As the fourth lecture of its Lecture Series on Eurasia, Maltepe
University presents:
“Cultural Roots of the Turks”
By Professor Ahmet Tasagil (Department of History, Mimar Sinan
University, Turkey).
Time: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 2:00 PM
Venue: Marma Congress Center, Maltepe University, Maltepe, Istanbul
Ahmet Tasagil is a professor of history and an expert on the Ancient
Turks. He holds a Ph.D. in History from Istanbul University. He has an
experience of working in Kazakstan and Kyrgyzstan, at the Yasawi and
Manas Universities. Now Professor Tasagil serves at Mimar Sinan Fine
Arts University as a Vice Rector. He has plenty of books on Ancient
Turks and Turkic tribes, such as Cin Kaynaklarina Gore Turk Boylari
(Turkic Tribes According to Chinese Sources), Gok-Turkler (Ancient
Turks), and more than 80 articles. During last 3 years, he has
fulfilled various research trips to Mongolia and Siberia.
For further details:
Dr. Guljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun
Maltepe University
Faculty of Fine Arts
ercilasun@maltepe.edu.tr
+90 (216) 626 10 50 ext. 1841
www.maltepe.edu.tr