Curriculum Vitae
Ilknur Tas
Hitit Universitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
Phone: (364) 227 70 00/1638
Department of History
Mobile :
19030 Çorum
Fax: (364) 227 70 05
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Ancient History
Department of Ancient History, University of Ankara – Ankara, (June, 2007)
Dissertation topic:
“The politics of Tudhaliya IV towards the vassal kingdoms of Hittite Empire in Syria and the
Assyrian kingdom".
Master of Ancient History
Department of Ancient History, Social Sciences Institute of Ankara University – Ankara, (1998)
Master topic:
“The City and Country Of Maša which is mentioned in the Hittite Cuneiform Texts”.
Bachelor of Hittitology
Department of Hittitology, University of Ankara - Ankara / Turkey, (1994)
ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
Full-Time Professor Department of History, Hitit University -Çorum, (Fall 2009 - present)
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Teaching Ancient History courses.
Full-Time Lecturer Department of History, Hitit University -Çorum, (Fall 2008)
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Teaching Ancient History courses.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Journalist Economic Press Agency , - Ankara, Turkey (2004-2007)
Author Journal of Diplomat, - Ankara, Turkey (2004-2005)
BOOKS PUBLISHED
The politics of Tudhaliya IV towards the vassal kingdoms of Hittite Empire in Syria and the Assyrian kingdom",
Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008.
PAPERS PUBLISHED
” Two Hittite Offıcials commissioned in the Kargamıš Kingdom during 13th Century B.C., Tarih Araştırmaları
Dergisi Cilt: XXVII Sayı: 43, 2008, 95-117.
“The City and Country Of Maša which is mentioned in the Hittite Cuneiform Texts”, Arkeoloji ve Sanat
Dergisi, Yıl:29 Sayı:125, Mayıs-Ağustos 2007, 15–34.
“The Commercial importance of Ugarit under Hittite Kingdom 13th Century B.C.” ”, Arkeoloji ve Sanat
Dergisi, Yıl: 29 Sayı: 126, Eylül-Aralık 2007, 11–24.
“A review on the tools used for logistics in MT in the Late Bronze Age: the case of the Uluburun Shipwreck”,
Kubaba Arkeoloji-Sanat Tarihi- Tarih Dergisi Yıl:6 Sayı:13, 2009, 37–52.
İ.Taş, “A general appreciation about the iconography of Urartian God Haldi“, The Journal of Çorum for
Historical and Cultural Studies I, No. 1, 2009/1.
“A Stele of Prince Anaziti in Yozgat Museum”, Journal of the American Oriental Society (Peer Review
Process)
“ The Hearths from Mercimektepe in Yozgat and the impressions about the hearth cult from the Bronze age to
the Hittite Period “, Anatolia Antiqua XIX (Peer Review Process).
PAPERS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES
“The divorce claim between Ammistamru, The Ugarit king, and the Ammurian Princess, and the judicial and
diplomatical results of this lawsuit”, Mısır-Hitit Ebedi Barış Antlaşması (Kadeş) ve Eski Önasya’da Barış
Paneli, Nevşehir, 2007, 113–125.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
“Syrian Policy Of Hittite King Tudhaliya IV”, ICANAS 38. International Congress of Asian and North African
Studies Ankara, 2007.
“The Commercial Embargo of the History forced by the Hittite King Tudhaliya IV İn 13th Century B.C.”,
ICANAS 38. International Congress of Asian and North African Studies, Ankara, 2007.
“A Review On The Units Of Measurement in Hittites And Their Usage in Laws”, Records And Other Texts,
12th World Congress of Accounting Historians July 20-24, 2008-İstanbul-Turkey, Congress Proceedings Vol.1,
245-62.
“A Study About The Curse And Malediction For Hittites”, VII. International Hittitology Congress 25-31
Ağustos 2008.
“A Phenomenon In Hittite Religion: Reaching God By Burning Fire In The Hearth”, 7th International
Conference on History: From Ancient to Modern, 28-31 December 2009, Athens, Greece.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
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The member of publication committee of Minitsry of Culture and Tourism, Journal of Turkish
Archaelogy and Etnography
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The member of publication committee of Social Sciences Journal in Hitit University.
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The member of publication committee of Çorum Tarih ve Kültür Araştırmaları
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The general coordinator of 7th Hittitology Congress – Çorum – Turkey, in 2008.
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The member of executive council of 2nd The Balkans And The Middle East Countries Conference On
Auditing And Accounting History (BMAC) (15-18 September 2010).
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The member of appreciation comission for the critierions of academic candidates in Hitit University.
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The main juror in engaging the lecturer for the Archeology division in Hitit University.
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The scientific head of rescue excavation in quarries near Karakız district in Sorgun, Yozgat, in 2009. .
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The Organization official of 3rd Hittitology Congress – Çorum – Turkey, in 1996.