Empowering Gifted Children Through Education

Prof.Dr. Hasan Said Tortop specializes in nurturing gifted children, providing resources and support for their unique educational journeys through books, scales, and personalized consultations.

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Prof. Dr. Hasan Said Tortop was born and raised in Izmir, Türkiye. He graduated from the Department of Science Education at Manisa Celal Bayar University in 1998. In the same year, he began his career as a science teacher under the Ministry of National Education (MoNE). He completed his master's degree in Science Education at Celal Bayar University in 2001. In 2010, he earned his Ph.D. in Physics (Physics Education) from Suleyman Demirel University. During the last three years of his teaching career (2008–2011), he worked at a Science and Art Center for gifted students. In 2011, he was appointed to the Faculty of Education at Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University (BEU). There, he founded the Special Education Research and Application Center for Gifted Children (2013), developed the Education Program for Gifted Bridge with University (EPGBU, 2013–2015), and established the Journal for the Education of Gifted Research (JGER), serving as its editor. He has led a TÜBİTAK project related to gifted students (with 5 coordinators and 3 expert trainers). He became an associate professor in Science Education in 2014. He was appointed to the Department of Special Education at Istanbul Aydin University in 2017, and later to the Department of Child Development at Istanbul Esenyurt University in 2020, and later the Department of Special Education at Ufuk University in 2025, and later the Department of Psychology  at International Vision University in 2026. To date, he has supervised 28 theses. He earned a second bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Anadolu University Open Education Faculty in 2020. In October 2023, he completed his second Ph.D. in Disability Studies (Special Education) at Trakya University. He has published 19 books and over 80 academic articles. He is director of Genc Bilge (Young Wise) Publishing since 2015. He currently serves as executive editor of two academic journals related to gifted education (Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists and Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity) and teaches as a visiting scholar at various universities. His areas of interest include science education, gifted education, talent development, and special education. Web: https://hasansaidtortop.com You can download his CV

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