Istanbul, the historic capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, is the starting point from which one can explore the vast geographies that these empires once covered: Turkey, Greece, Balkans, Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the MENA region, with international trade and cultural connections with Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The Istanbul Center has investigated such transregional connections through the lens of different disciplines.
With strong academic counterparts and the breadth of regional resources, the Istanbul Center offers a fertile platform to advance research and teaching in a unique way. In addition, the Center has hosted a joint summer course three times offered by Columbia University and Boğaziçi University on the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires studied through history, monuments, and urban life.
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