Nur Yalman
Turkish anthropologist (born 1931)
Nur Yalman (İstanbul, 1931 – İstanbul, June 4, 2026) was a Turkish social anthropologist at Harvard University, where he was Professor of Social Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies. He was the former chairman and member of the board of trustees of Koç University.
Career
Yalman completed his high school education from Robert College in Istanbul. For his BA and PhD, he studied Social Anthropology at Cambridge University under the mentorship of Edmund Leach and carried out fieldwork in Sri Lanka. At Cambridge, Yalman was a Bye-Fellow of Peterhouse, and subsequently joined the anthropology faculty at the University of Chicago. In 1960, during his time teaching at Middle East Technical University, Yalman also served as a Prime Ministry Special Advisor in the newly established State Planning Organization. During his stay at Chicago, he served as director for the Center for Middle Eastern Studies from 1968-1972. He then joined the Harvard University faculty in 1972. Yalman is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He also served on the Social Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize in 2010.
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