Prof. Dr. Metin TOPÇUOĞLU

 


 

Place and Year of Birth: Bolu, 1967

University, Department and Year (B.A. Degree): History, Faculty of Letters, Istanbul University, 1989

Academic Titles:

  • Master’s Degree: Economic History, Institute of Social Sciences, Marmara University, 1994
  • Doctorate: Economic History, Institute of Social Sciences, Marmara University, 2000
  • Associate Professor: 2006
  • Professor: 2012

Academic and Administrative Duties in Chronological Sequence:

  • Department Head, Department of Ottoman Archives, Directorate General of State Archives, Prime Ministry (1990-1993)
  • Research Assistant, Celal Bayar University (1993)
  • Visiting Academic, University of Chicago
  • Visiting Academic, London School of Economics
  • Assistant Professor, Sakarya University (2003)
  • Department Head, Department of History, Sakarya University
  • Institute Director, Institute of Social Sciences, Sakarya University
  • Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sakarya University
  • Advisory Board Member, Social and Humanities Support Group (SOBAG), TÜBİTAK (2014-2016)
  • Executive Board Member, SOBAG (2017-2020)
  • Scientific Committee Member, Turkish Historical Society

5 Main Works (Books):

  • Osmanlı Saray Mutfağı
  • Osmanlı Taşrasında Bir Maliye Kurumu: Bursa Hassa Harç Eminliği
  • Türk Mutfağı ve Topraktan Sofraya Sakarya Mutfağı

Important Projects Conducted in the National and International Arena:

Problems and Solutions Faced by Minority Shareholders in Joint Stock Companies: The Case of Göller Region (2011-2012)

Awards

The History of Banking and Finance Prize jointly awarded by the Ottoman Bank Archive and Research Center and The European Association for Banking and Financial History for the book “Bursa Hassa Harç Eminliği”

Gastronomy Book of the Year and Gourmand World Cookbooks Award in the field of Culinary History for the book “Sakarya Mutfağı”

Method of Appointment to CoHE Membership (Presidency, IUB, Council of Ministers) and Date of Appointment:

He was appointed as CoHE member according to the decision of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on December 24, 2022.