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History prof @ Haifa University, head of Haifa Center for German & European Studies, co-editor Journal of Holocaust Research, author of "Germans & Turks" (2026) www.stefanihrig.com

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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Benimle yaptıkları bu röportajda Ermeni Soykırımı'nın Alman boyutunu konuşma fırsatı verdikleri için Hasan Karademir ve Fikir Coğrafyası'na teşekkür ederim! fikircografyasi.com/makale/alman...
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Alman Belgelerinde 1915: Stefan Ihrig ile Söyleşi
Hayfa Üniversitesi’nde Alman tarihi, Türk tarihi ve Avrupa/Orta Doğu tarihi üzerine çalışan tarih profesörü Stefan Ihrig ile Almanların 20. asrın başlarında Ermenilere ve 1915 olaylarına nasıl baktıkl...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Read my piece on the strange nature of German-Turkish relations in History Today for free (for the next few days) if you find such things interesting... www.historytoday.com/archive/behi...
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Europe’s Strangest Special Relationship
The historical partnership between Germany and Turkey is arguably the most paradoxical, if unavoidable, in modern Europe.
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"To understand why this election is a point of no return, one must understand the toxic political myth that has come to dominate Israeli discourse: the concept of 'The Second Israel,'" writes Roni Fantanesh Malkai in Newsweek www.newsweek.com/israels-next...
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Israel’s next election really is a battle for the country’s soul | Opinion
The choice will be whether we allow our historic social pain to be hijacked or whether we finally dismantle “Bibiland.”
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
For those who read Dutch and find this sort of thing interesting, my biography of Turkish strongman Erdoğan is now out in Dutch uitgeverijaspekt.nl/product/erdo...
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Erdoğan - Uitgeverij Aspekt
Het boek ‘Erdoğan – De biografie’ van Stefan Ihrig onderzoekt de ontwikkeling van de Turkse leider tegen de achtergrond van de politieke, maatschappelijke en historische evolutie van Turkije. Het laat...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Feeling very honored that Waterstones chose my forthcoming book—"Blackness in Interwar Germany" with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social —for their summer promotion 25% off until Friday! www.waterstones.com/book/blackne...
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Blackness in Interwar Germany by Stefan Ihrig | Waterstones
Buy Blackness in Interwar Germany by Stefan Ihrig from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Many thanks to George Goulas at To Vima for doing an interview with me on my Erdogan biography www.tovima.gr/print/diplom...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Many thanks to Nilantha Ilangamuwa of the Sri Lanka Guardian for having a virtual sit-down with me about history and politics, strongmen and resistance, and the legacies of mass violence. The full interview was published here: slguardian.org/interview-ho...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
İsrail medyasında Erdoğan hakkında ilginç bir haber: Eski bir hastane sözcüsü, birkaç yıl önce Erdoğan'ı kanserden kurtarmak için İsrailli bir doktorun gizlice Türkiye'ye gönderildiğini iddia etti. Öne çıkan alıntı: "Bugün Yahudileri tehdit eden adam, bir Yahudi sayesinde hayatta ve nefes alıyor."
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Interesting story circulating today in Israeli media about Erdoğan: a former hospital spokesman claims an Israeli doctor was secretly sent to Turkey a few years ago to save Erdoğan's life from cancer. Quote driving coverage: "The man who today threatens Jews is alive and breathing thanks to a Jew."
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Der Münchner Merkur hat eine deutsche Version meines Foreign Policy-Beitrags zum NATO-Gipfel und Erdoğan veröffentlicht: www.merkur.de/politik/erdo...
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Ankara-Gipfel: Erdogan stellt der NATO eine Falle – und kassiert den Sieg
Egal, was beim NATO-Gipfel passiert – der türkische Machtpolitiker gewinnt. Eine Analyse des Foreign-Policy-Autors Stefan Ihrig.
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
My take on the NATO summit and Erdoğan in Foreign Policy: "Whatever the expectations for the July 7-8 NATO... Erdoğan is all but guaranteed to emerge the winner—if NATO summits can have winners at all..." foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/06/e...
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Erdogan Has Laid a Trap in Ankara
No matter what happens at the NATO summit, the Turkish strongman wins.
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
A big thank you to Roy Karadag for a fantastic, deep-dive conversation about my new book, Germans and Turks—A Forgotten History of Europe (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc). Our episode for the InIIS InSIGHTS podcast at the University of Bremen is now available on Spotify. open.spotify.com/episode/5T3c...
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Germans & Turks (with Stefan Ihrig)
InIIS InSIGHTS · Episode
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I hope I won't lose my Armenians friends over my op-ed in Haaretz, but the matter is a bit too cynical for my taste... Israel's Armenian Genocide Recognition: A Right Move, for Very Wrong Reasons—Stefan Ihrig www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
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Opinion | Israel's Armenian genocide recognition: a right move, for very wrong reasons
"I just did. Here you go."
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"Germans and Turks—A Forgotten History of Europe" adlı kitabım bu hafta çıkıyor! Basılı kopyalar sınırlı olduğundan; dijital inceleme kopyası isteyen eleştirmen, podcaster, akademik blog yazarı veya meslektaşlarım bana DM ya da yorumlardan ulaşabilir. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/germans-a...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My "Germans and Turks—A Forgotten History of Europe" is out this week! Physical review copies are limited. If you’d like a digital copy (for reviewers, podcasters, academic bloggers, or colleagues), drop a DM or comment below. Promising an interesting read! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/germans-a...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Mein Buch "Germans and Turks—A Forgotten History of Europe" erscheint diese Woche! Gedruckte Rezensionsexemplare sind limitiert. Bei Interesse an digitalem Exemplar (für Rezensent:innen, Podcaster, Blogger:innen oder Kolleg:innen) gerne per DM/Kommentar melden. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/germans-a...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I am arguing in Foreign Policy that "Orban's Defeat is Being Dangerously Misread" and talk about what's next for strongmen like Erdoğan: foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/19/o...
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Orban’s Defeat Is Being Dangerously Misread
Panicking strongmen will turn to more extreme measures.
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
"Erdogan has no exit strategy from power and that is dangerous" is the title Athens Voice gave their interview with me about my Erdogan biography www.athensvoice.gr/politismos/v...
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Στέφαν Ίρινγκ: Ο Ερντογάν δεν έχει στρατηγική εξόδου από την εξουσία κι αυτό είναι επικίνδυνο
Βιβλίο - Ο ιστορικός Στέφαν Ίρινγκ μιλά στην Athens Voice για τον Ρετζέπ Ταγίπ Ερντογάν, τον Ατατούρκ, τον τουρκικό εθνικισμό, τις ελληνοτουρκικές σχέσεις και το μέλλον της Τουρκίας.
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
My take on Israel/Turkey at the moment, in Haaretz: "We seem to be sleeping through a historic opportunity. Who is definitely not sleeping? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hakan Fidan, his foreign minister." tinyurl.com/bdyxrdhr
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Turkey is seizing the moment and Israel has a lot to learn | Opinion
Turkey Is Talking to Everyone and Has Much to Offer Its Regional Partners. Netanyahu Glorifies Our Ever-increasing Isolation as 'Super Sparta,' but Sparta Did Not Stand Alone, and We Have Lots to Lear...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
FP: The Iran war was obviously a mistake. Why not say so? "What if Trump just admitted that he’d made a mistake?" foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/28/t...
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Trump Should Just Admit He Screwed Up
The Iran war was obviously a mistake. Why not say so?
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Peter Whitewood @pwhitewood.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The Russian State University for the Humanities is hiring a researcher to investigate Putin’s ancestry. Seems like a hazardous task and can’t wait to discover how the Putin family embodied the finest traditions of hard work, patriotism and upward social mobility!
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The parallel universe of Miri Regev Roni Fantanesh Malkai: "In Miri Regev’s parallel reality, public transportation may already be free, but in the reality of the Israeli public, we will continue to pay a heavy price." blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-parallel...
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The Blogs: The parallel universe of Miri Regev
From the blog of Roni Fantanesh Malkai at The Times of Israel
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Kristina Milz @kristinamilz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Vor zehn Jahren erkannte der Deutsche Bundestag die Verfolgung und Ermordung der armenischen Bevölkerung im Osmanischen Reich als Völkermord an. Warum wir alle uns mehr mit diesen Ereignissen im Ersten Weltkrieg beschäftigen sollten, habe ich für @zeit.de aufgeschrieben ⬇️ www.zeit.de/wissenschaft...
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Völkermord an den Armeniern: Dieser Schmerz betrifft uns alle
Elie Wiesel nannte ihn »Holocaust vor dem Holocaust«, seit 2016 nennt Deutschland ihn Völkermord. Doch der Armenier-Genozid ist noch zu wenig Teil der Erinnerungskultur.
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Ευχάριστα! The first review (in Greek) of my Erdogan biography: www.liberal.gr/politismos/e...
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«Ερντογάν. Η Ιστορία του»: Μια βιογραφική προσέγγιση από τον Στέφαν Ίχριγκ | Liberal.gr
Μια εξαιρετική προσπάθεια για μια διαφορετική, διεισδυτική βιογραφία του ηγέτη της Τουρκίας, Ρετζέπ Ταγίπ Ερντογάν, αποτελεί το βιβλίο «Ερντογάν. Η Ιστορία του» του Στέφαν Ίχριγκ, που κυκλοφόρησε στα ...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Osman Kavala Awarded Gilel Storch Prize The Gilel Storch Prize, awarded annually since 2018 by the association "Judisk Kultur i Sverige" (Jewish Culture in Sweden), has been awarded this year to businessman and civil society activist Osman Kavala. www.agos.com.tr/tr/haber/gil...
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Gilel Storch Ödülü Osman Kavala'ya
Türkiye'de yaklaşık dokuz yıldır cezaevinde olan iş insanı ve sivil toplum aktivisti Osman Kavala, İsveç'te 2026 Gilel Storch Ödülü'ne layık görüldü. Ödül töreni 7 Eylül’de Stockholm Konser Salonu’nda...
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Bilge Yesil @bilgeyesil.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Leader of the main opposition party, Ozgur Ozel, walking in the rain to the parliament after he was forced to leave the party HQs by Erdogan’s goons
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
One takeaway from my Erdogan biography is apparently that "Erdogan may have ‘overshadowed’ Ataturk." See my interview in Kathimerini (here in English) www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/int...
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Erdogan may have ‘overshadowed’ Ataturk | eKathimerini.com
I share a personal story with German historian Stefan Ihrig, author of the biography on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “Erdogan: The Story,” which was released earlier this month in Greek.
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
One takeaway from my Erdogan biography is apparently that "Erdogan may have ‘overshadowed’ Ataturk." See my interview in Kathimerini www.kathimerini.gr/opinion/inte...
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Στεφάν Ιρινγκ στην «Κ»: Ο Ερντογάν ίσως ξεπεράσει τον Κεμάλ
Οι αλλαγές που έχει κάνει ο Ερντογάν στην Τουρκία είναι εξίσου ευρείες και θεμελιώδεις με του Ατατούρκ.
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
David Motadel - The Shah's Great Tour Global Monarchy in the Imperial Age À paraître en octobre aux Oxford UP
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
My biography of Turkish strongman Erdogan is finally coming out! On 11 May in Greek first. In English soon. www.epbooks.gr/shop/biblia-...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
"...more than 77 percent of registered voters had cast ballots, the highest turnout in a Hungarian election since the collapse of Communism in 1989 and the start of democracy." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...
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Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Defeat in Hungary’s Election
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It seems to be book week at the Haifa Center for German and European Studies: The announcement for the really fascinating-looking book of our colleague Dr. Daniel Mahla is out! Congrats! iupress.org/978025307746...
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stefanihrig.bsky.social @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I didn't want to post about it while the war is going on, but the haters in Turkey are already running very hot... My new book, coming out in June, Germans and Turks—A Forgotten History of Europe (and it's very different from what the haters expect...) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/germans-a...
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Germans and Turks
German-Turkish relations form an integral backdrop to many of today's most pressing political concerns, including the absorption of refugees from the Middle Eas…
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