In Memoriam – Ilse Cirtautas (1926-2019)
Ilse Apa (or Opa in Uzbek) was one of less than a handful of scholars who introduced Central Asian studies to Western scholarship.
Ilse Apa (or Opa in Uzbek) was one of less than a handful of scholars who introduced Central Asian studies to Western scholarship.
Kemal H. Karpat was a scholar of Ottoman history and a strong promoter of Ottoman, Turkish, and Central Asian studies.
Thomas T. Allsen was one of the most outstanding scholars of the history and culture of Medieval Eurasia and of the Mongol Empire, in particular.