Colin Imber

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Colin Imber is a retired lecturer of Turkish studies who previously taught at Manchester University, UK. [1]

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He completed his Oriental studies at Cambridge University, where he defended his doctorate on "The Ottoman Fleet in the Age of Sultan Suleiman I (1520-1566)". His research interest is focused on the history of the Ottoman Empire until the 17th century and on Islamic law, in particular on the system of Ottoman law, until the 17th century.

He is considered as "perhaps the leading, and...certainly the most productive, of the painfully few Ottoman historians currently working in British universities." [2]

He is noted for his opposition to Paul Wittek's "Ghaza thesis".

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  1. "MASSOLIT - Contributor – Dr Colin Imber". massolit.io. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. Heywood, Colin (November 2004). "The Ottoman Empire, 1300–1650: The Structure of Power | Reviews in History". Archived from the original on 27 May 2024.