معرفی
Prof. Dr. Hamit Şafakcı serves as a Professor in the Department of History at Artvin Coruh University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences since 2024, following promotions from Associate Professor (2019-2024) and Assistant Professor (2013-2019). His administrative roles include Department Head of Early Modern History (2013-present), Institute Director (2017-2021), and Dean Assistant (2015-2017), demonstrating deep institutional integration.
His academic foundation was built at Selcuk University: Bachelor's in History (1997-2001), Master's in Early Modern History (2002-2005), and Ph.D. in Early Modern History (2005-2013). This educational trajectory established his specialization in Ottoman-era Anatolian history.
Şafakcı's research centers on Ottoman history with emphasis on vakıf systems, tekke institutions, and socio-economic structures of 15th-18th century Anatolia. His regional expertise spans Konya, Bozkır, and Artvin, utilizing primary sources like court records and tax registers to examine local governance, religious networks, and economic dynamics. Recent work increasingly focuses on Ottoman expansion periods and vakıf administration.
His publication trends reveal consistent exploration of Ottoman provincial administration through case studies of specific districts and institutions. Key thematic clusters include religious endowments, socio-economic structures of Anatolian towns, and political-military history of beyliks' incorporation into the empire, with growing emphasis on gender dynamics and local power structures.
- Publication Encouragement Award (2021)
He has supervised eight master's theses covering vakıf systems, tekke institutions, and regional histories, with current supervision including naval resource management during 1650-1750 and Mehmed III's transformative era. His research leadership includes the national project 'Malkoçoğlu Ali Beyler Özelinde Tarihyazımı' (2020-2021), analyzing historical narratives about this prominent Ottoman military family.
His scholarly ecosystem involves close collaboration with Konya and Artvin archives for Ottoman document transcription, forming the empirical basis for his regional historical analyses and institutional studies.
