Salvatore Speziale workshop
On Friday 20 March, Salvatore Speziale joined the ERC COOPERATION team to give a workshop on his last article The Turning Point of the 1830s: Epidemics and Health Controls at the Borders in Mediterranean Africa. In this work, Speziale observes how the 1830s constituted a true turning point in the fight against epidemics throughout the
The new edited volume, “From the Frontiers of the Empire to the Borders of the Nations”, co-edited by Giorgio Ennas, is out now
We are delighted to announce that Giorgio Ennas has published an edited volume together with Arda Akinci, Fatma Aladağ and Prof. Dr. Stefan Rohdewald, titled “From the Frontiers of the Empire to the Borders of the Nations.” This volume explores the daily lives, security measures, and health practices in the borderland regions of the Ottoman
Hande Altınay presents her work-in-progress
On Thursday 26 February 2026, Hande Altınay joined the ERC COOPERATION team in a hybrid session. She discussed her work-in-progress on the role of notions of trust, authenticity and objectivity in sanitary internationalism in the nineteenth century with particular reference to the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Persia, during the plague outbreaks in Baghdad.
Giorgio Ennas publishes monograph
We are proud to announce that, on 22 January 2026, one of our post-doctoral researchers Giorgio Ennas published his first monograph entitled Italo-Ottoman Relations in the Age of the Congress of Paris. Mirroring the ‘Other’, 1856-1871. (https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/italoottoman-relations-in-the-age-of-the-congress-of-paris-9781350378278/). This monograph highlights the existence of a common sensibility between the Sardinian/Italian and the Ottoman diplomatic elites involved in
Prof. Emeritus Aksan shares her findings with the team
We are delighted to share that on Thursday 5 February Professor Emeritus Virginia H. Aksan will be joining the team online to discuss her research on the Ottoman Empire. Virginia Aksan is a prolific academician. Her research interests include military history and trans-imperial intellectual encounters and the circulation of knowledge in the pre-modern Mediterranean and
Giorgio Ennas at international conference Diplomatic Interior
We are proud to announce that recently one of our post-doctoral researchers Giorgio Ennas participated in a roundtable entitled Archival Research within the international conference Diplomatic Interiors: Spaces, Practices, and Infrastructures in Historical Perspective, hosted between 19 and 21 November 2025 by the GTA Institute (ETH Zurich) and the CDHM (Geneva Graduate Institute) (https://diplomaticinteriors.ethz.ch/). Organized by
Javier Martínez
We are delighted to receive as our guest of honor medical historian dr. Javier Martínez Antonio, during the workshop we are holding on 9 October. Javier Martínez, who is Professor at the University of Zaragoza, has done extensive research on the history of medicine, public health, and humanitarianism in modern Morocco, including quarantines in the
OSARK 4th Congress on Ottoman Studies
We are proud to announce that no fewer than four COOPERATION members -Bryony Harris, Charles Ough, Evren Çakıl and Giorgio Ennas- will share their research findings, insights and experiences during the upcoming Congress on Ottoman Studies. This 4th edition is scheduled to take place from 17 till 19 October 2025 and will be hosted by
Bryony Harris presents at conference at Radboud University
In August, PhD Candidate Bryony Harris attended a two-day conference at Radboud University in Nijmegen. How did we Lift the Burden? Infectious Disease Mortality in the Western and Non-Western World (1800-now) was organised by the GREATLEAP network and brought together a community of historical demography experts to tackle this question with a variety of theoretical, empirical and methodological
Giorgio Ennas and Evren Cakil will present at EAHMH 2025 Health Beyond Medicine
In August, Giorgio Ennas and Evren Cakil will present at EAHMH 2025 Health Beyond Medicine. This year’s conference is hosted by the Humboldt University Berlin and will take place between 26 and 29 August. Fellow postdoc Ennas is scheduled to participate on the 27th, together with Dr. Shiori Nosaka, Dr. Cansu Degirmencioglu and Dr. Léa