Luca Berardi

Luca Berardi serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean at Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale. His academic profile centers on Turkology, Ottoman Studies, and Turkish Literature within the framework of broader Caucasology and Islamic manuscript studies.

His research interests span Ottoman historical chronicles, Turkish literary traditions, manuscript studies, and cross-cultural encounters between Islamic and European civilizations. Berardi specializes in analyzing Ottoman perspectives on European geography, particularly regarding early transatlantic discoveries and Mediterranean cultural exchanges during the Tanzimat period. His work frequently examines how Islamic sources interpreted classical antiquities and New World phenomena through late antique intellectual frameworks.

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in 16th-17th century Ottoman chronicles of Columbus' voyages, Qur'anic manuscript production in captivity contexts, and Ottoman travelers' perceptions of Italian antiquities. His scholarly output reveals methodological strengths in paleographic analysis, biographical reconstruction from manuscript colophons, and comparative studies of Islamic and European historical narratives.

• Premio Nazionale per la traduzione (2019) for translating Dino Buzzati into Georgian and Ioane Sabanisze into Italian

Berardi teaches Turkish Literature I, Ottoman Empire History, and Philology of Turkish at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His departmental affiliation with Oriental and African Languages and Cultures reflects his interdisciplinary approach bridging linguistic, historical, and cultural studies of the Islamic world. Current research appears focused on Ottoman manuscript traditions and their transmission across Mediterranean cultural boundaries.