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From 12–16 September 2026, Hicham Bouhadi participated in the summer school “Reading and Analysing Ottoman Manuscript Sources” at the Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo) in Amman, organised in cooperation with the University of Halle-Wittenberg, CETOBaC, IREMAM, (...)
September 21, 2026 at 12:03 PM
From 12–16 September 2026, Hicham Bouhadi participated in the summer school “Reading and Analysing Ottoman Manuscript Sources” at the Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo) in Amman, organised in cooperation with the University of Halle-Wittenberg, CETOBaC, IREMAM, (...)
Iranian Studies Conference in Utrecht
Last week, Philip Bockholt attended the Fifteenth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference, held at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Organised by the Association for Iranian Studies, the conference ...
Last week, Philip Bockholt attended the Fifteenth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference, held at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Organised by the Association for Iranian Studies, the conference ...
August 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Iranian Studies Conference in Utrecht
Last week, Philip Bockholt attended the Fifteenth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference, held at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Organised by the Association for Iranian Studies, the conference ...
Last week, Philip Bockholt attended the Fifteenth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference, held at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Organised by the Association for Iranian Studies, the conference ...
Lecture on the Astronomical Dialogue of Mongol Eurasia
On 28 July, Yoichi Isahaya (Hokkaido University) gave a guest lecture on the astronomical dialogue of Mongol Eurasia in Münster. In the lecture, he discussed the relationship between Islamicate astronomy and ...
On 28 July, Yoichi Isahaya (Hokkaido University) gave a guest lecture on the astronomical dialogue of Mongol Eurasia in Münster. In the lecture, he discussed the relationship between Islamicate astronomy and ...
July 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Lecture on the Astronomical Dialogue of Mongol Eurasia
On 28 July, Yoichi Isahaya (Hokkaido University) gave a guest lecture on the astronomical dialogue of Mongol Eurasia in Münster. In the lecture, he discussed the relationship between Islamicate astronomy and ...
On 28 July, Yoichi Isahaya (Hokkaido University) gave a guest lecture on the astronomical dialogue of Mongol Eurasia in Münster. In the lecture, he discussed the relationship between Islamicate astronomy and ...
Research at the British Library
This week, Philip Bockholt has been conducting research at the British Library on Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Chagatai texts. His work focuses on manuscripts dating from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, including ...
This week, Philip Bockholt has been conducting research at the British Library on Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Chagatai texts. His work focuses on manuscripts dating from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, including ...
July 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Research at the British Library
This week, Philip Bockholt has been conducting research at the British Library on Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Chagatai texts. His work focuses on manuscripts dating from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, including ...
This week, Philip Bockholt has been conducting research at the British Library on Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Chagatai texts. His work focuses on manuscripts dating from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, including ...
Newly Published: Texts as Living Objects
Published by Brill (Leiden and Boston), "Texts as Living Objects: Dhayls and Knowledge Transmission in the Islamic World", edited by Sacha Alsancakli and Philip Bockholt, brings together nine studies on dhayls (supplements) and ...
Published by Brill (Leiden and Boston), "Texts as Living Objects: Dhayls and Knowledge Transmission in the Islamic World", edited by Sacha Alsancakli and Philip Bockholt, brings together nine studies on dhayls (supplements) and ...
July 21, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Newly Published: Texts as Living Objects
Published by Brill (Leiden and Boston), "Texts as Living Objects: Dhayls and Knowledge Transmission in the Islamic World", edited by Sacha Alsancakli and Philip Bockholt, brings together nine studies on dhayls (supplements) and ...
Published by Brill (Leiden and Boston), "Texts as Living Objects: Dhayls and Knowledge Transmission in the Islamic World", edited by Sacha Alsancakli and Philip Bockholt, brings together nine studies on dhayls (supplements) and ...
The International Medieval Congress in Leeds
This week, Philip Bockholt participated in the International Medieval Congress (IMC) in Leeds, United Kingdom, Europe’s largest forum for sharing ideas in medieval studies. Drawing medievalists from more than 60 countries, the ...
This week, Philip Bockholt participated in the International Medieval Congress (IMC) in Leeds, United Kingdom, Europe’s largest forum for sharing ideas in medieval studies. Drawing medievalists from more than 60 countries, the ...
July 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The International Medieval Congress in Leeds
This week, Philip Bockholt participated in the International Medieval Congress (IMC) in Leeds, United Kingdom, Europe’s largest forum for sharing ideas in medieval studies. Drawing medievalists from more than 60 countries, the ...
This week, Philip Bockholt participated in the International Medieval Congress (IMC) in Leeds, United Kingdom, Europe’s largest forum for sharing ideas in medieval studies. Drawing medievalists from more than 60 countries, the ...
Concluding the Chagatai Reading Course
After a week of lectures and discussions on diverse Chagatai (or Türkī) materials, the Chagatai Reading Course, which took place in Münster last week, came to an end. Bringing together five instructors, thirteen participants, and ...
After a week of lectures and discussions on diverse Chagatai (or Türkī) materials, the Chagatai Reading Course, which took place in Münster last week, came to an end. Bringing together five instructors, thirteen participants, and ...
July 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Concluding the Chagatai Reading Course
After a week of lectures and discussions on diverse Chagatai (or Türkī) materials, the Chagatai Reading Course, which took place in Münster last week, came to an end. Bringing together five instructors, thirteen participants, and ...
After a week of lectures and discussions on diverse Chagatai (or Türkī) materials, the Chagatai Reading Course, which took place in Münster last week, came to an end. Bringing together five instructors, thirteen participants, and ...
History and Medicine
On Friday, 3 July, László Károly, professor in Turkic languages at the Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, concluded the Chagatai reading course with an exploration of historical and medical texts. More specifically, he guided ...
On Friday, 3 July, László Károly, professor in Turkic languages at the Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, concluded the Chagatai reading course with an exploration of historical and medical texts. More specifically, he guided ...
July 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
History and Medicine
On Friday, 3 July, László Károly, professor in Turkic languages at the Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, concluded the Chagatai reading course with an exploration of historical and medical texts. More specifically, he guided ...
On Friday, 3 July, László Károly, professor in Turkic languages at the Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, concluded the Chagatai reading course with an exploration of historical and medical texts. More specifically, he guided ...
Reading Vernacular Sources: The Crafts’ risāla
On Thursday, 2 July, Jeanine Dağyeli, associate professor at the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Vienna and research fellow at the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, shifted ...
On Thursday, 2 July, Jeanine Dağyeli, associate professor at the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Vienna and research fellow at the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, shifted ...
July 21, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Reading Vernacular Sources: The Crafts’ risāla
On Thursday, 2 July, Jeanine Dağyeli, associate professor at the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Vienna and research fellow at the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, shifted ...
On Thursday, 2 July, Jeanine Dağyeli, associate professor at the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Vienna and research fellow at the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, shifted ...
How to Read a Classical Ghazal
On Wednesday, 1 July, Benedek Péri, head of the Department of Turkic Studies of Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, guided the students through the difficult process of learning how to read and appreciate a classical ghazal, using ...
On Wednesday, 1 July, Benedek Péri, head of the Department of Turkic Studies of Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, guided the students through the difficult process of learning how to read and appreciate a classical ghazal, using ...
July 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
How to Read a Classical Ghazal
On Wednesday, 1 July, Benedek Péri, head of the Department of Turkic Studies of Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, guided the students through the difficult process of learning how to read and appreciate a classical ghazal, using ...
On Wednesday, 1 July, Benedek Péri, head of the Department of Turkic Studies of Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, guided the students through the difficult process of learning how to read and appreciate a classical ghazal, using ...
Reading Chagatai Poetry by Navāʾī
On Tuesday, 30 June, Marc Toutant, a researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS/CETOBaC) and lecturer at INALCO, introduced the group to the text type of mas̱navī in Chagatai. Specifically, ...
On Tuesday, 30 June, Marc Toutant, a researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS/CETOBaC) and lecturer at INALCO, introduced the group to the text type of mas̱navī in Chagatai. Specifically, ...
July 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Reading Chagatai Poetry by Navāʾī
On Tuesday, 30 June, Marc Toutant, a researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS/CETOBaC) and lecturer at INALCO, introduced the group to the text type of mas̱navī in Chagatai. Specifically, ...
On Tuesday, 30 June, Marc Toutant, a researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS/CETOBaC) and lecturer at INALCO, introduced the group to the text type of mas̱navī in Chagatai. Specifically, ...
Reading Property Records From East Turkestan
On Monday, 29 June, Eric Schluessel, Associate Professor in Modern Chinese and East Asian History at the University of Oxford, opened the week of lectures and working sessions with a presentation on Chagatai, or Türkī, as found in ...
On Monday, 29 June, Eric Schluessel, Associate Professor in Modern Chinese and East Asian History at the University of Oxford, opened the week of lectures and working sessions with a presentation on Chagatai, or Türkī, as found in ...
June 30, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Reading Property Records From East Turkestan
On Monday, 29 June, Eric Schluessel, Associate Professor in Modern Chinese and East Asian History at the University of Oxford, opened the week of lectures and working sessions with a presentation on Chagatai, or Türkī, as found in ...
On Monday, 29 June, Eric Schluessel, Associate Professor in Modern Chinese and East Asian History at the University of Oxford, opened the week of lectures and working sessions with a presentation on Chagatai, or Türkī, as found in ...
Preparing for the Chagatai Reading Course
From 29 June–3 July, the International Summer Academy "Chagatai Manuscript Reading Course" will take place in Münster, jointly organised by Philip Bockholt and Jeanine Dağyeli (University of Vienna / Austrian Academy of Sciences).
From 29 June–3 July, the International Summer Academy "Chagatai Manuscript Reading Course" will take place in Münster, jointly organised by Philip Bockholt and Jeanine Dağyeli (University of Vienna / Austrian Academy of Sciences).
June 26, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Preparing for the Chagatai Reading Course
From 29 June–3 July, the International Summer Academy "Chagatai Manuscript Reading Course" will take place in Münster, jointly organised by Philip Bockholt and Jeanine Dağyeli (University of Vienna / Austrian Academy of Sciences).
From 29 June–3 July, the International Summer Academy "Chagatai Manuscript Reading Course" will take place in Münster, jointly organised by Philip Bockholt and Jeanine Dağyeli (University of Vienna / Austrian Academy of Sciences).
Participating in the Leonardo-Campus-Run
On 24 June, Philip Bockholt participated in the Leonardo-Campus-Run, an annual sports event organized by the University of Münster, and was supported by the TRANSLAPT team. The run has been organised since the year 2000 and aims ...
On 24 June, Philip Bockholt participated in the Leonardo-Campus-Run, an annual sports event organized by the University of Münster, and was supported by the TRANSLAPT team. The run has been organised since the year 2000 and aims ...
June 25, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Participating in the Leonardo-Campus-Run
On 24 June, Philip Bockholt participated in the Leonardo-Campus-Run, an annual sports event organized by the University of Münster, and was supported by the TRANSLAPT team. The run has been organised since the year 2000 and aims ...
On 24 June, Philip Bockholt participated in the Leonardo-Campus-Run, an annual sports event organized by the University of Münster, and was supported by the TRANSLAPT team. The run has been organised since the year 2000 and aims ...
5th Colloquium on Ottoman Literature
On 18 June 2026, Kristof D’hulster participated in the Fifth Colloquium on Ottoman Literature (COL), organized by Gisela Procházka-Eisl and Ercan Akyol at the Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Vienna. His paper, ...
On 18 June 2026, Kristof D’hulster participated in the Fifth Colloquium on Ottoman Literature (COL), organized by Gisela Procházka-Eisl and Ercan Akyol at the Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Vienna. His paper, ...
June 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM
5th Colloquium on Ottoman Literature
On 18 June 2026, Kristof D’hulster participated in the Fifth Colloquium on Ottoman Literature (COL), organized by Gisela Procházka-Eisl and Ercan Akyol at the Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Vienna. His paper, ...
On 18 June 2026, Kristof D’hulster participated in the Fifth Colloquium on Ottoman Literature (COL), organized by Gisela Procházka-Eisl and Ercan Akyol at the Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Vienna. His paper, ...
Workshop “Figures of Authority” in Tübingen
On 15–16 June, Philip Bockholt takes part in the workshop “Figures of Authority: Argumentative Strategies, Exemplary Motifs, and Narrative Patterns in the Political Advice Literature of the Premodern Islamic World,” organised by ...
On 15–16 June, Philip Bockholt takes part in the workshop “Figures of Authority: Argumentative Strategies, Exemplary Motifs, and Narrative Patterns in the Political Advice Literature of the Premodern Islamic World,” organised by ...
June 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Workshop “Figures of Authority” in Tübingen
On 15–16 June, Philip Bockholt takes part in the workshop “Figures of Authority: Argumentative Strategies, Exemplary Motifs, and Narrative Patterns in the Political Advice Literature of the Premodern Islamic World,” organised by ...
On 15–16 June, Philip Bockholt takes part in the workshop “Figures of Authority: Argumentative Strategies, Exemplary Motifs, and Narrative Patterns in the Political Advice Literature of the Premodern Islamic World,” organised by ...
Visiting the Bosniak Institute
On 8 June, the TRANSLAPT team, together with Munir Drkić and Paula Manstetten, visited the Bosniak Institute and met with the institute’s CEO, Amina Rizvanbegović Džuvić. The Bosniak Institute holds a collection ...
On 8 June, the TRANSLAPT team, together with Munir Drkić and Paula Manstetten, visited the Bosniak Institute and met with the institute’s CEO, Amina Rizvanbegović Džuvić. The Bosniak Institute holds a collection ...
June 9, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Visiting the Bosniak Institute
On 8 June, the TRANSLAPT team, together with Munir Drkić and Paula Manstetten, visited the Bosniak Institute and met with the institute’s CEO, Amina Rizvanbegović Džuvić. The Bosniak Institute holds a collection ...
On 8 June, the TRANSLAPT team, together with Munir Drkić and Paula Manstetten, visited the Bosniak Institute and met with the institute’s CEO, Amina Rizvanbegović Džuvić. The Bosniak Institute holds a collection ...
Research at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library
On 5 June, the TRANSLAPT team used the opportunity to spend one more day at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library in order to consult manuscripts there. Accompanied by Paula Manstetten and Andrew Peacock, they also ...
On 5 June, the TRANSLAPT team used the opportunity to spend one more day at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library in order to consult manuscripts there. Accompanied by Paula Manstetten and Andrew Peacock, they also ...
June 8, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Research at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library
On 5 June, the TRANSLAPT team used the opportunity to spend one more day at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library in order to consult manuscripts there. Accompanied by Paula Manstetten and Andrew Peacock, they also ...
On 5 June, the TRANSLAPT team used the opportunity to spend one more day at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library in order to consult manuscripts there. Accompanied by Paula Manstetten and Andrew Peacock, they also ...
Experiencing Ottoman Heritage in Bosnia
On Thursday, 4 June, the workshop participants were taken on a tour of important cultural sites related to Ottoman Bosnia, led by Munir Drkić. The group visited various sites in the cities of Stolac and Mostar, including ...
On Thursday, 4 June, the workshop participants were taken on a tour of important cultural sites related to Ottoman Bosnia, led by Munir Drkić. The group visited various sites in the cities of Stolac and Mostar, including ...
June 8, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Experiencing Ottoman Heritage in Bosnia
On Thursday, 4 June, the workshop participants were taken on a tour of important cultural sites related to Ottoman Bosnia, led by Munir Drkić. The group visited various sites in the cities of Stolac and Mostar, including ...
On Thursday, 4 June, the workshop participants were taken on a tour of important cultural sites related to Ottoman Bosnia, led by Munir Drkić. The group visited various sites in the cities of Stolac and Mostar, including ...
Second Day of the Balkans Workshop
On Wednesday, 3 June, the workshop continued with panels featuring a total of nine lectures. These lectures focused on multilingual manuscript collections and practices (Kadir Turgut, Josh Mugler), educational sources ...
On Wednesday, 3 June, the workshop continued with panels featuring a total of nine lectures. These lectures focused on multilingual manuscript collections and practices (Kadir Turgut, Josh Mugler), educational sources ...
June 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Second Day of the Balkans Workshop
On Wednesday, 3 June, the workshop continued with panels featuring a total of nine lectures. These lectures focused on multilingual manuscript collections and practices (Kadir Turgut, Josh Mugler), educational sources ...
On Wednesday, 3 June, the workshop continued with panels featuring a total of nine lectures. These lectures focused on multilingual manuscript collections and practices (Kadir Turgut, Josh Mugler), educational sources ...
Meeting at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library
On 1 June, the TRANSLAPT team began their trip to Sarajevo with an initial visit to the Gazi Husrev Beg Library, where the workshop on the Ottoman Balkans as a space for multilingualism will take place over ...
On 1 June, the TRANSLAPT team began their trip to Sarajevo with an initial visit to the Gazi Husrev Beg Library, where the workshop on the Ottoman Balkans as a space for multilingualism will take place over ...
June 4, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Meeting at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library
On 1 June, the TRANSLAPT team began their trip to Sarajevo with an initial visit to the Gazi Husrev Beg Library, where the workshop on the Ottoman Balkans as a space for multilingualism will take place over ...
On 1 June, the TRANSLAPT team began their trip to Sarajevo with an initial visit to the Gazi Husrev Beg Library, where the workshop on the Ottoman Balkans as a space for multilingualism will take place over ...
Preparations for Workshop in Sarajevo
From 2–4 June, the workshop "The Ottoman Balkans as a Space for Multilingualism: Actors, Practices, and Sites of Translation" will take place at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library in Sarajevo. Organised jointly ...
From 2–4 June, the workshop "The Ottoman Balkans as a Space for Multilingualism: Actors, Practices, and Sites of Translation" will take place at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library in Sarajevo. Organised jointly ...
May 26, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Preparations for Workshop in Sarajevo
From 2–4 June, the workshop "The Ottoman Balkans as a Space for Multilingualism: Actors, Practices, and Sites of Translation" will take place at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library in Sarajevo. Organised jointly ...
From 2–4 June, the workshop "The Ottoman Balkans as a Space for Multilingualism: Actors, Practices, and Sites of Translation" will take place at the Gazi Husrev Beg Library in Sarajevo. Organised jointly ...
Manuscripts on Ptolemaic Astrology in the Late Ottoman Empire and in Qajar Iran
On 21 May, Nadine Löhr gave a lecture at the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies titled "Vermeintlich unwichtige Handschriften: ...
On 21 May, Nadine Löhr gave a lecture at the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies titled "Vermeintlich unwichtige Handschriften: ...
May 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Manuscripts on Ptolemaic Astrology in the Late Ottoman Empire and in Qajar Iran
On 21 May, Nadine Löhr gave a lecture at the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies titled "Vermeintlich unwichtige Handschriften: ...
On 21 May, Nadine Löhr gave a lecture at the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies titled "Vermeintlich unwichtige Handschriften: ...
Tobias Sick Defends Doctoral Thesis
On 19 May, TRANSLAPT member Tobias Sick successfully completed the defense (Disputatio) of his doctoral thesis. His thesis offers a comprehensive study of the translation history of the Persian Pandnāma-yi ʿAṭṭār, providing insights ...
On 19 May, TRANSLAPT member Tobias Sick successfully completed the defense (Disputatio) of his doctoral thesis. His thesis offers a comprehensive study of the translation history of the Persian Pandnāma-yi ʿAṭṭār, providing insights ...
May 20, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Tobias Sick Defends Doctoral Thesis
On 19 May, TRANSLAPT member Tobias Sick successfully completed the defense (Disputatio) of his doctoral thesis. His thesis offers a comprehensive study of the translation history of the Persian Pandnāma-yi ʿAṭṭār, providing insights ...
On 19 May, TRANSLAPT member Tobias Sick successfully completed the defense (Disputatio) of his doctoral thesis. His thesis offers a comprehensive study of the translation history of the Persian Pandnāma-yi ʿAṭṭār, providing insights ...
Presentation on Turkish Translations of Jāmī’s Forty Hadith Collection
On 2 May, Muhammed Sofu took part in the Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Lanham (USA), organised by the Diyanet Center of America in collaboration with the Center for Islamic Studies (İSAM), ...
On 2 May, Muhammed Sofu took part in the Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Lanham (USA), organised by the Diyanet Center of America in collaboration with the Center for Islamic Studies (İSAM), ...
May 13, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Presentation on Turkish Translations of Jāmī’s Forty Hadith Collection
On 2 May, Muhammed Sofu took part in the Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Lanham (USA), organised by the Diyanet Center of America in collaboration with the Center for Islamic Studies (İSAM), ...
On 2 May, Muhammed Sofu took part in the Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Lanham (USA), organised by the Diyanet Center of America in collaboration with the Center for Islamic Studies (İSAM), ...