Imagining Turkey Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/imagining-turkey Imagination, as an analytical angle, deserves our attention as a political and social force that informs and connects masses, crosses borders, and manifests new socialities. The podcast series will host influential scholars, intellectuals, and artists who study and shape the imagination of Turkey on a global scale from various critical directions. The topics in the following months will include discussions on democracy in Turkey, the politics of religious differences at the border, and the limits of ethnographic research methods. 'Imagining Turkey' is co-hosted by the project PI Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu (UCL), M. Zișan Köker (LUC), and Hazal Aydın (BU). This series is sponsored by the European Research Council, and hosted in collaboration with the UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity and the Middle East Centre. © 2026 UCL Institute for Global Prosperity 5c624973-8aaf-521e-b258-c1fcafb816a7 yes en Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:43:01 +0000 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:43:02 +0000 https://img.transistorcdn.com/xnlR9_vgsg08K2wjayjG83Ji00zAz4rVXcNQuo55gqE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2MzMxLzE2OTgy/MjgyNjItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Imagining Turkey episodic UCL Institute for Global Prosperity Imagination, as an analytical angle, deserves our attention as a political and social force that informs and connects masses, crosses borders, and manifests new socialities. The podcast series will host influential scholars, intellectuals, and artists who study and shape the imagination of Turkey on a global scale from various critical directions. The topics in the following months will include discussions on democracy in Turkey, the politics of religious differences at the border, and the limits of ethnographic research methods. 'Imagining Turkey' is co-hosted by the project PI Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu (UCL), M. Zișan Köker (LUC), and Hazal Aydın (BU). This series is sponsored by the European Research Council, and hosted in collaboration with the UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity and the Middle East Centre. Imagination, as an analytical angle, deserves our attention as a political and social force that informs and connects masses, crosses borders, and manifests new socialities. UCL Podcasts No No Imagining the End of Empire with Eugene Rogan 10 10 Imagining the End of Empire with Eugene Rogan full de127f7b-76c1-461f-8fad-22661804d47c https://share.transistor.fm/s/de848b33 In this episode, we welcome Eugene Rogan, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford, Director of the Middle East Centre at St. Anthony's College, and a Fellow of the British Academy. Author of internationally bestselling books including The Arabs: A History, The Fall of the Ottomans, and most recently The Damascus Events, Rogan has spent over three decades recovering Ottoman and Arab perspectives long marginalised by European historiography. We discuss how Turkey and the Arab remember the Ottoman imperial past in divergent ways, whether the Empire's collapse was inevitable or a consequence of fateful choices, and what the Ottoman reconstruction of Damascus after the violence of 1860 might teach us about imagining political futures in the region today.

]]> In this episode, we welcome Eugene Rogan, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford, Director of the Middle East Centre at St. Anthony's College, and a Fellow of the British Academy. Author of internationally bestselling books including The Arabs: A History, The Fall of the Ottomans, and most recently The Damascus Events, Rogan has spent over three decades recovering Ottoman and Arab perspectives long marginalised by European historiography. We discuss how Turkey and the Arab remember the Ottoman imperial past in divergent ways, whether the Empire's collapse was inevitable or a consequence of fateful choices, and what the Ottoman reconstruction of Damascus after the violence of 1860 might teach us about imagining political futures in the region today.

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:41:47 +0000 UCL Institute for Global Prosperity UCL Institute for Global Prosperity 2212 In this episode, we welcome Eugene Rogan, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford, Director of the Middle East Centre at St. Anthony's College, and a Fellow of the British Academy. Author of internationally bestselling books including The Arabs: A History, The Fall of the Ottomans, and most recently The Damascus Events, Rogan has spent over three decades recovering Ottoman and Arab perspectives long marginalised by European historiography. We discuss how Turkey and the Arab remember the Ottoman imperial past in divergent ways, whether the Empire's collapse was inevitable or a consequence of fateful choices, and what the Ottoman reconstruction of Damascus after the violence of 1860 might teach us about imagining political futures in the region today.

]]> No Imagining Wastelands: Turkey's Waste and Recycling Policy at the Periphery with Adnan Khan 9 9 Imagining Wastelands: Turkey's Waste and Recycling Policy at the Periphery with Adnan Khan full e8589ef6-70a1-47cc-92da-3f6fc91aac87 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bb4b98ea In this episode, the Takhayyul Project welcomes Adnan Khan, an acclaimed Canadian writer, editor, photographer, and visual storyteller. We discuss Adnan's recent work chronicling how the global trade in plastic waste has exploited some of the most vulnerable communities, such as refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Istanbul, and of the importance in bringing empathy and depth to similar stories that often go untold.


 Date of episode recording: 2025-11-09
 Language of episode: English
 Presenters: Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın.
 Guests: Adnan Khan
 Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın; edited by Alexander Pymm
 

]]> In this episode, the Takhayyul Project welcomes Adnan Khan, an acclaimed Canadian writer, editor, photographer, and visual storyteller. We discuss Adnan's recent work chronicling how the global trade in plastic waste has exploited some of the most vulnerable communities, such as refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Istanbul, and of the importance in bringing empathy and depth to similar stories that often go untold.


 Date of episode recording: 2025-11-09
 Language of episode: English
 Presenters: Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın.
 Guests: Adnan Khan
 Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın; edited by Alexander Pymm
 

]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:59:47 +0000 UCL Institute for Global Prosperity UCL Institute for Global Prosperity 2359 In this episode, the Takhayyul Project welcomes Adnan Khan, an acclaimed Canadian writer, editor, photographer, and visual storyteller. We discuss Adnan's recent work chronicling how the global trade in plastic waste has exploited some of the most vulnerable communities, such as refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Istanbul, and of the importance in bringing empathy and depth to similar stories that often go untold.


 Date of episode recording: 2025-11-09
 Language of episode: English
 Presenters: Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın.
 Guests: Adnan Khan
 Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın; edited by Alexander Pymm
 

]]> #IGP, #Takhayyul, #takhayyulproject, #Wastelands, #WastePolicy, #Recycling, #Istanbul, #UrbanPeripheries, #Istanbul, #Imagination, #Turkey No Imagining Turkey with Gündüz Vassaf 8 8 Imagining Turkey with Gündüz Vassaf full 60d16418-b748-4ed6-85e6-aa850c49e46f https://share.transistor.fm/s/35efc151 In this episode, we welcome acclaimed writer, psychologist, and intellectual Gündüz Vassaf, whose work spans 17 published books blending literature, philosophy, and psychology. Author of the bestselling "Prisoners of Ourselves: Totalitarianism in Everyday Life" and his more recent novel "The Painter's Rebellion," Vassaf explores with us what it means to imagine Turkey, to be ‘Turkish’ and to be part of a community in the context of some of the world’s greatest challenges, such as global warming, Artificial Intelligence and an increasingly polarised political landscape.

Transcription link:

https://www.takhayyulproject.com/takhayyul-podcast-youtube


Date of episode recording: 2025-05-19T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:35:58
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın
Guests: Gündüz Vassaf
Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm

]]> In this episode, we welcome acclaimed writer, psychologist, and intellectual Gündüz Vassaf, whose work spans 17 published books blending literature, philosophy, and psychology. Author of the bestselling "Prisoners of Ourselves: Totalitarianism in Everyday Life" and his more recent novel "The Painter's Rebellion," Vassaf explores with us what it means to imagine Turkey, to be ‘Turkish’ and to be part of a community in the context of some of the world’s greatest challenges, such as global warming, Artificial Intelligence and an increasingly polarised political landscape.

Transcription link:

https://www.takhayyulproject.com/takhayyul-podcast-youtube


Date of episode recording: 2025-05-19T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:35:58
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın
Guests: Gündüz Vassaf
Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm

]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:57:19 +0100 UCL Institute for Global Prosperity UCL Institute for Global Prosperity 2159 In this episode, we welcome acclaimed writer, psychologist, and intellectual Gündüz Vassaf, whose work spans 17 published books blending literature, philosophy, and psychology. Author of the bestselling "Prisoners of Ourselves: Totalitarianism in Everyday Life" and his more recent novel "The Painter's Rebellion," Vassaf explores with us what it means to imagine Turkey, to be ‘Turkish’ and to be part of a community in the context of some of the world’s greatest challenges, such as global warming, Artificial Intelligence and an increasingly polarised political landscape.

Transcription link:

https://www.takhayyulproject.com/takhayyul-podcast-youtube


Date of episode recording: 2025-05-19T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:35:58
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın
Guests: Gündüz Vassaf
Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm

]]> No Imagining Turkey Through Romeyka: A conversation with Professor Ioanna Sitaridou 7 7 Imagining Turkey Through Romeyka: A conversation with Professor Ioanna Sitaridou full a32d0e27-3f2e-4727-b1d7-84cb0d35ba8d https://share.transistor.fm/s/407f01cc In this episode, we are hosting Professor Ioanna Sitaridou, Professor of Spanish and Historical Linguistics at the University of Cambridge and co director of the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies. Professor Sitaridou is widely known for her pioneering work in the study and preservation of languages, including her ongoing with the Romeyka Project, which aims to document and spread awareness of the now-endangered Greek dialect, spoken in Northern Anatolia.

www.takhayyulproject.com/takhayyul-podcast-youtube

Date of episode recording: 2024-11-08T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:40:09
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın
Guests: Professor Ioanna Sitaridou
Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm

]]> In this episode, we are hosting Professor Ioanna Sitaridou, Professor of Spanish and Historical Linguistics at the University of Cambridge and co director of the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies. Professor Sitaridou is widely known for her pioneering work in the study and preservation of languages, including her ongoing with the Romeyka Project, which aims to document and spread awareness of the now-endangered Greek dialect, spoken in Northern Anatolia.

www.takhayyulproject.com/takhayyul-podcast-youtube

Date of episode recording: 2024-11-08T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:40:09
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın
Guests: Professor Ioanna Sitaridou
Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm

]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:08:18 +0100 UCL Institute for Global Prosperity UCL Institute for Global Prosperity 2410 In this episode, we are hosting Professor Ioanna Sitaridou, Professor of Spanish and Historical Linguistics at the University of Cambridge and co director of the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies. Professor Sitaridou is widely known for her pioneering work in the study and preservation of languages, including her ongoing with the Romeyka Project, which aims to document and spread awareness of the now-endangered Greek dialect, spoken in Northern Anatolia.

www.takhayyulproject.com/takhayyul-podcast-youtube

Date of episode recording: 2024-11-08T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:40:09
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın
Guests: Professor Ioanna Sitaridou
Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm

]]> #Takhayyul, #takhayyulproject, #Languages, #Greece, #Greek, #language, #HeritageLanguages, #Romeyka, #Imagination, #Turkey No Turkey at the Genetic Crossroads with Dr Elise Burton 6 6 Turkey at the Genetic Crossroads with Dr Elise Burton full b4963595-53dc-4daa-a668-09a4ec99bda9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a435c298 In this episode, we host Dr Elise Burton, an historian of science, race and nationalism in the modern Middle East and an Assistant Professor at the Institute of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto. As part of a wide-ranging conversation, we discuss some of Dr Burton's findings from her recent book, “Genetic Crossroads: The Middle East and the Science of Human Heredity”, within which she draws on archival research across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States using sources in Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Hebrew, to explore how Middle Eastern peoples—both as scientific actors and research subjects—have played an important role in the history of human genetics.

Date of episode recording: 2025-01-29T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:35:26
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın
Guests: Dr Elise Burton
Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm.

]]> In this episode, we host Dr Elise Burton, an historian of science, race and nationalism in the modern Middle East and an Assistant Professor at the Institute of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto. As part of a wide-ranging conversation, we discuss some of Dr Burton's findings from her recent book, “Genetic Crossroads: The Middle East and the Science of Human Heredity”, within which she draws on archival research across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States using sources in Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Hebrew, to explore how Middle Eastern peoples—both as scientific actors and research subjects—have played an important role in the history of human genetics.

Date of episode recording: 2025-01-29T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:35:26
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın
Guests: Dr Elise Burton
Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm.

]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:37:37 +0100 UCL Institute for Global Prosperity UCL Institute for Global Prosperity 2127 In this episode, we host Dr Elise Burton, an historian of science, race and nationalism in the modern Middle East and an Assistant Professor at the Institute of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto. As part of a wide-ranging conversation, we discuss some of Dr Burton's findings from her recent book, “Genetic Crossroads: The Middle East and the Science of Human Heredity”, within which she draws on archival research across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States using sources in Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Hebrew, to explore how Middle Eastern peoples—both as scientific actors and research subjects—have played an important role in the history of human genetics.

Date of episode recording: 2025-01-29T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:35:26
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın
Guests: Dr Elise Burton
Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm.

]]> No Imagining Turkey through cartoons: Ozge Samanci and her graphic novels 5 5 Imagining Turkey through cartoons: Ozge Samanci and her graphic novels full dc37aca1-105b-4e02-b172-2642a28fe219 https://share.transistor.fm/s/27dac760 In this episode, we host Dr. Özge Samanci from Northwestern University - School of Communication. We talk about her latest work "Evil Eyes Sea", as well as how she started her career and what her future projects are.


Transcription link: 

https://web.descript.com/eba89e5c-6cc5-46b5-97fa-de5bb84c6c47/db319?editorVariant=default


 Date of episode recording: 2024-06-28T00:00:00Z
 Duration: 00:34:05
 Language of episode: English
 Presenter:Dr. Sertac Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zisan Koker; Hazal Aydin
 Guests: Dr. Ozge Samanci
 Producer: Meryem Zişan Köker, Hazal Aydin 

]]> In this episode, we host Dr. Özge Samanci from Northwestern University - School of Communication. We talk about her latest work "Evil Eyes Sea", as well as how she started her career and what her future projects are.


Transcription link: 

https://web.descript.com/eba89e5c-6cc5-46b5-97fa-de5bb84c6c47/db319?editorVariant=default


 Date of episode recording: 2024-06-28T00:00:00Z
 Duration: 00:34:05
 Language of episode: English
 Presenter:Dr. Sertac Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zisan Koker; Hazal Aydin
 Guests: Dr. Ozge Samanci
 Producer: Meryem Zişan Köker, Hazal Aydin 

]]> Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:58:29 +0000 UCL Institute for Global Prosperity UCL Institute for Global Prosperity 2045 In this episode, we host Dr. Özge Samanci from Northwestern University - School of Communication. We talk about her latest work "Evil Eyes Sea", as well as how she started her career and what her future projects are.


Transcription link: 

https://web.descript.com/eba89e5c-6cc5-46b5-97fa-de5bb84c6c47/db319?editorVariant=default


 Date of episode recording: 2024-06-28T00:00:00Z
 Duration: 00:34:05
 Language of episode: English
 Presenter:Dr. Sertac Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zisan Koker; Hazal Aydin
 Guests: Dr. Ozge Samanci
 Producer: Meryem Zişan Köker, Hazal Aydin 

]]> #Takhayyul, #Takhayyulproject, #IGP, #MiddleEastCentre, #ImaginingTurkey Imagination, #UCL, #Turkey, #Turkiye No Thinking differently about the World: Before the West with Prof. Ayse Zarakol 4 4 Thinking differently about the World: Before the West with Prof. Ayse Zarakol full 6ddbe7a6-b3ec-4ad9-bba5-ab59f5544e70 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cff96244 In this episode, we host Prof Ayse Zarakol from University of Cambridge and talk about her fascinating book "Before The West".


 Date of episode recording: 2024-01-22T00:00:00Z
 Duration: 00:29:38
 Language of episode: English
 Guests: Prof. Ayse Zarakol
 Producer: ERC, UCL, IGP, Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu, Meryem Zisan Koker, Hazal Aydin.
 

]]> In this episode, we host Prof Ayse Zarakol from University of Cambridge and talk about her fascinating book "Before The West".


 Date of episode recording: 2024-01-22T00:00:00Z
 Duration: 00:29:38
 Language of episode: English
 Guests: Prof. Ayse Zarakol
 Producer: ERC, UCL, IGP, Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu, Meryem Zisan Koker, Hazal Aydin.
 

]]> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:37:11 +0100 UCL Institute for Global Prosperity UCL Institute for Global Prosperity 1779 In this episode, we host Prof Ayse Zarakol from University of Cambridge and talk about her fascinating book "Before The West".


 Date of episode recording: 2024-01-22T00:00:00Z
 Duration: 00:29:38
 Language of episode: English
 Guests: Prof. Ayse Zarakol
 Producer: ERC, UCL, IGP, Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu, Meryem Zisan Koker, Hazal Aydin.
 

]]> #aysezarakol, #ucl, #IGP, #ImaginingTurkey, #Turkey, #Turkiye, #west, #east, #worldorder, #takhayyul, #takhayyul project, #ERC No Imagining Turkey from the Balkans: A Conversation with Prof Maria Todorova 3 3 Imagining Turkey from the Balkans: A Conversation with Prof Maria Todorova full 37e5cec7-4a3d-4610-974c-5fe4f1670667 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cde01e3c In this episode, we are hosting Professor Maria Todorova from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to revisit her illuminating book 'Imagining The Balkans.' Professor Todorova specializes in Eastern Europe, particularly the Balkans in the modern period, focusing on historical demography, nationalism, socialism, and post-communism. Her work has had a major influence on the study of the Balkans and Orientalism as interconnected subjects and project.


 Date of episode recording: 2023-07-18T00:00:00Z
 Duration: 00:42:25
 Language of episode: English
 Presenter: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın.
 Guests: Professor Maria Todorova
 Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. 
 

]]> In this episode, we are hosting Professor Maria Todorova from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to revisit her illuminating book 'Imagining The Balkans.' Professor Todorova specializes in Eastern Europe, particularly the Balkans in the modern period, focusing on historical demography, nationalism, socialism, and post-communism. Her work has had a major influence on the study of the Balkans and Orientalism as interconnected subjects and project.


 Date of episode recording: 2023-07-18T00:00:00Z
 Duration: 00:42:25
 Language of episode: English
 Presenter: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın.
 Guests: Professor Maria Todorova
 Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. 
 

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:48:18 +0000 UCL Institute for Global Prosperity UCL Institute for Global Prosperity 2546 In this episode, we are hosting Professor Maria Todorova from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to revisit her illuminating book 'Imagining The Balkans.' Professor Todorova specializes in Eastern Europe, particularly the Balkans in the modern period, focusing on historical demography, nationalism, socialism, and post-communism. Her work has had a major influence on the study of the Balkans and Orientalism as interconnected subjects and project.


 Date of episode recording: 2023-07-18T00:00:00Z
 Duration: 00:42:25
 Language of episode: English
 Presenter: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın.
 Guests: Professor Maria Todorova
 Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. 
 

]]> #Imagination, #Takhayyul, #takhayyulproject, #imagining, #imagining turkey, #balkans, #ottoman, #orientalism, #History #IGP, #institute for global prosperity No Re-imagining Turkey with Cemil Aydin and The Idea of the Muslim World 2 2 Re-imagining Turkey with Cemil Aydin and The Idea of the Muslim World full 4346210f-fe61-4a53-9f6f-5682d228537b https://share.transistor.fm/s/725635ad In this first episode, we are having Prof. Cemil Aydin from UNC. Join us in our inaugural episode as we delve into the rich tapestry of Turkey's history, its current dynamics, and the prospects for its future with the esteemed Professor Cemil Aydin from the University of North Carolina. In this engaging conversation, we center our discussion around Prof. Aydin's illuminating book, "The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History." "The Idea of the Muslim World" serves as a guiding thread throughout our conversation, unraveling the intricate intellectual history that has influenced Turkey's perceptions and interactions with the broader Muslim world. Prof. Aydin takes us on a captivating journey through Turkey's past, offering insights into the diverse cultural, intellectual, and historical dimensions that have shaped the nation. this episode promises a thought-provoking exploration guided by one of the foremost scholars in the field. Tune in as we uncover the layers of Turkey's past, assess its present, and contemplate the potential trajectories that may shape its future.


Link to transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/igp/podcasts/imagining-turkey-podcast 

 Date of episode recording: 2023-05-09
 Duration: 00:44:10
 Language of episode: English
 TAGS: #Imagination, #Turkey, #Takhayyul, #IGP, #History, #Ottoman, #Muslim
 Presenters:  Dr. Sertac Sehlikoglu, Meryem Zișan Köker, Hazal Aydın 
 Guests: Prof. Cemil Aydın 
 Producer and Editor: Meryem Zișan Köker, Hazal Aydın 

Imagination, as an analytical angle, deserves our attention as a political and social force that informs and connects masses, crosses borders, and manifests new socialities. The podcast series will host influential scholars, intellectuals, and artists who study and shape the imagination of Turkey on a global scale from various critical directions. The topics in the following months will include discussions on democracy in Turkey, the politics of religious differences at the border, and the limits of ethnographic research methods. 'Imagining Turkey' is co-hosted by the PI Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu (UCL), M. Zișan Köker (LUC), and Hazal Aydın (BU). This series is sponsored by the European Research Council, and hosted in collaboration with the UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity and the Middle East Centre. 

]]> In this first episode, we are having Prof. Cemil Aydin from UNC. Join us in our inaugural episode as we delve into the rich tapestry of Turkey's history, its current dynamics, and the prospects for its future with the esteemed Professor Cemil Aydin from the University of North Carolina. In this engaging conversation, we center our discussion around Prof. Aydin's illuminating book, "The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History." "The Idea of the Muslim World" serves as a guiding thread throughout our conversation, unraveling the intricate intellectual history that has influenced Turkey's perceptions and interactions with the broader Muslim world. Prof. Aydin takes us on a captivating journey through Turkey's past, offering insights into the diverse cultural, intellectual, and historical dimensions that have shaped the nation. this episode promises a thought-provoking exploration guided by one of the foremost scholars in the field. Tune in as we uncover the layers of Turkey's past, assess its present, and contemplate the potential trajectories that may shape its future.


Link to transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/igp/podcasts/imagining-turkey-podcast 

 Date of episode recording: 2023-05-09
 Duration: 00:44:10
 Language of episode: English
 TAGS: #Imagination, #Turkey, #Takhayyul, #IGP, #History, #Ottoman, #Muslim
 Presenters:  Dr. Sertac Sehlikoglu, Meryem Zișan Köker, Hazal Aydın 
 Guests: Prof. Cemil Aydın 
 Producer and Editor: Meryem Zișan Köker, Hazal Aydın 

Imagination, as an analytical angle, deserves our attention as a political and social force that informs and connects masses, crosses borders, and manifests new socialities. The podcast series will host influential scholars, intellectuals, and artists who study and shape the imagination of Turkey on a global scale from various critical directions. The topics in the following months will include discussions on democracy in Turkey, the politics of religious differences at the border, and the limits of ethnographic research methods. 'Imagining Turkey' is co-hosted by the PI Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu (UCL), M. Zișan Köker (LUC), and Hazal Aydın (BU). This series is sponsored by the European Research Council, and hosted in collaboration with the UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity and the Middle East Centre. 

]]> Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:16:31 +0000 UCL Institute for Global Prosperity UCL Institute for Global Prosperity 2651 In this first episode, we are having Prof. Cemil Aydin from UNC. Join us in our inaugural episode as we delve into the rich tapestry of Turkey's history, its current dynamics, and the prospects for its future with the esteemed Professor Cemil Aydin from the University of North Carolina. In this engaging conversation, we center our discussion around Prof. Aydin's illuminating book, "The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History." "The Idea of the Muslim World" serves as a guiding thread throughout our conversation, unraveling the intricate intellectual history that has influenced Turkey's perceptions and interactions with the broader Muslim world. Prof. Aydin takes us on a captivating journey through Turkey's past, offering insights into the diverse cultural, intellectual, and historical dimensions that have shaped the nation. this episode promises a thought-provoking exploration guided by one of the foremost scholars in the field. Tune in as we uncover the layers of Turkey's past, assess its present, and contemplate the potential trajectories that may shape its future.


Link to transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/igp/podcasts/imagining-turkey-podcast 

 Date of episode recording: 2023-05-09
 Duration: 00:44:10
 Language of episode: English
 TAGS: #Imagination, #Turkey, #Takhayyul, #IGP, #History, #Ottoman, #Muslim
 Presenters:  Dr. Sertac Sehlikoglu, Meryem Zișan Köker, Hazal Aydın 
 Guests: Prof. Cemil Aydın 
 Producer and Editor: Meryem Zișan Köker, Hazal Aydın 

Imagination, as an analytical angle, deserves our attention as a political and social force that informs and connects masses, crosses borders, and manifests new socialities. The podcast series will host influential scholars, intellectuals, and artists who study and shape the imagination of Turkey on a global scale from various critical directions. The topics in the following months will include discussions on democracy in Turkey, the politics of religious differences at the border, and the limits of ethnographic research methods. 'Imagining Turkey' is co-hosted by the PI Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu (UCL), M. Zișan Köker (LUC), and Hazal Aydın (BU). This series is sponsored by the European Research Council, and hosted in collaboration with the UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity and the Middle East Centre. 

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