Bahar Bayraktaroğlu 

Slave Dealing and Children in the Late Ottoman Istanbul

Commencing my exploration into the realm of historical craftsmanship in early 2022, my doctoral research delves into the intricate tapestry of children's enslavement, with particular emphasis on their harrowing ordeals predominantly within domestic confines. During the late 19th century, a multitude of discerning Istanbul residents, occupying privileged positions, engaged in the acquisition and trafficking of youthful individuals bereft of liberty, driven by diverse motivations. My scholarly inquiry aims to elucidate the intricate interplay of connections, encounters, experiences, and the agency of these subjugated minors, set against the backdrop of the abolitionist era and the anti-slavery measures undertaken within the Ottoman Empire.

2021 – 2024
Ph.D. in Oriental and Asian Studies, University of Bonn, Germany

2019–2021 
M.A. in History, Sabanci University, Turkey.

2016–2019
B.A. in International Relations, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey.

2013–2019
B.A in History, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey.

2022–2025
Research Associate, Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

2022–2023
Ph.D. Representative, Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, University of Bonn

Fall 2021
Erasmus+ Intern, Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.                                                                                                 

September 2019–June 2021
Teaching Assistant, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.    

Summer 2018
Erasmus+ Intern, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.                           

Summer 2017
Erasmus+ Intern, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.                           

2019–2021
The Turkish Historical Association Scholarship for Master’s                      

2019–2021
Sabanci University, %100 Tuition and Dormitory Fund.                             

March 2023
The one-fifth (Pencik) System in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire.Workshop “Slavery, Law and Religion in the Early Modern Period” UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve

November 2022
“Dependency Between Slave Dealers and Slaves: A Case from Eighteenth Century Ottoman Istanbul” The Autumn School, organized by BCDSS & NSISS, University of Bonn.

November 2022
Dependency Between Slave Dealers And Slaves: A Case From The 18th-Century Ottoman Istanbul” Slavery, Servitude, and Extreme Dependency International Ph.D. Seminar, University of Hull, England.

September 2022
Paper Accepted. “Dependent Children In Nineteenth-Century Istanbulite ‘Elite’ Households” 34. Deutscher Orientalistentag, organized by Freie University, Berlin, Germany.

March 2021
Paper presented. “Observing Asymmetric Dependencies Over Centuries: Case of Circassian and Syrian Children in Istanbul” E-Symposium, organized by BCDSS, University of Bonn, Germany.      

Spring and Fall 2021
SPS 101 (Society and Human I), Sabanci University, Turkey.              

Spring 2020
HIST 192 (Principles of Atatürk and the History of the Turkish Revolution I, Sabanci University, Turkey.                                                                                       

Fall 2020
HIST 192 (Principles of Atatürk and the History of the Turkish Revolution I, Sabanci University, Turkey.