Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program
@keymanmts.bsky.social
Promoting intellectual dialogue and scholarship to provide a deeper, interdisciplinary, and critical understanding of contemporary Turkey in connection with global social processes, problems or conflicts.
Reminder: Apply for the 2026 OTSA Conference by Wednesday, July 15! More info: bit.ly/4wsljx0
The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association@andottoman.bsky.social · last mo.DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 15! Submit your panel proposals for the 2026 OTSA Conference, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, October 9-11, 2026. More info: bit.ly/4wsljx0
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 15! Submit your panel proposals for the 2026 OTSA Conference, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, October 9-11, 2026. More info: bit.ly/4wsljx0
TODAY, Monday, June 1! Register: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/640749
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 3mo agoZOOM OPTION ADDED! Join KMTS for “From Entitlement to Deservingness: Queer Migration through Turkey to the EU and North America" with Mert Koçak, Keyman Postdoctoral Fellow, on Monday, June 1st at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515 and via Zoom. Register: bit.ly/48Yr7F4
Next Monday, June 1! Register for Zoom: bit.ly/4fhSdL6 Register for in-person: bit.ly/4dfvnBm
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 3mo agoZOOM OPTION ADDED! Join KMTS for “From Entitlement to Deservingness: Queer Migration through Turkey to the EU and North America" with Mert Koçak, Keyman Postdoctoral Fellow, on Monday, June 1st at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515 and via Zoom. Register: bit.ly/48Yr7F4
This Friday, May 29! Register: ucdavis.zoom.us/.../register...
The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association@andottoman.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin OTSA for “Empire of Officials: Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Bureaucracy" with Abdulhamit Kırmızı, Marmara University and University College Dublin, on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 12pm CST (8pm Istanbul) via Zoom. Register here: ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY! View the conference program and register: bit.ly/3PF8yiG
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEXT WEEK! Join Keyman MTS for our conference “Freedom and Unfreedom in James Baldwin’s Istanbul” on May 22-23, 2026 in Harris Hall, Room 108. View the program and register: bit.ly/3PF8yiG
NEXT WEEK! Join Keyman MTS for our conference “Freedom and Unfreedom in James Baldwin’s Istanbul” on May 22-23, 2026 in Harris Hall, Room 108. View the program and register: bit.ly/3PF8yiG
TODAY, Wednesday, May 13! Register: bit.ly/4thxdsj
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin KMTS for "Energy Security in Turbulent Times & Turkey’s Role in Eurasian Energy Politics" with Şuhnaz Yılmaz Özbağcı, Koç University, on Wednesday, May 13th at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515. More info and to register: bit.ly/4thxdsj
ZOOM OPTION ADDED! Join KMTS for “From Entitlement to Deservingness: Queer Migration through Turkey to the EU and North America" with Mert Koçak, Keyman Postdoctoral Fellow, on Monday, June 1st at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515 and via Zoom. Register: bit.ly/48Yr7F4
This Wednesday, May 13! Register: bit.ly/4thxdsj
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin KMTS for "Energy Security in Turbulent Times & Turkey’s Role in Eurasian Energy Politics" with Şuhnaz Yılmaz Özbağcı, Koç University, on Wednesday, May 13th at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515. More info and to register: bit.ly/4thxdsj
Join OTSA for “Empire of Officials: Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Bureaucracy" with Abdulhamit Kırmızı, Marmara University and University College Dublin, on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 12pm CST (8pm Istanbul) via Zoom. Register here: ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Next Wednesday, May 13! Register: bit.ly/4thxdsj
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin KMTS for "Energy Security in Turbulent Times & Turkey’s Role in Eurasian Energy Politics" with Şuhnaz Yılmaz Özbağcı, Koç University, on Wednesday, May 13th at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515. More info and to register: bit.ly/4thxdsj
TODAY, May 4! Register: bit.ly/3QsnzEN
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin KMTS for "How to Win a Battle in the Culture War: Techno-nationalism and Hegemony in Turkey" with Yohanan Benhaïm, Keyman Visiting Scholar, on Monday, May 4 at 4pm in Harris Hall, 108. Reception to follow. More info and to register: bit.ly/3QsnzEN
Next Monday, May 4! Register: bit.ly/3QsnzEN
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin KMTS for "How to Win a Battle in the Culture War: Techno-nationalism and Hegemony in Turkey" with Yohanan Benhaïm, Keyman Visiting Scholar, on Monday, May 4 at 4pm in Harris Hall, 108. Reception to follow. More info and to register: bit.ly/3QsnzEN
Join KMTS for "Energy Security in Turbulent Times & Turkey’s Role in Eurasian Energy Politics" with Şuhnaz Yılmaz Özbağcı, Koç University, on Wednesday, May 13th at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515. More info and to register: bit.ly/4thxdsj
Happening now! northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin Keyman MTS for “White-Collar Blues: The Making of the Transnational Turkish Middle Class" with Mustafa Yavaş @mustafa-yavas.bsky.social, Johns Hopkins University, on Wednesday, April 29th at 12:30pm via Zoom. Register: bit.ly/47GG1Px
Join KMTS for "How to Win a Battle in the Culture War: Techno-nationalism and Hegemony in Turkey" with Yohanan Benhaïm, Keyman Visiting Scholar, on Monday, May 4 at 4pm in Harris Hall, 108. Reception to follow. More info and to register: bit.ly/3QsnzEN
This Wednesday, April 29! Register: bit.ly/47GG1Px
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin Keyman MTS for “White-Collar Blues: The Making of the Transnational Turkish Middle Class" with Mustafa Yavaş @mustafa-yavas.bsky.social, Johns Hopkins University, on Wednesday, April 29th at 12:30pm via Zoom. Register: bit.ly/47GG1Px
Monday, May 4! More Info and to Register: bit.ly/4bzsdr5
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin KMTS for “From Entitlement to Deservingness: Queer Migration through Turkey to the EU and North America" with Mert Koçak, Keyman Postdoctoral Fellow, on Monday, May 4th at 4pm in Harris Hall, Room 108. More Info and to Register: bit.ly/4bzsdr5
Next Wednesday, April 29! Register: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/640089
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin Keyman MTS for “White-Collar Blues: The Making of the Transnational Turkish Middle Class" with Mustafa Yavaş @mustafa-yavas.bsky.social, Johns Hopkins University, on Wednesday, April 29th at 12:30pm via Zoom. Register: bit.ly/47GG1Px
Monday, April 20! More info and register here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/639899
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin Keyman MTS for “From 'Byzantine Intrigues’ to Civil Byzantium: The Making of Byzantium in Modern Turkey” with Koray Durak, Boğaziçi University, on Monday, April 20th at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515. Register: bit.ly/4aSG7Wk
Next Monday, April 20! More info and register here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/639899
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin Keyman MTS for “From 'Byzantine Intrigues’ to Civil Byzantium: The Making of Byzantium in Modern Turkey” with Koray Durak, Boğaziçi University, on Monday, April 20th at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515. Register: bit.ly/4aSG7Wk
Today! Register: northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association@andottoman.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin OTSA and 2025 OTSA Book Award Winner Zozan Pehlivan, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, for “The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century" on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 12pm CST via Zoom. Register here: northwestern.zoom.us/.../njl-VY-j...
This Friday, April 10! Register: northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association@andottoman.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin OTSA and 2025 OTSA Book Award Winner Zozan Pehlivan, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, for “The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century" on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 12pm CST via Zoom. Register here: northwestern.zoom.us/.../njl-VY-j...
TODAY, APRIL 8 in person and on Zoom! Join KMTS and specialist in Byzantine history Sergey Ivanov, Northwestern University, for a talk on the origin of the Gagauz people, Turkic-speaking Orthodox Christians now living primarily in Moldova. Register: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/639902
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin KMTS for "The Religious Vocabulary of Turkic-Speaking Christians and the Problem of the Origin of the Gagauz" with Sergey Ivanov, Northwestern University, on Wednesday, April 8 at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515 and via Zoom. Register: bit.ly/4b6yzOF
THIS WEDNESDAY in person and on Zoom! Join KMTS and specialist in Byzantine history Sergey Ivanov, Northwestern University, for a talk on the origin of the Gagauz people, Turkic-speaking Orthodox Christians now living primarily in Moldova. Register: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/639902
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin KMTS for "The Religious Vocabulary of Turkic-Speaking Christians and the Problem of the Origin of the Gagauz" with Sergey Ivanov, Northwestern University, on Wednesday, April 8 at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515 and via Zoom. Register: bit.ly/4b6yzOF
Register for next Friday, April 10! northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association@andottoman.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin OTSA and 2025 OTSA Book Award Winner Zozan Pehlivan, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, for “The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century" on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 12pm CST via Zoom. Register here: northwestern.zoom.us/.../njl-VY-j...
Next Wednesday, April 8! More info and to register: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/639902
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin KMTS for "The Religious Vocabulary of Turkic-Speaking Christians and the Problem of the Origin of the Gagauz" with Sergey Ivanov, Northwestern University, on Wednesday, April 8 at 12:30pm in Kresge Hall, Room 1515 and via Zoom. Register: bit.ly/4b6yzOF
TODAY! Register for Zoom: bit.ly/4suMo0y More info: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/639905
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program@keymanmts.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin KMTS for a screening of the documentaries Star on the Border and Missed Lives: the Doms followed by a discussion with directors Berivan Saruhan and Mehmet Kuyumcu on Tuesday, March 31 at 12:00pm in Kresge 1515 and via Zoom. More Info and to Register: bit.ly/4r6lbQp
