Salameno School of American and International Studies (SSAIS)

Assistant Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern History

Year Joined RCNJ: 2008

Contact Information:

• Phone: (201) 684-6211
• E-mail: pkayaalp@ramapo.edu 
• Office: B235
• Office Hours: MR 2:00-3:00 PM, 6:00-7:00 PM; Also by Appointment 
   

Education:

• Ph.D., Harvard University 2005

Courses Offered:

• Women in Middle Eastern Societies
• Ottoman Empire
• History of islamic Civilizations
• World Civilizations I and II
• Islamic Art and Architecture

Teaching Interests:

• History of the Middle East
• Islamic History
• Women's History
• History of Art and Architecture
   

Research Interests:

• Ottoman Empire 1450-1750

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).