Telephone number:	+31 (0)71 527 2026
E-Mail:	e.erol@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department:	Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Leiden Institute for Area Studies, SMES APT
Office Address:	Witte Singel-complex Witte Singel 25/M. de Vrieshof 4 2311 BZ Leiden Room number 1.16b
Personal Homepage:	nl.linkedin.com/​pub/​emre-erol/​22/​295/​539

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Fields of interest

Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish history, politics and culture.

PhD research

Salt, Harbor and Migration; An Ottoman Town in Turmoil: Local History of Foça Between late 19th and early 20th centuries
Supervisors: Erik-Jan Zürcher (LIAS) and Jan Lucassen (IISG, VU University)

My research is centered on the history of a Western Anatolian county; the county of Foçateyn in the age of wars and nation states. It discusses themes like forced migration, World War I, Greek and Turkish nationalisms, establishment of the Turkish Republic and regional dynamics in a local history context. It tests our macro narratives about the transformation from Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic on a micro history level. 

Keywords: Eski Foça, Παλιές Φώκιες, Yeni Foça, Νέες Φώκιες, 1914, Forced Migration, 1919, Greek Invasion, 1922, Turkish War of Independence, World War I, Ottoman Greeks, Salt, Workers, Nationalisms, Demographic Engineering.

CV

Education
- PhD in Middle Eastern Studies, Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands. (2009-present)
- M.A. in History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabancı University, Turkey. (2007-2009) M.A. Thesis: “Reproaching Hüseyin (İştirakçi) Hilmi: An Ottoman Socialist in Early 20^th Century”. (Finished, Unpublished)
- M.A (Exchange) Turkish Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. (Fall 2008)
- B.A. in Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabancı University, Turkey. (2002-2007)

Related Professional Experience
- Co-Instructor of Bachelor level Ottoman/Turkish history course, Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands. (2010, present)
- Teaching Assistant of Master level Ottoman/Turkish history courses, Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands. (2010-present)
- Course Instructor of academic level Turkish language courses, Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands. (2009-2010)
- Assistantship for the supervision of MA theses in Turkish Studies with the coordination of Dr. Hans P.A. Theunissen, Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands. (2010-present)
- Participation to “Autour des photographies de l'ingénieur archéologue Félix Sartiaux: Phocée 1913-1920” by INALCO on 25th of November 2010, Paris, FRANCE.
- Participation to Hellenic American Union (HAU) Modern Greek Course, GREECE. (Summer 2010)
- Participation to “Tributary Empires Compared / 2009” [with scholarship], presented: “Renaissance, Decadence or Décloisonnement? A discussion on the different meanings of Tulip Era”, Rome, ITALY. (Spring 2009). 
- Teaching Assistantship of Bachelor level World History courses (SPS 101/102), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabancı University, Turkey. (2007-2009)
- Participation to International Institute for Political and Economic Studies (IIPES) 2006 summer school (Chania / GREECE) [with scholarship], hosted by Georgetown University (Grade: A-). (Summer 2006)
- Research Assistantship, Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), Sabancı University, Turkey. (Summer 2005).
- Peer Tutor, Sabancı University Center for Individual and Academic Development (CIAD), Academic Support Program (ASP), Turkey. (2003-2008).

Language skills
- Turkish (native), Ottoman Turkish, English and Greek.

Grants & Awards

- Received research grant from IISH Amsterdam for 2009-2010.
- Received SU MA Fellowship, full tuition waiver & stipend, for 2007 - 2009.
- Received Sakıp Sabancı Grant for academic excellence in 2005 / 2006 academic year.
- Received 2004 / 2005 academic year “Sabancı University Extra-Curricular Activities” reward.
- Received Academic Excellence (Bachelor): Certificate of University High Honor (3 Semesters), Certificate of University Honor (3 Semesters).