Kristof D'hulster

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.

The link to the ILCAA Website: t.co/68Le52vEn6

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

A big thanks to the EUP team and the Gibb trustees for making this book a reality, to Selim Sırrı Kuru, Kayvan Tahmasebian, Adam Talib, and Christine Woodhead for sharing their multifaceted expertise, and to Giancarlo Casale and Hakan Karateke for their flattering endorsements!

Ottoman Poets and Poetics in the Sixteenth Century, published by @edinburghup.bsky.social
and the E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Trust, is now for sale through edinburghuniversitypress.com. Make sure to use the discount code NEW30!

Either coincidence or a very attentive publisher... The author copies of my attempt at translating two #Ottoman texts on 16th-century #poetics arrived at my doorstep right on #InternationalTranslationDay!

Tomorrow at McGill!

Workshop at USAL in Buenos Aires

On 30 September, Philip Bockholt will participate in the workshop "Tradiciones intelectuales en el Oriente Medio durante los períodos pre-moderno y moderno" at the Universidad del Salvador (USAL) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

the session featured papers by Sacha Alsancakli, Ahmet Aytep, Hicham Bouhadi, Kristof D’hulster, Tobias Sick, and Muhammed Sofu, each addressing a different facet of Ottoman and Mamluk translation practices. Here is the link to the programme: turkologentag.uni-mainz.de/programme/

TRANSLAPT Panel at the Turkologentag

On 19 September, the TRANSLAPT team featured with their own panel at the Turkologentag 2025 at Mainz University. Under the title "Translating Arabic and Persian Knowledge into Turkish in the Mamluk and Ottoman Realms", ...

and will provide a more global and multidimensional view of the region. Once again, many thanks to the Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus (DWIH) São Paulo for financial support. Here is the link to the event page: www.unirio.br/relacoesinte...

Their investigation of textual traditions, Sufi brotherhoods, and the history and art of the Middle East and North Africa in the premodern and modern periods, through the lenses of philology, anthropology, and film history, was an inspiring start to further endeavours, ...

Exploring New Avenues of Collaboration in Brazil

During the workshop at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, held on 23-24 September, Philip Bockholt and Hülya Çelik, together with Paulo Pinto, Gisele F. Chagas and others, explored new avenues of collaboration.

We thank the Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus (DWIH) São Paulo for financial support. This is a link to the event page: www.unirio.br/relacoesinte...

Co-organised with Paulo Pinto and Gisele F. Chagas, the workshop will be held at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, one of South America’s leading institutions for Middle East studies with a strong focus on anthropology.

Workshop at UFF in Rio de Janeiro
On 23-24 September, Philip Bockholt and Hülya Çelik will take part in the workshop “New Approaches to the Middle East in Germany and Brazil,” where they will each deliver lectures on multilingual textual traditions in the premodern and modern Ottoman Empire.

This is a link to the event page: www.dwih-saopaulo.org/pt/event/new...

views on academic trends in Germany and Brazil and to experience Arabic and Islamic studies in South America in situ. The event was made possible by the Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus (DWIH) São Paulo, which Philip Bockholt visited for talks about future funding schemes.

New Approaches to the History of the Middle East in Germany and Brazil

The three-day workshop held at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) featured more than twenty papers presented by Master’s and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and professors. It was a great opportunity to exchange ...