Ahmet Karapunar

Ahmet Karapunar is a Researcher at the Department of History within the European University Institute. He is part of the 2023 cohort and holds German nationality.

His research focuses on:

• 19th-century political strife in the Kingdom of Greece
• Transnational networks during the Eastern Crisis of 1840
• Intersections of Mediterranean history, Ottoman Empire studies, and state formation
• Political violence and repression in historical contexts

Supervised by Giancarlo Casale and co-supervised by M'hamed Oualdi, his doctoral thesis titled Expedient Networks: Factional Strife in the Kingdom of Greece During the Eastern Crisis of 1840 explores factional dynamics in the early Greek state. His work aligns with broader themes of empire-building and political history.