Welcome to the Orient-Institut Istanbul Blog
Researchers and cooperation partners of the institute describe the development and findings of their projects and the delights and challenges of conducting research in the humanities. The contributors share an interest in the history, social realities, linguistic, and cultural expressions of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, and its neighboring countries.
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Baroque Dance at the Orient-Institut Istanbul: Dance Historians Explore Aspects of Orientalism – Authors: Irène Feste, Hubert Hazebroucq, Gerrit Berenike Heiter
Baroque Dance at the Orient-Institut Istanbul: Dance Historians Explore Aspects of Orientalism Authors: Irène Feste, Hubert Hazebroucq, Gerrit Berenike Heiter 13 July 2023 This blog contribution by historical dance scholars and performers Irène Feste, Hubert Hazebroucq, and Gerrit Berenike Heiter focuses on a lecture demonstration that was presented during the online event “Music and Mirrored…
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Turkish and Greek folk songs of the late Ottoman era: Popular culture and intercommunal relations through musical collections – Author: Evangelia Chaldæaki
Turkish and Greek folk songs of the late Ottoman era: Popular culture and intercommunal relations through musical collections Author: Evangelia Chaldæaki 12 April 2023 As it is widely known, various musical genres emerged during the whole timespan of the Ottoman Empire, around the city centers and at the countryside areas. These genres were connected to…
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Impressions on the lecture “How to make a difference: Free 3D printed devices for earthquake victims“ given by Zeynep Karagöz (Robotel Türkiye) – Author: Melike Şahinol
Impressions on the lecture “How to make a difference: Free 3D printed devices for earthquake victims“ given by Zeynep Karagöz (Robotel Türkiye) Author: Melike Şahinol 3 April 2023 On February 6th, 2023, a massive earthquake struck southern and central Turkey, as well as northern and western Syria, creating significant challenges for those affected. The earthquake…
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Women Composers’ Creative Conditions Before and During the Turkish Republic – Author: Nejla Melike Atalay
Women Composers’ Creative Conditions Before and During the Turkish Republic A Case Study on Three Composers: Leyla [Saz] Hanımefendi, Nazife Aral-Güran, and Yüksel Koptagel Author: Nejla Melike Atalay 4 January 2023 My book[1] focuses on three Istanbulite composers, Leyla [Saz] Hanımefendi (1850?-1936), Nazife Aral-Güran (1921-1993), and Yüksel Koptagel (b. 1931), who lived and produced in…
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A series of photo exhibitions: village life in Eastern Anatolia (1957–1979) – Author: Martin Greve
A series of photo exhibitions: village life in Eastern Anatolia (1957–1979) Author: Martin Greve 12 September 2022 Nobody looked at their photos for decades: Kurt and Ursula Reinhard (1914–1979; 1915–2006) and Dieter Christensen (1932–2017) were known as musicologists and dealt with the audible world. During numerous research trips, they traveled to villages in different regions…
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Reflections on the Legacy of an Anthropologist-Filmmaker – A Weekend with Jean Rouch, 11 and 12 June 2022 – Author: Katja Rieck
A weekend with Jean Rouch, 11 and 12 June 2022 –Reflections on the legacy of the anthropologist-filmmaker Author: Katja Rieck 23 June 2022 Following the successful Istanbul edition of the Iran at the Crossways film forum, there was a revived interest in the French anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch. Initiated by the French-Iranian filmmaker Mina Rad,…
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Filme und Forschung am OII: Das Filmforum „Iran at the Crossways“, 12. – 13. November 2021 – Autorin: Katja Rieck
5 November 2021 | Autorin: Katja RieckWissenschaft und Film, wie passt das zusammen? Wenn wir an Filme denken, dann meistens an einem gemütlichen Abend mit Netflix, oder vielleicht an einem Blockbuster im Kino. Entspannung und Unterhaltung stehen im Vordergrund.
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IRSSC Closing Conference, 10-12 February 2022 – Every Ending Is a New Beginning – Authors: Judith I. Haug; Kamyar Nematollahy; Katja Rieck; Melike Şahinol; Esther Voswinckel Filiz
IRSSC Closing Conference, 10-12 February 2022 –Every Ending Is a New Beginning Authors: Judith I. Haug; Kamyar Nematollahy; Katja Rieck; Melike Şahinol; Esther Voswinckel Filiz 24 February 2022 After almost three years, the International Standing Working Group “Iran and Beyond: Breaking Ground for Sustainable Scholarly Collaboration” (IRSSC) held its final conference on 10-12 February 2022…
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A Young Turk from Lehistan: Seyfeddin Thadée Gasztowtt (1881 – 1936) and Poland’s Independence in the post-1908 Young Turk Revolution Istanbul – Author: Paulina D. Dominik
A Young Turk from Lehistan: Seyfeddin Thadée Gasztowtt (1881 – 1936) and Poland’s Independence in the post-1908 Young Turk Revolution Istanbul Author: Paulina D. Dominik 7 January 2022 For over a century the Ottoman Empire and subsequently the Republic of Turkey played an important role in the geopolitical imagination of Polish independence activists and statesmen.…