Turkish Studies Association

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The Turkish Studies Association is learned society established in 1971 for the promotion of Turkish and Ottoman studies. It was previously known as the Turkish Studies Group. It publishes the Turkish Studies Association Journal (formerly Turkish Studies Association Bulletin).

A learned society is an organisation that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honour conferred by election.

Turkish people or the Turks, also known as Anatolian Turks, are a Turkic ethnic group and nation living mainly in Turkey and speaking Turkish, the most widely spoken Turkic language. They are the largest ethnic group in Turkey, as well as by far the largest ethnic group among the speakers of Turkic languages. Ethnic Turkish minorities exist in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire. In addition, a Turkish diaspora has been established with modern migration, particularly in Western Europe.

Ottoman studies is an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the history, culture, costumes, religion, art, such as literature and music, science, economy, and politics of the Ottoman Empire. It is a sub-category of Oriental studies and Middle Eastern studies, and also Turkish studies.

Presidents

Past presidents of the organisation include: [1]

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Roderic H. Davison was an American historian of the Middle East who taught at George Washington University from 1947 to 1993. He served as president of the Middle East Studies Association and the Turkish Studies Association, and as treasurer of the American Historical Association.

Donald Quataert was a Middle East/Ottoman historian at Binghamton University. He taught courses on the Middle East/Ottoman history, with an interest in labor, social and economics, during the early and modern periods. He also provided training in the reading of Ottoman archival sources.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Turkish Studies Association". H-net.org. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Roderic H. Davison, 79, Dies; Professor of History at GWU". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1996-03-26. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  3. ↑ Brooks, Kim. "Turko-Armenian war brews in the Ivory Tower - Academia". Salon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-14.


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