Professor Suraiya Faroqhi FBA

Social history with a focus on the early modern Ottoman Empire (1500s to early 1800s), especially concerned with Istanbul and the towns of Anatolia; comparative history of artisans, using Ottoman archival records to analyse their social positions, the conditions under which they worked and the products of their labour
Portrait photo of Professor Suraiya Faroqhi FBA, photo credit: DiGiPrint MAGIC
Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
2022
Subjects
History

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