NIT Newsletter 2025 – 01
Aysel Arslan The first half of 2025 has flown by quickly, and NIT was busy with various symposia, workshops, and other events…
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A Dutch Family in the Ottoman World: Microhistory through the Case of the Keun
by Berken Vis From April to June 2025, I had the opportunity to spend two and a half months in…
Tracing Sa’dabad: Unfolding maps, Unfolding questions
by Rana Kelleci I had the privilege of spending this February at the NIT as a research fellow to delve…
Who owns the past? Late Antique Epigrams from Asia Minor and the Construction of a New Past
by Giorgos Polychroniadis From February 27 to March 27, 2025, I had the privilege of spending a month in Istanbul…
Istanbul: A City of Water
by Kee-Lou Ooyman The city of Istanbul is surrounded by water. Some of today’s most iconic images include the constant…
Divided Narratives of a Divided Island: Historical Narratives and the Struggle for Legitimacy in Cyprus
by Ahmet Can Karapınar This past December, I had the honor and privilege of doing research at the Netherlands Institute…
Archery in Istanbul: Ottoman Past and Turkish Revival
by Rik J. JANSSEN When I applied for the NIT Fellowship, I was just informed that I was accepted for…
Experiences of Circassian Muhajirs in the Ottoman Empire
by Janset Nil Genç This past November, I had the privilege of conducting fieldwork as a fellow at the Netherlands…
Volcanic-induced Climate Change and the Eastern Roman Empire: A Case Study from sixth-century Constantinople
by Sanne de Jong In the autumn of 2024, I got the amazing opportunity to spend one month in Istanbul…
NIT Newsletter 2024 – 4
Greetings from a wet December day in Istanbul! The Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT) has been actively engaged in a…