In 1933 he returned to Istanbul and was appointed as a history associate professor in the School of letters of Istanbul University. In 1942 he came to Ankara as a professor to serve in the School of Language and History - Geography (). Between 30 April 1948 and 22 June 1949 he was elected as the rector of Ankara University.In 1960 he gained the title distinguished professor.Ankara University page He also lectured in the University of Columbia in the United States and the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom as a visiting professor.
