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TRANSLation: Arabic – Persian – Turkish

Emmy Noether Junior Research Group (2022–2028)

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Conference "Imagining Nordic Paganism"

On 6–7 November, Philip Bockholt will participate in the conference "Imagining Nordic Paganism: Cultural Memories and Scholarly Thought since the Middle Ages," organised by Roland Scheel and Simon Hauke of the Institute of Scandinavian Studies at Münster Uni.
November 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
"Marginal Matters: Explorations into Commenting and Glossing Techniques in Arabic Manuscript Cultures“
edited by Stefanie Brinkmann

For centuries, scribes and users have left notes in the margins of manuscripts, paraphrasing, explaining, criticising, and seeks to establish the study of commentary
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Blog Entry on Armeno-Turkish Translation

Recently, Tobias Sick published a blog entry with the Armeno-Turkish Literary Archives & Studies (ATLAS) blog, which is a scholarly platform for discussions of Armeno-Turkish manuscript and print culture.
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Organised by Silpsupa Jaengsawang, Jannis Kostelnik, and Szilvia Sövegjártó, the event featured papers on translation strategies across a wide geographical and temporal range, including his paper 'Material Evidence Revisited: Translation Processes in Ottoman Istanbul in the 1720s‘.
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
On 24-25 October, Philip Bockholt took part in the workshop 'Translation Choices in Multilingual Written Artefacts: Navigating Visual and Cultural Layers', held at the Cluster of Excellence 'Understanding Written Artefacts' at the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Culture (CSMC) in Hamburg.
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Endowment Notes Workshop in Istanbul

From 24 October to 28 March 2026, an “Endowment Notes Workshop” will take place at the Ayasofya Yerleşkesi of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf Üniversitesi, which is a 17-week lecture series organised in collaboration on 24 October by Mehmet Kalaycı is public,
October 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
New Research Endeavours in Japan

On 30 September, Sacha Alsancakli officially left the TRANSLAPT research group to begin a fellowship at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA) at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, working on ...
October 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Discussions on Archival Practices and Multilingualism in Rosario

On 2–3 October, Philip Bockholt and Hülya Çelik held discussions on archival practices and multilingualism with Silvia Montenegro and her team at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR). In addition
October 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The workshop, organised by Juan Bautista García Bazán, will feature his paper titled "Lengua, Cultura e Imperio: Intersecciones del árabe, el persa y el turco en el Mediterráneo Oriental Otomano". Hülya Çelik will also present a paper titled "Armeno-Turkish Literature in and beyond the Ottoman...
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Workshop at USAL in Buenos Aires

On 30 September, Philip Bockholt will participate in the workshop "Tradiciones intelectuales en el Oriente Medio durante los períodos pre-moderno y moderno" at the Universidad del Salvador (USAL) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
the session featured papers by Sacha Alsancakli, Ahmet Aytep, Hicham Bouhadi, Kristof D’hulster, Tobias Sick, and Muhammed Sofu, each addressing a different facet of Ottoman and Mamluk translation practices. Here is the link to the programme: turkologentag.uni-mainz.de/programme/
September 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
TRANSLAPT Panel at the Turkologentag

On 19 September, the TRANSLAPT team featured with their own panel at the Turkologentag 2025 at Mainz University. Under the title "Translating Arabic and Persian Knowledge into Turkish in the Mamluk and Ottoman Realms", ...
September 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
and will provide a more global and multidimensional view of the region. Once again, many thanks to the Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus (DWIH) São Paulo for financial support. Here is the link to the event page: www.unirio.br/relacoesinte...
September 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Their investigation of textual traditions, Sufi brotherhoods, and the history and art of the Middle East and North Africa in the premodern and modern periods, through the lenses of philology, anthropology, and film history, was an inspiring start to further endeavours, ...
September 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Exploring New Avenues of Collaboration in Brazil

During the workshop at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, held on 23-24 September, Philip Bockholt and Hülya Çelik, together with Paulo Pinto, Gisele F. Chagas and others, explored new avenues of collaboration.
September 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We thank the Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus (DWIH) São Paulo for financial support. This is a link to the event page: www.unirio.br/relacoesinte...
September 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Co-organised with Paulo Pinto and Gisele F. Chagas, the workshop will be held at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, one of South America’s leading institutions for Middle East studies with a strong focus on anthropology.
September 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Workshop at UFF in Rio de Janeiro
On 23-24 September, Philip Bockholt and Hülya Çelik will take part in the workshop “New Approaches to the Middle East in Germany and Brazil,” where they will each deliver lectures on multilingual textual traditions in the premodern and modern Ottoman Empire.
September 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This is a link to the event page: www.dwih-saopaulo.org/pt/event/new...
September 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
views on academic trends in Germany and Brazil and to experience Arabic and Islamic studies in South America in situ. The event was made possible by the Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus (DWIH) São Paulo, which Philip Bockholt visited for talks about future funding schemes.
September 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
New Approaches to the History of the Middle East in Germany and Brazil

The three-day workshop held at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) featured more than twenty papers presented by Master’s and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and professors. It was a great opportunity to exchange ...
September 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
From 16 to 18 September, Philip Bockholt will participate in the workshop “New Approaches to the History of the Middle East in Germany and Brazil,” delivering a lecture titled “Language, Culture, and Empire: Intersections of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish in the Ottoman Eastern Mediterranean.”
September 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
On 22 July, the TRANSLAPT team, alongside the institute's secretary Vildan Yaşar and student assistants Aischa Mahmoud and Amina Catic, celebrated the end of the summer term of 2025. Wishing everyone a period of respite and productive endeavours from Münster!
July 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
One of the highlights for him was the chance to connect with the PI of SCORE, fellow researcher Hannah-Lena Hagemann from Hamburg. Overall, the meeting provided a valuable platform for exchanging ideas and discussing ongoing research projects with people from across the country!
July 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM