Hüseyin DEMİRBAĞ, a doctoral program student at our Institute's Department of History, Department of Modern History, defended his doctoral thesis titled "VARSAK TURKMEN IN THE XVI. CENTURY", prepared under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ali Sinan BİLGİLİ. At the end of the defense meeting held with the hybrid method on March 14, 2024 at 14:00, our student, whose thesis was found successful, received the title of doctor. We congratulate Dr. DEMİRBAĞ and wish him success in his academic life.