Mehmet Polatel

Mehmet Polatel is a historian focusing on the late Ottoman history and early Turkish republic. His research interests are in fields of power, state formation, social change, nationalism and genocide. He has conducted research on the fate of Armenian property in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey. Currently he is a PhD candidate at Bogaziçi University and a research assistant at the History Department of Koç University in Istanbul. He is also a researcher at the International Hrant Dink Foundation.
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A History of Destruction: The Fate of Armenian Church Properties in Adana [i]

Genocidal processes involve the loss of large numbers of human life. The motivation behind these processes is always related to…

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