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Ferenc Csirkes is a Faculty Member in the Department of History at the University of Birmingham. His research focuses on Turkic literature, Safavid and Ottoman history, and the intersections of messianic traditions with literary production. Csirkes holds a PhD analyzing Turkic literature in Safavid Persia, with a focus on Shah Ismāʿīl I and Ṣādiḳī Beg. He has co-authored works on figures like Ármin Vámbéry and contributed to conferences such as the 'Post-Eurocentric Poetics' symposium at the American University of Beirut.
- Key areas: Persianate Studies, Ottoman-Safavid cultural exchange, oral traditions in poetry
- Notable work includes analysis of Shah Ismāʿīl’s poetry and misattributed works between Nesimi and Safavid texts
His publications explore topics like the role of Turkic as a vernacular literary language, the socio-religious context of messianic poetry, and the reception history of Turkic romances. Csirkes has engaged with historical sources such as the Ottoman palace library inventory under Bayezid II to study language politics in pre-modern empires.
