Metin Özarslan is the Professor of Turkish Folklore Department at Faculty of Letters of Hacettepe University. His researches focus on Turkish Folklore, Turkish Folk Literature and Turkish Minstrel Literature areas. Prior to joining to Atatürk University he studied with many famous and prominent scholar of Turkish Literature and Folklore area with bachelor’s degree. Afterward he started to his first teaching experience in Turkish National Education Ministry from 1987 to 1996. He has got his MA degree at Gazi University Social Sciences Institution Turkish Folk Literature Department. He has worked in Hacettepe University as research assistant. He earned his PhD with his doctoral thesis titled “Turkish Minstrel Tradition in Erzurum and its Around Today” from Hacettepe University. His doctoral dissertation appeared as a book named Minstrel Tradition in Erzurum. He has been in many universities ranging from Scotland, England to Kazakhstan as visitor scholar, lecturer and instructor. He has been in charge of many courses at different countries and universities. He got his associate professor position at Hacettepe University in 2006. He became full professor in 2013. He has many books, articles and proposal in Turkish Folklore area as well. He has been working in Turkish Folklore Department at Hacettepe University.