Prof. Dr. Erdal Yavuz CURRICULUM VITAE
Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Near East University since 2013
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
June 1975 PhD in “Sciences de l’Information" (Communication Sciences), Université des Sciences Juridiques, Politiques et Sociales de Strasbourg , France Prize: “Eloge Special du Jury"
June 1969 BA in International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University, 1963-1964 Department of Civil Engineering, Robert College, Istanbul
June 1963 High School, Robert College, Istanbul
LANGUAGES English, French, Ottoman Turkish (Reading and Writing)
ACADEMIC TITLES
2002 Professor
1994 Associate Professor in Economic Theory and History
1989-1994 Ast. Prof. Department of Economics , Middle East Technical University 1979-1983 Ast. Prof. Department of Economics , Middle East Technical University 1977-1979 Ast.Prof , Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Ankara University
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE TITLES
December 2007- 2012 Director, Strategic Research Center, Yeditepe University, Istanbul March 2007- 2012 Dean, Social Sciences Institute, Yeditepe University, Istanbul December 2005- 2011 Advisor to the Rector , Yeditepe University, Istanbul
Sept. 2003-Sept. 2005 Dean , Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun August 2002-Sept. 2005 Advisor to the Rector, for Information and Communication, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun
June 1992 - March 1995 Chair, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Feb. 1990 - March 1991 Associate Chair, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
May 1989 - Nov. 1994 Director, European Research Center, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
March 1981 – Sep.1982 Assistant Dean, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences Middle East Technical University, Ankara
June 1977 – June 1979 Member of Administrative Board, Faculty of Humanities,, Ankara University
Professional Experience
2008 – 2012 Consultant to the Municipality of Princes Islands, Istanbul
(In March 1983 I had resigned from my academic position to protest the Council of Higher Education created by the military regime. I have remained outside of academia and research until February 1989) 1987-1988 Editor, Gelişim Publications and Söz newspaper, Istanbul
Member of the Editorial Board, Nokta Magazine, Istanbul 1985-1987 Director , English Fast Language Schools, Ankara
1983-1985 Regional Director, ABC Bookstores and Publications, Ankara.
1968-1970 Journalist, Editor: International News Desk, Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
Professional Affiliations : History Foundation of Turkey (Founding member), Turkish Social Science Association (Member) Teaching Experience
Some of the courses I have taught at the Middle East Technical University and other universities include:
Introductory Economics History of Economic Analysis History of Civilization
Economic and Social History Ottoman Economic History Regional Economics
Economics of Everyday Life Introduction to Social Sciences Introduction to Communications
Human Rights in Historical Perspective Topics in Economic History
(Some of the courses offered under this topical course include) Problems and debates in transition to Capitalism"
19th Century Ottoman economy
Turkish economy and society according to foreign observers Middle Eastern culture and society
Turkish Economy and Society: 1950-2000 Turkish Economy and the World: 1923-1950 Organization of Academic Conferences and Seminars:
International Conference on The Tanzimat’s 150th Anniversary , Organizer November 6-7, 1989, Middle East Technical University
Brain Storming: "Global Changes and Turkey”, Coordinator and Session Chair
April 10, 1999 and June 12, 1999 , Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Strategic Research Center Scientific work and publications:
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Doctoral dissertation: "La Presse des Jeunes Turcs en France: 1869-1908"
1978 "1908 Boykotu (The 1908 Boycott)” METU Studies in Development, 1978 Special Issue, pp. 163-181.
1980 "19. yy. Türkiye İktisat Tarihi Kaynakları: Bir Bibliyografya Denemesi (19th Century Turkish Economic History Sources: A Tentative Bibliography)” (with Orhan Kurmuş and Şevket .Pamuk) METU Studies in Development, 1979-1980 Special Issue, pp 329-371.
1981 “Jön Türk Basını (The Press of the Young Turks)" İletişim, (AİTİA, Gaetecilik ve Halkla İlişkiler Yüksek Okulu Dergisi) Volume 1. No.2. pp.197-218.
1981 “Ankara”, 19th Century Section, Yurt Ansiklopedisi, Volume I, pp. 540-548
1984 (Editor) Tarih İçinde Ankara: Eylül 1981 Seminer Bildirileri, (Ankara
Throughout History: September 1981 Seminar Proceedings)METU Faculty of Architecture Publications.
1984 "19.yy. Ankara'sında Ekonomik Hayatın Örgütlenmesi ve Kent- İçi Sosyal Yapı (The Organization of Economic Life and the Social Structure of the
City Center in 19th Century Ankara" , Tarih İçinde Ankara , (Erdal Yavuz, N.Uğurel (Ed.),ss.195-208.
1984 Ekonomi Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Economics), Dünya Yayınları.
1995 "The State of the Industrial Workforce from the Early Republic to1940"
Donald Quataert and Erik J.Zürcher (Ed) Workers and the Working Class in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey: 1839-1950,
Tauris Press, London, 1995.
1998 "1920'lerde İşçi Sınıfı ve İşçi Gözüyle Çalışma Sorunları (The Working-Class in 1920s and its Grievances through the eyes of Workers)" Osmanlı'dan Cumhuriyet'e: Problemler,Araştırmalar Tartışmalar, Tarih Vakfı Yurt
Yayınları, 1998, pp.353-360
1998 "Otorite,Toplum, Birey- Osmanlı'dan Günümüze (Authority, Society, and the Indviididual: From the Ottoman Period to Today)". Üniversitenin Sorunları: ODTÜ Öğretim Elemanları Derneği Yayını, pp1-22
1998 “Sanayideki İşgücünün Durumu, 1923-1940 (The State of the Industrial Workforce, 1923-1940)", D.Quataert and E.J.Zürcher (eds.) Osmanlı'dan Cumhuriyet Türkiyesi'ne İşçiler, İletişim Yayınları, pp. 155-195 (translation of the 1995 edition)
2001 “Küresel Süreç ve Türkiye: Bir Gündem Taslağı (The Global Process and Turkey:
An Agenda Proposal)”, İktisat Dergisi, (August 2001), Issue 416, pp.45-47 2002 “Evrensel Barış Şimdilik Uzak (Universal Peace is Still Out of Reach” , Sahibini
Arayan Barış, Masis Kürkçügil (ed.),Everest Yayınları, pp.261-277 2002 Sağım Solum Sobe (collection of Editorials written for the Turkish daily Radikal),
Phoenix Yayınevi, Eylül 2002 Publications Under Preparation:
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“ Belgelerle Uygarlık Tarihi (A Documented History of Civilization)” (book) Anticipated publication date : 2016
"Türkiye'de Siyasal Tercihlerin Sosyo Ekonomik Belirleyicileri (The Socio-Economic Determinants of Political Choices in Turkey)" (book)
Anticipated publication date : 2017 Selected Supervisory Work:
Erhan Aslanoğlu, “Incorporation of the Ottoman Economy to the World Capitalist Economy: A Reassesment”, 1990 (Master)
Boğaç Alaeddin Ergene, “Rural Manufacturing in the Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire:
A Study on labour Costs” , 1995 (Master)
Nurten Gencağa – Kaya, “The Socio-Economic Path of Turkish Migrants in Germany”, 2002 (Master)
Selected Conferences and Seminars
May 24-26, 1993, “1920'lerde İşçi Sınıfı ve İşçi Gözüyle Çalışma Sorunları (The Working-Class in the 1920s and its Grievances through the eyes of Workers)”
I.Uluslararası Tarih Kongresi : Osmanlı'dan Cumhuriyet'e Problemler, Tartışmalar, Araştırmalar (Proceedings published in 1998)
November 24, 1994, “ Osmanlı Devleti, Ve Toplum (The Ottoman State and Society)”
Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı Ankara Konferanslar dizisi, Mimarlar Odası . January 10, 1995 , " Otorite, Toplum ve Birey - Osmanlı'dan Günümüze (Authority,
Society, and the Individual: From the Ottoman Period to Today)", ODTÜ Öğretim Elemanları Derneği Konferans Etkinlikleri (Published in 1998 by the
Association of METU Professors)
May 10, 1999, "Globalleşme ve Tarihsel Perspektif (Globalization and the Historical Perspectve" , METU Department of Economics Seminar.
June 11-13, 2001, International Seminar: “The Impact of Globalisation on the Islamic World: Issues and Challenges in the 21st Century”, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Appointed as Turkey’s Representative by the Ministry of Foreign affairs.
September 12, 2001, Session Organizer and Discussant: ERC/METU International Conference In Economics , Inrtoduction: Erdal Yavuz (METU) “Globalisation, Crisis, etc.: ‘Borné Winners’ and ‘Born Loosers’ in Historical Perspective “;
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