Biography

*Personal Information*
Name: Mehmet Çelik
Date of Birth: 1969
Place of Birth: Van, Turkey

*Short Biography*
Dr. Mehmet Çelik completed his education in the field of literature and is currently serving as a professor at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul. He teaches, conducts research, and engages in academic work in the areas of literature and culture.

*Languages*

* Turkish, Kurdish, and Arabic: Native languages
* Persian: Fluent
* German and English: Fluent

*Fields of Expertise*
Dr. Mehmet Çelik specializes in philosophy, literature, literary history, translation, and thematic analysis of literary works. He is also a poet and writer with numerous published books.
His poems and writings have been featured in various literary journals, and many of his works, both in verse and prose, have been published.
He has also published dozens of scholarly articles on literature, culture, and the social analysis of literary works in reputable journals.

*Scientific and Literary Works*

*Scientific and Literary Works*

*Academic Books:*

1. From History to Literature: Sheikh Bedreddin (2013)
2. Social Structure in the Novels of Kemal Tahir (2013)
3. The Mystics of Anatolia (2019)
4. Aesthetics in Muallim Naci (Master’s Thesis, 1991)
5. A Thematic Study of Islamic Journals in the Constitutional Era (Doctoral Dissertation, 1998)
6. Past Tense Without Tension (2023)
7. Personal Poetry Book
8. Yunus Emre (In Press)
9. Hafez According to Abbas Kiarostami (In Press)

*Translations:*

1. Hello Hoopoe (Translation from Farid al-Din Attar, 2023)
2. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Translation, 2022)
3. The Third Line (Translation from Shams Tabrizi, Istanbul, 2022)
4. The Divan of Mathnawi (Translation from Rumi, 2023)
5. The Complete Works of Sadegh Hedayat (The Blind Owl, Three Drops of Blood, Haji Agha, Buried Alive, etc.)
6. The Divan of Shams (In Preparation)
7. The Divan of Hafez (In Preparation)

*Other Activities*

* Participation in television and radio programs as an expert in culture and literature (some of which have been published on his YouTube channel).
* Contribution to the promotion of Persian literature on international platforms.
* Organization of translation and literary analysis workshops for students and researchers.

*Awards and Achievements*

* Recipient of numerous awards in the field of literary research.
* Recognized as one of the leading translators of Sufi works.