Dr. Yusuf Cakin

Instructor

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Biography

Yusuf Cakin is a historian and Turkologist with research interests spanning Turkish language and history as well as Danish-Turkish intersections. His primary research focuses on the studies of Danish linguists in Turkology, including Vilhelm Thomsen's deciphering of the Old Turkic Orkhon inscriptions from Mongolia in 1893. He explores modern Turkish languages, peoples, and countries of Central Asia, as well as historical relationships between Denmark-Norway and the Ottoman corsair states in North Africa. His work further delves into European representations of the Ottoman Empire and examines the historical development of pan-Turkism through the last decades of the Ottoman Empire and the country's participation in World War I. Cakin also engages with themes concerning the Seljuks, the Anatolian principalities, the writings of Yaşar Kemal, translations of Turkish works, and the poetry of historical figures in Turkish literature.

Research Interests

Experience

External Lecturer

2025-01-01 — Present

University of Copenhagen • Copenhagen

Teaching courses in Turkish language and literature.

Digital Business Developer and Delivery Manager

2024-01-01 — Present

Gyldendal e-learning • Copenhagen

Overseeing digital content delivery.

Appointed Censor for Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies

2022-01-01 — Present

Language-based Area Studies • Copenhagen

Responsible for evaluating student performance.

Subject Coordinator and Author

2022-01-01 — Present

Denmark's National Encyclopedia, Lex.dk • Copenhagen

Developing educational content.

Evening School Instructor and Lecturer

2022-01-01 — Present

AOF Denmark • Copenhagen

Providing community education in Turkish.

Instructor

2020-01-01 — 2022-01-01

Folk University Copenhagen • Copenhagen

Teaching Turkish courses.

Project and Product Manager

2016-01-01 — 2024-01-01

Gyldendal • Copenhagen

Managing educational projects.

Archivist (Academic Intern)

2015-01-01 — 2016-01-01

National Archive • Copenhagen

Conducting historical research.

Requirements for University of Copenhagen

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:83
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology Minimum 45 ECTS in core psychology areas Minimum 20 ECTS in methodology and statistics
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's diploma
  • Transcript of records
  • Course descriptions
  • Self-assessment form
  • Documentation of English proficiency
Specialization Notes

Focuses on clinical, social, and cognitive psychology.