{"id":330,"date":"2023-07-08T23:21:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T21:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hazaigyorgy.com\/?p=330"},"modified":"2023-07-31T14:41:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:41:44","slug":"diakok-emlekezesei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hazaigyorgy.com\/en\/diakok-emlekezesei\/","title":{"rendered":"Di\u00e1kok eml\u00e9kez\u00e9sei &#8211; Michalis N. Michael, Penelope Erotokritou, Marios Hadjianastasis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"330\" class=\"elementor elementor-330\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36804a84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"36804a84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70a109d0\" data-id=\"70a109d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1816bcdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1816bcdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dear Cecilia,<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am sorry to hear that Professor Hazai passed away\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You have my deepest condolences\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Unfortunately, life has an end for all the people, even the extraordinary and exceptional people like Prof Hazai\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We will remember him always with love because he was OUR Professor, the FOUNDER of our Department, and most of all, a genuine advisor to all of us.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was always safe for everyone, students, colleagues when Prof Hazai was near\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We were feeling safe and in good hands since he was our Professor\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We have been his students, after many years we have been his colleagues, and he was always there for us\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I still remember him when I had my first lesson in the University of Cyprus\u2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With smile, he said to me \u201cGood morning dear colleague\u201d \u2026 imagine that he was the famous Hazai, and I was a 20 years old undergraduate student\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I already contact the Rector of the University of Cyprus, the Dean of the School and during the next few days we will decide what can we do in his memory.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Monday morning I will inform the Board of the Department.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We owe him so much\u2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have courage, we say goodbye to a beloved Professor, to a father for you but for us as well!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Michalis N. Michael<\/strong><br>Assistant Professor<br>University of Cyprus<br>Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78e2f68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"78e2f68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-150b0b2\" data-id=\"150b0b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e444f0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e444f0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-075bb66\" data-id=\"075bb66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16d89f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b16d89f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_6\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_6 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>Dear Cecilia,<\/p>\n<p>I was deeply shocked and saddened by the news that Professor Hazai passed away.<br \/>I feel greatly privileged to have had the chance to meet him and be his student, not only because he was a brilliant scholar but also because he was a wonderful person, always to be remembered for his kindness and professionalism.<\/p>\n<p>I remember my very first day at the university of Cyprus (which was also the very first day of classes in the history of the University), when Professor Hazai opened a wide, brand-new window to the Turkish world before the astonished eyes of twenty freshmen, whose imagination could never reach the limits of this world without his enthusiasm and broad knowledge.<br \/>\u201cDon\u2019t worry\u201d he used to reply to our concerns and questions with an infinite amount of patience, respect and support to our efforts. It was those virtues that undoubtedly helped successfully to found the Department of Turkish studies in the University of Cyprus \u2013 a tremendously difficult job as the department was an absolute innovation for Cyprus\u2019 society and education system back in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>I have no words to thank Professor Hazai for his guidance, knowledge and kindness.<br \/>I will always remember his warm hospitality in Budapest, his support to my participation to my first-ever academic conference in Munich, his advice, his kind words for Cyprus, its people and in particular his students.<\/p>\n<p>Please accept my sincere condolences. We will all miss him.<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely,<br \/><strong>Penelope Erotokritou<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80db594 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"80db594\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4e9eba\" data-id=\"d4e9eba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f281257 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f281257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9701c0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9701c0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-566bf9a\" data-id=\"566bf9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69df64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69df64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_8\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_8 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>In September 1993 I entered the Department of Turkish Studies at the University of Cyprus as an undergraduate student. I did not know what to expect. The Department and degree programme were at their infancy-I was in the second-ever cohort to enter.<\/p>\n<p>I, alongside another 20-odd hopefuls, was greeted by a charming, tall, white-haired gentleman whose wide smile, sparkling blue eyes and warm demeanour captured me immediately. He was Prof. Gy\u00f6rgy Hazai, a globally prominent figure in the world of Turkish Studies who was at the time Head of Department. Prof. Hazai was one of those unforgettable academics, who left an indelible mark on my own career, values and attitude in my own work. You see, despite the fact that we was a truly renowned, world-class scholar in his field, editor of the prestigious\u00a0<em>Archivum Ottomanicum<\/em> among other things, his attitude towards his students was nothing other than collegial, supportive, encouraging and open. He addressed all of us as \u2018dear colleagues\u2019, building the Department on the basis that we were all equally invested in the scholarship of our field, we all had a voice and a share in proceedings, from the learning arena to departmental policy matters. You can imagine what an impact this approach had on 18-20 year olds who thought that university was something like high school. Hazai transgressed the boundary of power and authority inherent in every teaching situation, which unfortunately most of his peers still adhere to. You see, many academics can boast a rich CV, a successful career with groundbreaking research. But how many of them can genuinely say that they were an inspiration to their students, a positive force which not only achieved much, but enabled others to follow? Hazai was exactly that.<\/p>\n<p>I was able to benefit from his wealth of knowledge and the vast horizons he was able to open up for his students and peers. Alongside a couple of others, his role was hugely important at a formative time for me.<\/p>\n<p>Hazai was always a friend, a good colleague and a supportive teacher, no matter how many years had passed, no matter how many other students he taught. When I found out of his passing I was at first saddened at the loss of a warm and thoughtful person I once knew, a\u00a0knowledgeable scholar of the kind which is becoming increasingly extinct. Then I remembered the good times, and felt genuinely privileged and fortunate that our paths crossed. I will never forget him.<\/p>\n<p>Nur i\u00e7inde yat, dear colleague. I hope you are having some interesting conversations with Lajos Fekete and the other luminaries\u00a0up there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marios Hadjianastasis<\/strong><br \/>Academic Practice Advisor,\u00a0<br \/>University of Birmingham<br \/><a title=\"1:34 pm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hadjianastasis.com\/?p=482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">January 11, 2016<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bee134 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8bee134\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a337423\" data-id=\"a337423\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09866aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09866aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/hazaigyorgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ciprus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-332\" alt=\"Graduation party, 1997 with prof. Hazai\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hazaigyorgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ciprus.jpg 604w, https:\/\/hazaigyorgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ciprus-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Graduation party, 1997 with prof. Hazai<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c39fce3\" data-id=\"c39fce3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31b5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e31b5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/hazaigyorgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ciprus2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-333\" alt=\"My Turkish Studies cohort receiving our degree certificates in 1997, with prof. Hazai\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hazaigyorgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ciprus2.jpg 604w, https:\/\/hazaigyorgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ciprus2-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">My Turkish Studies cohort receiving our degree certificates in 1997, with prof. Hazai<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a4882f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8a4882f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0efef7e\" data-id=\"0efef7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0f9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa0f9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hazaigyorgy.com\/en\/cikkek\/\">Back to Press<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Cecilia, I am sorry to hear that Professor Hazai passed away\u2026 You have my deepest condolences\u2026 Unfortunately, life has an end for all the people, even the extraordinary and exceptional people like Prof Hazai\u2026 We will remember him always with love because he was OUR Professor, the FOUNDER of our Department, and most of all, a genuine advisor to all of us. It was always safe for everyone, students, colleagues when Prof Hazai was near\u2026 We were feeling safe and in good hands since he was our Professor\u2026 We have been his students, after many years we have been his colleagues, and he was always there for us\u2026 I still remember him when I had my first lesson in the University of Cyprus\u2026. With smile, he said to me \u201cGood morning dear colleague\u201d \u2026 imagine that he was the famous Hazai, and I was a 20 years old undergraduate student\u2026 I already contact the Rector of the University of Cyprus, the Dean of the School and during the next few days we will decide what can we do in his memory. Monday morning I will inform the Board of the Department. We owe him so much\u2026. Have courage, we say goodbye to a beloved Professor, to a father for you but for us as well! Michalis N. MichaelAssistant ProfessorUniversity of CyprusDepartment of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies Dear Cecilia, I was deeply shocked and saddened by the news that Professor Hazai passed away.I feel greatly privileged to have had the chance to meet him and be his student, not only because he was a brilliant scholar but also because he was a wonderful person, always to be remembered for his kindness and professionalism. I remember my very first day at the university of Cyprus (which was also the very first day of classes in the history of the University), when Professor Hazai opened a wide, brand-new window to the Turkish world before the astonished eyes of twenty freshmen, whose imagination could never reach the limits of this world without his enthusiasm and broad knowledge.\u201cDon\u2019t worry\u201d he used to reply to our concerns and questions with an infinite amount of patience, respect and support to our efforts. It was those virtues that undoubtedly helped successfully to found the Department of Turkish studies in the University of Cyprus \u2013 a tremendously difficult job as the department was an absolute innovation for Cyprus\u2019 society and education system back in 1992. I have no words to thank Professor Hazai for his guidance, knowledge and kindness.I will always remember his warm hospitality in Budapest, his support to my participation to my first-ever academic conference in Munich, his advice, his kind words for Cyprus, its people and in particular his students. Please accept my sincere condolences. We will all miss him. Yours sincerely,Penelope Erotokritou In September 1993 I entered the Department of Turkish Studies at the University of Cyprus as an undergraduate student. I did not know what to expect. The Department and degree programme were at their infancy-I was in the second-ever cohort to enter. I, alongside another 20-odd hopefuls, was greeted by a charming, tall, white-haired gentleman whose wide smile, sparkling blue eyes and warm demeanour captured me immediately. He was Prof. Gy\u00f6rgy Hazai, a globally prominent figure in the world of Turkish Studies who was at the time Head of Department. Prof. Hazai was one of those unforgettable academics, who left an indelible mark on my own career, values and attitude in my own work. You see, despite the fact that we was a truly renowned, world-class scholar in his field, editor of the prestigious\u00a0Archivum Ottomanicum among other things, his attitude towards his students was nothing other than collegial, supportive, encouraging and open. He addressed all of us as \u2018dear colleagues\u2019, building the Department on the basis that we were all equally invested in the scholarship of our field, we all had a voice and a share in proceedings, from the learning arena to departmental policy matters. You can imagine what an impact this approach had on 18-20 year olds who thought that university was something like high school. Hazai transgressed the boundary of power and authority inherent in every teaching situation, which unfortunately most of his peers still adhere to. You see, many academics can boast a rich CV, a successful career with groundbreaking research. But how many of them can genuinely say that they were an inspiration to their students, a positive force which not only achieved much, but enabled others to follow? Hazai was exactly that. I was able to benefit from his wealth of knowledge and the vast horizons he was able to open up for his students and peers. Alongside a couple of others, his role was hugely important at a formative time for me. Hazai was always a friend, a good colleague and a supportive teacher, no matter how many years had passed, no matter how many other students he taught. When I found out of his passing I was at first saddened at the loss of a warm and thoughtful person I once knew, a\u00a0knowledgeable scholar of the kind which is becoming increasingly extinct. Then I remembered the good times, and felt genuinely privileged and fortunate that our paths crossed. I will never forget him. Nur i\u00e7inde yat, dear colleague. I hope you are having some interesting conversations with Lajos Fekete and the other luminaries\u00a0up there. Marios HadjianastasisAcademic Practice Advisor,\u00a0University of BirminghamJanuary 11, 2016\u00a0 Graduation party, 1997 with prof. Hazai My Turkish Studies cohort receiving our degree certificates in 1997, with prof. 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