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A failed coup d'état in Turkey on July 15, 2016 made world headlines and left hundreds dead or injured. Nearly a month later, tens of thousands of military personnel, journalists, judges, prosecutors, professors, university administrators and teachers have been fired … Read more
Melike Eğilmezler Boylan is a Turkish sociologist specializing in contemporary satire. Her first book, Güldürme Beni! Mizah Üstüne Ciddi Söyleşiler (Don’t Make Me Laugh! Serious Conversations About Humor) is a collection of interviews with legendary Turkish writers, directors, actors, stand-up … Read more
Cüneyt Özdemir co-founded CNN Türk and hosted the 5N1K program in Turkey. There will be a coffee hour starting at 4:30pm that students, faculty, staff and members of the general public are welcome to attend. A public lecture will follow at 5:30pm. … Read more
Devran Koray Öçal is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography at UNC-CH. His research focuses on transnational Muslims and Turkey. Devran received his B.A. from Kocaeli University and M.A. from Istanbul Technical University. In conjunction with faculty advisor Dr. … Read more
In this public talk, former US Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson and Former US Ambassador to Venezuela Patrick Duddy will provide a comparative analysis of authoritarian government, civil society, and political crisis. Free and open to the public. For more … Read more
Join Duke Middle East Studies for Kedi, a film about cats in Istanbul. This event is part of the Turkey Today Fall 2017 series. Location: 209 East Duke, Duke University
Presenter: Professor Banu Turnaoğlu of the University of Cambridge. This event is part of the Turkey Today Fall 2017 series.
A lecture by Prof. Brett Wilson (CEU). Increasing state control over religious institutions has played a pivotal role in modernization projects in Turkey dating back to the early nineteenth century. In 1925, the Turkish state abolished Sufi orders (mystical brotherhoods) … Read more
Keynote by Professor Edhem Eldem, Boğaziçi University This event is part of the Turkey Today Fall 2017 series. Location: Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room, Rubenstein Library, Duke University
Organized by Adam Mestyan, Assistant Professor of History, Duke University 5 - 7pm November 20, 8:30am - 3pm November 21 This event is part of the Turkey Today Fall 2017 series.
