Dr. Parlak received his first BA from Bogazici University, the department of English Language and Literature. He received his second BA from Anadolu University, department of Economics, and his third BA degree from the department of International Relations. He completed the MA and PhD programs on American Culture and Literature at Ege University. He received his second MA degree from Beykent University, department of Management and Inspection of Education. He taught at six universities: Ege, Dokuz Eylul, Bogazici, Izmir Ekonomi, Izmir, and Istinye. He gave courses in the departments of international relations, American Culture and Literature, Western Languages and Literatures, Translation, and English Language Teaching. He conducted research and took part in field studies in several countries. In addition to his academic work, he has been an active volunteer in several non-governmental and voluntary organizations that focus on education and environment. He is active in outdoor sports and mountain biking. Currently he is a freshman at department of Public Relations and Advertising
Araştırma Alanları
- History of Turkish American Relations
- Ethnic America
- Native Americans
- US Peace Corps
- Language and Culture
- Cultural Studies
- Culture and Media
- Eco-Criticism
- Language Teaching
- International Voluntary Organizations
- Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship
- Intercultural Relations and Linguistic Interactions
- Missionaries in the Ottoman Empire
Çalışma Alanları
- Filoloji Temel Alanı
- Dünya Dilleri ve Edebiyatları
- Amerikan Edebiyatı
- İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı
- Presentation of Nuri Bilge Ceylan and his Cinema in the Turkish Media, 2018
- Kendi Anılarında Türkiye’de Bulunan Amerikan Barış GönüllülerininYaşadıkları Değişim Süreci, 2015
- Indian Boarding Schools Education and Assimilation of Native Americans, 2012
- Apaçiler ve Soykırım” (Apaçi Genpocide ve Sonra, 2007
- Kristof Kolomb: Kahraman mı? Cani mi?, 2006
- Turkish Festivals in the United States as a Form of Commemorating and Preserving Turkish and American Identities,
- “Greenwashing in the Service of Consumer Culture”,
- Assimilation Process of Turkish-Americans,
- Muslim American Slaves: Religion as a Form of Resistance against Slavery in the US,
- Indian Boarding Schools: Education and Assimilation of Native Americans, 2014
- Eğitimde Sosyal Girişimcilik,
- Female American Educators: Perception of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey . Conversion of a Missionary,
- Medicine Healing and Side Effects National Security Traumas and Security Policies in the US,
- “Pippa Bacca Örneği ve Türkiye’xxde Yabancı Kadın Olmak” Ege Üniversitesi Kadın Sorunları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi (EKAM) Kültür ve Edebiyatta Cinsiyet, Cinsellik, Şiddet Sempozyumu, İzmir, 15-16 Kasım 2012, 2014
- “An Overview of Recent Turkish-American Relations in Turkish Popular Media” . 6-9 Ocak, 2010., 2011
- Eğitim Yoluyla Asimilasyon: Kızılderili Yatılı Okulları,
- Perceptions of America in Turkish Popular Culture,
- Manifest Destiny, National Greatness and the White Man’s Burden”.,
- Social Engineering and Propaganda in Orwell’s ‘1984’ and Ionesco’s ‘Rhinoceros’,
- San Antonio: A Melting Pot or an American Salad?,
- From the White Man’s Burden to the Peace Corps Idealism,
- Memoirs of Peace Corps Volunteers in Turkey”,
- Turkey in Memoirs of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers,
- VSO, Voluntary Service Overseas: A Case Study on International Volunteerism,
- Evolution of Pro- and Anti-Americanism in Turkish Novels, Newspapers, Songs and Movies, 2009
- “Information Warfare and Perceptions Management in the Age of Knowledge”,
- Representation of Turks and Turkey in the Western Media,
- Representation of the West and Westerners in the Mainstream Turkish Printed Media in 1960s,
- American Foreign Policy in the Age of Superheroes,
- Accounts of Foreign Women in Turkey, 2010
- Perception of Nature in Anatolian Sufi Poetry, Folk Songs and Tales, 2011
- Language of War and Peace in Speeches of American Presidents,
- Peace Corps Volunteers and Turkey,
- Turkey’s New Foreign Policy to Establish International Peace”,
- Go Smiling Smiling Change in Turkey in 1960s in a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer s Memoir,
- Language As a Bridge Builder A Case Study US Peace Corps Volunteers in Turkey, 2012
- Representation of Foreign Female Murders in Turkish Mass Media.,
- How to Use Short Stories in English Language Teaching,
- “Education and Cultural Exchanges”,
- “Spoon River Anthology. Lies and Epitaphs.”, 2014
- Sosyal Medyada Yabancı Kadın Cinayetleri,
- “Amerikan Barış Gönüllüleri ve Talat Sait Halman.”, 2015
- “Tüketimcilik, Yeşile Boyama ve Yeşil Okuryazarlık”. 1-3 Eylül 2015.,
- Turkification Process of U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers in Turkey”,
- Two Case Studies on International Volunteer Service Voluntary Service Overseas VSO and the U S Peace Corps,
- The Role of Religion in American Foreign Policy,
- Impact of American Educational Institutions in the Ottoman Empire: Robert College and Constantinople Girls’ College in Memoirs of Cyrus Hamlin and Mary Mills Patrick”,
- Turkey in Memoirs of Peace Corps Volunteers,
- Engin Bir Ufuk Boyunca – Belma Ötüş Baskett’e Armağan Kitabı / Across a Broad Horizon – A Festschrift in Honor of Belma Ötüş Baskett, ISBN: 9786056645013, 2021
- Synergy I: Marginalization, Discrimination, Isolation and Existence in Literature, ISBN: 978-3-631-84626-1, 2021
- The Theme of Cultural Adaptation inAmerican History Literature and Film Cases When the Discourse Changed, ISBN: 978-0-7734-3876, 2009
- Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri, ISBN: 9786057560285, 2019
- Connections and Ruptures: America and the Middle East, ISBN: 978-9953-9025-3-1, 2011
- The Turkish-American Conundrum: Immigrants and Expatriates between Politics and Culture, ISBN: 9781527524286, 2019
- Turkey’s Foreign Policy and Security Perspectives in the 21st Century - Prospects and Challenges, ISBN: 9781627345866, 2016
- Rüzgar Değil Yaprağı Kımıldatan: Türkiye’de Çevrenin Kültürel Boyutlarına Yeni Bakışlar, ISBN: 978-605-9712-67, 2019
- Türk Dış Politikası, ISBN: 9786058216075, 2017
- Yeni Orta DoğuAktörler, Dinamikler ve Denge Arayışları, ISBN: 9786058290860, 2017
- The Future of Ecocriticism: New Horizons, ISBN: 9781443829830, 2011
- The Iconic Obama 2007 2009 Essays on Media Representations of the Candidate and New President, ISBN: 978-0-7864-4602-5, 2012