President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared a special message on the 10th anniversary of the passing of Prof. Dr. Halil İnalcık, who gained international respect for his studies on Ottoman and Balkan history and was known as the 'Pole of Historians'. Erdoğan said on social media: 'Prof. Dr. Halil İnalcık, the Pole of Historians,
our teacher, I remember with mercy and respect on the 10th anniversary of his passing.'

Prof. Dr. Halil İnalcık, who authored numerous works on Ottoman history and spoke seven languages, passed away on July 25, 2016, at the age of 100.
Considered one of the rare scholars in the social sciences and remembered as the 'Pole of Historians', İnalcık received numerous awards, including the Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Award, the Turkish Grand National Assembly Honor Award, and the TÜRKSOY Honor Medal.