Call for Papers: Ottoman and Turkish Studies Graduate Workshop 2026
June 1, 2026
Central European University (Quellenstraße 51, 1100 Vienna)
The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Graduate (OTUGRAD) Workshop started its journey in 2025 with the goal to foster a welcoming and productive space for young scholars in these fields. We now invite early-career scholars whose research engages with primary sources, reconsiders conventional frameworks, and contributes fresh perspectives to the scholarship of Ottoman and Turkish history to submit abstracts for the second OTUGRAD workshop. The event will be hosted by CEU’s Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies on June 1, 2026.
The workshop aims to provide participants with an opportunity to present their research, engage in critical discussion, receive constructive feedback, and connect with both emerging and leading scholars in the field.
We encourage submissions from graduate students at all stages of their research.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
Global and transregional connections
Microhistories and everyday life
Manuscript studies and print cultures
Network studies and digital humanities
Diplomacy and borderlands
Material culture
New perspectives on Ottoman and Turkish historiography
Each presentation will be 15 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of discussion at the end of each panel. The workshop will be conducted in English.
Prospective applicants should submit an abstract (c. 250 words) along with their name, institutional affiliation, and contact details to cemsconference@ceu.edu by March 1st. Successful applicants will be notified by the first week of April. Should you have any queries, do not hesitate to reach out to us via the same email address.
We look forward to welcoming you to Vienna for an engaging exchange of ideas in Ottoman and Turkish Studies!
Organizing Committee: Ahmet Baran Demir, Göker Giresunlu, Elli Stogiannou
