Karamanlis (Karamanlidhes) are the Turkish-speaking Orthodox Christian inhabitants of Anatolia, in a geographical area, which is defined today as “Cappadocia”Mavi Boncuk | NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Dr. Evangelia Balta,[1] National Hellenic Research Foundation
Beyond the Language Frontier: Studies on the Karamanlis and the Karamanlidika Printing [2] | English, 14.30
Lecture Podcast
[1] Evangelia Balta was born in Kavala in 1955. She was a student in the History Department of the Philosophical School at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1973-77) and, thanks to a scholarship from the Alexandros S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, went on to study at the Sorbonne (Paris I-Sorbonne) and the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes IV Section in Paris (1980-1983). She received her doctorate in Ottoman History in 1983. She worked in the Historical Archive of Macedonia (Thessaloniki, 1979), at the Centre for Asia Minor Studies (1978, 1984-1987) and taught at the Ionian University during the first two years after its foundation (Corfu, 1985-1987). From 1987 she has worked at the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
Her interests are centered around subjects related to economic and social history during the Ottoman period, as well as the Greek culture of Asia Minor. In addition to her commitment to various programs at the National Research Foundation, she has also served as a scholarly advisor for the Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil in Sparta, the Museum of Industrial Olive-Oil Production in Lesvos, and the Museums of Wine at the Ktima Hatzimihalis and the Ktima Gerovassiliou (Epanomi). She was academic supervisor for the restoration of the Kayakapi neighborhood (Project Kayakapi) in Ürgüp, Turkey (2003-2008). She has been invited to teach seminars for groups of graduate students by universities in Greece and abroad. She is a founding member of the planning committee of ΟΙΝΟΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΩ (History of Wine), a scholarly group which has organized seven conferences on subjects related to wine and wine production (2000-2008). In 2008 and 2010 she organized two Ιnternational Conferences of Karamanlidika Studies.
[2] Turkish Art and Culture Lecture Series in Istanbul
One of the educational programs organized by the Turkish Cultural Foundation Turkey Branch office in Istanbul is the Turkish Art and Culture Lecture Series. With this lecture series, the Foundation aims to introduce the rich cultural and artistic heritage of Turkey to resident representatives and officials of foreign institutions in Istanbul, such as members of the consular corps, foreign faculty members and the expatriate community at large. This program serves the mission of the Turkish Cultural Foundation to promote Turkish culture and build cultural bridges through people to people cultural exchanges and public education.
Organized under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Nurhan Atasoy, eminent art historian and Senior Scholar in Residence at the Turkish Cultural Foundation, the 2010/2011 Lecture series will feature many distinguished scholars and speakers. The lecture series will run from October 2010 through May 2011 at the Turkish Cultural Foundation Conference Hall in Taksim, Istanbul (Turkish Cultural Foundation Istanbul Office Cumhuriyet Cad. Cumhuriyet Apt. No.17/1 Taksim Istanbul Turkey).
See also: Conference 1st International Conference of Karamanlidika Studies
The 1st International Conference of Karamanlidika Studies was held from 11 to 13 September 2008 at the “Axiothea” Cultural Centre of the University of Cyprus. It is organized by the Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies/University of Cyprus (Nicosia) and The National Hellenic Research Foundation (Athens). The Conference brought together scholars from Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Belgium, France, Italy, and Norway, with the aim of exploring the always plural and complex stories of the Turkish-speaking Orthodox Christian population and its cultural product, the Karamanlidika printed matter.
[1] Evangelia Balta was born in Kavala in 1955. She was a student in the History Department of the Philosophical School at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1973-77) and, thanks to a scholarship from the Alexandros S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, went on to study at the Sorbonne (Paris I-Sorbonne) and the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes IV Section in Paris (1980-1983). She received her doctorate in Ottoman History in 1983. She worked in the Historical Archive of Macedonia (Thessaloniki, 1979), at the Centre for Asia Minor Studies (1978, 1984-1987) and taught at the Ionian University during the first two years after its foundation (Corfu, 1985-1987). From 1987 she has worked at the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
Her interests are centered around subjects related to economic and social history during the Ottoman period, as well as the Greek culture of Asia Minor. In addition to her commitment to various programs at the National Research Foundation, she has also served as a scholarly advisor for the Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil in Sparta, the Museum of Industrial Olive-Oil Production in Lesvos, and the Museums of Wine at the Ktima Hatzimihalis and the Ktima Gerovassiliou (Epanomi). She was academic supervisor for the restoration of the Kayakapi neighborhood (Project Kayakapi) in Ürgüp, Turkey (2003-2008). She has been invited to teach seminars for groups of graduate students by universities in Greece and abroad. She is a founding member of the planning committee of ΟΙΝΟΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΩ (History of Wine), a scholarly group which has organized seven conferences on subjects related to wine and wine production (2000-2008). In 2008 and 2010 she organized two Ιnternational Conferences of Karamanlidika Studies.
[2] Turkish Art and Culture Lecture Series in Istanbul
One of the educational programs organized by the Turkish Cultural Foundation Turkey Branch office in Istanbul is the Turkish Art and Culture Lecture Series. With this lecture series, the Foundation aims to introduce the rich cultural and artistic heritage of Turkey to resident representatives and officials of foreign institutions in Istanbul, such as members of the consular corps, foreign faculty members and the expatriate community at large. This program serves the mission of the Turkish Cultural Foundation to promote Turkish culture and build cultural bridges through people to people cultural exchanges and public education.
Organized under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Nurhan Atasoy, eminent art historian and Senior Scholar in Residence at the Turkish Cultural Foundation, the 2010/2011 Lecture series will feature many distinguished scholars and speakers. The lecture series will run from October 2010 through May 2011 at the Turkish Cultural Foundation Conference Hall in Taksim, Istanbul (Turkish Cultural Foundation Istanbul Office Cumhuriyet Cad. Cumhuriyet Apt. No.17/1 Taksim Istanbul Turkey).
See also: Conference 1st International Conference of Karamanlidika Studies
The 1st International Conference of Karamanlidika Studies was held from 11 to 13 September 2008 at the “Axiothea” Cultural Centre of the University of Cyprus. It is organized by the Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies/University of Cyprus (Nicosia) and The National Hellenic Research Foundation (Athens). The Conference brought together scholars from Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Belgium, France, Italy, and Norway, with the aim of exploring the always plural and complex stories of the Turkish-speaking Orthodox Christian population and its cultural product, the Karamanlidika printed matter.
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