Özhan Öztürk (born 1968, Istanbul) is a Turkish writer and researcher. He is known for his work on the culture and folklore of Turkey’s
Black Sea region.
Born in Istanbul to a family with roots in the Black Sea region, Özhan Öztürk graduated from Istanbul University’s Faculty of Dentistry in 1991. He also studied history in the Faculty of Letters of the same university. While pursuing a career in dentistry, he conducted research on the culture, history and local language and dialects of the Black Sea region. His work has been published in numerous periodicals and books.
In 2005, Özhan Öztürk published a two-volume encyclopaedic dictionary on the Black Sea region including toponyms, flora, fauna, handicrafts and local expressions, based on a range of sources. In 2009, he published a dictionary on folklore and mythology. His 2011 book, titled ''Pontus'', provides a comprehensive survey of the history of the Black Sea region from Antiquity up to today. In 2016, he published a dictionary on world mythology with over 10,000 entries.
Works
* ''Karadeniz Ansiklopedik Sözlük'', İstanbul, 2005. Heyamola Yayınları. 2 vol. 1256 pages
* "Bizim Temel" (about national personification of the Pontic figure, Temel) in ''Temel Kimdir'', Heyamola Yayınları. Istanbul, 2006.
* ''Folklor ve Mitoloji Sözlüğü'', Ankara, 2009. Phoenix Yayınları. 1054 pages
* ''Pontus: Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Karadeniz’in Etnik ve Siyasi Tarihi'' (''Pontus: The Ethnic and Political History of a Black Sea Region from Antiquity to Today'') Genesis Yayınları. Ankara, 2011. 952 pages.
* ''Dünya Mitolojisi'' (World Mythology). Nika Yayınları. Ankara, 2016 1264 pages
* Articles, stories and research studies about Folklore and
Pontus culture
Industrial tourism threatens the sustainability of the environment and local cultures in the Black Sea Region
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''Radikal'' () was a daily liberal Turkish language newspaper, published in Istanbul. From 1996 it was published by Aydın Doğan's Doğan Media Group. Although Radikal did not endorse a particular political alignment, it was generally consider ...
'' daily newspaper and Folklore magazines.
See also
*Turkish folklore
The tradition of folklore—folktales, jokes, legends, and the like—in the Turkish language is very rich, and is incorporated into everyday life and events.
Turkish folklore
Nasreddin Hoca
Perhaps the most popular figure in the tradition ...
* Pontus
Notes
External links
Personal Website of Özhan ÖztürkCrete in Trabzon Thrace in Artvin (An interview, 2005)An Interview
1968 births
Writers from Istanbul
Living people
Turkish folklorists
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