Assoc. Prof. YALÇIN KAYALI

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yalçın KAYALI

Ankara University,

Faculty of Languages and History-Geography,

Department of Eastern Languages and Literatures,

Sub-Department of Indology, Faculty Member.

&

Ankara University

Asia-Pacific Research Center, Vice Director.

ACADEMIC TITLES:

Assoc. Prof. Dr.- Ankara University, Faculty of Language and History-Geography, Department of Eastern Languages and Literatures, Department of Indology, (2019-present)

Assist. Prof. Dr.- Ankara University, Faculty of Languages, History-Geography, Department of Eastern Languages and Literatures, Department of Indology, (2018- 2019)

Dr.- Ankara University, Faculty of Languages, History- Geography, Department of Eastern Languages and Literatures, Department of Indology, (2017- 2018)

Res. Assistant- Ankara University, Faculty of Languages, History-Geography, Department of Eastern Languages and Literatures, Department of Indology, (2013-2017)

MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE:

Ankara University, Asia-Pacific Research Center (APAM); Deputy Director, (2020- present), apam.ankara.edu.tr  

EDUCATION INFORMATION:

Doctorate (PhD): Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Eastern Languages and Literatures, Sub-Dept. of Indology. “Political History and Literature of India in the Kushan Empire Period”; (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. H. Derya Can); (2012- 2017).

Postgraduate (M.A): Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Eastern Languages and Literatures, Sub-Dept. of Indology. “Vamana Purana Analysis” (Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. H. Derya Can); (2009-2011).

Undergraduate (B.A): Ankara University, Faculty of Language and History-Geography, Sub-Dept. of Arabic Language and Literature, (2004-2009).

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIP:

Republic of Turkey; Turkish History Foundation - Central Asia and Far East Studies Doctoral Scholarship- (2014-2017).

FIELD STUDIES AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES ABROAD:

PhD Visiting Scholar-Department of Hindī Language and Literature, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hyderabad University, India (Advisor: Prof. Dr. R. S. Sarraju) (July 2016-October 2016).

The Cities where the Field Research was Conducted are: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Mathura, Allahabad, Hyderabad, Aurangabad (Ajanta and Ellora), Mumbai (Elephanta).

Postdoctoral Visiting Researcher-Department of Hindī Language and Literature, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hyderabad University, India (August 2019, for one month).

The Cities where the Field Research was Conducted are: Delhi, Agra, Hyderabad, Chennai (Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram), Varanasi and Sarnath.

Teaching Mobility (Erasmus)- Lithuania- Vilnius University, Institute of Asian and Intercultural Studies, Department of Indology, (February 2020, for one week).

Teaching Mobility (Erasmus)- Lithuania- Vilnius University, Institute of Asian and Intercultural Studies, Department of Indology, (October 2021, for one week).

Teaching Mobility (Erasmus)- Lithuania- Vilnius University, Institute of Asian and Intercultural Studies, Department of Indology, (September 2022, for one week).

Specialty Research- India (February 2023, for three week).

The Cities where the Field Research was Conducted are: Delhi, Bhubaneshwar; Konarak, Kolkata, Bangalore; Hampi, Mysore, Trivandrum; Kanyakumari.

PUBLISHED BOOKS:

Ancient History and Culture of India, Çizgi Publishing House, 2018, Konya, (Copyright),

ISBN: 9786051962061

EDITORSHIP WORKS:

Indian Mythology- Articles on Purāṇa Literature (2020). Konya: Çizgi Publishing House.

India Studies in Turkey-I (2021). Ankara: Ankara University Press.

Early Indian History and Culture (2022). İstanbul: Vakıfbank Culture Publications.

India Studies in Turkey-II, (2023). Ankara: Ankara University Press.

Turkiye-India Historical and Contemporary Relations -International Panel Proceedings, (2023). Ankara: Ankara University Press.

EVENTS/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED AS AN INVITED SPEAKER:

2023- Ankara, Indian Embassy, International World Yoga Day; "Yoga: Culture, Tradition and Sanskrit Terminology" (19.06.2023- Abant/Bolu-Turkiye, 21.06.2023- Çankaya/Ankara-Turkiye, 23.06.2023- Göreme/Nevşehir-Turkiye); as an Invited Speaker of Indian Embassy, Ankara-Turkiye.

2022-Ankara University APAM, India-CIWAD, India-Turkiye Historical and Contemporary Relations; “A Brief History of Turkiye-India Relations Focused on Cultural Interaction” (29.05.2022-Onine).

2021-The Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities, Fatih Sultan Mehmet University, The Center For Ottoman-Malay World Studies, Ankara University APAM, Asia Pacific Workshop: Opportunities and Challenges in the Framework of Asian Re-opening; “Turkey-India Relations from Past to Present and Its Future in the Context of Re-opening to Asia” (26-27.05.2021- Online)

2021-İzmir, Ege University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Translation and Interpreting, Translation Studies Seminars III- Translation and Translation Studies in Imprevalence Languages (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Faruk Yücel), “Interculturalism in Translation Studies: Literature Review on Turkish Translations of Literary Texts in Sanskrit Language” (15.05.2021-Online).

2021-Ankara Ideas Workshop (AIW), Regional Studies-East Asian Studies Workshop, “30.03.2021; History and Culture of Ancient India from its Beginning to the Middle Ages- 06.04.2021; The Age of the Indo-Turkish (Mughal) Empire from the Perspective of the Discipline of Indian Studies- 13.04.2021; The Oldest Member of the Indo-European Language Family: Sanskrit Language and Culture” (Online).

2021- Ankara University, Asia-Pacific Studies Application and Research Center (APAM), Youtube Channel; “Asian Talks: India”, (22.01.2021- Online), Program Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTZylI4QhJc&t=36s

2021-India, Vishva Hindī Academy, Hindī Teaching Center, (Moderator: Dr. Deepak Pandey) “History of Indology Studies in Turkey”, (02.01.2021-Online).

2020-Ankara, TRT Ankara Radio, “Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s in World War II and the Struggle for Independence; 1942- An Evaluation on the National Convention Speech”, Program of Efsane Konuşmalar. Program Link-https://www.trtdinle.com/show/efsane-konusmalar?id=3854779

2020-Ankara, TRT Ankara Radio, An evaluation on “Indira Gandhi’s Historical Speech on the Mission of Indian Women”- Program of Efsane Konuşmalar. Program Link https://www.trtdinle.com/show/efsane-konusmalar?id=3852064

2019-Ankara, Indian Embassy, Speech Titled of “The Recognition of the Works of Nobel Prize-Winning Author Rabindranath Tagore in Turkey”.

TRANSLATION EDITORSHIP WORKS:

Ashokavadāna- Stories from the Life of Indian Emperor Ashoka (2022). Anonymous. -Trans. Ilgaz Hakman-, İstanbul: Vakıfbank Culture Publications.

Kalpa Sutra -Wisdom Life- (2022). Writer; Bhadrabahu Svami, Trans. Mert Çağatay Yazlık, İstanbul: Vakıfbank Culture Publications.

Islam in India -The Construction of Political Language and Political Culture -1200-1800- (2022). Writer; Muzaffar Alam, -Trans. İhsan Durdu-, İstanbul: Vakıfbank Culture Publications.

TRANSLATIONS WORKS:

Dictionary of Asian Mythology, Kabalcı Publishing, 2018, Istanbul, Author: David Leeming, (Translation), ISBN: 9786059872614

Ritusamhara & Meghaduta, Ötüken Publications, 2019, Istanbul, Author: Kalidasa, (Translation), ISBN: 9786051558608

BOOK CHAPTERS:

“The Epic of Ramayana”, World Epics from Yesterday to Today, Bilgin Culture and Art Publications, 2019, Ankara, Ed. Görkem Kökdemir & Ayşe Gül Fidan, Chapter Pages: 59-97.

“Introduction to the History of Translation Studies”, Translation Studies, Çizgi Bookstore Publications, 2019, Konya, Ed. Yalçın Kayalı, (three authors with Fatma Jale Gül Çoruk and Saadet Büyük Güler), Chapter Pages: 9-29.

“The Problem of Cultural Transfer in Translation: The Case of Karamazov Brothers”, Translation Studies, Çizgi Publishing House, 2019, Konya, Ed. Yalçın Kayalı, (authored with Fatma Jale Gül Çoruk and Saadet Büyük Güler), Chapter Pages: 31-71.

“The Problem and History of Equivalence in Translation”, Translation Studies, Çizgi Publishing House, 2019, Konya, Ed. Yalçın Kayalı, (authored with Fatma Jale Gül Çoruk), Chapter Pages: 73-86.

“Purāṇic Sources of Indian Mythology: Agni (Āgneya) Mahapurana”, Indian Mythology -Articles of Purana Literature, Çizgi Publishing House, 2020, Konya, Ed. Yalçın Kayalı, Chapter Pages: 155-188.

“The Boar (Varāha) Myth and Its Place in Indian Mythology and The Features of Varāha Purāṇa”, Indian Mythology- Articles of Purana Literature, Çizgi Publishing House, 2020, Konya, Ed. Yalçın Kayalı, Chapter Pages: 189-216.

“Traces of the Traditional Indian Caste System in Purāṇa Literature”, (Translation), Indian Mythology- Articles of Purana Literature, Çizgi Publishing House, 2020, Konya, Ed. Yalçın Kayalı, Chapter Pages: 259- 271.

“The Place of Buddhist Councils in Indian Cultural History”, In Memory of Prof. Dr. Pulat Otkan- Sinology, Japanology and Choreonology Articles, 2021, (Ed. A. Merthan Dündar), Ankara, Ankara University Press, Chapter Pages: 386-415.

“An Evaluation of the Past and Present of Bangladesh-India Relations”, Bangladesh Studies in Turkey-I, 2021, (Ed. A. Merthan Dündar), Ankara, Ankara University Press, Chapter Pages: 47-60

“The Two Allied Powers of South Asia: A Brief History of India-Vietnam Relations”, Vietnam Studies in Turkey-I, 2021, (Ed. A. Merthan Dündar), Ankara, Ankara University Press, Chapter Pages: 186-202.

“Buddhist Sanskrit Literature, The Collection Named Avadānas, and A Collection Study on Ashokāvadāna”, Indian Studies in Turkey-I, 2021, (Ed. A. Merthan Dündar; Yalçın Kayalı), Ankara, Ankara University Press, (double authored with Ilgaz Hakman), Chapter Pages: 225-250.

“Reflections of Ancient Indian Culture on Siamese (Thailand) Traditions: History, Religion and Literature” Thai Studies in Turkey-I, 2021, (Ed. A. Merthan Dündar; Ekrem Saltık,) Ankara, Ankara University Press, (double authored with Ilgaz Hakman), Chapter Pages: 113-133.

“Indian Writer Perumbadavam Shrīdharan’s Work Entitled Oru Sankīrthanam Pole’s the Main Character: Russian Writer Dostoyevsky”, Hece Journal Dostoyevsky Special Issue (2 Volumes), Hece Publications, 2022, (Ed. Birsen Karaca), Chapter Pages: 588-602.

“Turkey-India Relations from Past to Present in the Context of Asian Reopening” Asia-Pacific Workshop: Opportunities and Challenges in the Framework of Asian Re-opening Proceedings, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University Press, 2022, (Ed. A. Merthan Dündar, Mehmet Özay), Chapter Pages:165-186.

“Traces of Traditional Indian Culture in Historical Kambuja (Cambodian) Inscriptions”, Cambodian Studies in Turkey-I”, 2022, (Ed. A. Merthan Dündar; Ekrem Saltık,) Ankara, Ankara University Press, Chapter Pages: 17-48.

“The Place of the Indian Originated Buddhist Faith in the Cultural History of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)”, Sri Lanka Studies in Turkey-I, 2022, (Ed. A. Merthan Dündar; Ekrem Saltık,) Ankara, Ankara University Press, Chapter Pages: 17-36.

"A Brief Evaluation on the Historical Course of Bhutan-India Political Relations", Butan and Brunei Studies in Turkiye-I, 2023, (Ed. A. Merthan Dündar) Ankara, Ankara University Press, Chapter Pages 49-64.

“A Descriptive Corpus Study on the Past and Present of New Zealand-India Relations", Oceania Studies in Turkiye-I, (Ed. A. Merthan Dündar; Altay Atlı) Ankara, Ankara University Press, Chapter Pages 57-72.

“The Influence of Buddhist and Cainist Culture on the Iconography of Indian Ellora Caves”, India Studies in Turkiye-II, (Ed. Yalçın Kayalı), Ankara, Ankara University Press, Chapter Pages 33-60.

"A Civilization That Witnessed the Beginning of History in South Asia (Ancient India): Indus Valley Civilization", Pakistan Studies in Turkiye-I, (Ed. Merthan Dündar; Davut Şahbaz) Ankara, Ankara University Press, Chapter Pages 1-34.

SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE:

Visiting Researcher- India, University of Hyderabad, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Hindi Language and Literature, (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. R. S. Sarraju); (July 2016- October 2016)

Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow- India, University of Hyderabad, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Hindi Language and Literature, (2019- August).

Teaching Mobility (Erasmus) - Lithuania- Vilnius University, Institute of Asian and Intercultural Studies, Department of Indology, (2020- February).

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS:

Mughal Emperor Akbar and His Capital: The Fatehpur Sikri, The Journal of International Social Research, Vol: 11, Issue: 60, 2018. (English)

Natural Phenomena in Indian and Turkish Mythologies: Sun and Moon, International Journal of Eurasian Researches, Vol: 6, Issue: 15, 2018. (Turkish)

Ajanta Caves: Buddhist Tradition and Chaityas, Uludağ University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Journal of Social Sciences, Vol: 19, Issue: 35, 2018. (Turkish)

Traces of Buddhist Culture in Ajanta Caves: Viharas, Ankara University, Journal of the Faculty of Language and History-Geography, Vol: 58, Issue: 1, Ankara-2018. (Turkish)

Indian Fairy Tale Literature from Gunadhya’s Brihatkatha to Somadeva’s Kathasaritsagara, The Journal of International Social Research, Vol: 11, Issue: 58, 2018. (Turkish)

From Mircea Eliade’s Trilogy of Religious Beliefs and History of Thought: From Gotama Buddha to the Birth of Christianity the Place of Indian Culture, Iğdır University Journal of Social Sciences, Issue: 16, Iğdır - 2018. (Turkish)

The Leader of the Indian Liberation Struggle Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Bhagavadgita and Ahimsa, The Journal of International Social Research, Vol: 11, Issue: 57, 2018. (Turkish)

The Place of Buddhist Iconography in Indian Gandhara and Mathura Artworks, Iğdır University Journal of Social Sciences, Issue: 14, Iğdır - 2018. (Turkish)

The Place of Ashvaghosha and His Works in Buddhist Literature, The Journal of International Social Research, Issue: 56, 2017. (Turkish)

The Origin of the Name, Society and Rulers Titles of Kushan, Ankara University, Journal of the Faculty of Language and History-Geography, Vol: 57, Issue: 2, Ankara-2017. (Turkish)

The Problem and History of Equivalence in Translation with Examples from Armenian and Sanskrit Languages, FOLKLOR / LITERATURE Folklore, Communication, Anthropology, Sociology, Musicology, Education, History, Language and Literature Journal, Vol: 22, Issue: 85, 2016/1. (Turkish)

Translation Studies and History in Turkish, Indian and Armenian Cultures and Literatures, Academic Perspective, International Refereed Social Sciences E-Journal, Issue: 53, Kyrgyzstan, 2016. (Turkish)

Grammar-Translation Method and Use of Grammar-Translation Method in Sanskrit Language Teaching, Academic Perspective. International Refereed Social Sciences E-Journal, Issue: 49, Kyrgyzstan, 2015. (Turkish)

The Rise of the Kushan Empire of India and King Kanishka (~ AD 78-99), Ankara University, Journal of the Faculty of Language and History-Geography, Vol: 55, Issue: 2, Ankara-2015. (Turkish)

Timur’s India Expedition, Iğdır University Journal of Social Sciences, Issue: 6/2, Iğdır-2014. (Turkish)

An Ancient Indian Tradition: Sati, Ankara University, Journal of the Faculty of Language and History-Geography, Vol: 53, Issue: 1, Ankara-2013. (Turkish)

BOOK REVIEWS:

History and Culture of The Indian People, The Age of Imperial Unity, Journal of Academic Social Research, Issue: 2, 2014/2.

Cultural History of India: Diversity, Syncretism, Synthesis, Iğdır University Journal of Social Sciences, Issue: 15, 2018/2.

India: A Short History, Journal of Oriental Scientific Research (JOSR) Vol: 10, 2018/3.

India: The Hindu History, Journal of Oriental Scientific Research (JOSR) Vol: 10, 2018/4.

The Historical Buddha: The Times, Life and Teachings of Founder of Buddhism, Iğdır University Journal of Social Sciences, Issue: 18, Iğdır-2019.

REFEREED CONGRESS / SYMPOSIUM PUBLICATIONS IN PROCEEDINGS:

2018- Ufuk University, International Science and Culture Symposium Paper Title: Indian Religions: On Hindu and Buddhist Scriptures.

2018- Nevşehir, International Conference on Social Sciences ICOSS (Language, Literature, Geography, Archeology, History) Paper Title: Materials of Indian Tradition in David Leeming’s Dictionary of Asian Mythology

2017- Ankara, 4th International Conference on Social Sciences and Education Research (ICSSER), Paper Title: A Section of Ancient Indian History: The Period of Maurya Empire (322-185 BC).

2017- Ankara, 4th International Conference on Social Sciences and Education Research (ICSSER), Paper Title: On The Ritusamhara of Indian Poet-Author Kalidasa.

2016- Amasya, Amasya University and KIBATEK (Cyprus Balkans Eurasian Turkish Literature Institution), 1st International Symposium on Migration and Culture, Paper Title: On the Migration of the Yüeçi (Yueh-chi) Tribe of Central Asia to India and its Results.

2016- Konya, Selçuk University, VI. International Turkish Art, History and Folklore Congress / Art Events, May 12-14; Paper Title: Fish Motif in Indian and Turkish Mythologies.

2015- Antalya, Süleyman Demirel University, International Symposium on Social Sciences and Educational Sciences, Paper Title: Central Asian Origin Yueh-chi Tribe and Establishment of the Kushan Empire of India.

2015- Nevşehir, Hacı Bektaşi Veli University, First International Symposium on Language Education and Teaching, Paper Title: Trends and Attitudes towards Learning Sanskrit student of Indology in Turkey.

2014- Konya, Mevlana Cultural Center, VII. International Turkish Culture, Art and Cultural Heritage Preservation Symposium, Paper Title: Lightning and Thunderbolt Myth in Indian and Turkish Mythologies.

2013- Kars, Kafkas University, 13th International Symposium on Language, Literature and Sayings (International), Paper Title: Indian Poet-Author Kalidasa and His Drama Works: Sakuntala, Malavikaagnimitra and Vikramorvashi.

2013- Kars, Kafkas University, 13th International Symposium on Language, Literature and Sayings (International), Paper Title: The Legend of the Shaking of the Ocean in Classical Indian Literature: Culture and Literature Evaluation. (Authored with Esra Büyükbahçeci).

2013- İZMİR, İzmir University, II. Language and Communication Symposium (International) Paper Title: The Place of Indian Tales in World Literatures. (Authored with Assoc. Dr. H. Derya Can).

2012- Batman, Batman University, International Symposium on Science and Culture, Paper Title: Cult of Fire in Indian and Turkish Mythologies (Authored with Assoc. Dr. H. Derya Can).

2011- Kayseri, Erciyes University, I. Symposium on Asian Languages and Literatures (International), Paper Title: Legend of Prahlada in Vamana Purana.

M.A/PhD SUPERVISION:

Ilgaz Hakman, “Traces and History of Buddhist Culture in Asokāvadana”, Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Oriental Languages and Literature, Postgraduate Program (M.A) in Indology, (2020).

Mert Çağatay Yazlık, “Jinas and Mahavira Vardhamana in Kalpa Sūtra from Jainist Texts”, Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Eastern Languages and Literature, Postgraduate Program (M.A) in Indology, (In Progress).

COURSES TAUGHT UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME:

- Department of Linguistics

·      Comparative Grammar II  (Sanskrit and Turkish)

- Department of Indology

·      Devanagari Alphabet

·      Sanskrit Grammar I-II

·      Hindī Vocabulary Teaching and Dictation

·      Listening and Speaking Hindī

·      History of Ancient India

·      History and Culture of Medieval India

·      History of Modern India

·      Indian Independence Movement and Its History

COURSES TAUGHT POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME:

· Medieval Indian Cultural History (MA)

· Ancient Indian History: Indus, Mahajanapadas and Magadha (MA)

· Indian Kingdoms: History of Maurya, Kushan and Gupta (MA)

· Translation Studies: Literature and Terminology (MA)

· Translation Studies: Theories and Types of Texts (MA)

· History of India (PhD)

· Translation Studies: Texts on History (PhD)

· Translation Studies: Texts on Literature (PhD)