(with Mustafa Batman): “The State Waqfs of Ottoman Istanbul, 1453–1923” (Social Science Research Network working paper, August 2026).
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Working paper: “From Performance to Habit: How Preference Falsification Becomes Self-Reinforcing”
(with Fasih Zulfiqar): “From Performance to Habit: How Preference Falsification Becomes Self-Reinforcing” (Social Science Research Network working paper, August 2026).
Article: “Uneven Modernization in the Muslim World”
(with Fasih Zulfiqar) “Uneven Modernization in the Muslim World.” Annual Review of Economics, 18 (2026): 505–533.
Article: “Keeping while Giving: The Perpetuation of Inequalities through Private Islamic Waqfs”
(with Serkant Adıgüzel) “Keeping while Giving: The Perpetuation of Inequalities through Private Islamic Waqfs,” Journal of Economic History, 86 (December 2026): in press.
Interview: İyi tasarlanmış bir koleksiyon, tarih kitaplarında bulamayacağınız bilgiler sunar.” (with Nadirkitap)
Book: Türkiye’de Postanın Mikrotarihi, 1920-2015 / Microhistory of the Turkish Posts
(with Mehmet Akan) Türkiye’de Postanın Mikrotarihi, 1920-2015 / Microhistory of the Turkish Posts, 1920-2015, vol. 1: 1920-50 (Istanbul: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2019), xxi+791 pp.
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Article: “Islam and Economic Performance: Historical and Contemporary Links”
Article in English: “Islam and Economic Performance: Historical and Contemporary Links.” Journal of Economic Literature, 56 (December 2018): 1292-1359.
Turkish translation (by Cemal Balcı): İslam ve Ekonomik Azgelişmişlik: Tarihsel ve Çağdaş Bağlantılar (Istanbul: Efil Yayınevi, 2019), 111 pp. Arka kapak İçindekiler
Op-ed: “Turkey’s Changing Freedom Deficit”
“Turkey’s Changing Freedom Deficit.” Project Syndicate, September 15, 2016.
- Arabic translation: تركيا وعجز الحرية
- Chinese translation: 土耳其不断变化的自由赤字
- French translation: Le déficit de la Turquie en matière de liberté
- German translation: “Die Einschränkung der Freiheit in der Türkei“.
- Russian translation: Турецкие перемены и дефицит свободы
- Spanish translation: Vaivenes de la falta de libertad en Turquía
Op-ed: “The Roots of Middle East Mistrust”
“The Roots of Middle East Mistrust.” Project Syndicate, July 8, 2016.
- Arabic translation: جذور انعدام الثقة في الشرق الأوسط
- Chinese translation: 中东缺乏信任的根源
- Czech translation: Kořeny blízkovýchodní nedůvěry
- Dutch translation: De wortels van het wantrouwen in het Midden-Oosten
- French translation: Les racines du manque de confiance au Moyen-Orient
- German translation: Die Wurzeln des Misstrauens im Mittleren Osten
- Indonesian translation: Asal Mula Ketidakpercayaan di Timur Tengah
- Italian translation: Dove affondano le radici della diffidenza del Medio Oriente
- Russian translation: Корни недоверия Ближнего Востока
- Spanish translation: Las raíces de la desconfianza en Oriente Medio
Interview: “An Atmosphere of Repression Leads to Preference Falsification among Opinion Leaders”
with Denis Volkov, “An Atmosphere of Repression Leads to Preference Falsification among Opinion Leaders,” Institute of Modern Russia, 14 October 2015.
Interview: “Islam and the Economy”
with Hiroyuki Kotaki, “Islam and the Economy,” Nikkei newspaper (Tokyo), December 13, 2014.
Interview: “Daha Şiddetli Bir Diktatörlük Gelecek”
Can Uğur ile söyleşi: “Daha Şiddetli Bir Diktatörlük Gelecek,” Birgün, 22 April 2014, p. 1.
Article: “Bénéfice Inattendu des Capitulations: Facilitation de L’Échange Impersonnel”
“Bénéfice Inattendu des Capitulations: Facilitation de L’Échange Impersonnel,” translated by Michel Bruneau. Anatoli (Dossier Thématique: Configurations Économiques dans L’Espace Post-Ottoman), 5 (2014): 53-80. Drawn from Long Divergence, chaps. 11-12.
Op-ed: “Political Islam’s Loss of Democratic Legitimacy”
“Political Islam’s Loss of Democratic Legitimacy.” Project Syndicate, August 2, 2013.
- Arabic translation: الإسلام السياسي يخسر شرعيته الديمقراطية
- Chinese translation: 政治伊斯兰的民主合法性损失
- French translation: La perte de légitimité démocratique de l’Islam politique
- German translation: Der Verlust der demokratischen Legitimität des politischen Islams
- Spanish translation: La pérdida de legitimidad democrática del islam político
Interview: “Arap Baharı’nın Sonrası”
with Metin Under, “Arap Baharı’nın Sonrası.” Optimist, Mayıs 2013, 26-29.
