Gaye Danışan, “An Evaluation of the Methods Applied in the Analysis of Ottoman Calendars and the Challenges Encountered”, II. International Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Symposium on the History of Islamic Science, October 7-9, 2021, Istanbul.

19 Nisan 2024 | Works

Ottoman calendars hold a significant position as a valuable source for many fields including the history of science, Ottoman intellectual history, daily life, belief systems, art, medical history, natural history, environmental history, and folklore. The comparative...

Feyza Betül Aydın, “Yusuf Sarraç’ın Acıklı Hikâyesi: Bir Gelenek Olarak Yıldızları Aldatmak”, Nihayet, sayı: 97, 2023, s. 56-61.

19 Nisan 2024 | Works

Feyza Betül Aydın explores an intriguing tradition in her article: the tradition of surrogate kings. According to this tradition, surrogate kings were appointed to the throne to protect against the influence of celestial phenomena and avoid misfortune. To learn more,...

Tecrübeyle Sabit: Osmanlı Biliminin Teori ve Pratiği

19 Nisan 2024 | Announcements

At the summer camp organized by the Arkhe Project in Şirince, Izmir from July 30th to August 5th, 2023, the history of two important fields representing the Ottoman scientific tradition, astronomy and medical sciences, will be discussed. The language of instruction at...

The international conference titled “Channels of Transmission of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ottoman World (14th-18th Centuries)” took place.

19 Nisan 2024 | Works

Istanbul University hosted an international congress on the history of astronomy from November 21st to 24th, 2023. Organized by the Department of History of Science at the Faculty of Letters of Istanbul University in collaboration with the French Institute of...

Feyza Betül Aydın, “Yusuf Sarraç’ın Acıklı Hikâyesi: Bir Gelenek Olarak Yıldızları Aldatmak”, Nihayet, sayı: 97, 2023, s. 56-61.

19 Nisan 2024 | Çalışmalar

Feyza Betül Aydın, yazısında ilginç bir geleneği inceliyor: vekil kral geleneği. Bu geleneğe göre, göksel olayların etkisinden korunmak için kötü talihten kaçınmak amacıyla tahta vekil krallar atanırdı. Detayları öğrenmek için yazının tamamını okuyun! Ayrıntılı bilgi...