Prof. Dr. Mehmet Hakkı Suçin
Author · Academic · Literary Translator
Gazi University, Gazi Faculty of Education
Department of Arabic Language Education
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Academic and Professional Training
PhD · 2004
Gazi University, Institute of Educational Sciences
Problems of Equivalence at the Level of Words and Fixed Expressions in Arabic Translation
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Azmi Yüksel
MA · 1998
Gazi University, Institute of Social Sciences
Yahya Haqqi and His Short Stories
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Azmi Yüksel
BA · 1993
Ankara University, Faculty of Languages, History and Geography, Department of Arabic Language and Literature
Kahlil Gibran: His Life, Literary Personality, and a Turkish Translation of al-Arwāḥ al-Mutamarrida
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. İnci Koçak
Additional Training
2011–2012 · Creative Drama Instructor/Leader Training Programme, Contemporary Drama Association, Ankara
2006 · Academic English, University of Hull, UK
2005 · Certified Professional Translator, Arab Translators Network
2001 · Certificate in English Language Teaching (CertELT), British Council, Ankara
1992 · Professional National Tourist Guide Qualification, Ministry of Tourism
Academic and Professional Experience
2017– · Professor
Gazi University, Gazi Faculty of Education, Department of Arabic Language Education
2019–2023 · Head of Department
Gazi University
2013–2014 · Head of Department
Gazi University
2011–2017 · Associate Professor
Gazi University
2007–2011 · Assistant Professor
Gazi University
2005–2006 · Visiting Lecturer
University of Manchester
1998–2007 · Lecturer
Gazi University
1993–1998 · Translator and Interpreter
Embassy of the State of Kuwait, Ankara
1992–1993 · Professional Tourist Guide
Ministry of Tourism
Research Areas
Arabic Literature
Classical and modern Arabic literature, poetry and narrative, and the circulation and reception of Arabic literature in Turkish.
Translation Studies and Literary Translation
Poetry translation, poeticity, translation criticism, Arabic–Turkish literary transfer, and intercultural translation.
Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
Curriculum development, CEFR, and task-based language teaching.
Turkish Literature and the Arab World
The translation of Turkish literature into Arabic and its reception in the Arab world.
Selected Awards
2024 · Sharjah Translation Award “Turjuman”
For his Turkish translation of Ibn Hazm’s The Ring of the Dove.
2022 · Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation — Achievement Award
For his overall contribution to translation.
2021 · Dünya Book Supplement — Translation Book of the Year
For his Turkish translation of Adania Shibli’s Minor Detail.
2016 · Writers Union of Turkey Translation Award
For his Turkish translation of Nizar Qabbani’s The Book of Love.
Authored Books and Curricula
2017 · Haber Çevirisi: Türkçe–Arapça / Arapça–Türkçe + Anahtar Kitap, Opus.
2013 · Öteki Dilde Var Olmak: Arapça Çeviride Eşdeğerlik, Say.
2012 · Dünden Bugüne Arapçaya Çevirinin Serüveni, Kurgan Edebiyat.
2012 · Arabic Curriculum for Secondary Education, Grades 9–12, Ministry of National Education.
2011 · Arabic Curriculum for Primary Education, Grades 4–8, Ministry of National Education.
2011 · Vocational Arabic Curriculum for Imam-Hatip High Schools, Grades 8–12, Ministry of National Education.
2010 · Hayyā Nataʿallam al-ʿArabiyya / Arabic 12 for Imam-Hatip High Schools, Ministry of National Education.
2009 · Hayyā Nataʿallam al-ʿArabiyya / Arabic 11 for Imam-Hatip High Schools, Ministry of National Education.
2008 · Hayyā Nataʿallam al-ʿArabiyya / Arabic 10 for Imam-Hatip High Schools, Ministry of National Education.
2008 · Aktif Arapça, Engin.
2007 · Hayyā Nataʿallam al-ʿArabiyya / Arabic 9 for Imam-Hatip High Schools, Ministry of National Education.
Selected Book Chapters
2024 · “Spatial Aesthetics in Imru’ al-Qays’s Mu‘allaqa”, in The Great Arab Poet Imru’ al-Qays and Ankara, pp. 145–156, ASBU Press.
2021 · “The Influence of Nâzım Hikmet on Arab Poetry”, in Turkish Literature as World Literature, ed. Burcu Alkan and Çimen Günay-Erkol, pp. 148–168, Bloomsbury.
2016 · “Teaching Arabic in Turkey: Past and Present”, in Arabic Language in Turkey, Riyadh.
2016 · “Attitudes of University-Level Arabic Instructors and Students in Turkey towards the Teaching of Arabic Dialects”, in Arabic Language in Turkey, Riyadh.
2016 · “Arabic Literature in Turkish”, in Arabic Language in Turkey, Riyadh.
2016 · “My Personal Experience in Literary Translation”, in Arabic Language in Turkey, Riyadh.
2015 · “Foreign Language Policies in Turkey”, in Education Policies in Turkey, PEGEM Akademi.
2014 · “Arabic Literature in Turkish”, in Arab Culture on the Silk Road, Kuwait.
2013 · “Language Is Culture: Teaching Arabic in Turkey, Past and Present”, in Arab Culture in the Diaspora, Vol. II, Kuwait.
Selected Academic Work
2025 · “Strategic Choices and ‘Poeticity’ in Poetry Translation: An Evaluation of Translations of Shakespeare and Imru’ al-Qays”, Istanbul Journal of Arabic Studies, 8(1), 95–136.
A study in which Suçin systematizes his concept of “poeticity” in poetry translation.
2025 · “Representations of the Mediterranean in Four Mediterranean Poets: al-Manasira, Darwish, al-Jarrah, Montale”, Ant Sanat, January–February 2025.
2024 · “The Heart Is Where the Friend Resides”, Jusur, December 2024.
2024 · “Medical Translation and Its Trajectory in Turkey”, with Zeynep Akreş, Lisanî İlimler Dergisi, 2(1).
2024 · “Designing A1-Level Communicative Materials for Arabic Dialects Spoken in Hatay”, with Mustafa Ağbaht, World Language Studies, 4(1).
2024 · “Using Task-Based Teaching in the Teaching of Arabic Literature”, with Ayat al-Sa‘ur, Lisanî İlimler Dergisi, 1(2).
2024 · “From the Divan to the Digital: A Look at Turkey’s Rich Tradition of Poetry”, Al Majalla, 12 March 2024.
2024 · “The Poetics of Mahmoud Darwish”, K24, February 2024.
2024 · “Crossroads in Palestinian Literature”, Yenie, January 2024.
2023 · “Arabic Literature, Translation and Globalization”, Akhbar al-Adab.
2022 · “Translations of the Qur’an from the Perspective of Translation Studies”, Presidency of Religious Affairs Publications.
2019 · “Ali Douagi’s Istanbul: The Father of the Tunisian Short Story”, Roman Kahramanları, 38.
2018 · “The Prince of Protest: Amal Dunqul”, Aksi Sanat, 3.
2018 · “Homer’s Journey into Arabic”, Roman Kahramanları, 34.
2017 · “Session on Problems of Literary Translation”, Hece, 244.
2017 · “Contemporary Turkish Poetry: A Forest Behind the Tree of Nâzım Hikmet”, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
2016 · “Attitudes of Arabic Students and Instructors at Turkish Universities towards the Teaching of Arabic Dialects”, in Arabic Varieties: Far and Wide.
2015 · “Arabic Curriculum at A1 and A2 Levels Based on the CEFR”.
2014 · “Arabic Literature in Turkish”, Arab Culture on the Silk Road.
2013 · “al-Ma‘arri and Khayyam from the Perspective of the Ottoman Thinker Rıza Tevfik: A Comparative Analysis”, Gazi University Journal of Gazi Educational Faculty.
2010 · “Turkish and Arabic Reduplications in Contrast”, Australian Journal of Linguistics, 30(2), 209–226.
2009 · “The Cultural and Academic Dimensions of Turkish–Sudanese Relations”, EKEV Akademi Dergisi, 40.
2006 · “Word Order and Phonetic Assimilation in Turkish and Arabic Reduplications”, EKEV Akademi Dergisi, 28.
2002 · “Private Education and the Experience of Turkish Universities”, Al-Ma‘rifa, 90.
2002 · “A Great Critic and a Perspective (I): Mandour and the Variables of His Criticism”, translation from David Daiches, Nüsha, 5.
2002 · “A Great Critic and a Perspective (II): Mandour — From Romanticism to Realism”, translation, Nüsha, 6.
1998 · “A Key Figure in the Arabic Short Story: Yahya Haqqi”, Son Duvar.
1998 · “When Criticism Becomes Psychoanalytic for the Literary Writer”, translation from David Daiches, Son Duvar.
1997 · “Literary Criticism and Psychology”, translation from David Daiches, Son Duvar.
For a complete publication list: AVESİS →
Selected Literary Translations
2024 · al-Mutanabbi, İnsanın Şarkısı, Everest.
2024 · Naguib Mahfouz, Mumyanın Uyanışı, Can.
2023 · Ghassan Kanafani, Güneşteki Adamlar, Metis.
2023 · Najwan Darwish, Kudüs’ün Kapısında Kelimeler, Ayrıntı.
2023 · Ibn al-Kalbi, Putlar Kitabı, Kapı.
2022 · Yunus Emre, Selected Poems / مختارات من شعر يونس أمرة, Yunus Emre Institute.
2021 · Adania Shibli, Küçük Bir Ayrıntı, Can.
2021 · Ibn Tufayl, Hayy bin Yakzan, Kapı.
2020 · The Seven Mu‘allaqat / Yedi Askı Şiirleri, Kırmızı Kedi.
2020 · Mahmoud Darwish, Badem Çiçekleri Gibi yahut Daha Ötesi, Everest.
2020 · Adonis, İşte Budur Benim Adım, Everest.
2020 · Adonis, Kitap Hitap Hakikat, Everest.
2019 · Nouri al-Jarrah, Midilli’ye Açılan Tekne, Kırmızı.
2019 · Malak Mustafa, İçimden Göçenler, Kırmızı.
2018 · Ibn Hazm, Güvercin Gerdanlığı, Kapı.
2017 · Mahmoud Darwish, Atı Neden Yalnız Bıraktın?, Ayrıntı.
2017 · Adonis, Belli Belirsiz Şeyler Anısına, Everest.
2017 · Ahmed Yesevi, Selections from the Divan-ı Hikmet / أحمد يسوي ومختارات من ديوان الحكمة.
2017 · Nizar Qabbani, Aşkın Kitabı, Hece.
2016 · Mahmoud Darwish, Bu Şiirin Bitmesini İstemiyorum, Yapı Kredi.
2016 · Kahlil Gibran, Ermiş, Kırmızı.
2015 · Mahmoud Darwish, Mural, Kırmızı.
2015 · Şiir Şiir Ayetler — Translation of Juz’ ‘Amma, Opus.
2015 · Mohammed Bennis, Aşkın Kitabı, Kırmızı.
2015 · Adonis, Maddenin Haritalarında İlerleyen Şehvet, Kırmızı.
2014 · Khulud al-Mualla, Gülün Gölgesi Yok, Kırmızı.
2014 · Melike Gökyüzü, al-Ṣabiyy al-Aqraʿ fī Bilād al-Ṣāmitīn.
2013 · Ahmad al-Shahawi, Benim Adıma Bir Gökyüzü, Kırmızı.
2006 · Amin al-Khuli, Arap-İslam Kültüründe Yenileşme, with Emrullah İşler.
2001 · Ziya Pasha, History of al-Andalus, modernized from Ottoman Turkish.
1998 · Yahya Haqqi, The Lamp of Umm Hashim.
Selected Conferences, Symposia and Workshops
2025
“Task-Based Short Story Analysis and Translation Workshop”
Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta · 17 June 2025
“Translation and Rewriting”
Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta · 17 June 2025
“Professional Translation Workshop: Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpreting Experience”
Kırıkkale University · 26 May 2025
“Translation as a Means of Continuity and Existence”
Kuwait · 6 May 2025
“The Influence of Orientalism on the Formation of Arabic Studies in Turkey”
Doha · 25–26 April 2025
“Translation between Artificial and Human Intelligence: Problems and Possibilities”
Abu Dhabi · 22–23 April 2025
“Strategic Choices in Poetry Translation: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 66 and the Mu‘allaqa of Imru’ al-Qays”
Edurese Translation Seminars, Ankara · 19 February 2025
2024
“Spatial Aesthetics in the Mu‘allaqa of Imru’ al-Qays”
International Imru’ al-Qays Symposium, Ankara · 26–27 February 2024
“Crossroads in Palestinian Literature”
Moda Sahne, Istanbul · 17 February 2024
“Palestinian Literature”
Writers Union of Turkey, Eskişehir Branch · 6 January 2024
2023
“Arabic Literature as a Means of Fostering Tolerance across Cultures”
Arabic Language Days Festival, Abu Dhabi · 18 December 2023
“The Influence of al-Mutanabbi on Other Cultures: The Case of Classical Turkish Poetry”
Ithra, Dammam/Dhahran · 16 December 2023
“Assessment through Creative Drama”
King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language, Riyadh · 12–13 December 2023
“Orientalist Studies in Turkey”
Sharjah · 30 October 2023
“The Poetics of Poetry Translation”
Abu Dhabi Poetry Festival · 12 October 2023
“Translating Classical Arabic Poetry: The Mu‘allaqat”
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair · 26 May 2023
“The Reception of Arabic Literature in Turkey”
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair · 24 May 2023
“Sufi Poetry in Anatolia”
Fujairah, UAE · 30 March 2023
“Arabic Translation and World Literature”
Kuwait · 9 February 2023
Earlier Selected Events
2021 · “Qur’an Translation from the Perspective of Translation Studies”
Presidency of Religious Affairs
2020 · “The City in Arabic Literature”
Roman Kahramanları Festival
2020 · “Translating Classical Arabic Poetry”
İADER Seminars · 19 December 2020
2019 · “Nâzım Hikmet in Arabic: An Assessment of Quantity and Quality”
Translation and Interculturality Conference 6, Doha
2019 · “Where Is Arabic Literature Heading?”
38th International Istanbul Book Fair
2019 · “Ali Douagi’s Istanbul”
IV Roman Kahramanları Istanbul Literature Festival
2018 · “Homer’s Journey into Arabic”
III Roman Kahramanları Istanbul Literature Festival
2017 · “Nâzım Hikmet in Arabic: An Assessment of Quantity and Quality”
International Middle East Congress
2017 · “The Influence of Nâzım Hikmet on Arabic Poetry”
Boğaziçi University Nâzım Hikmet Research Centre
2017 · “Reduplications in the Arabic Dialect Spoken in Mardin”
12th International Conference of AIDA, Aix-Marseille University
2017 · “Contemporary Turkish Poetry: Trends and Examples”
Lebanese University, Beirut
2015 · “Translations from Turkish Literature into Arabic”
Translation and Interculturality Conference 2, Doha
2015 · “Arabic Literature in Turkish: Quantity and Quality”
Ankara University, Middle Eastern Studies Centre
2015 · “Attitudes of Faculty Members and Students towards Dialect Teaching at Turkish Universities”
International Association of Arabic Dialectology, Bucharest
2015 · “Arabic Curriculum according to the CEFR: The Lille Curriculum as a Model”
Istanbul
2014 · “Arabic Translation Training and Arabic Literary Translation Workshops in Turkey”
Young Translators Workshop, Ankara
2013 · “Arabic Curriculum for Learners of Arabic as a Foreign Language in Europe Based on CEFR”
IASH, Lille
International and Professional Roles
2024 · Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Member of the Scientific Committee
2015 · Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding
Consultant and Jury Member
2014 · International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)
Jury Member
Romano-Arabic Journal · Editorial Team Member
İnsan ve Toplum · Editorial Board Member
The Linguistics Journal · Editorial Team Member
International Journal of Language Studies · Editorial Team Member
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies · Reviewer
Journal of Turkish Studies · Reviewer
Ankara University Journal of the Faculty of Languages, History and Geography · Reviewer
TÜBİTAK Projects · External Expert and Panelist
Projects and Translation Training
2019 · Community Interpreting Training Project
IOM and Directorate General of Migration Management · Ankara
2019 · Community Interpreting Training
Mersin
2019 · Advanced Interpreting Training
Doctors Worldwide · Istanbul
2019 · Interpreting Training
Yunus Emre Institute · Amman, Jordan
Event report →
2019 · Written Translation Training
Yunus Emre Institute · Amman, Jordan
Event report →
2018 · Turkish Red Crescent Community Interpreting Training Project
Gaziantep
2011–2012 · Arabic Curriculum for Secondary Education
Ministry of National Education · Consultant and Commission Chair
2010–2011 · Arabic Curriculum for Primary Education
Ministry of National Education · Consultant and Commission Chair
2001–2002 · Altın Kanatlar: Bir Cesaret Öyküsü
TRT · Consultant
Literary Translation Workshops
2014 · TÜRAPÇAT 3
International Turkish–Arabic / Arabic–Turkish Literary Translation Workshop · Büyükada · Moderator
2013 · TÜRAPÇAT 2
International Turkish–Arabic / Arabic–Turkish Literary Translation Workshop · Büyükada · Moderator
2012 · TÜRAPÇAT 1
International Turkish–Arabic / Arabic–Turkish Literary Translation Workshop · Büyükada · Moderator
Training in Arabic Teaching Methodology
2010 · Seminar on Arabic Teaching Techniques · Ministry of National Education · Erzurum
2009 · Workshop on Methods and Techniques in Arabic Teaching · ISAM · Istanbul
2009 · Introduction Seminar on Arabic Curricula and Textbooks for Imam-Hatip High Schools · Ministry of National Education · Yalova
2008 · Seminar on Methods and Principles of Arabic Teaching · Ministry of National Education · Aksaray
2007 · Seminar on Methods and Principles of Arabic Teaching · Ministry of National Education · Erzurum
Graduate Supervision
PhD Dissertations
Anwar Adnan Mzher Alnawas · 2019
Sentiment Analysis in Iraqi Arabic Dialects Based on Distributed Representations of Sentences and Machine Learning Approach
Gazi University · Co-supervisor
Ayşe Hümeyra Rızvanoğlu · 2017
Creative Writing in Arabic for Universities: Curriculum and Workshop Designs
Gazi University
Gürkan Dağbaşı · 2017
An Analysis of Poetry Translations from Arabic into Turkish in Terms of Language, Aesthetics and Style
Gazi University
Mehmet Şayır · 2017
A Phonological, Morphological and Syntactic Study of the Arabic Dialect Spoken in Mardin
Gazi University
MA Theses
Supervised numerous MA theses in translation studies, poetry translation, Arabic language teaching, Arabic dialects, translation of culture-specific items, task-based language teaching, dubbing, politeness expressions, and Qur’an translation.
The complete list is available in the full academic CV.
Editorial Work
2020 · Leyla Aliyeva, Ke’enneke Lehîbun · Editor and author of the foreword
2018 · Abdulkadir Abdelli, Benim Gözümden Türkiye: Kültür, Edebiyat, Çeviri, Sanat · Compiler/Editor
2017 · Baha Tahir, Bilmezdim Tavus Kuşlarının Uçabildiğini · Book Editor
2017 · Adalet Ağaoğlu, Tombala, Kozalar, Bir Kahramanın Ölümü, Çıkış · Editor and critical reviewer of the Arabic translations
2015 · Anthology of Turkish Women Short Story Writers · Editor of the Arabic translation
2015 · Lotus Abdulkerim, The Last Queen of Egypt: Farida · Editor
Teaching Experience
PhD
New Approaches in Foreign Language Teaching · Translation Criticism · Sociolinguistics · Text Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Doctoral Seminar
MA
Methodology of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language · Academic Discourse · Literary Criticism · Literary Translation · Translation Criticism · Stylistics and Translation · MA Seminar
Undergraduate
Arabic–Turkish Translation · Turkish–Arabic Translation · Advanced Translation Techniques · Arabic Dialects · Arabic Literature · Classical Texts · Persian · Effective Communication Skills · Teaching Foreign Languages to Children · Research Skills · Assessment and Evaluation in Foreign Language Teaching · Advanced Speaking Skills · Drama Analysis and Teaching · Introduction to Linguistics · Semantics · Ottoman Turkish
Interviews
Selected written, audio and video interviews with Mehmet Hakkı Suçin on literature, poetry, translation, Arabic literature, Turkish–Arabic literary relations, and Arabic language teaching are available on a separate page.
Academic Profiles
Google Scholar · ORCID · AVESİS · Academia.edu
Full Academic CV
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