We are proud to announce that three research projects from the Department of English Language and Literature at Erzurum Technical University have been selected for funding under the TÜBİTAK 2209-A – Research Project Support Program for Undergraduate Students (2024/1 Term).

These projects reflect our department’s commitment to critical thinking, cultural comparison, and socially engaged academic inquiry.

📌 Empire, Nation-Building, and Modernity in Ottoman-Turkish and British Novels: A Comparative Analysis of Çalıkuşu and Jane Eyre

• Project Leader: Mevanur Kuralay

• Advisor: Dr. Ayşe Çırçır

This comparative study investigates how the concepts of national identity, imperial imagination, and modernity are represented in Çalıkuşu and Jane Eyre, offering a cross-cultural literary perspective.

📌 Gender Roles and Literature: Female Figures in Vatan Yahut Silistre and Mother Courage and Her Children

• Project Leader: Şeyma Aktepe

• Advisor: Research Assistant Samet Baytar

This project compares representations of women in the works of Namık Kemal and Bertolt Brecht, exploring how literature both reflects and critiques gender roles across distinct sociopolitical contexts.

📌 Academic Experiences of First-Generation Female University Students in the Department of English Language and Literature: A Collage Study

• Project Leader: Şilan Topdemir

• Advisor: Dr. Serap Atasever Belli

Using collage methodology, this qualitative research highlights the academic experiences of first-generation female students, addressing issues of inequality, identity, and belonging through an artistic and experiential lens.

We warmly congratulate Mevanur Kuralay, Şeyma Aktepe, and Şilan Topdemir, as well as their advisors Dr. Ayşe Çırçır, Research Assistant Samet Baytar, and Dr. Serap Atasever Belli for their achievement. We look forward to the valuable academic contributions these projects will bring.