# "Those Infidel Greeks”: A late dialogue with the Ottoman resources on the Greek War of Independence #### calendar\_today Date and Time **November 2, 2021** 01:30PM - 03:00PM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **Online (Zoom registration info below)** **The Center for Middle Eastern Studies** and the **Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation** present **H. Şükrü Ilıcak** ![ilicak_brill_cover.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum9116/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/cmes/files/ilicak_brill_cover.jpg?itok=19s6lZJR) Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Crete **Register in advance:** Watch a recording of this talk: [https://bit.ly/3qncd5x​​​​​​​](https://bit.ly/3qncd5x)​​​​​​​ H. Şükrü Ilıcak pursued his studies in Turkey, Greece, and the USA, specializing in the so-called Ottoman “Three Nations,” namely the Greeks, Armenians, and Jews. He received his Ph.D. degree from Harvard University in 2011, with a dissertation entitled “A Radical Rethinking of Empire: Ottoman State and Society during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1826).” He has published broadly on the Greek War of Independence and the “Three Nations.” He is currently a fellow of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Rethymno, Crete. *Discussants:* Professor Thanos Veremis (Professor *emeritus* of political history, University of Athens), Professor Cemal Kafadar (Harvard), VP of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, Katerina Laskaridis **Co-sponsor:** [Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation](http://www.laskaridisfoundation.org/en/) **Contact:** [Liz Flanagan](mailto:elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu) See also:- [ Ad Hoc or Co-Sponsored ](/eventseries/ad-hoc-or-co-sponsored) - [ History ](/research-field/history) - [ Turkey ](/research-region/turkey) - [ 2021-22 ](/academic-year/2021-22) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/node/1419350/event-feed.ics) Copy link link