Murat Menguc
Professor
Department of Religion
Seton Hall University
United States of America
Biography
He studies Ottoman historiography, mainly focusing on what is referred as “the emergence of historical consciousness” among the Ottomans. This is a fifteenth century phenomenon and his work often entails critical readings of late fifteenth century and early sixteenth century Ottoman history books. Besides this, he researches on early Ottoman history, biographies of Ottoman historians in general, and read theories of history.
Research Interest
Ottoman historiography
Publications
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• Turkish Political Identity through Its Image of Atatürk, Rome: Associazione Orientalisti, 167- 173, February 2004
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• An Ottoman Historian, Safai Angiolello.net, April 2008
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• "Early Ottoman Conquests, 1300-1500" and "Bayezid the Thunderbolt" (Book Chapters) In World History Encyclopedia, Oxford, ABC-CLIO Publishers, March 2009
