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Travellers in Ottoman Lands Seminar Three (TIOL3)

Places forgotten, Places remembered

Istanbul, 9–12 April, 2025

 

Three days of presentations in the historical neighbourhoods of Karaköy and Beyoğlu plus excursions on Friday and Saturday.

Seminar locations:

Sabancı University – Minerva Han: Bereketzade, Bankalar Cd., Beyoğlu.

Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT) – ANAMED Auditorium, Merkez Han, İstiklal Caddesi 181, Beyoğlu.

Excursions:

The Tulip Gardens – Emirgan Korusu

The Feriköy Protestant Cemetery – Cumhuriyet, Abide-i Hürriyet Cd No:5, 34380 Şişli

Presented by Travellers in Ottoman Lands (TIOL), in association with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of Sabancı University, the Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT) and the Koç University Research Centre for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED), the British Institute at Ankara (BIAA), the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE), the American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) and Cornucopia Magazine.

TIOL3 Organising Committee

Dr Ines Aščerić-Todd

Head of Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies,

Lecturer in Arabic & Middle Eastern Cultures,

University of Edinburgh

Ines.Asceric-Todd@ed.ac.uk

Dr Aysel Arslan

Institute Assistant, Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT)

aysel.arslan@nit-istanbul.org

Dr Peter Cherry

Assistant Director, Ottoman and Contemporary Turkish Studies,

British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) 

assistant.directorOCT@biaa.ac.uk

Dr Marloes Cornelissen Aydemir

Öğretim Görevlisi, Teaching Instructor, Sabancı Üniversitesi

marloes.cornelissen@sabanciuniv.edu

Dr Fokke Gerritsen

Nederlands Instituut in Turkije (NIT)

fa.gerritsen@nit-istanbul.org

Dr Gemma Masson 

Assistant Editor Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations Journal,

BATAS Committee, Editor & Reviews Editor H-Empire, Editor H-Folk

massongemma@gmail.com

Dr. Zeynep Simavi

Istanbul Branch Director, American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT)

zeynepsimavi@gmail.com

Dr Janet Starkey 

Founder member of ASTENE, Durham University (retired), u3a

jcmstarkey@gmail.com

Professor Paul Starkey 

Professor Emeritus, Durham University;

2012-2018 Vice-President of BRISMES; First chair of ASTENE.

p.g.starkey@durham.ac.uk / paulgstarkey@gmail.com

Julie Witford 

Special Projects, Cornucopia Magazine

projects@cornucopia.net

Scientific Advisory Board

Dr Sabina Knees 

Head of Floristic Research, Centre for Middle Eastern Plants,

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

sabinaknees@gmail.com

Jennifer Scarce 

ASTENE Trustee. Honorary Lecturer, Middle Eastern Cultures,

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee

jennifer@scarce.abelgratis.co.uk

Professor Aid Smajić 

Vice-Dean for International Cooperation, Faculty of Islamic Studies,

University of Sarajevo 

aid.smajic@fin.unsa.ba

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