About Me
Dr. Özgün Kabacaoğlu was born in Izmir on October 29, 1988. He holds bachelor's degrees in Economics and Public Administration from Pamukkale and Anadolu universities. He began his professional career in his family business and gained further experience at a global firm before making a career pivot to return to academia.
He earned his master's degree from Izmir Katip Çelebi University with a thesis on the military revolution and Ottoman reforms, and his PhD from Dokuz Eylül University with a dissertation focusing on the early modern Ottoman and French states. He has received certificates from various institutions, including Yale University, the History Foundation (Tarih Vakfı), and the Science Academy (Bilim Akademisi). In addition to being a Turkish Historical Society PhD scholar, he was awarded international research support from TÜBİTAK. He has presented numerous academic papers and authored both national and international scholarly articles, alongside pieces published in various newspapers and magazines. His fiction books, Seçimler (2017) and Oğuz Müteferrika (2022), have also met with readers.
During the 2024-25 academic year, he served as a visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York, where he conducted research on Weberian theory, comparative historiography, and early modern France.
Articles - Studies
Newspaper, Magazine, Blog Articles
His articles have been published in various newspapers and magazines. You can find his current columns in Gazete Yenigün.
Also click for Medium Blog and Google Blog.
Academic studies
View my portfolio for academic work that led me to New York and Columbia University. Click to access.
Volunteering
For me, making life more livable means adding value to those around me and those I can reach. To this end, I try to focus on what I can contribute and what I can do.
I'm currently focusing on mentoring.
I'm also maintaining relationships with social enterprises that will foster international collaborations. For details, please visit my LinkedIn page.
New Developments
My New York experience gave me the opportunity to better analyze the current business climate in our country. New visions have led to new decisions. Now is the time for new beginnings, and with this in mind, I've started working as a consultant at Yazı Çizi Çeki Atölyesi . We're currently working on some new developments. More developments are coming soon...
