Selim Güngörürler

Dr. Selim Güngörürler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Marmara University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a doctorate from Georgetown University (2017) and has a C2 Mastery in German, English, and Persian. His academic career includes post-doctoral research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2020-2024) and teaching roles at Georgetown University and Boğaziçi University.

• Education:
  • PhD, Georgetown University (2011-2017)
  • MA, Boğaziçi University (2008-2011)
  • BA, Sabancı University (2004-2008)

Dr. Güngörürler specializes in Ottoman history, Safavid Iran, and early modern diplomatic relations between the Ottoman Empire and Iran. His research focuses on archival documents, confessionalization processes, and the role of religious minorities in Ottoman-Anatolian dynamics.

His publications include 15 peer-reviewed works spanning journals like Iranian Studies and Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, along with book chapters on topics such as Shi'ite pilgrims in Ottoman holy sites. His 2024 monograph The Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran, 1639–1682 synthesizes his research on diplomatic borderlands.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities (2025)
  • Humboldt University Fellowship (2020-2022)
  • Koç University RCAC Fellowship (2018-2019)
  • Doctoral Research Grant at Berlin State University & Bamberg University (2015-2016)

Dr. Güngörürler has conducted peer-review activities for journals like Tarih Dergisi and Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. He actively participates in international conferences on Ottoman-Iranian relations and has contributed to funded projects like the Fashioning of a Sunni Orthodoxy under Prof. Dr. Tijana Krstić and Derin Terzioğlu.