About
Highly accomplished open-access publishing expert and humanities scholar with a PhD, leveraging extensive international experience in metadata strategy, research communication, and digital infrastructure. Currently spearheading global initiatives as Managing Editor at DOAJ and Türkiye Ambassador for DOAB and Crossref. Adept at transforming scholarly publishing landscapes, enhancing digital discoverability, and integrating AI tools to advance equitable and transparent knowledge dissemination.
Work
Oxford, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Summary
Supports Crossref integration and metadata literacy for Turkish institutions, contributing to global metadata initiatives.
Highlights
Provided expert support for Crossref integration to numerous Turkish institutions, significantly improving metadata literacy and data interoperability.
Co-led a key multilingual metadata initiative at the 2025 Metadata Sprint in Madrid, contributing to advancements in global metadata standards and practices.
Enhanced the visibility and accessibility of Turkish scholarly content by ensuring robust Crossref metadata implementation.
London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Summary
Leads global editorial workflows and metadata quality assurance for hundreds of open access journals, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices.
Highlights
Managed comprehensive editorial workflows for over 1,000 open access journals annually, ensuring rigorous alignment with global metadata and quality standards.
Trained journal editors worldwide on advanced indexing techniques, open-access policies, and metadata best practices, significantly enhancing publication quality.
Resolved complex technical metadata issues, achieving seamless integration of journal content into global discovery and indexing systems.
Contributed to strategic development of DOAJ's guidelines and policies, impacting global open access publishing standards.
Mardin, Mardin, Türkiye
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Summary
Led institutional publishing reform, enhancing academic journals and books to meet global indexing and metadata standards.
Highlights
Spearheaded institutional publishing reform, enhancing 10 academic journals and over 20 open-access books to meet international quality standards.
Developed and implemented robust systems, ensuring all university publications met stringent global indexing and metadata standards.
Achieved full compliance with DOAJ, DOAB, Scopus, and Web of Science (WoS) inclusion criteria, significantly increasing journal visibility and impact.
Managed cross-functional teams to streamline publication processes and improve overall research output quality.
Mardin, Mardin, Türkiye
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Summary
Conducted research in Syriac Christianity and interfaith dynamics, and integrated digital research methods into postgraduate curricula.
Highlights
Conducted rigorous research in Syriac Christianity and interfaith historical dynamics, resulting in significant scholarly contributions and publications.
Pioneered the integration of digital and AI-based research methods into postgraduate curricula, enhancing student analytical capabilities and research methodologies.
Mentored and supervised graduate students on thesis projects, fostering independent research and academic excellence.
Van, Van, Türkiye
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Summary
Taught undergraduate and graduate courses, supervised research, and integrated digital methods in comparative religion and historiography.
Highlights
Instructed over 200 undergraduate and graduate students annually in comparative religion and historiography, fostering critical thinking and advanced research skills.
Mentored and supervised 15+ student research projects on interreligious relations and diaspora studies, resulting in successful thesis completions and presentations.
Introduced digital humanities methodologies into coursework, preparing students for modern research challenges.
Contributed to curriculum development and academic program enhancements within the History of Religions department.
Education
Awards
Languages
Syriac
Conversational
Kurdish
Native
Turkish
Native
English
Fluent
Dutch
Fluent
Arabic
Conversational
Ottoman Turkish
Fluent
German
Basic
Skills
Metadata Management
Crossref, DOAJ, DOAB, OpenAIRE, Quality Assurance, Metadata Workflows.
Publishing & Editorial Operations
Publishing Ethics, Scholarly Communication, Open Access Policy, Digital Publishing Platforms, OJS, XML/CSV, CMS.
Academic Indexing & Compliance
Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), DOAJ Inclusion, DOAB Inclusion, Global Indexing Standards.
Research & Education Technology
AI Applications in Research, AI in Education, Digital Research Methods, Researcher Education.
Institutional Development
Capacity-Building, Outreach, Scholarly Publishing Reform.
Data Management & Analysis
Excel, Google Sheets.
Version Control
GitHub.
Intercultural Communication
Multilingual Engagement, Intercultural Engagement.