The Keyman Program's rich, diverse programming introduces the Northwestern community to key issues about modern Turkey and its role in the world through a variety of speakers on topics related to the social sciences, the humanities, communication, the arts, and other fields.
Stay tuned for future programming.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Kerem Öktem, 2019-2020 Keyman Visiting Professor presents his talk, "Local elections in competitive authoritarian regime...
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, No Location
Gelin (The Bride) (Lütfi Akad, 1973, Turkey, digital, 97 min) Regularly cited as one of the best Turkish films of all ti...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
Turkey’s agricultural labor force was predominantly composed of migrant workers from the Kurdish region of Turkey until ...
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Devi Mays is Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, whe...
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Recent developments in the Syrian civil war have cast their shadow on US-Turkish relations in an unprecedented way. The ...
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Keyman Visiting Speaker: Dr. Burak Kadercan, Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy at the United States Naval War C...
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Please join the MENA Program and the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program for this lecture by Keyman Visiting Scholar I...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
“Unmixing the Holy City: Coexistence and Segregation in Early 20th Century Jerusalem” Michelle Campos, Associate Profe...
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies affiliated scholars gather to share and discuss their current research.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Political science schlarship on Turkey has long been dominated by top-down and macro approaches. In recent decades, othe...
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies affiliated scholars gather to share and discuss their current research.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies affiliated scholars gather to share and discuss their current research.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
Shah ‘Abbas’ Iran and Global Early Modernity The reign of Shah ‘Abbas’ has been characterized as the “golden age” of Ira...
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Evanston
Throughout his career, acclaimed artist Fred Wilson has challenged assumptions of history, culture, race, and museum dis...
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
Presented by the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at the Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, in part...
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
This one day workshop aims to bring together scholars on Indonesia and Turkey to have a fruitful conversation regarding ...
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Timed with the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, Northwestern doctoral candidates Evelyn Kreutzer and Esr...
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
In January 2016, 1128 academics in Turkey signed a petition as "Academics for Peace" protesting the Turkish government's...
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Ismail Beşikçi is a renowned sociologist, Kurdologist, PEN Honorary Member, and former Nobel Peace Prize candidate who c...
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Distant Constellation Friday, November 9, 7 PM Shevaun Mizrahi, 2017, Turkey/USA, DCP, 80 min. Photographer-turned-filmm...
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Education is central to political contestation in today’s Turkey. This two day conference will examine the state of ongo...
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Education is central to political contestation in today’s Turkey. This two day conference will examine the state of ongo...