Prof. Dr. Handan İnci Elçi

Prof. Dr. Handan İnci Elçi Overview

Handan İnci is a prominent Turkish literary scholar, academic, and writer. She currently serves as the Rector of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and is a faculty member in the Faculty of Literature. Her notable focus lies in the research and analysis of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar. She founded the Tanpınar Research Center in 2017. İnci's academic journey includes studying under Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kerman at Istanbul University, and she has taught various courses at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Her expertise spans Turkish novels and authors, with a multidisciplinary approach that intertwines literature with sociology, psychology, and philosophy. She contributed to the publication of works related to Turkish authors and literary themes. Notably, she became the first female rector of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2019.