Originally from Cyprus, Okcan Yıldırımtürk holds a bachelor's degree in History from Boğazici University and two master's degrees in History (Boğaziçi University) and Southeast European Studies (University of Athens). He has specialized in the Turkish historiography of Cyprus and has a great interest in the connected histories of the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean as well as the transition to the post-Ottoman world. He has also obtained professional skills by working as a researcher at Bilgi University and holding teaching positions at Boğaziçi University and the University of Cyprus. 

Histories Best PhD Thesis Award for Okcan Yildirimtürk!

Okcan Yildirimtürk has been selected as the recipient of the Histories Best PhD Thesis Award for his thesis, 'Reviving a Ruined City between Communities and Empires: Competing Visions for Famagusta in Cyprus, 1840s-1870s'.

The official announcement can be found on the following  webpage: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/histories/awards/3624.

Re-Imagining Famagusta during the late Ottoman and early British rule in Cyprus: A Ruined City between Communities and Empires

First supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Freitag

Second supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hannes Grandits