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Emrah Yesil

Emrah Yesil

Graduate Associate

Doctoral Student

Graduate Programme in Social and Political Thought, York University


Research Keywords:

Politics; history; language and culture of Asian countries


Research Region(s):

China

Research Diaspora(s):

Emrah is a doctoral student in the Graduate Program of Social and Political Thought at York University, and his academic interests lie in the intersection of politics, history, language and culture of Asian countries such as Turkiye, China and Russia.
Proficient in Turkish, Chinese and English, Emrah is also a member of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names (CSSN). His other field interests also include Onomastics, Food Politics, Turcology, Sinology, and Creative Writing.

Academic Awards:

–York University 2023 Master Thesis Award Nomination
–Congress 2023 on Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Merit Award
–York/IS Department Student Leadership Award
–YorkU Graduate Scholarship (Masters)
–YorkU Graduate Fellowship (Masters)
–YorkU Graduate Scholarship (PhD)
–YorkU Graduate Fellowship (PhD)

Language Abilities:
Turkish – English – Chinese (Mandarin) / (Professional knowledge)
Spanish – Russian – Persian / (Basic knowledge)


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