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Personal details
Name: Armand Sag
Academic title: drs.
Residence: Utrecht, The Netherlands
E-mail: AS@ArmandSag.nl
Nationality: Dutch
Date of birth: 30 june 1984
Place of birth: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Education
2008 – 2009: Universiteit Utrecht (University of Utrecht)
Master: International Relations
Courses: Apprenticeship, Instruments of Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century, Writing Practice, The History of the Modern World-System and International State Order, Master Thesis
Internship: Five months at Museum Turkey - The Netherlands (grade: 9,0 from 10)
Thesis: 'The emerging international relations between the Netherlands and Turkey'
Credits: 67,5 ECTS instead of the required 60 ECTS
Latin honours: Met Genoegen / With Honor (direct translation: "with praise") & the internationally acknowledged 'Upper Class'-grade
2004 – 2008: Universiteit Utrecht (University of Utrecht)
Bachelor: History (with a specialization in Turkish History) and a minor Turkology
Courses: The Historian's Craft, Ancient History (10.000 B.C. - 500 A.C.), History of the Middle Ages (500 - 1500), Early Modern History (1400 - 1870), Modern History (1850 - 1945), Contemporary History (1945 - present), Terrorism, World History, Cultural Heritage, International Relations, Hidden International Relations, Regime Change, Empire, Formation of Peoples, War and Peace in the Middle Ages, Historiography, History Thesis
Turkology courses: Modern Turkish 1, Modern Turkish 2, Modern Turkish 3, Modern Turkish 4, History of the Middle East 1 (3000 B.C. - 1200 A.C.), History of the Middle East 2 (1200 - 1914), Islam Introduction
Thesis: 'War and peace in the Ottoman Empire: the Janissaries from 1425 until 1550' (grade: 8,0 from 10)
Credits: 202,5 ECTS instead of the required 180; Turkology 52,5 ECTS
Latin honours: Met Veel Genoegen / With Great Honor (direct translation: "with much praise"); Turkology Met Lof / Cum Laude (direct translation: "with highest honor")
2003 – 2004: Hogeschool van Utrecht (University of Utrecht)
Second Degree Teacher College: History and State Apparatus
Courses: Environment History, Introduction Islam, Middle East, Education, Didactics, Basic Informatics, Communication Skills, Religious Roots, Ancient History (14.000 B.C. - 150 A.C.), History of the Middle Ages (500 - 1500), Europe and the World (1500 - 1914), Contemporary History (1914 - present), Human Rights
Internship: Five months at Vader Rijn High School
Thesis: 'The Ottoman economy in the 19th century'
Credits: 60 ECTS
Latin honours: Met Zeer Veel Genoegen / With Greater Honor (direct translation: "with a lot of praise")
2001 – 2002: College De Klop
Havo diploma (profile: Economy and Society)
Courses: Dutch, German, English, French, General Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, Literature, Cultural and Artistic Education, History, Geography, Mathematics A1, Maths A2, Economics 1, Economics 2, Management and Organization
Finishing essay : 'Will the European Union still function economically if more countries join?'
List of diploma's
2005 – 2008: Universiteit Utrecht (University of Utrecht)
Master's Degree in International Relations with honor
2005 – 2008: Universiteit Utrecht (University of Utrecht)
Minor in Turkology with highest honor
2004 – 2008: Universiteit Utrecht (University of Utrecht)
Bachelor's degree in History with great honor
2003 – 2004: Hogeschool van Utrecht (University of Utrecht)
Teacher college: History and State Apparatus propaedeutics with greater honor
2001 – 2002: College De Klop
Havo diploma (profile: Economy and Society)
List of publications
Summer 2009, De kleurloze universiteit, Tulpia Magazine [translation: The colourless university, Tulpia Magazine], volume 4, issue 12, p. 9 (Amsterdam)
Summer 2009, Carrière met accent , Tulpia Magazine [translation: Career with an accent, Tulpia Magazine], volume 4, issue 12, p. 8 (Amsterdam)
October 2008, Ergenekon, Frekans Dergisi [translation: Ergenekon, Frequency Magazine], volume 10, p. 31-34 (Muğla, Turkey)
March 2008, Wilders’in çıkartmak istediği film, Ekin Dergisi [translation: Wilders’ newly released movie, Culture Magazine], volume 2, p. 38-41 (The Hague)
February 16th 2008, Hollanda’daki Türkler, Doğuş Gazetesi [translation: The Turks in The Netherlands, Birth Biweekly], volume 4, p. 6-7 (Rotterdam)
November 2006, Sivil toplumun genç yüzü: Öğrenci Dernekleri, Platform Dergisi [translation: The emerging aspect of civil society: Student Organizations, Platform Magazine], volume 11, p. 20-29 (Amsterdam)
Career
2008 – 2010: Museum Turkey - Netherlands
Historian and boardmember
2008: Westfries Archief (Westfrisian Archives)
Parttime archive-researcher for Museum Turkey - Netherlands
2008: Museum Turkey - Netherlands
Fulltime researcher/historian/guide trainee for five full months
2007 – present: Freelance translator/interpreter
I translate articles on freelance basis from the languages Turkish, Dutch and English
2005 – present: Freelance writer/research journalist
I write articles for various magazines, newspapers en websites on freelance basis in the languages Turkish, Dutch and English
2003 – 2004: Vader Rijn College
Trainee (history teacher)
Linguistics
1. English; excellent
2. Turkish; excellent
3. Dutch; excellent
4. German; good
5. French; sufficient
6. Old-Turkish; reading only
7. Latin; reading only
8. Old-Greek; reading only
Courses
2007: Leadership training
SBI Training and Advise / Council for Dutch Turks
2007: Speaking in public
SBI Training and Advise
2007: Business course
Chamber of Commerce / SIFE
2006: Debat training
FORUM Institute
2006: Media training
FORUM Institute
List of certificates
2008: Turkish Dutch Student Association Erkin
Honorary chairman for accomplished work during chairmanship
2007: SBI Training and Advise / Council for Dutch Turks
Youth Conference certificate
2007: Chamber of Commerce
Business certificate
2006: Driver License Division
Driver’s license B
Foundation work
2008 – 2009: Turkse Studenten Koepelorgaan
Initiator and co-founder of the Turkish Student Organizations Federation
2008: SV Piri
Co-founder of Piri Student Organization
2008: SV Ahenk
Co-founder of Ahenk Student Organization
2007 – 2008: Eurasia SV
Member of Eurasia Sorority
2006 – 2007: SV Anatolia
Member of Fraternity Anatolia
2006 – 2007: TNSP Yakamoz
Member of Student Organization Yakamoz
2006 – 2008: Young Global People in Amsterdam
Member of YGP
2005 – 2008: Turkish Dutch Student Association Erkin
Chairman and founder of TNS Erkin, an organization that aims to help Dutch-Turkish students in their university education
Media: Protest against the terror of the PKK, 7000-8000 participants (October 28, 2007)
2005 – 2007: Research Group Focus 1915
Chairman and co-founder of Research Group Focus 1915 (also called “Focus” or “TNS Focus”), the aim was to research events within the Ottoman Empire around the year 1915 concerning the First World War
Media: Protest against the use of the Armenian Issue as a political tool, 200-250 participants (October 11, 2006)
2005 – 2006: Comity To Preserve Turkology
Chairman and co-initiator of Comity To Preserve Turkology, the aim was to preserve Turkology (Turkish Culture and Language Studies) on the University of Utrecht
Media: Protest against the decision to abolish the Turkology/Turkish Studies department from the University of Utrecht, 25-30 participants (February 22, 2006)
Other working experience
2006 – 2007: Try Out Models (Model Agency) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Model
2006: Bodrum XL Bar in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Manager/bartender
2003 – 2004: My Way Models (Model Agency) in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Model
2002 – 2003: Randstad Employment Agency in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Temporary employee
2002 – 2003: X-Centric / City Hall Disco in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Bartender, promotion, security, organization
2002: Karwei Hardware-store in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Warehouse assistant
2000: Display Electronics in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Holiday employee
1999 – 2001: Veenstra Groep in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Printhouse employee
1996 – 1997: Netwerk VSP in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Paperboy
1995 – 1996: Interlanden Spreigroep in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Paperboy
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