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Orient-Institut Istanbul
Round Table
Language: English
Moderator: Christiane Czygan
Orient-Institut Istanbul
The Orient-Institut Istanbul (OII) is a research institute within the network of the Max Weber Foundation – German Humanities Institutes Abroad specialising in disciplines of the humanities and social sciences.
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Research
Music in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey
The musicological focus at the Orient-Institut Istanbul covers two branches of musicology: the historical musicology and ethnomusicology
History and Anthropology of Religion
The research field “History and Anthropology of Religion” consists of a loose association of research areas of both historical and contemporary relevance.
Late Ottoman Empire
In this field of research special attention is paid to self-written autobiographical texts from the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural population of Istanbul.
Publications
Istanbuler Texte und Studien
Learn more about the “Istanbuler Texte und Studien” (ITS).
Pera-Blätter
Experience the Pera-Blätter printed in a limited edition or published online.
Memoria
Experience the autobiographies previously unheard of.
Orient-Institut Studies
Orient-Institut Studies is an internet-based publication, jointly operated with the OIB.
The Ledger
Bulletin of the Feriköy Protestant Cemetery Initiative.
Newsletter
A list of all of our newsletter that were released so far.
The Library of the Orient-Institut Istanbul
The Orient-Institut Istanbul’s library is a scientific research library with an emphasis on the study of the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Turkey in all aspects (linguistical, historical, literature and social sciences) and of the Turkic languages and literatures of Central Asia.
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Our Team
Feel free to visit our teams page and get to know the people behind the scenes. At the Orient-Institut Istanbul we appreciate your interest and are ready to answer any open questions.
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