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“Can we discuss Turkey-Israel relations without mentioning this crisis?”: Interviewing foreign policy makers during a crisis

Talking about sensitive issues during a diplomatic crisis is hard but possible, Graduate Fellow Berkay Gulen found, while interviewing Israeli policy-makers during the tense spring of 2017.

By Berkay Gulen|2019-01-08T10:29:03+00:00January 3rd, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Student Writing, Turkey|0 Comments
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How the Turkish “City of Peace” remembers its Sephardic veterans

Grad Fellow Özgür Özkan walks through a new exhibit that remembers Çanakkale’s Sephardic veterans—and reaffirms its pluralistic identity.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-07-25T17:32:50+00:00April 16th, 2018|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Ottoman Empire, Sephardic Studies, Student Writing, Turkey|6 Comments
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Seattle’s fifth annual Ladino Day breaks tradition and hosts sold-out concert with Yasmin Levy

Singer Yasmin Levy's fusion of traditional and modern Sephardic music drew a packed house for the fifth annual Ladino Day.

By Molly FitzMorris|2018-12-05T10:15:11+00:00November 13th, 2017|Categories: Our Events, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Graduate Fellows, Ladino, Ladino Day, Ladino Day 2017, Sephardic, Sephardic Studies, Turkey|0 Comments
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Exploring what went wrong in the last decade of Turkish-Israeli relations

PhD student Berkay Gulen explores why the relationship between Turkey and Israel has soured in recent years and discusses how her research informs the conversation.

By Berkay Gulen|2019-01-03T13:29:03+00:00October 16th, 2017|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Politics, Turkey|0 Comments
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After Memorial Day: Putting the Israeli culture of commemoration in a comparative perspective

Opportunity Grant winner Anat Goldman reflects on the similarities and challenges of national moments of commemoration in Israel and Turkey.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-08-19T21:16:27+00:00June 7th, 2017|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Middle East, Student Writing, Turkey|0 Comments
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Reimagining Sephardic Çanakkale and its Ties to Seattle

Stroum Center Opportunity Grant winner Ozgur Ozkan reflects on the ties between Çanakkale, Turkey, and Sephardic Seattle.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-07-25T17:58:44+00:00May 1st, 2017|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Sephardic Studies, Student Writing, Turkey|3 Comments
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The Solo–and Collaborative–Process of Writing a Dissertation

Esra Bakkalbasioglu, a PhD student in Interdisciplinary Near and Middle Eastern Studies, argues that sharing ideas with colleagues is key when writing a dissertation.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-08-05T21:40:15+00:00March 8th, 2017|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Fellows, Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Middle East, Opportunity Grants, Turkey|0 Comments
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Are You a Foreigner? The Power of a Name

Berkay Gulen, a Stroum Center Opportunity Grant winner, reflects on the power of one's name in a review of Rita Ender's "To Live on With One's Name"

By Berkay Gulen|2019-01-03T13:38:23+00:00February 21st, 2017|Categories: Global Judaism|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Literature, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing, Turkey|0 Comments
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