Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky

Empire of Refugees is officially out today!

Many congratulations, @BrammerAyse! I cannot wait to read this amazing book!

The M.A. program in Ottoman History in Crete. In English, no tuition fees. Taught by among the finest Ottomanists in Europe. Did I say in Crete?

Apply for the 2026 CEST Summer School, "The Politics of Archives in Turkey and Related Geographies," in Naples, Italy from September 20-28 by April 9! More info: cest-turkey.org/cest-summer-sc…

@tntrummel @DenisonU Many congratulations!! 🎉 Bravo!

I'm thrilled to finally share that I'll be joining the Department of Politics and Public Affairs at @DenisonU this fall as an Assistant Professor of American Politics, with a focus on policy analysis. I'm thankful to my mentors and excited for what's to come!

@eric_calderwood @NanovicND Bravo! An incredible book!!!

So honored and delighted to receive this award! Thanks to the jury and @NanovicND!

Announced Today: Congratulations to Eric Calderwood (@eric_calderwood @UofIllinois ), for receiving the 2026 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies for his book "On Earth or in Poems" (published by @Harvard_Press ). nanovic.nd.edu/news/nanovic-i…

I would like to know why gulf dictatorships are worth vigorously protecting with U.S. air defences while the largest European country, a vibrant democracy, isn’t.

Yesterday was the official release of The Ottoman World of Sports! It’s surreal to know that it’s finally out of my hands and in the world. #OttomanEmpire #sports #İstanbul #Beşiktaş #Galatasaray #Fenerbahçe #football

Alysa Liu, the gift that you are! ⛸️

My new research article “Between Worlds: Identity, Survival, and Epistemic Making in Modernities of the Global South (1860–1933),” The Chinese Historical Review 32, no. 2 (November 2025): 173-197. doi.org/10.1080/154740…

"Ottoman Justice and Political Economy of Empires: Venetian Merchants in Seventeenth-Century Ottoman Courts" by @AgaTommaso Comparative Studies in Society and History bit.ly/4rp84Lm

I sometimes forget to post on here these days, but I wrote a piece about a wonderful Algerian historian who I sadly never got to meet in person. His work has so much to teach us about the relationship between social justice and anti-colonial revolution.

Ceyda Karamürsel'in yeni makalesi, dikiş makinesinin Osmanlı coğrafyasına girişini sıradan bir tüketim hikâyesi olmaktan çıkarıp, doğrudan şiddet ve kapitalizm ilişkisine yerleştiren çarpıcı bir okuma sunuyor. Yazar, Singer Şirketi’ni yalnızca dönemin en yaygın küresel markası

Friends and Comrades — the best thing about MERIP is that it is a reader supported organization. The large majority of our work is done by volunteers and part-time staff supported by small donations from loyal readers. We have done so much this year, help us keep it up in 2026!

What did Islamic justice look like for Venetian merchants trading in the early modern Ottoman Empire? Supported by @OTTOLEGAL_ERC, my new article in @CSSHJournal explores how inter-imperial entanglements and global commerce shaped the production and application of Islamic law (Sharia) in the 17th-century Ottoman Empire. 🔗cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Empire of Refugees won 8 book awards and 3 honorable mentions! I am in disbelief. I am beyond grateful to the book prize committees and to everyone who hosted me for talks and podcasts, tuned in to hear me speak about the book, or read it. It has been an honor doing this work!

@euraknot Thank you so much! It was such a pleasure and joy to do that podcast episode!

Congratulations to former guest, Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, on winning the 2025 Barbara Jelavich Book Prize! For more on "Empire of Refugees," make sure to revisit our episode featuring Vladimir at the link below! patreon.com/posts/muslim-r… aseees.org/citation/troya…

ICE arrested our beloved professor Vahid Abedini. He is Farzaneh Family Assistant Prof of Iranian Studies at the University of Oklahoma's @OklahomaU's Boren College of International Studies @oucis Dr. Abedini was boarding a flight on his way to attend the Middle East Studies Association (@MESA_1966) in Washington DC when he was detained and put to jail. Nov 22. He has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa —a non-immigrant work visa granted to individuals in “specialty occupations,” including higher education faculty. We are praying for his swift release.

The #MESA2025 MESA Academic Freedom Award Winner is The Emergency Committee of Universities in Gaza and The Isnad Program of the Welfare Association (Taawon). @IUGAZA @AUGaza @fpu_org