[Bilimsel Haber] Call for Papers/Conf.: "Istanbul during the Ottoman Period, May 2014, " last week of May 2014, Istanbul 29 Mayis University

[Gonul Pultar]

From: Emrah Safa Gurkan <emrahsafagurkan at gmail.com>


Istanbul 29 Mayıs University is pleased to announce and invite
you to the Second International Conference on "Istanbul during the 
Ottoman Period", following the first one that was held in May 2013 on 
Istanbul 29 Mayıs University's Altunizade Kampus.

The conference will take place at Istanbul 29 Mayıs University, in the 
last week of May 2014. The aim is to explore and trace the historical, 
social, cultural and economic developments that led to the growth of an 
Ottoman Istanbul. A nexus of multiple cultures, rules and economies, 
Istanbul has had a pivotal role in academic research projects, and in 
this meeting we hope to gather scholars working on the city who could 
provide interdisciplinary contributions and discussions.

Scholars who want to participate in our conference should submit a 
250-word abstract by January 1, 2014 to the organizing committee 
(osmanliistanbulu at 29mayis.edu.tr).

The abstract should include name, institutional affiliation, as well as 
any audio-visual requirements for the presentation.

Papers might consider, but are not limited to, the following sub-themes:

* Conquest of Istanbul
* The importance of Istanbul for the Turkish-Islamic World
* The role of the city within World History
* The role of Fatih Sultan Mehmed during the formative years of Istanbul
* Physical and topographical development of Ottoman Istanbul
* Istanbul as a multi-cultural city and meeting point of civilizations
* Istanbul as a metropolis
* Istanbul as the administrative center and
   the capital of the Ottoman Empire
* City governments and historic and cultural heritage conservation
* Town planning, architecture and art of Istanbul
* Social structure, ethnic and confessional communities
* Science, learning and literature in the Ottoman Istanbul
* Economic conditions and commercial activities of Ottoman Istanbul
* Urban Archaeology of the Ottoman period
* The ancient heritage in Istanbul through the eyes of the Ottomans



For more information and updates, please visit:

http://www.osmanliistanbulu.org/en/

email: osmanliistanbulu at 29mayis.edu.tr



Dr. Emrah Safa Gürkan
Assistant Professor of History
Department of Political Science and International Relations
İstanbul 29 Mayıs University
İcadiye Bağlarbaşı Caddesi no: 40
34662 Üsküdar
İSTANBUL / TURKEY