Melis Taner

Melis Taner is an Assistant Professor at Özyeğin University specializing in Islamic Art and Medieval Art. Her research focuses on early modern Ottoman and Safavid painting traditions, cross-cultural artistic exchange, and manuscript studies.

• B.A. in Social and Political Sciences from Sabancı University (2006)
• M.A. in Medieval History from Central European University (2007)
• Second M.A. in History from Sabancı University (2009)
• Ph.D. in Art History from Harvard University (2016)

Dr. Taner's research investigates:

• Iconographic strategies in Ottoman and Safavid manuscripts
• Role of illustrated texts as political tools
• Cultural hybridity in border regions like Baghdad
• Transformations of foreign artistic elements in Turkish contexts
• Album-making as cross-cultural practice

Her publications reveal thematic consistency in:

• Manuscript illumination and literary texts
• Inter-dynastic artistic dialogues
• Visual documentation of historical transitions
• Political dimensions of artistic patronage
• 17th-century Ottoman artistic innovations