Mr Hourani was succeeded by Hamid Enayat following his retirement in 1979. Avi Shlaim, Professor in International Relations, was attached to the Centre given his research interests in the Middle East. Celia Kerslake succeeded Professor Lewis as fellow in Turkish. Eugene Rogan was appointed to the lectureship in modern Middle Eastern history. Philip Robins was elected to a new post in the politics of the Middle East.
Limited parking is available for visitors.
Visitors should contact the Centre Secretary, Elizabeth Anderson, for opening hours during the vacations. Dr Celia Kerslake is Faculty Fellow and University Lecturer in Turkish. Her research interests include linguistic, intellectual and literary developments in Turkey from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. Her recent publications have focused on semantic and pragmatic aspects of contemporary Turkish, and on the historical development and stylistic features of Ottoman Turkish. Mr Robert Mabro CBE, is Faculty Fellow and Senior Research Officer in the Economics of the Middle East and Director of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.