Malte Fuhrmann

Dr. Malte Fuhrmann is a historian specializing in Southeast European and Ottoman history with current affiliation as Research Fellow at Zentrum Moderner Orient Berlin. His academic appointments include roles as DAAD lecturer at Istanbul Bilgi University's European Institute (International Relations Department), Visiting Assistant Professor at Ruhr University Bochum, and lecturer at Turkish-German University Istanbul. He holds a PhD from Freie Universität Berlin with a dissertation on German communities in Ottoman territories.

Research Focus: Fuhrmann's work explores transnational dynamics in Mediterranean port cities, colonial discourses in German-Ottoman relations, and urbanization patterns. His research spans Ottoman-European interactions, migration systems, infrastructure development, and the cultural history of modernization. Key thematic pillars include:

• Port cities as sites of cultural hybridization
• German imperial ambitions in Ottoman territories
• Labor migration and urban marginality
• Collective memory and urban space conflicts
• Transnational theory applications to Mediterranean history

Publications Analysis: His extensive publication record demonstrates consistent focus on Ottoman urban transformation, German-Ottoman entanglements, and Mediterranean mobility. Recent works critically examine infrastructure heritage conflicts and identity formation in port cities. Methodologically, he combines archival research with postcolonial theory, consistently analyzing power asymmetries in imperial contexts.

Awards & Recognition:

• Best book on colonialism 2006/2007 for Der Traum vom deutschen Orient

Academic Leadership: Fuhrmann has coordinated major research initiatives including the DFG-funded project 'Developmentality in Southeastern Europe' and edited volumes on Ottoman urban history. He has organized international conferences such as 'Mobilities and Borders around the Modern Mediterranean' (2018) and 'Infrastructure and the Making of Urban Space' (2017).