The Intensive Ottoman and Turkish Summer School is conducted annually in Cunda, Turkey by the Ottoman Studies Foundation. The program receives support from Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey.
The 2024 program will take place from Monday 8 July to Friday 16 August 2024. Complete our online application form. Applications are due Friday 15 March 2024
Teaching faculty
Ottoman I: Selim KURU (University of Washington)
Ottoman II: Yorgos DEDES (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)
Ottoman Turkish Instructor: Oscar AGUIRRE-MANDUJANO (University of Pennsylvania)
Persian: Maryam NIAZADEH
Karamanlidhika: Evangelia BALTA (Institute of Historical Studies/National Hellenic Research Foundation)
Modern Turkish: Gülsah TASKIN (Bogaziçi University)
The Ottoman Summer School is open to everyone interested in continuing their study of Ottoman and Turkish for the purpose of academic research, and priority is given to qualified doctoral students.
The program provides proficiency-based instruction in reading and translating Ottoman Turkish texts in both manuscript and printed forms. Please browse our site to learn more about the program: