Prof. Dr. Youssef Abdul-Karim Taha Maki

 Faculty Member in the Department of History, specializing in the general history of the Ottoman Empire and its provinces, with a focus on political, administrative, economic, and military aspects

• B.A. in History – University of Basra, 1989
• M.A. in History – University of Basra, 1994
• Ph.D. in History – University of Basra, 2002

• Director of Graduate Studies – College of Arts, University of Basra, Feb 2002 – Dec 2005
• Course Coordinator – Department of History, College of Arts, University of Basra, Dec 2005 – Nov 2006
• Head of the Department of History – College of Education, University of Tikrit, Nov 2011 – Mar 2012

Course: History of the Ottoman State 

Ph.D. Theses Supervised / Doctoral Dissertations

1. Raed Sami Hameed, 2011 – The Ottoman State During the Reign of Sultan Murad I (1359–1389)
2. Raed Rashid, 2012 – The Franco-Lebanese Relations (1964–1976)
3. Ahmed Hafez Ibrahim, 2014 – Russian-Ottoman Relations (1762–1812)
4. Saddam Khalafah Ubaid, 2015 – The Conflict Between the Ottoman State and the Byzantine Empire
5. Walid Khalid Khidr Khalaf, 2017 – Sinan Pasha (1489–1588)

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   Memberships & Honors

   • Member of the Gathering of Historians and Archaeologists in Iraq
   • Member of the Iraqi Academics Syndicate
   • Arab Historian Medal from the Union of Arab Historians
   • Numerous other certificates of appreciation

   Books / Publications

   1. The Ottoman Military Institution, 1299–1839 CE
   2. Sinan Pasha: Chief Architect of the Ottoman State
   3. Sultan Abdul Hamid II in the Arab Memory – translated into Arabic, English, and Latin