Skidmore College
Department of History
Saratoga Springs
NY
12866
United States
ABOUT
Murat C. Yildiz is Assistant Professor of History at Skidmore College. He specializes in the cultural and social history of the modern Middle East. His forthcoming book, "The Ottoman World of Sports: Refashioning Men, Bodies, and Communities in Late Imperial Istanbul" (The University of Texas Press), examines the formation of a shared sports culture among the imperial capital's Muslim, Christian, and Jewish denizens.