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Silvana Rachieru is an Associate Professor at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of History, Department of International Relations and World History, where she specializes in Ottoman history and Romanian-Ottoman relations. With a doctorate from the University of Bucharest (2010) and a Master's from Central European University, Budapest (1998), she brings both academic rigor and practical diplomatic experience to her scholarship, having served as Director of the Dimitrie Cantemir Romanian Cultural Institute in Istanbul (2011-2015).
Her research focuses on Ottoman history, modern diplomatic history in southeastern Europe, gender history, and Romanian-Ottoman relations in the 19th century. She has published over 30 studies and articles along with three books, including Relații româno-otomane între anii 1878-1908: diplomați și supuși otomani în Vechiul Regat (2018). Her recent work examines Ottoman legacy in Romania, diplomatic networks, and cultural exchanges between the Ottoman Empire and Romania.
Professor Rachieru teaches courses on Ottoman History and Civilization, History of the Ottoman Empire and Southeast Europe, Modernization of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th Century, and Cultural Diplomacy. Her scholarship demonstrates a consistent focus on diplomatic practices, cultural interactions, and the social dimensions of Ottoman-Romanian relations from the 19th to early 20th centuries.
Her academic contributions include significant work on Ottoman diplomatic representation in Romania, the Romanian colony in Constantinople, Ottoman photography as imperial propaganda, and the cultural legacy of the Ottoman Empire in Romanian society. Her research bridges historical scholarship with contemporary cultural diplomacy practices.
As an active scholar with publications extending to 2023, Professor Rachieru continues to contribute to our understanding of Ottoman-Romanian relations through both traditional historical research and innovative interdisciplinary approaches that examine cultural memory, visual history, and diplomatic networks.
