Erhan Afyoncu (born 1967) is a Turkish historian, author, academic, television programmer and columnist. He is the incumbent rector of the National Defense University.
Early life and education
He completed his primary and secondary education in Tokat, his place of birth. After graduating from Gazi Osman PaÃ
Âa High School in 1984, he enrolled in the Department of Social Studies Education at the Marmara University Atatürk Faculty of Education. He earned his masterâÂÂs degree with a thesis titled Necati Efendi and the History of Crimea (Russian Sefâretnâme) and completed his PhD in 1997 with a dissertation on The Defterhâne-i ÃÂmire (16thâÂÂ18th Centuries) in the Administrative Organization of the Ottoman Empire.
Career
He graduated in 1988 and began working as a research assistant in the same department in 1989. He was promoted to assistant professor in 2000, associate professor in 2008, and full professor in 2014. In 2001, he transferred to the Department of History within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Marmara University. In 2010, he was appointed deputy head of the Department of History, and in 2016 he served as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Marmara University.
He hosted the television program Back Room of History with Murat Bardakçñ on Habertürk TV. He also contributed articles to Habertürk History magazine, which was first published on 30 May 2010, and served as its academic coordinator until the magazine ceased publication. On 11 April 2012, he was appointed by President Abdullah Gül to the Board of Directors of the . In 2016, he was appointed rector of the National Defense University.
Afyoncu has served as editor for works on Ottoman history, including the Bailo of Constantinople reports and the histories of and Nicolae Iorga. His works have been translated into English, German, Arabic, Chinese, Serbian, Macedonian, Albanian, Romanian and Korean.
Personal life
He is married to historian Fatma Afyoncu and has three children.
Publications
- Das Osmanische Reich: Unverhüllt, Yeditepe Yayñnevi
- Kñbrñs Meselesi, Tarih Ve Tabiat Vakfñ Yayñnlarñ (TATAV) (with Ali AhmetbeyoÃÂlu)
- Ermeni Meselesi ÃÂzerine AraÃ
Âtñrmalar, Tarih Ve Tabiat Vakfñ Yayñnlarñ
- Osmanlñ'nñn Hayaleti, Yeditepe Yayñnevi
- Ottoman Empire Unveiled, Yeditepe Yayñnevi
- Sorularla Osmanlñ ðmparatorluÃÂu, Yeditepe Yayñnevi
- Osmanlñ Tarihi AraÃ
Âtñrma Rehberi, Yeditepe Yayñnevi
- Ermeni Meselesi ÃÂzerine AraÃ
Âtñrmalar, TATAV Yayñnlarñ
- Fatih ve Fetih Albümü, TATAV Yayñnlarñ
- Tanzimat ÃÂncesi Osmanlñ Tarihi AraÃ
Âtñrma Rehberi, Yeditepe Yayñnlarñ
- Osmanlñ ðmparatorluÃÂu'nda Askeri ðsyanlar ve Darbeler (with UÃÂur Demir ve Ahmet ÃÂnal), Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2010 -
- Truva'nñn ðntikamñ, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2009.
- YavuzâÂÂun Küpesi, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2010.
- MuhteÃ
Âem Süleyman, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2011-
- Fransa'ya Osmanlñ Tokadñ, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2011
- Kanuni ve Ã
Âehzade Mustafa, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2012
- Venedik Elçilerinin Raporlarñna Göre Kanuni ve Pargalñ ðbrahim PaÃ
Âa, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2012
- Sahte Mesih (Sabatay Sevi and the Jews, the Founder of the Revolution in the Light of the Ottoman Documents), ðstanbul, 2013
- ðstanbul'un Kapñsñ Sultanbeyli Tarihi, (with Vahdettin Engin, ðlber Ortaylñ and Mehmet Mazak), Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2013
- Peçesi DüÃ
Âen Osmanlñ: ÃÂince, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2014
- Son Dünya Düzeni, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2014
- Süleyman Ã
Âah Türbesi, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2015-
- MuhteÃ
Âem Valide: Kösem Sultan, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2015-
- Turhan Sultan, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2015-
- Baltacñ ve Katerina, Yeditepe Yayñnevi, ðstanbul, 2015 (with UÃÂur Demir)
References