Biography
Murat's research is centered on the Ottoman Empire of the nineteenth century. Having grown up in Istanbul, he pursued his Master's degree at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. Subsequently, he received a Gates Scholarship to pursue a PhD at the University of Cambridge. His first book, "Emergence of Public Opinion: State and Society in the Late Ottoman Empire," was published in 2018 by Cambridge University Press. Murat has also contributed articles to numerous academic journals. He is currently working on an exciting new project titled "Murder in the Harem: Life, Trial, and Death of Emine Hanim," which is set to be published by Indiana University Press.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
- Murat R. Şiviloğlu, The Emergence of Public Opinion: State and Society in the Late Ottoman Empire, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2018Book, 2018, DOI , URL
- A Turkish Tragedy in, editor(s)Peter Furtado , Histories of the Nations, London, Thames and Hudson, 2012, pp155 - 161, [Murat R. Şiviloğlu]Book Chapter, 2012
- Abidin Paşa in, editor(s)Zeynep Avcı , Abidin Dino: Bir Dünya, Istanbul, Sabancı University Press, 2007, pp36 - 45, [Murat R. Şiviloğlu]Book Chapter, 2007
- Murat R. Şiviloğlu, Muhafazakarlar İçin Masallar: Binbir Gece Masalları Nasıl Çevrilme[me]li, Toplumsal Tarih, (January), 2011, p58 - 66Journal Article, 2011
- Murat R. Siviloglu, The Ottoman Empire and the emergence of its Irish Question, Middle Eastern Studies, 2022Journal Article, 2022, TARA - Full Text
- Murat R. Siviloglu, The First Public Murder in the Tanzimat Era: Life, Trial and Execution of Emine Hanim, Islamic Law and Society, Advance Articles, 2023, p1-42Journal Article, 2023, TARA - Full Text
- Murat R. Siviloglu, Religious Reform in the Late Ottoman Empire: Institutional Change and the Professionalisation of the Ulema By Erhan Bektas, Review of Religious Reform in the Late Ottoman Empire: Institutional Change and the Professionalisation of the Ulema, by Erhan Bektas , Journal of Islamic Studies, 2024Review, 2024, DOI
- Murat R. Siviloglu, Brokers of Faith, Brokers of Empire: Armenians and the Politics of Reform in the Ottoman Empire by Richard E. Antaramian, Review of Brokers of Faith, Brokers of Empire: Armenians and the Politics of Reform in the Ottoman Empire, by Richard E. Antaramian , Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, 10, (1), 2023, p115-118Review, 2023, URL
- Murat R. Siviloglu, Ruler Visibility and Popular Belonging in the Ottoman Empire, 1808"1908, Review of Ruler Visibility and Popular Belonging in the Ottoman Empire, 1808"1908, by Darin N. Stephanov , ournal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, 8, (1), 2021, p472-474Review, 2021
Research Expertise
Murat's research focuses on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with a particular interest in the social, cultural, and intellectual history of the Ottoman Empire. As an Ottoman historian based in Ireland, he is also fascinated by the historical interconnections and mutual perceptions between Ireland and the Ottoman Empire.
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