1981 yılında Malatya’nın Hekimhan ilçesinde doğdu. 2003 yılında İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Türkçe Eğitimi Bölümünden mezun oldu. 2008 yılında yüksek lisans eğitimini, İnönü Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Türkçe Eğitimi Ana Bilim Dalında, “Gülten Dayıoğlu’nun Çocuk Öykülerinde Değer Eğitimi ve Öykülerin Türkçeye Katkısı” adlı teziyle bitirdi. Doktora eğitimine 2010 yılında İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Türkçe Eğitimi Ana Bilim Dalı Türkçe Öğretmenliği Programında başladı. 2003-2012 yılları arasında Malatya’da MEB’e bağlı okullarda Türkçe öğretmeni olarak çalıştı. 2012 yılında Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Türkçe Eğitimi Bölümüne öğretim görevlisi olarak atandı. Doktora öğrenimini 2016 yılında “Sekizinci Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Tartışmacı Metin Yazma Becerileri ile Bu Becerilere ilişkin Öğrenci ve Öğretmen Görüşleri” adlı teziyle tamamladı. 2018 yılından itibaren Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Türkçe Eğitimi Ana Bilim Dalında öğretim üyesi olarak görevine devam eden araştırmacının “Küçük Mektebliye: Yeni Millî Kırâ’at Kitabı Üzerine Bir İnceleme”, “Gülten Dayıoğlu’nun Çocuk Öyküleri (İnceleme)” adlı kitaplarının yanı sıra Türkçe eğitimi, yazma eğitimi, metin bilgisi ve çocuk edebiyatı alanlarında ulusal ve uluslararası çeşitli yayınları mevcuttur. Yazar, evli ve üç çocuk babasıdır.

Adriatik Derjaj is a full-time lecturer at the Department of Balkan Languages, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Tirana.
He has about 20 years of work experience as a lecturer and researcher. After graduating in 2003 as an excellent student, with the recommendation of the department, he gained the right to postgraduate studies at the Institute of Social Sciences at Ankara State University where in 2005 he graduated and earned the title of Specialist in Linguistic Sciences;
After completing his master's degree, he worked as a lecturer of Turkish for foreigners at TOMER - Ankara University, Turkey.
In 2012 he received his PhD in Linguistics (sociolinguistics)and in 2016 he earned the title of Associate Professor.
Areas of teaching and research expertise include Linguistics, Turkology, Medieval Literature, Oriental Studies, Philosophy of Language, Sociolinguistics, Didactics, and Intercultural and Touristic Communication.
He has participated in several national/international projects within the country and abroad. He is currently head of the Balkan Languages ​​Department and member of the Curricula Committee of the University of Tirana.

Books: - Turkish as a Foreign Language in Albania, Monograph, 2024, ISBN: 978-625-6134-36-2, Filiz, Istanbul, Turkey

- Comparative Albanian-Turkish Grammar, 2016, ISBN 978-605-9964-98-2 Camlica, Istanbul, Türkiye

Anna Calluori Holcombe was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA of Italian immigrant parents. She graduated cum laude with a BA in art education from Montclair State University in 1974. She received her MFA in ceramics from Louisiana State University in 1977. Teaching in higher education since 1978, her first position was at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, then at State University of New York at Brockport. In 1994, she was appointed Head of the Art Department at Kansas State University and served in that position for 6 years. From 2007 – 2010, she served as Director of the School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida, taught for the next 12 years and is currently a Professor Emeritus.

Calluori Holcombe exhibits internationally, having work in shows in Italy, France, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, South Korea, China and Australia. She was awarded the Rotary Gold Medal for the 46th International Exhibition, Faenza, Italy in 1989. Her work is represented in numerous international journals such as Ceramics Technical, New Ceramics and Ceramica.

In 1997, she was honored as a Fellow of the NCECA. She is an elected member of the AIC-IAC since 2002. She was awarded a Fulbright to Turkey in 2013.

www.annaholcombe.com

Laze Tripkov is a highly accomplished graphic designer and educator with a passion for
interdisciplinary art and design practices. He is currently a professor in Visual Communication
and Graphic Design at the Faculty of Art and Design at the International Balkan University in
Skopje. His expertise spans across creative digital disciplines, including VR immersions, media
art, interactive installations, and emerging technologies research and education.

Laze holds an MA from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and pursued post-master studies
in Multimedia and Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. He conducted research on the
symbols and iconography of the Balkan region as a Fulbright PhD scholar.

His works have been showcased in 15 solo exhibitions and over 75 group exhibitions
worldwide, earning him prestigious awards such as the Golden Bee award from the Moscow
Poster Biennale and the honorable award from the AUG Czech Association of Graphic Design.
Laze is actively involved in various design-related organizations and events, including being a
member of the Rotary Community in Skopje and the World Design Organization. He played a
significant role as a co-founder of Skopje Design Week and served as a program director for
Skopje Creative Festival. Additionally, he was the national coordinator for creative industries in
the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia and worked as a consultant for the World
Bank PRODE program in Montenegro.

Throughout his career, he has curated and organized numerous design-related exhibitions and
social design projects. He is a sought-after speaker, delivering lectures and workshops, and
serving as an international juror in design-related events and competitions. He served as the
former vice dean at the Faculty of Design and Multimedia, UDG at Podgorica, Montenegro, and
held the position of director at the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Skopje.

PhD at Faculty od Art and Desing, University Jana Evangelista Purkyne, Czech
Republic