The Sons of the Empire

Dr. Hasan Said Tortop graduated from the Department of Science Education at Manisa Celal Bayar University (CBU) in 1998. That same year, he began his career as a science teacher at the Ministry of National Education (MEB). He completed his Master’s degree in Science Education at CBU in 2001. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics (Physics Education) from Süleyman Demirel University in 2010. In the last three years of his teaching career, he worked at the Science and Art Center, where gifted children were educated. He was appointed to the Faculty of Education at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (BEU) in 2011. He established a center for gifted children, developed educational programs, founded an academic journal, and served as the editor. He became an associate professor in the field of science education in 2014. In 2017, he was appointed to the Special Education Department at Istanbul Aydın University. In 2020, he was appointed to the Department of Child Development at Istanbul Esenyurt University. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy at Anadolu University in 2020. He completed his second Ph.D. in the field of Disability Studies (Special Education) at Trakya University in October 2023. He currently teaches as a visiting professor at universities and serves as an executive editor for academic journals. His research areas include science education, gifted education, talent education, and special education.