A Companion to Early Modern Istanbul is the first collective effort to explore Istanbul, capital of the vast polyglot, multiethnic and multireligious Ottoman Empire and home to one of the world’s largest and most diverse urban populations, as an early modern metropolis.
This event brings together the editors, as well as a number of contributors, of the volume to discuss not only this book but also the field of urban studies within Ottoman history. Participants include Shirine Hamadeh (Koç University), Çiğdem Kafesçioğlu (Boğaziçi University), Cemal Kafadar (Harvard University), Amanda Phillips (University of Virginia), Marinos Sariyannis (Institute for Mediterranean Studies/FORTH, Rethymno) and a Christoph K. Neumann (LMU Munich).
The book launch will be held on Zoom. Please register in advance.
Issue 66, December 2023
Turkey’s Centenary Issue
