by Philip Bockholt titled “Türkische Übersetzungen aus dem Arabischen und Persischen: Akteure, Adaption und Rezeption in der Frühen Neuzeit”, is scheduled for publication in spring 2026, with additional titles to follow. This is the link to the book series: www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/eit-b...

results from the TRANSLAPT project, the series will highlight the complex dynamics of interaction among Arabic, Persian, and Turkish traditions. The first volume, a monograph ...

Philip Bockholt, @huelyacelik.bsky.social, @kristofdhulster.bsky.social , Andrew Peacock, and Derin Terzioğlu, this series is dedicated to exploring the vital roles of translation, language, and cultural exchange in shaping the history of the early modern Eastern Mediterranean. Through research ...

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In his paper, "’So That They Need Neither Skilled Swimmers nor Shell Divers to Reach its Pearls’: Tracing Knowledge Transfer in a Didactic Arabic Verse Translation", he discussed an Arabic translation of the Persian Pandnāma-yi ʿAṭṭār produced in 19th-century Egypt.

The deadline for the call for papers is 10 December 2025.
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The event aims to address the Ottoman Balkans as a dynamic space for translation and cross-linguistic exchange between Arabic, Persian, (Ottoman) Turkish, and other regional languages between the 15th and 19th centuries.

Philip Bockholt offers a comparative perspective on identity formation among Iranians in Iran and in the diaspora, examining how ancient Iranian kingship is invoked to serve contemporary political purposes.

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The event focuses on Scandinavian pre-Christian religion, which has played a central role in identity construction for many social groups from the 13th century to the present day. In his talk, "Cyrus the Great and the Diaspora: On Iranian Nationalism Today and its References to Ancient Iran,"

Deborah Schlein and Florian Sobieroj.

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and glossing practices as an important source for the history of Arabic literature, Islamic intellectual history, and comparative manuscript studies. Contributors are Berat Açıl, Philip Bockholt, Stefanie Brinkmann, Nadja Danilenko, Verena Klemm, Boris Liebrenz, Nadine Löhr, Darya Ogorodnikova

which he received from the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Vienna.

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The blog entry deals with an Armeno-Turkish translation of the Persian Pandnāma-yi ʿAṭṭār (ʿAṭṭār’s Book of Wise Counsel). Tobias Sick’s research for this publication was conducted in September and October 2024 in Vienna through the Andreas Tietze Memorial Fellowship in Turkish Studies,

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Organised by Silpsupa Jaengsawang, Jannis Kostelnik, and Szilvia Sövegjártó, the event featured papers on translation strategies across a wide geographical and temporal range, including his paper 'Material Evidence Revisited: Translation Processes in Ottoman Istanbul in the 1720s‘.

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while the subsequent sessions are for registered participants only. On January 10, this includes a lecture by Kristof D’hulster chaired by Philip Bockholt on Mamluk and Post-Mamluk Endowment Notes. Finally, the program will conclude with a student workshop on 28 March 2026.