<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Umit Sevgi Topuz<br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">Librarian, French Institute for Anatolian  Studies – Georges Dumézil (IFEA), Istanbul<br /> Palais de France, Nur-i Ziya Sokak 10 P.K. 54 34433 Beyoğlu – Istanbul <br /> Tel : 0090(0)212-2441717 (poste  131) <br /> Fax : 0090(0)212-2528091</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">Email :   <a href="mailto:bibliotheque@ifea-istanbul.net">bibliotheque@ifea-istanbul.net</a></span></span></span><!--  \n  // --></p>
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<h2><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Education :</strong></span></span></span></h2>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">1987-1991 : French Philology at University  of Istanbul</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">1977-1985 : Galatasaray Lisesi</span></span></span></div>
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<h2><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Work  Experience :</strong></span></span></span></span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;"> 1995-          : Librarian, IFEA- French Institute for Anatolian Studies<br /> 1996-1998 : Assistant in the project “ Civil Society in the Grip of  Nationalism : Studies on Political Culture in Contemporary Turkey” held by IFEA and  Orient Institute <br /> 1994-1995 : Assistant, Swiss Consulate</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">1991-1994 : Turkish teacher, London Turkish  Community Center<br /> 1989-1991 : Librarian, IFEA- French Institute for Anatolian Studies<br /> 1985-1987 : Tour operator, guide,  Marmara Gürkay Tourism, Kuşadası</span></span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Courses  : </strong></span><br /></span></span></span></h2>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;"> 2007-2009 : Italian, Casa d’Italia, Istanbul</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">2007 : Healing with stones</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">2006 : Energy of Shy and Tachyon</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">2003-2005 : Oriental dance, University of  Bilgi. <br /> 2002 : Training on bibliothéconomie at ENSSIB, Lyon-Paris</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">2000-2002 : Reiki and quartz healing</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">1995-1998: music (playing organ) ,  Bakırköy Cultural Center</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">1994 : Religious Studies, Southfields  Community Center, London</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">1994 : Literary Theories, City Lit, London</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">1993 : Film Studies, City Lit, London<br /> 1992-1994 : English at South Thames College, London</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">1987 : Translation at French Cultural  Institute, Istanbul</span></span></span></div>
<h2><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Languages : </strong></span></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">Turkish (mother tongue), French, English and  Italian.</span></span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;"><strong> <span style="color: #ff6600;">Other  Activities </span></strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">:</span></span></span></span></h2>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">2005-2009 : Translation from French to  Turkish and vice versa for Garanti Bank, YKY and Pera Museum.</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">2000-2005, program on french classical  music “Alafranga” at Açık Radyo with Isabelle Verdier.</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">2002, translation from English to Turkish  “Discipline Without Shouting or Spankling : Practical Solutions to the most Common Preschool Behavior Problems”by Jerry L: Wyckoff and Barbara C. Unell .</span></span></span></div>
<h2><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Areas  of Interests :</strong></span><span style="color: #888888;"> </span></span></span></h2>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">Religious studies, mysticism</span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">Bioenergy and healing</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">Yoga</span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #888888;">Handcrafts</span></span></span></div>