Non-Muslim communities’ identity and survival strategies at the frontiers of Empires Keynote Lecture in the frame of the conference Beyond Borders: Colonial Encounters & Challenges of Religious Minorities between Afghanistan, […]
Book Presentation Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 19:00 Orient-Institut Istanbul Presentation: the author, Aude Aylin de Tapia Discussant: Stefo Benlisoy Moderation: Christoph K. Neumann Language: English This book traces the […]
Conversation Series “Dialogues” Date: 28 November, 6:00 PM Venue: Orient-Institut Istanbul Paul Lynch: Prophet Song A conversation series by Ayfer Tunç and Murat Gülsoy, organized in cooperation of the Nâzım […]
Sultan Mehmed, who conquered Constantinople in 1453 at the age of twenty-one, subsequently received the epithet Fatih (“the Conqueror”). He was also a poet and left behind a Dîvân. The […]
9.12.2025, 19:00-21:00 Orient-Institut Istanbul Language: English This presentation, entitled “The Golden Age of Turkish Humanism: Georg Rohde’s Ankara Stay (1935–1949)”, explores the intellectual and cultural significance of German classical philologist […]
10.12.2025, 19:00-21:00 Orient-Institut Istanbul Language: English This evening will be dedicated to a discussion of the book Forging National Music on Both Sides of the Aegean in the 19th and […]
Conversation Series “Dialogues” Date: December 19, 6:00 p.m. Venue: Orient-Institut Istanbul A conversation series by Ayfer Tunç and Murat Gülsoy, organized in cooperation of the Nâzım Hikmet Culture and […]
Lecture 7.1.26, 19.00 Orient-Institut Istanbul Language: English Moderator: Christoph K. Neumann Freedom is one of the central political concepts in modern life. Most intellectual historians and historians of political […]
Lecture 14.1.26, 19.00 Orient-Institut Istanbul Language: English Picture: İstimlak (Expropriation), artwork by Tuğrul Yıldırım, “El-mülk-ü lillah” (Photo by Dilanur Yıldırım) Ottoman objects, art traditions, and social practices occupy a contested […]
Date: 23 January 2026, 6:00 PM Venue: Orient-Institut Istanbul Book: Katharina Volckmer: The Appointment A conversation series by Ayfer Tunç and Murat Gülsoy, organized in cooperation of the […]
Book Launch 28.1.26, 19.00 Orient-Institut Istanbul Language: English Discussant: Anja Pistor-Hatam, Ahmet Kuyaş Marking the 150th anniversary of the Kanun-i Esasi of 1876, this edited volume invites a […]
Launch of an edition of the texts from Dengbêj Gazîn 11 February 2026, 19:00, Online Language: English Discussant: Dr. Farangis Ghaderi (University of Exter) Moderation: Martin Greve Dengbêjs are among […]