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Czech Republic, Türkiye, Bangladesh

Biography

Shakil Reja Efti is a Bengali-language author, podcaster, and early-career researcher currently based in Turkey and the Czech Republic. He has served as the director of the Bangladesh Study and Research Center at Istanbul Gedik University. Shakil holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Faculty of Communication at Istanbul University and is now pursuing postgraduate studies in media studies at both Istanbul University (Türkiye Bursları Scholar) and Charles University, Prague (Erasmus+ Exchange Scholar).

Shakil received the National Talent Awards (Language and Literature) in 2015 and 2017 in Bangladesh. He runs 'Take Me Home,' a platform dedicated to archiving endangered cultural elements.

Activities

Employment (1)

Gedik University: Istanbul, TR

2023-12-04 to 2024-08 | Director (Bangladesh Study and Research Center)
Employment
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Education and qualifications (4)

Charles University: Prague, CZ

2025-01 to 2025-06 | Postgraduate (Media Studies)
Education
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Istanbul Üniversitesi: Istanbul, TR

2023-10-04 to 2025 | Postgraduate (Journalism)
Education
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Istanbul University: Istanbul, TR

2019 to 2023 | Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
Education
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Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School: Dhaka, BD

2018 | High School Graduation (Science)
Education
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Professional activities (1)

Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Türkiye: Istanbul, TR

2018-08-15 | Awardee of Turkish Government Scholarship (Türkiye Bursları, YTB)
Distinction
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Funding (1)

Erasmus+ Exchange Scholarship funded by the European Union

2025-01 to 2025-06 | Grant
Erasmus+ (Brussels, BE)
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Works (2)

İngiliz Kolonisi Bengal'in Yazılı Metinlerinde Atatürk

Journal of Atatürk
2024-06-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Shakil Reja Efti
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BANGLADEŞLİ GAZETECİ VE MİLLÎ ŞAİR NAZRUL’UN “DHUMKETU” DERGİSİNDE ATATÜRK

İLETİŞİM ÇALIŞMALARI 2023
2024-01-08 | Book chapter | Writing - original draft
Contributors: SHAKIL REJA EFTI; Prof. Dr. Aslı YAPAR GÖNENÇ
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