Özhan Öztürk

Özhan Öztürk (born 1968, Istanbul) is a Turkish writer and researcher. He is known for his work on the culture and folklore of Turkey’s Black Sea region.Evrim Kepenek, "Yazar araştırmacı ve Mitolog Özhan Öztürk: ‘Farklı olanı dışlayan nesiller yetişmesi bu ülkenin en büyük kaybı’" - Sivil Sayfalar

Özhan Öztürk graduated from Istanbul University’s Faculty of Dentistry in 1991.“Dt. Özhan Öztürk” – İstanbul Dentopia He also studied history in the Faculty of Letters of the same university. While pursuing a career in dentistry, he conducted research on the culture, history and local language and dialects of the Black Sea region. His work has been published in numerous periodicals and books.

In 2005, Özhan Öztürk published a two-volume encyclopaedic dictionary on the Black Sea region including toponyms, flora, fauna, handicrafts and local expressions, based on a range of sources.Özhan Öztürk, Karadeniz: Ansiklopedik Sözlük, Istanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-6121-00-9 In 2009, he published a dictionary on folklore and mythology.Özhan Öztürk, Folklor ve Mitoloji Sözlüğü, İstanbul, 2009, ISBN 9786055738266 His 2011 book, titled Pontus, provides a comprehensive survey of the history of the Black Sea region from Antiquity up to today.Özhan Öztürk, Pontus: Antikçağ’dan Günümüze Karadeniz’in Etnik ve Siyasi Tarihi, İstanbul, 2011 ISBN 9786058389175 In 2016, he published a dictionary on world mythology with over 10,000 entries.Özhan Öztürk, Dünya Mitolojisi, İstanbul, 2016 ISBN 9786058389199Ali İhsan Aksamaz, "Özhan Öztürk: “Akademisyenler için de faydalı kitaplar çıkardım!”" - Son Haber

Works

Karadeniz Ansiklopedik Sözlük, İstanbul, 2005. Heyamola Yayınları. 2 vol. 1256 pages "Bizim Temel" (about national personification of the Pontic figure, Temel) in Temel Kimdir, Heyamola Yayınları. Istanbul, 2006. Folklor ve Mitoloji Sözlüğü, Ankara, 2009. Phoenix Yayınları. 1054 pages Pontus: Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Karadeniz’in Etnik ve Siyasi Tarihi (Pontus: The Ethnic and Political History of a Black Sea Region from Antiquity to Today) Genesis Yayınları. Ankara, 2011. 952 pages. Dünya Mitolojisi (World Mythology). Nika Yayınları. Ankara, 2016 1264 pages Articles, stories and research studies about Folklore and Pontus culture Industrial tourism threatens the sustainability of the environment and local cultures in the Black Sea Region mostly published in Doğa Karadeniz, Radikal daily newspaper and Folklore magazines.

Özhan Öztürk

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