Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bican Ercilasun The Kara Kam of Turkology

Abstract

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bican Ercilasun has become a school in Turkish Turkology with more than thirty books and numerous articles he wrote, the works he edited and the valuable Turkologists he trained. These successful works made him known in Türkiye as well as in many other countries, including the Turkish World. Ercilasun, who stated that he created these valuable works with the aim of firstly performing his profession successfully and secondly serving Turkishness, continues to support and guide those working in the field of Turkology. Researchers belonging to the Ercilasun Ecole examined the Turkish World in all its aspects and enriched the historical and modern Turkish dialects literature with their research. Ercilasun has made great contributions to the field of Turkology not only with his studies, but also with more than one department he founded and managed in this field, and his administrative activities as the President of the Turkish Language Association (TDK). In addition, he has been the President of the Turkish Culture Research Institute since 28 May 2021, where he has already been on the board of directors for many years.

In this study, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bican Ercilasun's life will be briefly emphasized and the current status of the studies he has published and is preparing as of April 2023 will be mentioned. Along with his master thesis and doctoral thesis, the works prepared on Ercilasun's life will be shown and the recommendations he gave to researchers working the field of Turkology will be discussed.