Courses

"Ancient Greek IV" [Selected: GR 212] (Spring'22, Department of History, Boğaziçi University; The courses include further study of irregular verbs, of the subjunctive and the optative, as well as an analysis of various syntactical phenomena.)

"Ancient Greek III" [Selected: GR 211] (Fall'21, Department of History, Boğaziçi University; The courses include further study of irregular verbs, of the subjunctive and the optative, as well as an analysis of various syntactical phenomena.)

“Eski Yunan Komedyası” [Ancient Greek Comedy – Spring'25, Spring'24, Spring’23: in Turkish] (An introductory course on the main issues in Ancient Greek Comedy).

“Eski Yunan Tragedyası” [Ancient Greek Tragedy – Fall'25, Fall'24, Fall'23, Fall’22: in Turkish] (An introductory course on the main issues in Ancient Greek Tragedy).

“Eski Yunanca Sözdizimi Çözümlemeleri” [Syntactical Analysis of Ancient Greek Texts – Spring'25, Spring'24, Spring'23, Spring'22, Spring'21, Spring’20: in Turkish] (An practical course on the syntactical analysis of Ancient Greek texts).

“Eski Yunanca Sözdizimine Giriş” [Introduction to Ancient Greek Syntax – Fall'25, Fall'24, Fall'23, Fall'22, Fall'21, Fall'20, Fall’19: in Turkish] (An introductory course on the main issues in Ancient Greek Syntax).

“Eski Yunan Edebiyatı Semineri 2” [Selective - Spring'19: in Turkish] (A seminar for ancient philosophy, specifically on Presocratics).

“Eski Yunan Edebiyatı Semineri 1” [Selective - Fall'24, Fall'23, Fall'22, Fall'21, Fall'20, Fall’19, Fall'18: in Turkish] (A seminar for classical literature, specifically on Archaic Greek Poetry).

“Classical Studies and Critical Theory” [Selective - Spring'19, Spring'18: in English] (An introductory course on the key connections between Classical Studies and critical theory in the twentieth century).

“Klasik Yunan Düşüncesine Giriş” [Introduction to Classical Greek Thought; Selective - Spring'25, Spring'24, Spring'23, Spring'22, Spring'21, Spring’20, Spring'19, Spring'18, Spring'17, Spring'15: in Turkish] (An introductory course on Classical Greek thought focused on Plato and Aristotle’s philosophical approaches).

“Yunan Filolojisine Giriş 2” [Introduction to Greek Philology 2; Spring'25, Spring'24, Spring'23, Spring'22, Spring'21, Spring’20, Spring'19, Spring'18, Spring 2017: in Turkish] (An introductory course on the history and the methodology of Greek philology for sophomores in the department of Classics).

“Arkaik Çağ Yunan Şiiri” [Archaic Greek Poetry; Spring'25, Spring'24, Spring'23, Spring'22, Spring'21, Spring’20, Spring'19, Spring'18, Spring'17, Spring'15, Spring'14: in Turkish] (An introductory course on Archaic Greek Poetry from Hesiod to Pindar for the freshmen in the department of Classics).

“Erken Yunan Düşüncesine Giriş” [Introduction to Early Greek Thought; Selective - Fall'25, Fall'24, Fall'23, Fall'22, Fall'21, Fall'20, Fall’19, Fall'18, Fall'17, Fall'16, Fall'14: in Turkish] (An introductory course on Early Greek thought from the first physiologists, namely Thales until the Atomists Leucippus and Democritus).

“Yunan Filolojisine Giriş 1” [Introduction to Greek Philology 1; Fall'25, Fall'24, Fall'23, Fall'22, Fall'21, Fall'20, Fall’19, Fall'18, Fall'17, Fall'16: in Turkish] (An introductory course on the history and the methodology of Greek philology for the sophomores in the department of Classics).

“Yunan Dili Grameri 2” [Greek Grammar 2; Spring'17: in Turkish] (An intensive intermediate course on Greek grammar for the freshmen in the department of Classics).

“Yunan Dili Grameri 1” [Greek Grammar 1; Fall'16: in Turkish] (An intensive elementary course on Greek grammar for the freshmen in the department of Classics).

“Felsefede Kaynak Diller 4: Grekçe” [Greek as a Source Language in Philosophy 4; Selective - Spring'15: in Turkish] (An introductory course on the essentials of Greek grammar supported by some simplified Greek texts for the sophisters in the department of Philosophy).

“Felsefede Kaynak Diller 2:” [Grekçe Greek as a Source Language in Philosophy 2; Selective - Spring'15, Spring'14: in Turkish] (An introductory course on the essentials of Greek grammar for the sophomores in the department of Philosophy).

“Felsefede Kaynak Diller 1: Grekçe” [Greek as a Source Language in Philosophy 1; Selective - Fall'14: in Turkish] (An introductory course on the essentials of Greek grammar for the sophomores in the department of Philosophy).

“Felsefede Kaynak Diller 3: Grekçe” [Greek as a Source Language in Philosophy 3; Selective - Fall'14: in Turkish] (An introductory course on the essentials of Greek grammar supported by some simplified Greek texts for the sophisters in the department of Philosophy).

“Yunanca Metin Çevirisi 4” [Greek Text Translation 4; Spring'14: in Turkish] (Close reading and translating various Greek proses for final year undergraduate students in the department of Classics: Hippocrates, De aere aquis et locis/Περὶ Ἀέρων, Ὑδάτων, Τόπων; Lucianus, Verae Historiae/Ἀληθὴ Διηγήματα; Plutarch, Amatorius/Ερωτικός).

“Yunanca Kolay Metinler 1” [Easy Greek Texts 1; Fall'14: in Turkish] (An elementary course to develop reading skills from some abridged and simplified Ancient Greek texts for the sophomores in the department of Classics).

Courses

“Dilbilimde Ritim Meseleleri” [Problems of Rhythm in Linguistics; Spring'26, Spring’25, Spring’24, Spring’23 – MA Program of Linguistic Studies: in Turkish] (A graduate course on the linguistic problems within the issue of the rhythm).

“Etimoloji Gelenekleri ve Dilbilim Meseleleri” [Etymological Traditions and Linguistic Problems; Fall’25, Fall’24, Fall'23, Fall’22 – MA Program of Linguistic Studies: in Turkish] (A graduate course on the linguistic problems within the etymological traditions).

“Çağdaş Kuramcılar ve Klasik Filoloji” [The Contemporary Theoreticians and Classical Philology; Spring'26, Spring’25, Spring’24, Spring'23, Spring'22, Spring'19, Spring'18 – MA Program of Classics: in Turkish] (A graduate course on the discussion of the impact of literary theories upon the traditional methods of classical philology).

“Klasik Çağ Yunanistanı’nda Tyrannia Algısı” [The Perception of Tyrannia in Classical Greece; Fall’25, Fall’24, Fall’23, Fall'22, Fall'21, Fall'18, Fall'17 – MA Program of Classics: in Turkish] (A graduate course on Greek perception of tyranny in Classical Athens based on Xenophon’s Hierōn).

“Yunan Filolojisinde Yorum Geleneği” [The Tradition of Interpretation in Greek Philology; Spring'26, Fall'17 – PhD Program of Classics: in Turkish] (A graduate course on practice of interpretation in Greek Philology including its historical background and future perspective).

“Dilin Kökenine Dair Kuramlar” [The Theories on the Origin of Language] Spring'22, Spring'21, Spring’20 – PhD Program of Linguistics: in Turkish] (A doctoral seminar on the origin of language).

“Klasik Yunan’da Dilbilimsel Sorunlar.” [The Linguistic Problems in Classical Greece; Fall'22, Fall'21, Fall'20, Fall'19 – PhD Program of Linguistics: in Turkish] (A doctoral seminar on the linguistic problems of Platonic and Aristotelian thought).

Supervision [MA Thesis]

“Homeros'ta Trajik ve Komik Unsurların Somutlaşması” [The Embodiment of the Tragic and Comic Elements in Homer]. Sevin Aydın Gündoğdu, MA Program of Ancient Greek Language and Literature, Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science (2025-).

“Arkaik Yunan Şiirinde Şairin Kimliği” [The Identity of Poet in Archaic Greek Poetry] Canan Gezici, MA Program of Ancient Greek Language and Literature, Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science (2025).

“Video Oyunlarında Adlandırma Meselesi” [The Problem of Naming in Video Games]. Buket Yılmaz, MA Program of Linguistic Studies, Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science (2024).

“Dilin Kökeni Meselesinde Çevre ve Evrim” [Environment and Evolution in the Problem of Origin of Language]. Oğuz Özgür Uğur, MA Program of Linguistic Studies, Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science (2024).

“Silandos Tarihi ve Sikkeleri” [History of Silandos and its Coins]. Taylan Yürüyen, MA Program of History, Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science (2023) [as a second supervisor; the supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aliye Erol].

Supervision [PhD Dissertation]

“Ritim ve Anlama İrtibatı: İdioritmik Çeviri Modeli” [The Connection Between Rhythm and Meaning: The Idiorhythmic Translation Model]. Volkan Yonarkol, PhD Program of Linguistic Studies, Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science (2025).

“Dilbilimde Ritim ve Anlam İlişkisi: Karagöz Oyunlarının Gerilim Temelli Tahlili” [The Relationship Between Rhythm and Meaning in Linguistics: A Tension-Based Analysis of Karagöz Plays]. Zeynep Seza Yılmaz, PhD Program of Linguistic Studies, Istanbul University, Institute of Social Science (2025).

Public Video Lectures

2025, “Platon’un Kratylos’u Üzerine İki Ders” [Two Lectures on Plato's Cratylus], School of Classical Thought (Istanbul/Turkey) September 4^th, 2025: 2 Lectures streamed on YouTube.

2020-2022, “Homeros Okumaları: Ilias” [Reading Homer: Ilias]. in: Klasik Düşünce Okulu, Üsküdar (İstanbul/Turkey) (weekly seminars by October 20th, 2020, every Monday at 5:00 pm streamed live on YouTube).

2018, “Platon’un Diyalogları: Kratylos Okuması” [Plato’s Dialogues: Reading Cratylus] (5 weeks long lecture series to graduate students from various disciplines of the humanities) in: School of Classical Thought (Istanbul/Turkey) April 5th – May 10^th, 2018 [invited by School of Classical Thought].

Workshops

2023b, “Antik Yunan Mitoloji Atölyesi” [Workshop of Ancient Greek Mythology] (with students in the 9th, 10th, 11th , 12th grade), in: Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters (Istanbul/Turkey), December 5th, 2023, 12:00 pm-5:00 pm.

2023a, "Aşk ve Felsefe: Platoncu Gelenekte Felsefi Erōs’un Görünümleri" [Love and Philosophy: The Aspects of Philosophical Erōs in the Platonic Tradition]. in: Café-Philo, Alsancak (İzmir/Turkey), May 20^th-21^st, 2023, 2:00-5:00 pm.

2021b, “Antik Yunan’da Adalet Mefhumu: Platon ve Platon’un Alımlanışı” [The Concept of Justice in Ancient Greece: Plato and Reception of Plato], (with students in the 10th grade). in: Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Turhan High School Social Science (Istanbul/Turkey), April 24^th-25^th, 2021 (via Zoom].

2021a, “Mitoloji Atölyesinde Okumak” [Reading in the Workshop of Mythology]. in: Misi Academy, Nilüfer Municipality, Nilüfer (Bursa/Turkey), January 30^th-31^st, 2021 [via Zoom-Webinar].

2020b, “Mitoloji Atölyesinde Okumak” [Reading in the Workshop of Mythology]. in: Misi Academy, Nilüfer Municipality, Nilüfer (Bursa/Turkey), December 26^th-27^th, 2020 [via Zoom].

2020a, “Sokrates’in Savunması’nın Perspektifinden Düşünmenin Ufkuna Bakmak.” [Looking at the Horizon of Thinking from the Perspective of the Apology of Socrates] (with students in the 11^th grade). in: Açı Schools, Bahçeköy Campus (Istanbul/Turkey), January 2^nd, 2020 (invited by Philosophy Teacher Özgür Dursun).

2018, “Klasik Filolog Olma Yolunda” [On the Path to Becoming a Classicist] (4 weeks long workshop with the senior under graduate and graduate students of Department of Classics, Istanbul University, during Spring semester/March 2018) [invited by Istanbul University, Student Community of Classical Philology, with Asst. Prof. Dr. Ekin Öyken].

2016, “Adlandırma ve Varlığın Sınırları.” [Naming and the Margins of Being] (with students in the 11^th grade). in: FMV Private Işık High School, Nisantasi Campus (Istanbul/Turkey), December 8th, 2016 (invited by Philosophy Teacher Erkut Deral).

2015, “Tarihsel Sokrates ve Atina Demokrasisi” [The Historical Socrates and Athenian Democracy] (with students in the 11^th and 12^th grades). in: FMV Private Işık High School, Erenkoy Campus (Istanbul/Turkey), January 14^th, 2015 (invited by Philosophy Teacher Neslihan Behramoğlu).

2009, “Platon, Dil ve Adlandırma: Kratylos [Plato, Language and Naming: Cratylus].” (with graduate and undergraduate students of Department of Classics, Istanbul University, during Spring semester/2009).

2009, “Sözlü Kültür, Homeros ve Yunan Kahramanlık Şiiri [Orality, Homer and Greek Heroic Poetry].” (with undergraduate students of Department of Classics, Istanbul University, during Fall semester/2009).

Summer Schools

2025b, “Şiir/Din Geleneğinin Aleyhinde: Platon'un Metinlerini Yunan Şiirin/Dininin Temel Meselelerine Odaklanarak Okumak” [Against the Tradition of Poetry/Religion: Reading Plato's Texts with a Focus on Fundamental Issues in Greek Poetry/Religion] (A Seminar in the program of the summer school) in: Felsefeye (Yeniden) Giriş: Platon’un Eserlerini Nasıl Okumalı? [Introduction (Again) to Philosophy: How to Read Plato's Works?], Arche Project (İzmir/Turkey), 14^th-21^st Eylül, 2025.

2025a, “Antik Yunan Felsefesinin Başkaldırdığı Ebeveyni: Homeros Destanları [The Rebellious Parents of Ancient Greek Philosophy: Homeric Epics] (A Seminar in the program of the summer school) in: Bilimler Köyü / Village of Sciences (İzmir/Turkey), 18th-24th August, 2025 [with Ahmet Emre Dağtaşoğlu].

2019, “Platon'da Dil Düşüncesi: Kratylos’ta Ad/Yasa ve Doğa” [The Thought of Language in Plato: Name/Law and Nature in Cratylus] (A Seminar in the program of the summer school) in: Ancient Philosophy Summer School, Arche Project (İzmir/Turkey), 10^th-17^th August, 2019.

Invited Courses

2020, “Erken Yunan Şiiri ve Antik Yunan Mitolojisinin Biçimlendirilmesi” [Early Greek Poetry and Formalization of Ancient Greek Mythology]. in: Istinye University, History of Civilization 1 (BA Course, 2nd Session), October 16^th, 2020 [Distance Learning] (invited by Prof. Dr. Şafak Ural).

2012, "Eski Yunanistan'da Sözlü Kültür ve Toplum [Oral Culture and Society in Ancient Greece]." in: Istanbul University, Department of Sociology (Istanbul/Turkey), 15^th October, 2012 (invited by Prof. Dr. İsmail Coşkun).

2010, “Platon’un Kratylos’u ve Onun Çağdaş Dünyadakı Toplumdilbilimsel Etki Alanı [Plato’s Cratylus and Its Sociolinguistic Sphere of Influence in the Contemporary World].” in: Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, The Department of Sociology (Istanbul/Turkey), May 5^th, 2010 (invited by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uğur Ekren).

2008, “Platon’un Apologia Sōkratous’u ve Sokrates’in Hakikat Anlayışı [Plato’s Apologia Sōkratous and Socrates’ understanding of truth].” in: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, The Department of Philosophy, (Istanbul/Turkey), December 30^th, 2008 (invited by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdal Yıldız).

2008, “Arkaik Yunan Şiiri ve Bulunduğu Kültürel İklimle Karşılıklı İlişkisi: Arkaik Yunan Mimarlığı [Archaic Greek Poetry and interactive relation with its Cultural Climate: Archaic Greek Architecture].” in: Istanbul Technical University, The Department of History of Architecture, (Istanbul/Turkey), December 3rd and 10^th, 2008 (invited by Prof. Dr. Turgut Saner).