Pinar Ceylan

ERC Postdoctoral Researcher, Ghent University

Pinar Ceylan is an economic historian specializing in Ottoman economic and rural history. She is currently an ERC Postdoctoral Researcher at Ghent University. Previously, she held postdoctoral positions at Humboldt University and Ghent University, supported by prestigious fellowships, including the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. She earned her PhD from the London School of Economics, where she examined markets, prices, and consumption in the Ottoman Empire from the late 17th to mid-19th centuries. Her current research focuses on market integration, rural inequality in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the long-term trajectory of Ottoman waqfs. Ceylan’s work has been published in leading journals such as The Economic History Review and Agricultural History Review, and she has contributed to major edited volumes and policy reports. Beyond academia, she has been actively involved in civil society initiatives, particularly in human rights and sustainable agriculture.