The Struggle of ISIS against the Cultural Heritage of the Middle East
I published a piece of paper about the unrecoverable damages that ISIS inflicted on the cultural heritage of Mesopotamia.
Category: Asian History
A Brief Article for Manchester Historian
I published a short article about the shifting perceptions of Genghis Khan in different societies for Manchester Historian. I am hugely indebted to the team of the magazine for publishing this piece.
Mapping Two Anatolian Epics: Dede Korkut and Digenis Akritas
Anatolia has been a prominent center in terms of having epics from the Hittites to the Seljuks, the Romans to the Ottomans. These epics are significant in a variety of ways; they essentially display the ways of communication between different cultures and societies alongside their struggle for ultimate and complete domination over Asia Minor. In this sense, two epics emerge to grasp …
The Role of History and the Place of Slavery in the Roman World
Historiography and slavery are two topics that were undeniably significant in the Roman World despite their different objectives used by Roman elites and soldiers.
Women Empresses of Constantinople from a Byzantine Historian
The Byzantine Empire has an interesting history in terms of witnessing several women emperors on the throne. Historian Psellos saw and narrated two of them when the empire was in a turbulent situation.
Crushing Enemies in a Mighty Empire or Perceiving the “Other” from a Young Pharaoh’s Box
A young pharaoh leaves a hidden treasure that combined ornaments and grandeur with propaganda…
The Unification of Goryeo (Koryo) in the Medieval Age
For the first part: The Cost of Being Divided and United: Three Kingdoms’ Period in Korea Introduction The Unification of Goryeo (or Koryo) is one of the considerable events in making Korean history in the tenth century. After Unified Silla lost its power due to social and economic reasons, previous Korean Kingdoms re-emerged. The revival of Baekje and Goguryeo triggered …
The Cost of Being Divided and United: Three Kingdoms’ Period in Korea
For the second part: Make Korea United Again: The Unification of Goryeo (Koryo) in the Medieval Age Introduction Three Kingdoms of Korea is one of the considerable eras in Korean history in terms of its political and economic developments as well as social and cultural exchanges. For about six centuries, there were conflicts between three major powers as Goguryeo, Silla, …
Genghis Khan: A ruler between colonialist stereotypes and nationalist sentiments
I wrote this assignment for HIST 221 (History of Medieval Turko-Persian Societies) but I changed its order a bit in order to understand what the article aims. Enjoy reading! Genghis Khan is one of the prominent leaders in world history in terms of his influences on the course of history. He established and enlarged his Mongol Empire for 21 …
The elimination policies of Crimean Tatars’ identity by Stalin and their consequences
This paper is a research paper for ENGL 112 (Academic Writing II). I owe a great deal to Dr. Greta Uehling from the University of Michigan for this research. Her works provided me an amazing ground for my thesis. The best part of this research is that when I sent an email to thank her, she answered with an impressive …