The book “Karagös : türkische Schattenspiele” by Hellmut Ritter, 1924 is now available in open access on MENAdoc. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Turkey
Yeni İstiklal – Turkish Newspaper from the 60s
Yeni İstiklal: Haftalık Tarafsız Siyasi Gazete
About 80 issues of the Turkish weekly newspaper Yeni İstiklal (New Independence) from the years 1960 to 1967 are now in our holdings and listed in the catalogue. Continue reading
Prints and Impressions from Ottoman Smyrna
“Prints and Impressions from Ottoman Smyrna: the Collection de costumes civils et militaires, scènes populaires, et vues de l’Asie-Mineure Album (1836-38) at Harvard University’s Fine Arts Library”. Continue reading
“Memoria” – Series of the Orient-Institut Istanbul on MENAdoc
Self Testimonies from the Ottoman Empire
The series „Memoria : Fontes minores ad Historiam Imperii Ottomanici pertinentes“ is available in Open Access on our MENAdoc repository.
This series is based on many smaller sources that have not been considered by the scientific community because of their relatively uncommon language or because they are privately owned.
These include diaries, memoirs, letters and other personal documents of the inhabitants of the Ottoman capital Istanbul from the second half of the 19th century to the early years of the Republic of Turkey. Continue reading
“Defending Turkey on Global Stages” – Secondary Publication
The essay “Defending Turkey on Global Stages: The Young Turk Reşit Saffet’s Internationalist Strategy in 1919” by Carolin Liebisch is now freely available in our open access repository MENAdoc.
The text examines the activities of the young Turkish diplomat and nationalist Reşit Saffet during his stay in Switzerland at the beginning of 1919.
The publication on MENAdoc keeps the article permanently accessible via permalink and makes it visible in catalogues worldwide.
Evaluation of a Turkish E-Book Collection
The Specialized Information Service Middle East, North Africa and Islamic Studies provides test access to the Turkish e-book database “Turcademy” in the category “Social and Humanities Sciences”. Continue reading
New in our holdings: Re-edition of the “Hürriyet” newspaper
The complete re-edition of the oppositional Ottoman newspaper Hürriyet (1868-1870) in 2 volumes is now among our library holdings.
The “Hürriyet Gazetesi” was published by the influential Turkish author Namık Kemal (1840–1888) in his London exile. Continue reading