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Halim Gençoğlu (1981- ) is a Turkish historian, Ottomanist, author born in Trabzon, Turkey. He is an expert on African historiography and relations with Asia. Dr Gençoğlu has particularly focused on Muslim relations with the Ottoman Caliphate and Turkey. He completed his postdoctoral studies in Afro-Asia project at the University of Cape Town. He also discovered and renovated many graves of forgotten Ottoman historical figures in South Africa. His books, articles are written in English and Turkish and published in different countries. Apart from his academic studies, he is periodically writing popular articles on Africa-Turkey for the Independent Turkish and United World. Dr Gençoğlu is currently teaching in the African Studies at the University of Cape Town.

Books


 * 1) Gençoğlu Halim, 2016. Güney Afrika’da Osmanlı İzleri, Tezkire Yayınları. Ankara
 * 2) Gençoğlu Halim, 2018 Ottoman Traces in Southern Africa, Libra Yay. İstanbul
 * 3) Gençoğlu Halim, 2020 Güney Afrika’da Osmanlı Kültür Mirası, Türk Tarih Kurumu. Ankara
 * 4) Gençoğlu Halim, 2020, Türk Arşiv Kaynaklarında Afrika-Türkiye. Sebilürreşat Yay. Ankara
 * 5) Gençoğlu Halim, 2021. Bree Sokağı 122, Grius Yayınları, İstanbul

References

- University of Cape Town website - Libra Yayınevi - independent Turkish - United World