Our Department Vice Chair, Dr. Cihan YALVAR, has been elected to the Yalova Intangible Cultural Heritage Identification Committee.

Our Department’s Vice Chair, Dr. Cihan YALVAR, has been elected to the Yalova Intangible Cultural Heritage Identification Committee, established under the coordination of the Yalova Governor’s Office, Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism. Operating under the framework of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the committee contributes to scientific and institutional efforts aimed at identifying, documenting, and cataloging elements of intangible cultural heritage throughout the province, as well as ensuring their transmission to future generations. With Dr. Cihan YALVAR’s appointment to the committee, our University and the Department of History will also actively contribute to activities aimed at documenting Yalova’s historical and cultural heritage, supporting oral history projects, and recording local cultural values using scientific methods. As the Department of History, we congratulate our Department's Vice Chair, Dr. Cihan YALVAR, on this important appointment and wish him success in his new role.