Özhan Öztürk (born 1968, Istanbul) is a Turkish writer and researcher. He is known for his work on the culture and folklore of Turkey’sBlack Sea region.[1]
Özhan Öztürk graduated from Istanbul University’s Faculty of Dentistry in 1991.[2] He also studied history in the Faculty of Letters of the same university.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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.[3] In 2009, he published a dictionary on folklore and mythology.[4] His 2011 book, titledPontus, provides a comprehensive survey of the history of the Black Sea region from Antiquity up to today.[5] In 2016, he published a dictionary on world mythology with over 10,000 entries.[6][7]
Karadeniz Ansiklopedik Sözlük, İstanbul, 2005. Heyamola Yayınları. 2 vol. 1256 pagesISBN975-6121-00-9
"Bizim Temel" (about national personification of the Pontic figure, Temel) inTemel Kimdir, Heyamola Yayınları. Istanbul, 2006.ISBN975-6121-15-7
Folklor ve Mitoloji Sözlüğü, Ankara, 2009. Phoenix Yayınları. 1054 pagesISBN978-605-57-3826-6
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.ISBN978-605-54-1017-9
Dünya Mitolojisi (World Mythology). Nika Yayınları. Ankara, 2016 1264 pagesISBN978-605-8389199
Articles, stories and research studies about Folklore andPontus culture[8] mostly published inDoğa Karadeniz,Radikal daily newspaper and Folklore magazines.