The Çorum paintings by Traugott Fuchs in light of the testimonies of interned Germans and Austrians
Exhibition at the Orient-Institut Istanbul, May to October 2024.
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Nihan Tahtaişleyen
Doğudaki Seslerin Peşinde: Reinhard’ların Adana, Antep, Hatay, Malatya, Sivas Derlemeleri (1955 – 1979)
Orient-Institut Istanbul
The Orient-Institut Istanbul (OlI) 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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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.
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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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