📖 Overview
Suraiya Faroqhi is a Turkish historian who specializes in Ottoman social and economic history. She held academic positions at universities in Germany and Turkey, including professorships at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Bilgi University in Istanbul.
Faroqhi's research focuses on daily life, trade networks, and cultural practices in the Ottoman Empire from the 15th to 18th centuries. She examines topics such as artisan guilds, pilgrimage routes, and consumption patterns among different social classes.
Her work draws on Ottoman archival sources, court records, and administrative documents to reconstruct social history. She has published numerous books and articles that analyze economic structures, urban life, and religious practices in Ottoman territories.
Faroqhi's scholarship contributes to understanding the Ottoman Empire beyond political and military narratives. Her books translate complex historical research for both academic and general audiences, making Ottoman social history accessible to readers outside specialist circles.