The schedule may vary, but daily courses typically include:
- 9–11 AM: Ottoman Turkish
- 11:30–12:30 AM: Persian support for Ottoman Turkish
- 2–3 PM: Modern Turkish, or, for native speakers of Turkish and those with near-native ability, translation from Ottoman to English
- Evening tutor sessions
Seminar on Karamanlidhika Studies
The Ottoman Studies Foundation is pleased to announce that the seminar on Karamanlidhika taught by Dr. Evangelia BALTA is offered again in 2022. Dr. Balta has offered the seminar as part of the Intensive Ottoman and Turkish Summer School since 2010. This expansion of the curriculum was originally made possible with the support of the Turkish Cultural Foundation.
Dr. Balta (Institute of Historical Studies/National Hellenic Research Foundation) is one of the world’s leading experts on karamanlidhika publications and has wide experience in working on and publishing Ottoman defters and other archival documents. Her seminar introduces students to the main issues in the field and focus on research opportunities in the Ba?bakanl?k Ar?ivi.
In addition to Turkish and Ottoman, familiarity with the Greek alphabet is required for attendance. Karamanlidhika publications were written in the Turkish language but with the Greek alphabet, so an ability to read Turkish in the Greek alphabet is a prerequisite to dealing with archival documents (eg. ruhsatnâmes) regarding these publications.
Depending on the interested students’ level of ability in Persian and Modern Turkish, the seminar runs parallel to the existing courses.
Students who are interested in following this course will be expected to attend all other courses.
For more information on Dr. Balta, please visit her personal webpage.