Melek Delilbaşı
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Died27 October 2022 (aged 75)
Istanbul, Turkey
DisciplineOttoman and Byzantine history
InstitutionsAnkara University
Melek Delilbaşı | |
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| Born | 12 July 1947 |
| Died | 27 October 2022 (aged 75) Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Discipline | Ottoman and Byzantine history |
| Institutions | Ankara University |
Melek Delilbaşı (12 July 1947 – 27 October 2022) was a Turkish historian of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires. She was Dean of the Faculty of Language, History and Geography of Ankara University.
Delilbaşı was educated at Şişli College and Çamlıca Girls' High School in Istanbul. In 1964 she joined Department of History at Ankara University and completed her undergraduate degree in 1968.[1] In March 1973, she received her doctorate for a thesis J.Anagnostis: Sultan II.Murad Dönemine Ait Bir Bizans Kaynağı ('J. Anagnostis: a Byzantine source from the period of Sultan Murad II').[1] Subsequently, Delilbaşı undertook research for her habilitation at King's College London and the British Museum.[2]
