Chaire sécable de l’IISMM-EHESS 25-26 | Professeur invité : Murat Şiviloğlu (Trinity College Dublin)
Dr. Murat Şiviloğlu (Trinity College Dublin)
Associate Professor, Near & Middle Eastern Studies
Murat’s research is centered on the Ottoman Empire of the nineteenth century. Having grown up in Istanbul, he pursued his Master’s degree at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. Subsequently, he received a Gates Scholarship to pursue a PhD at the University of Cambridge. His first book, Emergence of Public Opinion: State and Society in the Late Ottoman Empire, was published in 2018 by Cambridge University Press. Murat has also contributed articles to numerous academic journals. He is currently working on an exciting new project titled Murder in the Harem: Life, Trial, and Death of Emine Hanim, which is set to be published by Indiana University Press.
Murat Şiviloğlu will take part of the Visiting Professors Program designed by EHESS, on proposal of Denis HERMANN (CeRMI)
Lectures
Between the Sacred and the Political: Ottoman Sultans, Miracles, and Legitimacy in Crisis
Contrary to European traditions of thaumaturgic kingship, Ottoman sultans did not institutionalize miracle-working as a routine attribute of sovereignty. Yet, at moments of crisis, hagiographic motifs and claims of kerâmet surfaced around the throne. Through a longue durée analysis, from Murad I to the nineteenth century, the lecture argues that the miraculous functioned as a calibrated mode of political communication, activated selectively to reinforce legitimacy. Rather than constituting a doctrine of sacral monarchy, these episodes reveal the careful management of the boundary between sacred authority and political governance.
Dans le cadre du Séminaire « Autorité et culture politique en Iran qajar et dans l’Empire ottoman (ca. 1780-1920) » animé par Charles Ganier, Denis Hermann et Erdal Kaynar
- Mardi 7 avril 2026 de 10h à 12h
Salle B3-18, IISMM, EHESS, 54 Bd Raspail 75006 Paris
Irish – Ottoman relations between imperialism and anti-imperialism
This lecture revisits nineteenth-century Irish–Ottoman relations through the lens of imperial diplomacy and political imagination. It argues that Ireland was not a marginal curiosity for the Sublime Porte, but a carefully observed political question embedded within broader European power struggles. By tracing Ottoman perceptions of the Irish Rebellion, the Repeal movement, and the Great Famine, the talk demonstrates how Istanbul integrated Ireland into its own diplomatic strategy. The Irish case illuminates alternative patterns of international relations beyond the great-power framework and reveals the Ottoman Empire as an active, interpretive agent rather than a passive object of European politics.
Dans le cadre des “Rencontres du Cetobac”
- Mercredi 8 avril 2026 de 16h30 à 18h30
Salle A602, EHESS, Campus Condorcet, 2, cours des Humanités, 93300 Aubervilliers
The Emergence of Public Opinion in the Ottoman Empire (1826–1876)
This session explores the development of efkâr-ı umûmîye (public opinion) as a critical force in Ottoman politics. By analyzing shifts in media, education, and political discourse, it highlights how public opinion, popularized in the 1860s, began to influence both governance and reform efforts. Case studies such as the depictions of Sultan Abdülhamid II’s actions demonstrate the growing importance of this abstract phenomenon in curbing autocratic power.
Dans le cadre du Séminaire « Autorité et culture politique en Iran qajar et dans l’Empire ottoman (ca. 1780-1920) » animé par Charles Ganier, Denis Hermann et Erdal Kaynar
- Mardi 5 mai 2026 de 10h à 12h
Salle B3-18, IISMM, EHESS, 54 Bd Raspail 75006 Paris
Justice and Reform: Transformations in Ottoman Criminal Law During the Tanzimat Era
This lecture examines the dramatic shifts in Ottoman legal practices during the Tanzimat period (1839–1876), focusing on landmark cases like the trial of Emine Hanım. The reforms aimed to reconcile Islamic jurisprudence with modern legal principles, introducing institutions like the Meclis-i Vâlâ (Supreme Council) to oversee judicial processes. Key concepts such as siyaseten katl (administrative death penalty) and the evolving use of kısas (retaliation) illustrate the tensions between reformist ideals and the complexities of enforcement in a conservative society.
Dans le cadre du Séminaire de Master « Historiographie en débat : Islam et modernité » animé par Erdal Kaynar
- Mercredi 6 mai 2026 de 14h à 16h
MISHA, Salle de la Table ronde, Université de Strasbourg, 9, Place du Palais Universitaire 67000 Strasbourg
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