C10: Convergence and Conflict In the Ottoman Empire

Seminar Leader: Iclal Cetin, State University of New York

Friday, April 16, 2:00 – 4:00 PM, Antrim

Hülya Adak, Sabanci University: “Death of Pierre Loti or Sufi Cannibalism in Halide Edip’ The Clown and His Daughter/Sinekli Bakkal”

Birger Vanwesenbeeck, SUNY – Buffalo: “Ottomans in Orhan Pamuk’s White Castle”

Sorin Cucu, SUNY – Buffalo: “Chira Chiralina, Oriental Textbook for an Anatomy of Pleasures”

Saturday, April 17, 2:00 – 4:00 PM, Antrim

Esra Almas, Isik University: “The Turk: Conflict in the Ottoman Identity”

Iclal Cetin, State University of New York: “Exploring Conflict in Ismail Kadare’s Three Arched Bridge”