I’m a Turkish sociologist (B.A.) and historian (M.A. & Ph.D.), working on the global history of the 19th century from the perspective of Africa and West Asia. I spend most of my time in the archives of Turkey, Egypt, Libya, Niger, Tchad, Nigeria, and Mali, while Iiving in Germany, and also visiting various European archives. My works combine different disciplines such as African Studies, Ottoman Studies, Islamic Studies, and Global Studies.
I do my research in three different directions.
- I work on the decolonial epistemologies around Africa and Ottoman world, especialy on the issue of politic, economy, and religion. I use these epistemologies as an analytical tool in my empirical research.
- I use different kind of geographical frameworks, stemming from directly the original sources in Africa and West Asia. Especially Sahara plays a central role in my research to understand the global relations during the 19th century, with its connectedness between African coasts of the Mediterranean and Sahel/Bilad Sudan region.
- Linguistic diversity plays the most crucial role in my research. Although I’m able to examine English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danisch, and Portugeues historical materials and research literature, my core research relies on Turkish, Arabic, Hausa, Tamasheq, and Fulfulde historical materials and growing research litreature in these languages.
Through these interconnected approaches, I analyse the various globalities available in Africa and West Asia during the 19th century. I also work as reviewer for some journals such as Esboços: histórias em contextos globais, Turkish Studies Journal and Revista Tifariti.
You can also follow me in various platforms:
Bluesky - Hcommons - Academia - Researchgate - Linkedin - SciProfils
