The Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies invites you to join us in welcoming our new and returning fellows and scholars—explore their projects, connect with our community, and discover the Center’s activities. The event will be moderated by Edhem Eldem.
The event will feature presentations by:
- Bengisu Zeynep Ertuğrul (SSC Post-Doctoral Fellow) — “Preaching the Republic”
- Doha Tazi-Hemida (SSC Dissertation and Summer Fellow; PhD Candidate, MESAAS) — “An Ashʿarite Theology of Ownership”
- Nancy Ko (SSC Dissertation Fellow; PhD Candidate, History) — “The Disease of the Divers: A Forensic Autopsy of Ottoman Libya”
- Kirill Chmel (David and Catherine Cuthell Summer Fellow; PhD Candidate, Political Science) — “Waves of Resistance: Media Effects on Identity Preservation and Nation-Building in Republican Turkey”
- Recep Can Mert (David and Catherine Cuthell Summer Fellow; PhD Candidate, Art History & Archeology) — “Philerity: Sensorial and Emotional Engagement with the Rock Cut Sanctuary at Sagalassos”
- Gianfranco Bria (SSC Visiting Scholar; Assistant Professor, Roma Tre University; Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow) — “Reshaping Sufi Path in Late Modern Southeastern Europe: The Teachings and Networks of the Melāmīya-nūriyya”
Event Details:
Tuesday, October 14
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
International Affairs Building (IAB), Room 707, Columbia University
Register HERE
This event is free and open to the public and will be held in person only. Registration is required.
Non-Columbia guests must register by October 12 to receive a campus access code.
