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ARIT Online Lecture | Alevi-Bektashi Digital Archive: A Project of Cultural Preservation

The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) is hosting an online lecture with Professor Ayfer Karakaya-Stump (History, The College of William and Mary) entitled “Alevi-Bektashi Digital Archive: A Project of Cultural Preservation.”

Professor Karakaya-Stump will discus the Alevi-Bektashi Digital Archive project undertaken in collaboration with Professor Cemal Kafadar, Harvard University. The project aims to document and safeguard the historical and cultural heritage of Alevi-Bektashi communities in Anatolia and the Balkans, making it accessible to a broad audience through a user-friendly digital platform.

March 11, 2024 at 6 pm Istanbul, 10 am EST

For more information on the lecture, as well as ARIT, please follow this link. To register for the online lecture, please click this link here.

American Research Institute in Turkey 2023 Newsletter

The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT)’s 2023 Newsletter is now available online! It includes a letter from ARIT President Linda T. Darling (University of Arizona), news of wonderful new facilities in Istanbul and Ankara, a summer program in Turkish language, and a highlight of fellows and donors.

ARIT research fellows report on Ottoman poetry in Turkish language, analysis of dental remains from Early Bronze Age Karataş-Semayük, music production of the Roman (Romani) families.

More ARIT programs and services may be found here, and previous issues of the annual newsletter may be found through this link.

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