Metin Boşnak (born 1965) is Turkish professor of

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origin. His academic publications include contributions to the fields of American culture and literature and comparative literature and cinematography. Metin Boşnak has a BA in TEFL from College of Education,

Ondokuz Mayıs University Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) is a major state university founded in 1975 in Samsun, Turkey. The university bears the name “19 May”, which marks the date when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, came to Samsun in or ...

, Samsun, Turkey. As a

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, he completed his M.A. in Comparative Literature at

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, Bloomington, Indiana, in 1990. On return to Turkey, he pursued a PhD in American studies at

Hacettepe University Hacettepe University is a leading state university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on 8 July 1967. It is ranked first among the Turkish universities by URAP in 2021. The university has two main campuses. The first campus is in the old to ...

, Ankara, which was completed in 1996.Metinbosnak
Dr. Boşnak published a collection of poetry in English and Turkish in 1987, Behind My Shadow. Since then he has been publishing scholarly articles on various aspects of Comparative Literature and American Studies. He presented numerous papers at home and abroad, co-edited two academic periodicals: Kızılırmak (1992), and Academia (1995). Dr. Boşnak set up, and has chaired the Department of American Studies at

Fatih University Fatih University ( tr, Fatih Üniversitesi) was a leading private (foundation) university located in the metropolitan Büyükçekmece district of Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996, the university was closed by the Turkish government in July 2016 ...

(September 2000-August 2007). Earlier he set up and chaired the Department of English Language and Literature at Fatih University (September 1997-January 2006). He also chaired the Department of Foreign Languages at Fatih University (February 1998-July 1999). As a visiting professor, he taught in English Department, St. Louis Community College (STLCC-Meramec Campus), Missouri (Fall 2007-Spring 2008). Upon returning home, he taught in the English Department, Girne American University (2008-2009). Boşnak taught at Saint Louis Community College in 2009–2010. He has professional affiliations with MLA, ACLA, ICLA, ASA and MCCA. Currently, he teaches in the English Department of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University after seven years of work at the

International University of Sarajevo The International University of Sarajevo (IUS) is a private university located in the capital city Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The university was established by the Foundation for the Development of Education in 2004–2005. IUS is open to ...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the author of a collection of poetry, ''Behind My Shadow'' (1987)(''Gölgemin Arkasında''), ''McDevlet, McDarbeler'' (2017), ''McStates, Democracy, McCoups'' (2021), ''Archetypal and Feminist Approaches to American Literature'' (2021), ''T.S. Eliot’s Poetics of Politics'' (2021) and ''Poetics of Love'' (''Aşkın Poetikası'') (2021).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bosnak, Metin Academic staff of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Turkish people of Bosniak descent 1965 births Living people Academic staff of the International University of Sarajevo Academic staff of Istanbul University