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Ottoman History Podcast has been publishing since 2012, and across the 14 years since has built a catalogue of 160 episodes. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 24 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 24 episodes published.
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Interviews with historians about the history of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. Visit https://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/ for hundreds more archived episodes.
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View all 160 episodesErken Modern Osmanlı’da Aidiyetin Sınırları
The Ottoman Origins of the Mandate System
Race in Transit
The Political Ecology of Late Ottoman Kurdistan
Cümle Fener Burada
Embodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide
Hebrew Orientalism in Late Ottoman and British Palestine
Breadwinner Soldiers in the Ottoman Empire
The Jeweled Gun of Sultan Mahmud I
WWI and the End of the Ottoman Empire
Astrologers and Authority in the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman World of Sports
All's Fair in Love and War
Between Care and Violence: The Dogs of Istanbul
Film Diplomacy in Turkey-US Relations
The Ottoman Genizah
Soykırımın Bürokrasisi
Architecture and Environment in the Medieval Maghreb
Osmanlı ve Türkiye Sanayileşme Tarihi
The Turkishness Contract
<br> <div class="guest_name"> <a href="https://history.virginia.edu/people/baris-unlu" target="_blank"> with Barış Ünlü </a></div><div class="host_name"> <a href="https://history.virginia.edu/people/chris-gratien" target="_blank">hosted by Chris Gratien</a><a href="https://history.virginia.edu/people/kubra-sagir" target="_blank"> and Kubra Sagir</a></div> <div class="hidden_synopsis"> | What does it mean to be Turkish? In this episode, we examine that question with sociologist Barış Ünlü. In <a href="https://tupress.temple.edu/books/the-turkishness-contract" target="_blank"><i>The Turkishness Contract</i></a>, Ünlü studies the historical process by which Turkishness developed through a contractual relationship between the state and its citizens. In our conversation, we explore the late Ottoman roots of this process, as well as how the experiences of non-Turkish religious and ethnolinguistic groups shed light onto the often unspoken and unconscious behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs that govern Turkishness. We also discuss the book&#39;s <a href="https://www.dipnotkitap.com/kitap/turkluk-sozlesmesi/246" target="_blank">wide reception in Turkish</a> and how in its new English translation, Ünlü connects the Turkish experience to global perspectives on race and belonging in the modern world. </div> <a href="https://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2026/03/turkishness-contract.html#more">« Click for More »</a>