Austrian Author Luca Kieser Visited Our Department
On May 12, 2025, Austrian author Luca Kieser visited our department and met with our graduate students. As part of his visit, an interactive session was held with the students.
We extend our gratitude to all academics and students who participated in the event.
International Academic Dialogue
Our department was delighted to host the esteemed academicians from the Akaki Tsereteli University of Georgia on May 12, 2025. The productive academic discussions we held with Prof. Eliso Koridze, Prof. Nugesha Gagnidze, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manana Bakradze, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irene Shishinashvili proved to be extremely beneficial in terms of sharing knowledge and experience. We extend our sincere thanks to them for their kind visit.
Second Friedrich Dürrenmatt Workshop
We organized a new workshop to thoroughly examine Friedrich Dürrenmatt, one of the prominent figures of 20th-century Western literature, and his works, with the valuable participation of Ms. Eva Schaffner.
A "Fairy Tale and Meddah Festival" was organized for earthquake victims from Malatya
The “Fairy Tale and Storyteller Festival” was organized in Malatya on 27-30 January 2024 in cooperation with the Atatürk Cultural Center Presidency and Hacettepe University Rectorate.
Highlights from the Symposium on the Master of Modern Turkish Storytelling Sait Faik Abasıyanık
Prof. Dr. Carsten Gansel
The event where Prof. Dr. Carsten Gansel gave a presentation was organized in cooperation with the H.U. Department of German Language and Literature, HÜTAI, the Goethe Institute, and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ankara.
1st Young Translator Candidates Competition
Emre Gürkan Yalgı, one of our department students, won second place in the 1st Young Translator Candidates Competition organized by the Atatürk Culture, Language, and History High Institution Atatürk Cultural Center on October 12, 2024. His award was presented to him at the Atatürk Culture, Language, and History High Institution on November 14. We congratulate our student!
Opportunities for Double Major, Minor, and Erasmus
Our department supports the academic and personal development of our students through opportunities such as double major, minor, and Erasmus.
2024 Graduates
We proudly congratulate our dear graduates and wish for their future success to be everlasting.
Literature workshop with Ariane Koch and Dinçer Güçyeter
At our last workshop in our department, we were very happy to welcome award-winning writers Ariane Koch and Dinçer Güçyeter as guests. Ariane Koch's work "The Imposition" and Dinçer Güçyeter's work "Our Germany Fairy Tale" were the focus of our workshop. The intimate conversations we had with our guest authors allowed us to take a deeper journey into the world of these impressive works.
Literature Workshop with Alois Hotschnig
May 12, 2023 We had the pleasure of hosting Austrian author Alois Hotschnig in our department. The guest author discussed his latest book "Der Silberfuchs meiner Mutter", which deals with a family drama resulting from World War II, and answered our questions.
History

Our Department of German Language and Literature was founded in 1967 by Prof. Dr. Yaşar ÖNEN.