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Historian İlber Ortaylı Dies at 78
13 Mar
Summary
- Prominent intellectual İlber Ortaylı, known for popularizing history, died at 78.
- He led the Topkapı Palace Museum and taught at prestigious global universities.
- Ortaylı authored over 40 books, including "İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı".
Historian, academic, and public intellectual İlber Ortaylı died today at 78. He had been receiving intensive care for several days. Ortaylı was celebrated for making Ottoman and Turkish history accessible through popular television series and widely read columns.
His distinguished career included directing the Topkapı Palace Museum from 2005 to 2012. Ortaylı also served as a professor at Ankara University and lectured at esteemed institutions worldwide, including Vienna, Paris, Princeton, and Oxford.
Born in Austria in 1947 to Crimean Tatar parents who fled Stalin's regime, Ortaylı grew up trilingual and became proficient in numerous languages. He authored over 40 books, sharing his deep insights into Ottoman history, administration, and culture.
