TRANSLAPT

Empires in Translation: Intersections of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish in the Eastern Mediterranean This series presents the findings of the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group TRANSLAPT (Translation: Arabic–Persian–Turkish) which examines the central role of translation in the formation of the Ottom...

by Philip Bockholt titled “Türkische Übersetzungen aus dem Arabischen und Persischen: Akteure, Adaption und Rezeption in der Frühen Neuzeit”, is scheduled for publication in spring 2026, with additional titles to follow. This is the link to the book series: www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/eit-b...

results from the TRANSLAPT project, the series will highlight the complex dynamics of interaction among Arabic, Persian, and Turkish traditions. The first volume, a monograph ...

Philip Bockholt, @huelyacelik.bsky.social, @kristofdhulster.bsky.social , Andrew Peacock, and Derin Terzioğlu, this series is dedicated to exploring the vital roles of translation, language, and cultural exchange in shaping the history of the early modern Eastern Mediterranean. Through research ...

TRANSLAPT Book Series

The @translapt.bsky.social team is proud to announce the launch of a new academic book series: Empires in Translation: Intersections of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish in the Eastern Mediterranean. Edited by ...

A link to the event page: www.uni-muenster.de/ArabistikIsl...

In his paper, "’So That They Need Neither Skilled Swimmers nor Shell Divers to Reach its Pearls’: Tracing Knowledge Transfer in a Didactic Arabic Verse Translation", he discussed an Arabic translation of the Persian Pandnāma-yi ʿAṭṭār produced in 19th-century Egypt.

Discussing Arabic Poetry and Translations

On Friday, 21 November, Tobias Sick participated in the international conference "Poetry and Knowledge: The Production and Transmission of Knowledge in Arabic Verse (1100–1800)", taking place at the University of Münster.

The deadline for the call for papers is 10 December 2025.
This is link to the event page:
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This is the link to the call for papers:
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The event aims to address the Ottoman Balkans as a dynamic space for translation and cross-linguistic exchange between Arabic, Persian, (Ottoman) Turkish, and other regional languages between the 15th and 19th centuries.

Call for Papers: The Ottoman Balkans as a Space for Multilingualism

From 4-6 June 2026, the international 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.

Philip Bockholt offers a comparative perspective on identity formation among Iranians in Iran and in the diaspora, examining how ancient Iranian kingship is invoked to serve contemporary political purposes.

This is the link to the programme: www.uni-muenster.de/imperia/md/c...

The event focuses on Scandinavian pre-Christian religion, which has played a central role in identity construction for many social groups from the 13th century to the present day. In his talk, "Cyrus the Great and the Diaspora: On Iranian Nationalism Today and its References to Ancient Iran,"

Conference "Imagining Nordic Paganism"

On 6–7 November, Philip Bockholt will participate in the conference "Imagining Nordic Paganism: Cultural Memories and Scholarly Thought since the Middle Ages," organised by Roland Scheel and Simon Hauke of the Institute of Scandinavian Studies at Münster Uni.

Deborah Schlein and Florian Sobieroj.

This is the link to the publication: brill.com/display/titl...

and glossing practices as an important source for the history of Arabic literature, Islamic intellectual history, and comparative manuscript studies. Contributors are Berat Açıl, Philip Bockholt, Stefanie Brinkmann, Nadja Danilenko, Verena Klemm, Boris Liebrenz, Nadine Löhr, Darya Ogorodnikova

"Marginal Matters: Explorations into Commenting and Glossing Techniques in Arabic Manuscript Cultures“
edited by Stefanie Brinkmann

For centuries, scribes and users have left notes in the margins of manuscripts, paraphrasing, explaining, criticising, and seeks to establish the study of commentary

which he received from the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Vienna.

This is the link to the blog entry:
atlas.univie.ac.at?p=488

© Image: Library of the Mekhitarist Congregation in Vienna

The blog entry deals with an Armeno-Turkish translation of the Persian Pandnāma-yi ʿAṭṭār (ʿAṭṭār’s Book of Wise Counsel). Tobias Sick’s research for this publication was conducted in September and October 2024 in Vienna through the Andreas Tietze Memorial Fellowship in Turkish Studies,

Blog Entry on Armeno-Turkish Translation

Recently, Tobias Sick published a blog entry with the Armeno-Turkish Literary Archives & Studies (ATLAS) blog, which is a scholarly platform for discussions of Armeno-Turkish manuscript and print culture.

A link to the program: www.csmc.uni-hamburg.de/register/wor...

Organised by Silpsupa Jaengsawang, Jannis Kostelnik, and Szilvia Sövegjártó, the event featured papers on translation strategies across a wide geographical and temporal range, including his paper 'Material Evidence Revisited: Translation Processes in Ottoman Istanbul in the 1720s‘.

On 24-25 October, Philip Bockholt took part in the workshop 'Translation Choices in Multilingual Written Artefacts: Navigating Visual and Cultural Layers', held at the Cluster of Excellence 'Understanding Written Artefacts' at the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Culture (CSMC) in Hamburg.

A link to the program: yazmaeserler.fsm.edu.tr/etkinlik/Yaz...

while the subsequent sessions are for registered participants only. On January 10, this includes a lecture by Kristof D’hulster chaired by Philip Bockholt on Mamluk and Post-Mamluk Endowment Notes. Finally, the program will conclude with a student workshop on 28 March 2026.

Endowment Notes Workshop in Istanbul

From 24 October to 28 March 2026, an “Endowment Notes Workshop” will take place at the Ayasofya Yerleşkesi of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf Üniversitesi, which is a 17-week lecture series organised in collaboration on 24 October by Mehmet Kalaycı is public,

After having shared many discussions and events together, the TRANSLAPT team wishes him well on this new chapter and looks forward to cooperate also across continents in the future.

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a new project titled“Turco-Persianate Materialities and Subalternities in a Multilingual Space: The Epic Cycle of Muḥammad Ḥanafiyya and Its Transregional Circulation”.

New Research Endeavours in Japan

On 30 September, Sacha Alsancakli officially left the TRANSLAPT research group to begin a fellowship at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA) at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, working on ...

to gaining valuable insights into the Muslim diaspora in Argentina since the late 19th century, they visited the Mezquita, which houses the local archive documenting immigration from the Middle East to Rosario in the early 20th century.

Discussions on Archival Practices and Multilingualism in Rosario

On 2–3 October, Philip Bockholt and Hülya Çelik held discussions on archival practices and multilingualism with Silvia Montenegro and her team at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR). In addition