), Ordu Yöresi Tarihinin Kaynakları III -1520 Tarihli Tahrir Defteri (The Resources of the History of Ordu District III-1520 Dated Registries, with M. Öz and Ü. Üstün, 2003).

He also has works and translations ready for publication.

REFERENCE: Orhan Koloğlu / Ekonomik Yönü Ağır Basan Sosyal Tarihsel Araştırma: MehmetAli Kılıçbay / Kitabiyat (Tarih ve Toplum, Aralık 1987), İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) – Ünlü Bilim Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 2, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013).

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