Education
- Ph.D. from Ohio State University (1997)
Research Interests
Islamic/Middle Eastern History
Selected Publications
Books
Osmanli Devleti ve Kürt Milliyetçiligi. Istanbul: Kitap Yayinevi, 2005. Second edition in 2006.
Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing Loyalties and Shifting Boundaries. Albany: SUNY Press, 2004.
Articles/Essays
"Mustafa Kemal'Atatürk'ün Amerika'ya Mektubu" [Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's Letter to America] Toplumsal Tarih. 150 (June, 2006)
"Sultan Vahdettin'in ABD Baskani Coolidge'e Gönderdigi Bir Mektup," [A Letter by the Last Ottoman Sultan Vahdettin to Mr. Coolidge, the President of the USA] Toplumsal Tarih. 142 (October, 2005).
"Nationalism and Kurdish Notables in the Late Ottoman and Early Republican Era" International Journal of Middle East Studies. 33-3 (August, 2001), pp. 343-409.
"State-Tribe Relations: Kurdish Tribalism in the 16th and 17th Century Ottoman Empire," British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 23-1 (Summer 1996), pp. 5-22.
"Kurdish National Discourse: Comparing and Contrasting the Shaikh Said and the PKK Revolts," Turkish Studies Association Bulletin. 18-1 (Spring 1994), pp. 90-93.
"Winds of Change: The Kurdish Workers' Party and Turkish Nationhood," Turkish Studies Association Bulletin. 17-2 (Fall 1993), pp. 111-122.
"Türk Basininda Can Pazari," [Crises in the Turkish Press], Gözlem. 18 (Winter 1992), pp. 18-21.
Book Sections/Chapters
"The Impact of Islam on Kurdish Identity Formation in the Middle East," in Evolution of Kurdish Identity Ed. Michael Gunter. Costa Mesa: Mazda Publishing, 2007.
Spring 2010 Courses
| Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11792 | ASH3222 | ISLAM AND ITS EMPIRES | Face2Face | Tu,Th 9:00AM - 10:15AM |
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| 11273 | ASH3223 | THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | Face2Face | Tu,Th 12:00PM - 1:15PM |
| No Description Available | ||||
| 22625 | ASH3223 | THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | WWW | - |
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