Ahmet Usta had received his B.A. degree in History at Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus; then he went on his M.A. in Eastern Mediterranean Studies programme in the same university with the thesis entitled "Evidence of the Nature, Impact and Diversity of Slavery in 14th Century Famagusta". He enrolled in Ph.D. programme in department of Medieval History at Istanbul University and defended his dissertation, entitled "Diplomatic and Commercial Relations of Mamluk Sultanate with Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia: A New Approach for the Eastern Mediterranean Trade and the Traders (1260-1291)" in 2020. Now, he is working in department of History, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University. He was a research fellow in ISAM (Centre for Islamic Studies) between 2013 and 2017. He had also PostDoc position at Koç University, AKMED - Suna & İnan Kıraç Research Center for Mediterranean Civilizations in 2021.
Research Interests: Medieval Eastern Mediterranean History, Islamic History (Mamluks and Ayyubids), Medieval Trade and Diplomacy, Mamluks' Relations with Byzantium and the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia, Medieval Notarial System (Genoese and Venetian Notarial Acts in 13th and 14th Centuries), Slavery and SlaveTrade, History of Medieval Cyprus, Medieval European History, Church History and Crusades.
For more information about his academic studies please see; https://fatihsultan.academia.edu/AhmetUsta
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Class | Course Name | Program | Fakulty |
TRH19313 | Latinceye Giriş | Tarih | FSMVÜ |
TRH19314 | Latince Tarih Metinleri | Tarih | FSMVÜ |
TRH19207 | Roma ve Bizans Tarihi | Tarih | İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi |
TRH19208 | Ortaçağ Avrupa Tarihi | Tarih | İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi |
TRH19341 | Haçlı Seferleri Tarihi | Tarih | İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi |
TRH19242 | Eyyûbîler ve Memlûkler Tarihi | İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi | |
TRH536 | Mare Nostrum : Ortaçağ Akdenizinde Liman Şehirleri,Ticaret Rotaları ve Tüccarlar | Tarih Anabilim Dalı | Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü |