Historian @LehighU | author of Island & Empire | previously @BardCollege & @Harvard | PhD @Stanford | BA Economics @UniBogazici | https://www.sup.org/books/middle-east-studies/island-and-empirehttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3ltmqybh43s2kIsland & Empire is one year old already, here pictured next to a rose plucked from the mountains of Sfakia, Crete. As the book turns one year old, I'm happy to share reviews by two historians I admire: Ella Fratantuono and Laura Robson. @stanfordpress.bsky.social10 Jul 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmqybh43s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lmk3a6iljk2nLooking forward to talking about an island & an empire!11 Apr 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmk3a6iljk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lirsv5ptzk2vI reviewed Leyla Amzi-Erdoğdular's wonderful book "The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe: Muslims in Habsburg Bosnia Herzegovina" for JOTSA. Link and text below for those interested. https://www.academia.edu/127813727/Review_of_The_Afterlife_of_Ottoman_Europe_Muslims_in_Habsburg_Bosnia_Herzegovina_Leyla_Amzi_Erdo%C4%9Fdular_Stanford_University_Press_2023_?source=swp_share22 Feb 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lirsv5ptzk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lcvka2vuxs2509 Dec 2024 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvka2vuxs25https://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lcftfwynzc2bIf you're in Athens, I'd love to see you at my book talk. To join remotely, please register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckceisqToiGdy6jB2o0K8tUsp6oziHLvzX03 Dec 2024 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcftfwynzc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lcauwbdmws2sRainbow off the coast of Crete01 Dec 2024 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcauwbdmws2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lc4cy6le6c2aSound of mountains in Sfakia, Crete.29 Nov 2024 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc4cy6le6c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lbum42h5j22fIn many Ottoman mosques one sees the following part of the 37th verse of the sura Al-i İmran written on the top part of the mihrab: "Whenever Zachariah visited her (Mary) in the sanctuary (mihrab)." The photo here is from the famous mihrab of Hagia Sophia. And there are many other similar examples.26 Nov 2024 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbum42h5j22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lbpj4itfe22xCongratulations, Zozan! Looking forward to reading it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2024 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpj4itfe22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lbp5lpr6gk2rOptimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Late Ottomanist: The CUP [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2024 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbp5lpr6gk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lboigklbcs2rTell me you're in Greece without telling me you're in Greece.24 Nov 2024 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lboigklbcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lbnajsul7s2xIn August 1906, the French consul, together with the commander of the French forces in Crete, visited the tiny island of Spinalonga, 750 metres away from the coast of Crete (photo on the left is from chapter 3 of Island & Empire). Today it was I who was on a boat.23 Nov 2024 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnajsul7s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lbktz6zz422aSpinalonga is a tiny island off the coast of Crete. It's known for its impressive Venetian fortress but also for being turned into a leper colony in 1903 which remained open till the 1950s. I'm going there tomorrow for the first time. Curious & excited. Will keep you posted.22 Nov 2024 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbktz6zz422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lbhybxzkfs2xRethymno, Crete21 Nov 2024 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhybxzkfs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ugurpece.bsky.social/post/3lbfa6biotk27I'm very excited that I'll be talking about my book on the island where it was conceived years ago! Tonight at 8:30pm. We are on a Mediterranean time, so we better call this book premiere instead of book talk :)20 Nov 2024 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:cdhm7krannvld5t2nq652w3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfa6biotk27