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
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Murat R. Siviloglu, The Rise and Fall of Doctor Achmet Borumborad, Irish Historical Studies, (November), 2024
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, 2024
Ottoman Liberalism During the Liberal Age in, editor(s)Nedim Nomer & Kaya sahin , Histories of Political Thought in the Ottoman World, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2024, pp290 - 319, [Murat R. Siviloglu]
Murat R. Siviloglu, 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, p115-118
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, p1-42
Murat R. Siviloglu, The Ottoman Empire and the emergence of its Irish Question, Middle Eastern Studies, 2022
Murat R. Siviloglu, Review of Ruler Visibility and Popular Belonging in the Ottoman Empire, 1808 - 1908, by Darin N. Stephanov , Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, 8, (1), 2021, p472-474
Murat R. Siviloglu, The Emergence of Public Opinion: State and Society in the Late Ottoman Empire, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2018
A Turkish Tragedy in, editor(s)Peter Furtado , Histories of the Nations, London, Thames and Hudson, 2012, pp155 - 161, [Murat R. Şiviloğlu]
Murat R. Siviloglu, Muhafazakarlar Icin Masallar [Binbir Gece Masallari Nasil Cevrilmemeli], Toplumsal Tarih, (January), 2011, p58 - 66
Abidin Pasa in, editor(s)Zeynep Avci , Abidin Dino: Bir Dunya, Istanbul, Sabanci University Press, 2007, pp36 - 45, [Murat R. Siviloglu]
Research Expertise
Description
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.Recognition
Awards and Honours
The Kedourie Prize for Outstanding Article in Middle Eastern Studies
Gates Scholar, the Gates Cambridge Trust