Studies on Ottoman Science and Culture brings together eleven articles by distinguished historian Ekmeleddin ¿hsanölu. It will appeal to scholars and students of Ottoman history, as well as those interested in the history of science and cultural history.

Ekmeleddin ¿hsanölu is a Turkish scholar and diplomat, pioneer of Ottoman science studies, and Laureate of Alexander Koyre Medal. He was the founder and chair of the first Department of the History of Science in Turkey at the University of Istanbul, the founder of the IRCICA, the Turkish Society for the History of Science, and President of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science from 2001 to 2005.

Part 1: Ottoman Science 1. Science in the Ottoman Empire 2. Ottomans and European Science 3. Scholars of Andalusian Origin and Their Contributions to Ottoman Science 4. Orthodox Christian Physicians and Scholars in the Ottoman Court 5. Modernization Efforts in Science, Technology and Industry in the Ottoman Empire (18th and 19th Centuries) Part 2: Institutions of Learning 6. Institutions of Science Education in Islam in the Classical Period 7. Emergence of Ottoman Medrese Tradition 8. Institutionalisation of Science in the Medreses of pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Turkey 9. Ottoman Educational Institutions 10. The Birth of the Tradition of Printed Books in the Ottoman Empire: Transition from Manuscript to Print 1729-1848 Part 3: Science and Religion 11. Islam and Modern Science