PINAR KAYAALP

Assistant Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern History
Ph.D., Harvard University 2005

Pinar Kayaalp, Assistant Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern History, joined the History faculty at Ramapo College in 2008. She had previously taught at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey. At Ramapo, Prof. Kayaalp teaches courses on Islamic and Middle Eastern History as well as survey courses in World Civilizations.

Recent Publications:

• Kayaalp, P. “Circumcision.” Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Ed. Peter N. Steams, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press (2008): 179-181.
  
• Kayaalp, P. “Bosphorus Strait.”Seas and Waterways of the World: An Encylcopedia of History, Uses, and Issues, Eds. John Zumerchick and Steven Danver, Oxford: ABC-CLIO Publishers (2009). 
  
• Kayaalp, P. “The Role of Imperial Mosque Complexes (1543-1583) in the Urbanization of Üsküdar.” de Gruyter Handbook of Medieval Studies: Concepts, Methods, Historical Developments, and Current Trends in Medieval Studies, Ed. Albrecht Classen, Berlin and New York: de Gruyter Press (2009).