NIT’s former fellows, students and interns will present a series of lightning presentations within the theme of Urban Studies during the NIT Day in Leiden on 13 December 2023, between 13:30 – 15:00. Please join us to hear about their research and experience at NIT in Istanbul.

Julia Benedetti  – My semester abroad in Istanbul

Gabriël Sel – The gentrification of Tarlabaşı and its resistance

Ahmet Can Karapınar  – In Beloved Memory Of.  Documenting Istanbul’s Feriköy Protestant Cemetery on the Spot

Selin Tuzgöl – Between Visibility and Invisibility: A Study into Dutch Foreign Funding for LGBTI+ Activism in Turkey

Alvise Cecchetti  – The UHL Water Heritage Program: An Insider’s View

Burcu Köken – Certain Losses, Possible Healings: The Architectural Recovery Team in Post-Earthquake Hatay

Apart from the Lightning Presentations, there will be lectures and presentations on Istanbul throughout the day. You can find the whole program of the day here.