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Kiraz Perinçek: The Extraordinary Creatures on the Sogdian Sarcophagi Found in China
Commanding Central Asian commerce from 500 to 1000 D.C., Sogdians played a very important role in trade along the Silk Road. Zeravshan River basin in today’s Uzbekistan and Tajikistan was their central place of settlement. Samarkand, which is in the intersection of many roads, was Sogdians’ most important capital city from the old days to more recent times. Organized in city-states, Sogdians never had a central state or an army, but they succeeded in founding an empire of trade that…
Find out more »New Approaches in Folklore Research: Different Applications of Semiotics Theory
Prof. Dr. Arzu Öztürkmen: New Approaches in Folklore Research: Different Applications of Semiotics Theory ‘Folklore’ has been an important field of humanities since the nineteenth century. Starting off from the history of folklore research, this presentation discusses the opportunities provided by the discipline of folklore in understanding both the historical ethnographies, and the complex cultural forms of our time. Semiotics theory contributes in the analysis of many cultural forms, from the Ottoman oral and visual culture to todays popular art.…
Find out more »Prof. Caner Karavit: Buddhist Art of Toba Turks During North Wei Period and Masterpieces in Hexi Corridor
"Toba Türkleri'nin Çin'in kuzeyini ele geçirmelerinden sonra kurdukları Kuzey Wei hanedanı döneminde, Gansu eyaletindeki Hexi Koridoru'nda Budist sanatı yeşertmişler ve geride bugün Dünya Mirasları Listesine de giren birçok eser bırakmışlardır.
Find out more »Surname Stories of Republic Era
Prof. Emine Naskali: Surname Stories of Republic Era “When the Surname Act was enacted in 1934 every citizen applied for a surname"
Find out more »Old Turkish Inscriptions: Philological Perspective and Assessments
Doç. Dr. Hatice Şirin: Old Turkish Inscriptions: Philological Perspective and Assessments "Moğolistan, Yenisey ve Altay bölgesinde bulunan yazıtlardaki alt metinlerin, sözcüklerdeki metaforik kullanımlarının ele alınacağı bu konuşmada, Türk kültür tarihi açısından çok önemli olduğunu düşündüğümüz sözcükler de değerlendirilecektir. söz gelimi, bu metinlerde at ve at sürülerinden binek hayvanı olarak sıkılıkla bahsedilir. Ancak at etinden yemek yapıldığı bilgisinin geçtiği ilk yazılı metinimiz var mıydı? Varsa hangisiydi ve bu bilgi nasıl sunulmuştur?"
Find out more »Assoc. Prof. Ömer Soner Hunkan: Guardians of the Silk Road: Turkish Khakans (Karakhans) The Army of Karakhans: “From the steppes of Central Asia
Assoc. Prof. Ömer Soner Hunkan: Guardians of the Silk Road: Turkish Khakans (Karakhans) The Army of Karakhans: “From the steppes of Central Asia "Orta Asya'da steplerden kentlere Hakanlık devri hakimiyetinin silahlı unsurları irdelenmekte ve alanın meraklılarına ilk Müslüman Türk Hakanlığı'nın savaş sanatı, teçhizatları, hiyerarşileri ve yöntemi anlatılmaktadır".
Find out more »Prof. Dr. Mesut Şen: Veterinary Manuscripts
A conference on “Veterinary Manuscripts” by Prof. Mesut Şen at Dr. Emel Esin Library.
Find out more »Religions of the Old Turks
Religions of the Old Turks In Dr. Emel Esin Library, a speech by Dr. Yukiyo Kasai on “Religions of the Old Turks”
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