Changing Contours of Subjecthood at the British Seamen’s Hospital in Galata (1855-1905)
Aysel Arslan by Check King Tay In February 2026, I furthered my Research Master project on the British Seamen’s Hospital in Galata…
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In Search of Old Istanbul in Beyoğlu: Exploring Everyday Life and Entertainment in the Early 1900s
by Ebubekir Düzcan I had the privilege of spending December at the Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT), where I worked…
Experiencing the Sublime: Western Travelers and Ottoman Mosque Architecture in Istanbul
by Besime Alikişioğlu I had the privilege of spending October at the Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT) as an Autumn…
Continuing the Journey: Advancing My Research Through a Second NIT Fellowship
by Ediz Hazır My second fellowship at the Netherlands Institute in Turkey coincided with a pivotal moment in my doctoral…
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…
Sufi Tradition through the Living Texts: The Early 14th Century Manuscripts of Attar Persian Poetry in Anatolia
by Yasmin Saghafi My PhD research project at Leiden University focuses on medieval cultural history through exploring manuscripts of Sufi…
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…
Unearthing the Rubble: Mapping Arab Christian Migration between Antioch and São Paulo through Archives and Oral Narratives
by José Rafael Medeiros Coelho Before starting my PhD, I aimed at conducting research related to the transnational dynamics of…