Halim Gençoğlu

Historian Halim Gençoğlu is the author of four books and several articles in African Studies. He was born in Turkey in 1981. After his Bachelor’s degree in Historical Studies, he completed his second Master’s degree in Religious Studies and Doctoral Studies in Hebrew Language and Literature at the University of Cape Town. Dr Gençoğlu continues his academic research as a postdoctoral fellow in Afro-Asian Studies and contract staff in African Studies at the University of Cape Town.

Expert materials

African countries
03/19/2023

A decolonial response to France

Returning the Skull of Suleyman of Aleppo from the Human Museum in Paris.

African countries
03/12/2023

Greetings from South African Muslims to the Ottoman Caliphate

Historical documents on bonds between South Africa and the Ottoman Empire

Analytics
02/14/2023

South African aid for earthquake victims in Türkiye

Despite a huge geographic distance, the country has a tradition of solidarity with Türkiye.

Analytics
02/05/2023

Understanding minority religious groups in the Ottoman World: In the case of Sabbateanism

Illustrating the structuring of a marginal sect Sabbateanism in between Judaism and Islam.

African countries
04/14/2022

Turkish-African relations: past, present and future

Current relations between Turkey and Africa, especially in the last two decades, are evidence of histoic relations with the continent. This paper aims to reveal the relations between Turkey and Africa in the 21st century.