İlber Ortaylı
İlber Ortaylı | |
|---|---|
 Ortaylı in Preveza in 2009 | |
| Born | 21 May 1947 Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Allied-occupied Austria |
| Died | 13 March 2026 (aged 78) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Citizenship | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Ankara University (BA, PhD) University of Chicago (MA) |
| Known for | History of the Ottoman Empire History of Turkey Seljuk Empire |
| Spouse |
Ayşe Özdolay
(m. 1981; div. 1999) |
| Children | 1 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Doctoral advisor | Halil İnalcık |
İlber Ortaylı (tr; 21 May 1947 – 13 March 2026) was a Turkish historian. He was a professor of history at the Medipol University, Galatasaray University in Istanbul and at Bilkent University in Ankara.[1][2]
In 2005, he was named the director of the Topkapı Museum in Istanbul, until he retired in 2012.[3]
Ortaylı died at a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey on 13 March 2026 at the age of 78.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "İlber Ortaylı: Kırım Türkleri Osmanlı'dır". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "Kırım Tatar diasporasının önemli ve tanınmış isimlerinden Şefika Ortaylı hayatını kaybetti". Qırım Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 2020-07-11. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ İlber Ortaylı (in Turkish) Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "İlber Ortaylı hayatını kaybetti". TRT Haber. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "Turkish historian Ilber Ortayli dies at 78 after health complications". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 13 March 2026.