Kemal Karpat
Encyclopedia
Kemal Karpat is a Turkish
historian and former professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
. He is of Crimean Tatar
origin and was born in Medgidia
, Romania
. He received his LLB from the University of Istanbul, his MA from the University of Washington
and his PhD from New York University
. He has previous worked for the UN Economics and Social Council and taught at Montana State University
and New York University
. He is currently working at Istanbul Şehir University
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
historian and former professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
. He is of Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars or Crimeans are a Turkic ethnic group that originally resided in Crimea. They speak the Crimean Tatar language...
origin and was born in Medgidia
Medgidia
-History:Archaeological findings show that Dobruja was inhabited since the Neolithic period. Starting with 46 BC the region was administered by the Roman Empire. A castrum was built in the Carasu Valley, becoming the cradle of the settlement....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. He received his LLB from the University of Istanbul, his MA from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
and his PhD from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. He has previous worked for the UN Economics and Social Council and taught at Montana State University
Montana State University - Bozeman
Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System...
and New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. He is currently working at Istanbul Şehir University
Istanbul Şehir University
Istanbul Şehir University is a private, non-profit university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 2008 by the Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı , a foundation for science and arts...
Selected publications
- The Politicization of Islam (Oxford University Press, 2001)
- The Ottoman Past and Today's Turkey (Brill, 2000)
- Political and Social Thought in the Contemporary Middle East (Praeger, 1968)
- Turkey's Politics: The Transition to a Multi-Parti System (Princeton University Press, 1959)
- Political Modernization in Japan and Turkey (Princeton University Press, 1964)
- An Inquiry into the Social Foundations of Nationalism in the Ottoman State (Princeton UP, 1973)
- Social Change and Politics in Turkey (Brill Leiden, 1973)
- Turkey's Foreign Policy in Transition (Leiden, 1975)
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