November 3rd-5th
Conference
The first international conference, focused on the Levantine communities of the Eastern Mediterranean, will take place in Istanbul, November 3rd-5th. The venues hosting the conference will be the British Consulate General in Istanbul (Pera House, Monday and Tuesday) and the Italian Institute of Culture in Istanbul (Wednesday). Titled “The Levantines: Commerce and Diplomacy,” the conference features keynote speeches by prominent scholars Philip Mansel, Çağlar Keyder, Richard Wittmann, and Paolo Girardelli. The conference has attracted more than thirty international scholars who will be arriving in Istanbul to present papers. The speeches will be held in English. See programme (broşur)