PROGRAMPROGRAM

09.30-09.45

Welcome speech:    Ömer M. Koç, Honorary President

   Engin Akyürek, GABAM Director

09.45-10.10

Keynote Speaker: Nevra Necipoğlu

1^st Session: Byzantine Studies in Turkey from a Global Perspective

Moderator: John Haldon

10.15-10.40     Leslie Brubaker, Byzantium and Turkey from the Perspective of Global History

10.40-11.05      Buket Kitapçı Bayrı, Growing Interest in Byzantine Studies among Youth in Turkey after 1990. A Comparative Analysis of Graduate Theses in Turkey, France and Greece

11.05-11.30      Koray Durak, Organizing A Congress: The Archive of the 10th International Congress of Byzantine Studies Organization Committee and What It Tells Us

11.30-11.50       Questions & Answers

11.50-12.05      Coffee Break

2^nd Session: Turkish Universities from Pioneers to the Present 

Moderator: Ayla Ödekan

12.05-12.30     Alessandra Ricci, “Can we call you Hocam?” Three Foreign Byzantinists Teaching in Istanbul between the 1940s and 1950s: Steven Runciman, Philipp Schweinfurth and Paolo Verzone

12.30-12.55     Şebnem Dönbekci, Sailing in Uncharted Waters: Pioneering Turkish Scholars of Byzantine Studies

12.55-13.20     Şahin Kılıç, Byzantine Studies at Turkish Universities

13.20-13.40      Questions & Answers

13.40- 14.55    LUNCH BREAK

3^rd Session: Contribution of Foreign Institutes

Moderator: Alkiviadis Ginalis

14.55-15.20     Pınar Üre, The Institutionalization of Byzantine Studies in the Russian Empire and Scholarly Mobility between Russia and the Ottoman Empire

15.20-15.45      Philipp Niewöhner, The German Archaeological Institute in Istanbul and the History of Byzantine Archaeology. Secularism, Professionalism, and Coincidence

15.45-16.10     Tolga Uyar, A New “French Province” of Byzantine Art: Exploration of Cappadocia in the Turkish Republic

16.10-16.35      Questions and Answers

4th Session: Institutionalization

Moderator: Gülru Tanman

09.30-09.55 Nevra Necipoğlu, The Institutionalization of Byzantine Studies in Turkey

09.55-10.20 Sedef Çokay Kepçe, Istanbul University Faculty of Letters Antalya Region Archaeological Research Center (ABAAM)

10.20-10.45 Hülya Bilgi, Contribution of Private Museums in Byzantine Studies

10.45-11.10   Questions & Answers

11.00-11.20   Coffee Break

5th Session: Byzantine Cultural Heritage: Preserving and Restoring for the Future   

Moderator: Zeynep Ahunbay

11.20-11.45 Ufuk Serin, Byzantine Cultural Heritage in Turkey: Ideological and Pragmatic Challenges in Conservation

11.45-12.10 Umut Almaç, Architectural/Structural Conservation of Byzantine Monuments in Turkey during the Early Republican Period and Later

12.10-12.35 Mine Esmer, Byzantine Monuments of the City Within the Urban Cultural Landscapes at the Centennial of the Republic: Repair, Re-Discovery, and Future Prospects

12.35-13.00 Questions & Answers

13.00- 14.30    LUNCH BREAK

6th Session: Making Byzantium Visible to the General Public     

Moderator: Buket Kitapçı Bayrı

14:30 - 14:55  Berke Çetinkaya and Cem Almurat, Journal and Magazine Articles, and Translated Works on Byzantium in Turkey (1923-2023)

14:55 - 15:20    Brigitte Pitarakis, Representing Byzantium in Art Exhibitions in Istanbul: Scholars, State Policy, and Private Initiatives (1930s–2020s)

15:20 - 15:45    Questions & Answers

15:45 - 16:05 Coffee Break

7th Session: Digitalization of Byzantine Heritage  

Moderator: Tolga Uyar

16:05 - 16:30 Nurdan Atalan Çayırezmez, Digital Cultural Heritage and Information Management in Türkiye

16:30 - 16:55 Ayça Tiryaki Türkmenoğlu, The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey (TAY) Project: The First Digital Inventory on the Web

16:55 - 17:20 Merve Özkılıç, The “Istanbul City Walls” and Other Digital Projects by GABAM

17:20 - 17:45 Questions & Answers

8^th Session: An Overview of Byzantine Archaeology

Moderator: Murat Keçiş

09.30-09.55 Turgut Saner, Gökhan Kaymak, Byzantine Archaeologies in Turkey

09.55-10.20 Rahmi Asal, Contribution of Istanbul Archaeological Museums to Byzantine Studies in Turkey

10.20-10.45 Mustafa H. Sayar, The Contribution of Archaeological Finds to the Interpretation of the Historical Sources

10.45-11.05 Questions & Answers

11.05-11.25   Coffee Break

9^th Session: Excavating Byzantium: Settlements, Buildings, Underwater Sites

    Moderator: Ivana Jevtic

11.30-11.55 Zeynep Mercangöz, Kuşadası, Kadıkalesi /Anaia Excavations: Notable Byzantine Religious Findings

11.55-12.20     Engin Akyürek, What Happened in the Medieval Myra? Clues from the Alakent Church Excavation

12.20-12.45      Michael R. Jones, Byzantium in Turkish Waters: The Archaeological Study of Byzantine Seafaring in Turkey (1961-2023)

12.45-13.05      Questions & Answers

13.05-14.40   LUNCH BREAK

10^th  Session: Understanding Byzantine Urbanism: Excavating the Cities

Moderator: Natalia Poulou

14.40-15.05     Inge Uytterhoeven, "We Were Disappointed to Find Inartistic Houses from the Byzantine Period." The Development of Late Antique and Byzantine Housing Studies in Western Anatolia

15.05-15.30     Zeliha Demiral Gökalp, A Provincial Center in the Middle Ages: Amorium

15.30-15.55     Yelda Olcay Uçkan and Gökçen Öztaşkın, Olympos Excavations

15.55-16.15      Questions & Answers

16.15-16.30        Coffee Break

16.30-17.20     Panel: Byzantine Studies in Turkey Through the Eyes of Early Career                                             Byzantinists

Moderator: Kutlu Akalın

Panelists: Zeynep Olgun, A Future for the Byzantine Past: A Personal Insight into Byzantine Studies in Turkey by a Graduate Student

Umut Var, Similar Steps, Different Effects: A Comparison of Byzantine Studies in Turkey and Australia Through the Eyes of a Graduate Student

Pırıl Us MacLennan, Lessons Learned and Still to Learn in Byzantine Studies: Experiences of an Interdisciplinary Graduate Student

17.20-17.50       Closing Remarks: John Haldon