Promoting dialogue and scholarship to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of contemporary Turkey.
Discover highlights from the Keyman Program.
Each year, the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program convenes a conference around a chosen theme. This year's conference will be dedicated to the role of visual objects and technologies in the making of modern Turkish identity, and it will take place in Northwestern University’s Evanston campus on May 31- June 1, 2024.
Understanding contemporary Turkey in connection with global social processes, problems and conflicts.
Explore news stories, media mentions, and announcements covering events, awards, and accomplishments at Keyman.
Congratulations to MENA Languages professor and Keyman Faculty Board Member Dr. Oya Topçuoğlu for being one of the authors of the article “Language Learning Through Three Iconic Cities” included in the book Sharing Less Commonly Taught Languages in Higher Education.
View a recording from our most recent event.
Watch the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program's most recent event recording, Book Talk: Street-Level Governing, with author of Street-Level Governing: Negotiating the State in Urban Turkey, Dr. Elise Massicard, SciencesPo Paris, CERI and commentator Dr. Bilge Yabanci, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow Northwestern University & Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
An important component of the Keyman Program is our events. Below you will find a curated selection of our upcoming and recent events.
The Turkish studies and language community at Northwestern is interdisciplinary, extending from the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs to the Block Museum of Art.
Learn about the many ways to engage with the the larger Turkish studies & language community at Northwestern.