معرفی
Kaya Sahin is Professor of History at The Ohio State University and currently serves as Vice Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs. Prior to OSU, he held faculty positions at Indiana University for over a decade with adjunct appointments in Central Eurasian Studies and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures.
Education:
- Ph.D. in History, University of Chicago
- M.A. in History, Sabancı University
- B.A. in Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University
- Pre-university: French-language Lycée de Galatasaray, Istanbul
Research Focus: Sahin specializes in early modern Ottoman history through comparative, regional, and global lenses. His work examines apocalypticism, governance structures, early modern Orientalism, cross-cultural interactions, and ceremonial rituals within Islamic empires. Current research centers on princely circumcision ceremonies as political theater in the Ottoman context.
Publications: Author of Empire and Power in the Reign of Süleyman: Narrating the Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Empire and Peerless among Princes: The Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman, with ongoing work on Empire, Ritual, Masculinity: Circumcision Celebrations for Ottoman Princes, 1457-1582.
Scientific Awards: No specific awards documented in source materials.
Academic Leadership: Former director of Renaissance Studies and Islamic Studies Programs at Indiana University. Current university-wide administrative role as Vice Provost demonstrates significant institutional leadership beyond departmental duties. Source materials contain no details regarding graduate student advising or research grant management.
Research Infrastructure: No dedicated laboratory or formal research team affiliations described in available documentation.
