Erdoğan hails İnalcık’s legacy on death anniversary
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (AA)
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on July 25 commemorated renowned historian Halil İnalcık on the 10th anniversary of his death, describing him as a leading figure in historical scholarship.
Known internationally for his work on Ottoman history, İnalcık was born in Istanbul in 1916 to a family of Crimean immigrants.
He graduated from Ankara University’s Faculty of Language, History and Geography in 1935 and later earned his doctorate in 1942. İnalcık was appointed to the Turkish Historical Society in 1947 and later conducted research on Ottoman archives in the United Kingdom after being sent there by his university in 1949.
