▁at ▁U CLA ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁His ▁final ▁post ▁was ▁at ▁Bil k ent ▁University , ▁An k ara ▁as ▁professor ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁and ▁Turkish ▁history ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁announ cement ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁by ▁his ▁department ▁at ▁U CLA ▁noted ▁that ▁his ▁life ▁was ▁comm emor ated ▁at ▁Et z ▁Ah ay im ▁Syn agog ue ▁in ▁Ort ak ö y , ▁Ist an bul , ▁where ▁his ▁family ▁accepted ▁cond ol ences ▁from ▁friends ▁and ▁colle agues ▁and ▁from ▁Turkish ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Abd ul lah ▁G ül ▁and ▁numerous ▁other ▁dign itar ies ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Ash ken azi ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Ul us . ▁ ▁Awards ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁honor ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Historical ▁Society ▁( An k ara ), ▁recip ient ▁of ▁honor ary ▁degrees ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁Bo ğ azi ç i ▁University ▁( I stan bul ), ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁Studies ▁Association , ▁the ▁American ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁and ▁the ▁T ari h ▁V ak fi ▁( I stan bul ). ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁received ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Turkey ▁from ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Turkey ▁and ▁med als ▁for ▁lifetime ▁achiev ement ▁from ▁the ▁Turkish - American ▁Association ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Research ▁Centre ▁for ▁Islam ic ▁History , ▁Art ▁and ▁Culture ▁( IR C IC A ) ▁at