“When Can a Robot Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?” Talk HeldDepartment of Comparative Literature hosted the “When Can a Robot Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?” talk with Bager Akbay.
The Comparative Literature Department Hosted a Talk on “Gustatory Imagery in the Holy Quran”Gustatory Imagery in the Holy Quran” conference hosted by our Comparative Literature Department.
The Comparative Literature Department Gathered to See Stage Adaptation of “Of Mice and Men”The Comparative Literature Department gathered to see the play “Of Mice and Men”.
“From Rumi to Buddha” Featuring a Book Chapter by Dr. Melike Günyüz, Has Been PublishedOur faculty member, Dr. Melike Günyüz, has authored a chapter for the international academic volume titled “From Rumi to Buddha: Charting Alternative Spiritualities in Contemporary Türkiye”.
Our Students Attend the “11th Istanbul Publishing Fellowship” ProgramStudents from the Comparative Literature Department had the opportunity to attend the “11th Istanbul Publishing Fellowship” program alongside Dr. Melike Günyüz.
Assist. Prof. Emine Hoşoğlu Doğan Appeared as a Guest on “Bab-ı Âli Sohbetleri” on TRT 2Assist. Prof. Emine Hoşoğlu Doğan, Head of the Department of Comparative Literature at Ibn Haldun University, appeared as a guest on the TRT 2 program “Bab-ı Âli Sohbetleri.”
Assist. Prof. Merve Aktar Featured as an Invited Speaker at the Ethics of Argumentation Speaker Series 2025Assist. Prof. Merve Aktar, a faculty member in our university’s Department of Comparative Literature, participated as an invited speaker in the Ethics of Argumentation Speaker Series 2025, organized by the Argumentation Network of the Americas.
The Book “Türkçenin Tarihi”, Featuring the Work of Our Faculty Member Assist. Prof. Emine Hoşoğlu Doğan, Has Been PublishedThe work of Assist. Prof. Emine Hoşoğlu Doğan, Head of the Department of Comparative Literature at our university, has been published in the book “Türkçenin Tarihi: Oğuz Lehçesinden İstanbul Türkçesine Pedagojik ve Matematiksel Bir Okuma” [The History of Turkish: A Pedagogical and Mathematical Reading from the Oghuz Dialect to Istanbul Turkish], released by Ketebe Publishing.
Assist. Prof. Rahmi Oruç and Assist. Prof. İ. Didem Arvas's Article Published in the Middle Eastern Literature JournalOur faculty member Dr. Rahmi Oruç's article titled “‘Commendable in an Ottoman of his background’: Christopher Ferrard and a reassessment of his contributions on Islamic literary sciences,” co-authored with Dr. İ. Didem Arvas, has been published.
The Book “Cinsiyet Nöbeti”, Featuring the Work of Our Faculty Member Assist. Prof. Emine Hoşoğlu Doğan, Has Been PublishedThe work of Assist. Prof. Emine Hoşoğlu Doğan, Head of the Department of Comparative Literature at our university, has been published in the book “Cinsiyet Nöbeti: Cumhuriyet'in Yüzüncü Yılında Toplumsal Cinsiyet Tartışmaları” [Gender Watch: Gender Debates in the Centennial of the Republic], released by Vadi Publishing.
The Comparative Literature Department Organized the “New Trends in Literary Studies” SymposiumIn the symposium titled 'New Trends in Literary Studies' organized by our department, current trends in literary studies were discussed from an interdisciplinary perspective, focusing on posthumanism, artificial intelligence, and digitalization.
Our Students Attended the 10th Istanbul Publishing Fellowship ProgramOur Department of Comparative Literature students attended the 10th Istanbul Publishing Fellowship Program Meeting, where they had the opportunity to meet leading figures in the industry and learn about the latest developments.
South Asian Culture and Literature Event Organized at Our UniversityOur Comparative Literature Department Organized South Asian Culture and Literature Event.
‘Towards ‘Bluer’ Humanities’ Book Contributed by Rajeev Kumar PublishedLecturer Rajeev Kumar’s book chapter, ‘Unveiling Environmental Wisdom in the Panchatantra: A Blue Humanities and Dhamma Perspective,’ published in Towards ‘Bluer’ Humanities: Oceanic Meditations in Art, Literature and Culture.
Res. Assist. Rumeysa Oğuz participated in Congist'24Rumeysa Oğuz, Research Assistant at the Department of Comparative Literature, made a presentation titled ‘The (Non)Human Condition: Intersubjectivity and Emotions in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun’ at the 3rd International Social Sciences Congress Congist'24.
Our Department Attends a Performance of “Richard III”Students and lecturers of the Department of Comparative Literature attended a performance of “Richard III” staged by the Schaubühne Berlin ensemble.
Our Student Zehra Yedidal Attends the Undergraduate ConferenceAt the Undergraduate Conference organized by Boğaziçi University, Zehra Yedidal presented “Lessons in Extinction and Survival: Akkadian and Modern Approaches to Language Preservation”.
Rumeysa Oğuz Attended The European Society of Comparative Literature CongressResearch Assistant at our department Rumeysa Oğuz took part in the international congress organized at Sorbonne University with a paper.
Our Students Visited a Printing House within The Scope of Editorship and the Publishing Industry CourseThe students of our department visited the printing house of Mega Basım company as part of Editorship and the Publishing Industry course.
Modern Pilgrims Series Book Analysis Session Was HeldThe session, organized in cooperation with our Department of Comparative Literature and Department of History, is a part of the "Modern Pilgrims Series" project.
Zehra Haliloğlu Attended The Renaissance Society of America ConferenceZehra Haliloğlu, Lecturer at our department, presented her research on her research area at the international event organized in Chicago.
Comparative Literature Department Students Participated in Fellowship 2024The students of our department had the opportunity to meet important names in their field and improve themselves at Fellowship 2024, an international copyright market project.
We Celebrated International Women's DayMembers of our department celebrated International Women's Day with a women-themed panel.
Department of Comparative Literature Gathered for a Dinner After the Online ConferenceOur faculty members and students who participated in the online event organized by our department met in a friendly atmosphere at the iftaar after the event.