Call for Papers for the “Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions” Symposium, 13-14 April 2026 Istanbul, Türkiye

The Institute organises both live in-person events and online ‘virtual’ lectures and webinars hosted on the Zoom platform.

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Call for Papers

BILNAS, as part of the British International Research Institutes (BIRI), and in partnership with Sabancı University, invite paper proposals for a symposium organised as part of the “Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions” project.

Join us for this collaborative symposium “Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions” from Monday 13 to Tuesday 14 April 2026, in Istanbul, Türkiye.

📆 Please note: the Deadline for submissions has been extended to FRIDAY 23 January 2026. 

ℹ️ For more information please follow this link to the BIAA website

Ottoman era research may explore themes including:

Sacred Mobilities & Interactions
Material Culture in Motion
Labour & Expertise
 Displacement & Coercion
Governance of Mobilities
Technologies of Movement
Spatial Politics
 Knowledge & Culture in Transit
 Urban & Rural Flows

Check details and download the Call for Papers here. Submission deadline is January 23, 2026.

The Institute organises both live in-person events and online ‘virtual’ lectures and webinars hosted on the Zoom platform.

If you wish to contact BILNAS about our events programme, please email the General Secretary at: [email protected]

If you would like to view a recording of one of our past lectures or webinars, please follow this link and click on the title of the event which you would like to stream online.