Recep Can Mert

I completed my BA in Art History and Archaeology with a Double Major in History at Koç University. Subsequently, I earned my MA in Archaeology at Bilkent University, with my thesis titled “Sacred Spaces in Ancient Greece and Anatolia: Architectural Insights and Sensory Journeys of Eleusis and Klaros.” Simultaneously, I’ve been a Predoctoral Research Scholar affiliated with the UC Davis School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences.

I have participated in fieldwork with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology in Bodrum, working on Yenikapı Shipwreck Materials, and in Labraunda, where I excavated the Eastern Bath Complex. Additionally, I have worked at Claros and Sagalassos. Furthermore, I attended the AKMED Summer School of Numismatics and the ANAMED Summer School of Ancient Languages of Anatolia.

My research interests include Anthropology, Psychology, the Study of Perception, Sensory Studies, Entheogenic Studies, Philosophy, Cultural Heritage Studies, Political History, the History of Marxism, Sociology, and Modern History. I firmly believe that, regardless of our professional research focus, there is a lesson to be learned from every point in history. Comparison grants us insight.