Ottoman History Podcast

Ottoman Empire

Egypt

Palestine

Zionism

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Balfour Declaration

Settler Colonialism

Sufism

Armenian Genocide

Eighteenth-Century Cities

Nighttime Rituals

Nakba

Nur Baba

Aintab

Economic Violence

Nazareth

Social Hierarchies

Activism

Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu

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Interviews with historians about the history of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. Visit www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/ for hundreds more archived episodes.

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Publishes	Weekly	Episodes	333	Founded	14 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	HistoryNewsPolitics

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Recent Guests

Richard Calis

Assistant Professor in Cultural History at Utrecht University, specializing in the history of science and intellectual history.

Utrecht University

Episode: Martin Crusius and the Discovery of Ottoman Greece

Emre Can Dağlıoğlu

Researcher in the history department of Stanford University

Stanford University

Episode: Arapların 1915’i: Soykırım, Kimlik, Coğrafya

Uğur Z. Crete Apeçe

Assistant Professor of History at Lehigh University

Lehigh University

Episode: The End of Ottoman Crete

Susanna Ferguson

A historian and author of the book "Labors of Love, Gender, Capitalism, and Democracy in Modern Arab Thought"

Stanford University Press

Episode: Gender, Capitalism, and Democracy in Modern Arab Thought

İlkay Yılmaz

Senior researcher at Freie Universität Berlin and author of Ottoman Passports

Freie Universität Berlin

Episode: Ottoman Passports

Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky

Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies

University of California Santa Barbara

Episode: North Caucasian Refugees and the Late Ottoman State

Ali Kulez

Assistant professor of Hispanic studies at Boston College

Boston College

Episode: An Ottoman Imam in Brazil

Andrew Simon

Author of 'Media of the Masses, Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt'

Episode: Media of the Masses in Modern Egypt

Leena Dallasheh

Scholar specializing in modern Palestinian history, with a focus on Palestinians who became citizens of Israel in 1948.

Palestine American Research Center

Episode: Nazareth, the Nakba, and the Remaking of Palestinian Politics

Host

Chris Gratien

Host of the Ottoman History Podcast with a focus on historical narratives and guest interviews.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 505 ratings

Listening to this podcast in the dark
Have you tried listening to this podcast in the dark? It is a game changer. Laying down in the dark with AirPods on and listening to this podcast that takes me back into time. No distractions but some experts talking about Ottoman empire. It’s surreal.
Apple Podcasts
5
sisatom
United States2 years ago
Fascinating!
Profound, takes-its-time, niche-yet-awe-provoking knowledge on the Ottomans.
Apple Podcasts
5
Bennett Mik
France4 years ago
Compelling history
An excellent podcast, beautifully produced and full of compelling stories.
Apple Podcasts
5
fabgthewonderdog
United Kingdom4 years ago
Simply the best
This is one of the best history podcasts out there. The guests are experts in their fields, the hosts are knowledgeable, and the team as a whole engages with the scholarly community at large, creating meaningful educational resources in the process.
Apple Podcasts
5
Ertugruloglu
Netherlands4 years ago
Eye-opening
Thought-provoking interviews with top scholars have helped this American look at history a little differently. Comprehensive website too.
Apple Podcasts
5
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United States4 years ago

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Listeners appreciate the podcast for its profound and niche coverage of Ottoman history, highlighting the depth and educational quality of discussions.

The production quality is noted as excellent, and the expertise of guests significantly enhances the storytelling of historical events.

Some feedback indicates a desire for a more traditional interview format, suggesting the current narrative style could benefit from a balance with direct conversations.

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Arapların 1915’i: Soykırım, Kimlik, Coğrafya

Q: What do you think is the reason for the research in 1915 on the Arab geography?

Dağlıoğlu explains that the events of 1915 have far-reaching implications, linking violence and identity in the broader context of Middle Eastern history.

Arapların 1915’i: Soykırım, Kimlik, Coğrafya

Q: Can you tell us about the book in general terms? How did the idea for a book like this come about?

The idea originated in 2014 when the author encountered testimony about the Armenian genocide and realized that there was much to explore about the involvement of Arabs in these events.

The End of Ottoman Crete

Q: In the book, you make a point of calling it civil war. What does that term mean to you and what does that signify?

Civil war suggests a conflict between intimately familiar groups, and contemporaries viewed the events as such, despite modern narratives framing it through state perspectives.

The End of Ottoman Crete

Q: Could you talk about the demographics a little bit? And how many Muslims, how many Christians, are they living in different places?

Around 300,000 people lived on the island and one-third of this number was Muslim, and two-thirds Christian, with mixed villages of Muslims and Christians throughout the countryside.

Nationality on Trial in the 19th Century Mediterranean

Q: So how did the case turn out and what were the ramifications after?

The court ultimately ruled that Nissim Shamama remained Tunisian and applied Jewish law to his estate, though the process was lengthy and involved multiple legal disputes.

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1. Richard Calis
2. Emre Can Dağlıoğlu
3. Uğur Z. Crete Apeçe
4. Susanna Ferguson
5. İlkay Yılmaz
6. Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky
7. Ali Kulez
8. Andrew Simon

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