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
Dr Aysel Arslan
Institute Assistant, Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT)
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)
Dr Gemma Masson
Assistant Editor Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations Journal,
BATAS Committee, Editor & Reviews Editor H-Empire, Editor H-Folk
Dr. Zeynep Simavi
Istanbul Branch Director, American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT)
Dr Janet Starkey
Founder member of ASTENE, Durham University (retired), u3a
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
Scientific Advisory Board
Dr Sabina Knees
Head of Floristic Research, Centre for Middle Eastern Plants,
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
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
