[Discussion] CfP: International Conference of the Ottoman - Russian War of 1877-78, Ankara, December 13 -14, 2005

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Conference Announcement and First Call for Papers for the International =
Conference of the Ottoman - Russian War of 1877-78

We are pleased to announce that the International Conference of the =
Ottoman - Russian War of 1877-78, organized by Middle East Technical=20
University and Meiji University, will be held in Ankara in December 13 =
-14, 2005.

The Organising Committee consists of Prof. Dr. Se=E7il Karal Akg=FCn =
(Chairperson of History Department, METU), Prof. Dr. Sahara Tetuya =
(Meiji University), Prof. Dr. Ilber Ortayli (Director of Topkapi =
Museum), Prof. Dr. Evgene Radusev (Bilkent), and Assoc. Prof. Dr. =D6mer =
Turan (METU).

The aim of the conference is to gather the experts on the 19th century =
Ottoman - Russian relations and especially on the Ottoman - Russian War =
of 1877-78, and to have overall evaluation of this war. Many actual =
problems of the Near East, especially of the Balkans and Caucasus have =
strong ties with the abovementioned War. As a result of this war, five =
independent and autonomous states were established in the Balkans. =
Another consequences of the war was transition of the administration of =
Bosnia and Cyprus to Austria and England, and the rise of Armenian =
question for the first time in the international diplomatic arena, etc.

Themes include but are not limited to:
-Introducing Turkish, Russian, British etc. archives,
-Evaluating the Turkish, Russian, Bulgarian, British etc. literature on =
the war,
-Military history of the war in the Balkan and Caucasus fronts,
-Some scenes of the war, for instance Pleven,
-Some persons of the war, for instance Gazi Osman Pasha,
-International power balance in the Near East before and after the war,
-Diplomatic aspects of the war; Istanbul Conference, Berlin Conference, =
St Stefano Treaty, Berlin Treaty,
-Political, economical changes in the Near East,
-Demographical results of the war, Population movements and migration,
-The Ottoman-Russian War of 1877-78 in art.

The language of the symposium, papers and discussions, etc. will be =
English. All expenses of the participants (food & accommodation) in =
Ankara, will be covered by the organizers. A limited number of travel =
grants are available for the paper presenters. Proposals must include =
names, affiliations, a short CV and an abstract (up to 500 words) =
emphasizing the topic, the sources, the methods and possible results. =
The applications should be submitted via email to omert@metu.edu.tr by =
August 31th, 2005.

=D6mer Turan
General Secretary of the Organising Committee
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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DSylfaen><STRONG>Conference =
Announcement and First=20
Call for Papers for the International Conference of the Ottoman - =
Russian War of=20
1877-78</STRONG><BR><BR>We are pleased to announce that the =
International=20
Conference of the Ottoman - Russian War of 1877-78, organized by Middle =
East=20
Technical <BR>University and Meiji University, will be held in Ankara in =

December 13 -14, 2005. The Organising =
Committee=20
consists of Prof. Dr. Se=E7il Karal Akg=FCn (Chairperson of History =
Department,=20
METU), Prof. Dr. Sahara Tetuya (Meiji University), Prof. Dr. Ilber =
Ortayli=20
(Director of Topkapi Museum), Prof. Dr. Evgene Radusev (Bilkent), and =
Assoc.=20
Prof. Dr. =D6mer Turan (METU). The aim of the conference is to =
gather the=20
experts on the 19th century Ottoman - Russian relations and especially =
on the=20
Ottoman - Russian War of 1877-78, and to have overall evaluation of this =
war.=20
Many actual problems of the Near East, especially of the Balkans and =
Caucasus=20
have strong ties with the abovementioned War. As a result of this war, =
five=20
independent and autonomous states were established in the Balkans. =
Another=20
consequences of the war was transition of the administration of Bosnia =
and=20
Cyprus to Austria and England, and the rise of Armenian question for the =
first=20
time in the international diplomatic arena, etc. Themes include =
but are=20
not limited to: -Introducing Turkish, Russian, British etc.=20
archives, -Evaluating the Turkish, Russian, Bulgarian, British etc.=20
literature on the war, -Military history of the war in the Balkan and =

Caucasus fronts, -Some scenes of the war, for instance =
Pleven, -Some=20
persons of the war, for instance Gazi Osman Pasha, -International =
power=20
balance in the Near East before and after the war, -Diplomatic =
aspects of the=20
war; Istanbul Conference, Berlin Conference, St Stefano Treaty, Berlin=20
Treaty, -Political, economical changes in the Near =
East, -Demographical=20
results of the war, Population movements and migration, -The =
Ottoman-Russian=20
War of 1877-78 in art. The language of the symposium, papers and=20
discussions, etc. will be English. All expenses of the participants =
(food &amp;=20
accommodation) in Ankara, will be covered by the organizers. A limited =
number of=20
travel grants are available for the paper presenters. Proposals must =
include=20
names, affiliations, a short CV and an abstract (up to 500 words) =
emphasizing=20
the topic, the sources, the methods and possible results. The =
applications=20
should be submitted via email to omert@metu.edu.tr by August 31th,=20
2005. =D6mer Turan General Secretary of the Organising=20
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