Prof. Dr. Selim Hilmi ÖZKAN

Selim Hilmi Özkan is Professor of History at Yildiz Technical University. He is currently working on Ottoman diplomacy and Ottoman foreign policy. His most recent publications include “Reasons for Migration of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire before 1915”, African and Asian Studies, 19, 3, (2020), 282-305; and “Arms Smuggling across Ottoman Borders in the Second Half of the 19th Century” Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 18, 3, (2016), 297-312. He is currently working on a book project titled "Migrations and Migration Routes from Cebel-i Lebanon to the United States of America, End of the Nineteenth Century." Also he is included a resercher working group on COST Action "CA20107 - Connecting Theory and Practical Issues of Migration and Religious Diversity", and "CA18129- Islamic Legacy: Narratives East, West, South, North of the Mediterranean (1350-1750)" and "CA18140 - People in Motion: Entangled Histories of Displacement across the Mediterranean(1492-1923)"

I held postdoctoral researcher positions at Arizona State University in the United States during the 2023-2024 academic year, at Texas Tech University in Texas, USA, during the 2014-2015 academic year, and at the University of Wisconsin in 2012. My research focuses on Ottoman diplomacy, Ottoman foreign policy, and history education.