Barbara Kellner-Heinkele – ein Leben für die Turkologie

Festvortrag von Prof. Dr. em. Peter Zieme (Berlin): Barbara Kellner-Heinkele – ein Leben für die Turkologie   Der namhafte Iranist und Turkologe Prof. Dr. em. Peter Zieme, in Fachkreisen vor allem bekannt durch die fast 25-jährige Forschungstätigkeit im Rahmen des Akademievorhabens zur „Turfanforschung“ der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu den Textzeugnissen der alten Kulturen an […]

Hommage an den Anthropolgen Jean Rouch in Frankreich, Amerika, Iran und Italien

Filmvorführungen Hommage an den Anthropolgen Jean Rouch in Frankreich, Amerika, Iran und Italien Institut Français d’Istanbul (İstiklal Cad. No:4 Beyoğlu) 11. Juni 2022, 16:00 – 20:00 12. Juni 2022, 16:00 – 21:00 Diese Veranstaltung ist kostenfrei und ohne Anmeldung. Im Rahmen seines Iran-Forschungsschwerpunkts ist das Orient-Institut Istanbul am 11. und 12. Juni 2022 Mitveranstalter einer […]

Warsaw Against Russia: Promethean Anti-Communist Activities in Istanbul (1920-30s)

Polish Republic was founded in 1918 and was able to defend its independence against Bolsheviks in the following years. The Peace Treaty of Riga (1921) was, however, rather a cease-fire and the Soviet Union conducted multilevel pressure on Poland trying to import revolution and to back ethnic separatism. Warsaw’s answer was the strategy of Prometheanism, […]

The place of Islamic artefacts in Osman Hamdi Bey’s artistic and museological career

Orient-Institut Istanbul Şahkulu Mah., Galip Dede Cad. No. 65, Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Edhem Eldem (Boğaziçi University) The place of Islamic artefacts in Osman Hamdi Bey’s artistic and museological career Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 19:00 (Turkish time, GMT + 3) Abstract Osman Hamdi Bey (1842-1910), celebrated both for his talent as a painter and his achievements at the head of the Imperial Museum, has always had […]

Khayal: Late Ottoman-Era Arabic Literature in the lens of Sovereignty

Orient-Institut Istanbul Şahkulu Mah., Galip Dede Cad. No. 65, Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey

The story of the rise of modern Arabic literature begins in the 19th century when the encounter with Europe instigates a far-reaching process of translation, adaptation, and transmutation against the backdrop of a wider move towards state-modernization on the one hand and incipient colonization on the other. In the throes of these sweeping changes, modern […]

“Karagöz is ours”: İsmayıl Hakkı Baltacıoğlu’s Cultural Revivalism and the Long Turkish Modernity

Orient-Institut Istanbul Şahkulu Mah., Galip Dede Cad. No. 65, Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey

Dr Ambra D’Antone (The Warburg Institute, London) “Karagöz is ours”: İsmayıl Hakkı Baltacıoğlu’s Cultural Revivalism and the Long Turkish Modernity Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 19:00 (Turkish time, GMT + 3) By Kıvanç from İstanbul, Turkey – İstanbul Toys Museum ( Karagöz And Hacivat), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4092519 In 1939, the Turkish scholar and art critic […]

Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam: Sadberk Koç as a Rigorous Collector

Orient-Institut Istanbul Şahkulu Mah., Galip Dede Cad. No. 65, Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey

M. Merve Uca (Sadberk Hanım Müzesi) Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam: Sadberk Koç as a Rigorous Collector Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 19:00 (Turkish time, GMT + 3) Turkey’s first private museum is named after Sadberk Koç, who pioneered in the development of private museums in this country. She is not only a key figure in the […]