Selçuk Dursun

Assist. Prof. Dr. Selçuk Dursun is an academic at the Department of History at Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara. His research focuses on environmental and ecological history, population dynamics, and economic/social history of Europe and the Ottoman Empire. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Sabancı University (2007 and 2001 respectively).

His work examines forest management, resource commons, fisheries, and state policies in Ottoman/Turkish contexts. Key themes include property rights, political ecology, and the interplay between environmental practices and state formation. Notable studies address deforestation narratives, forestry concessions, and the socio-economic impact of population policies in the 19th century.

Publications span from 2001 to 2023, emphasizing Ottoman environmental governance and its modern legacies. Courses taught include Ottoman paleography, diplomatics, and environmental history. His research bridges ecological and socio-political dimensions, challenging traditional historiographical frameworks.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed. Advising and grant details are not provided in available texts. He is affiliated with METU’s Department of History, contributing to both teaching and advanced historical scholarship.