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Farhat G. Ziadeh Distinguished Lectures 2026 Presents Shawkat Toorawa (Yale University)
May 4, 2026
A Snapshot of Graduate Study in MELC (2026)
February 7, 2026
From the Chair (2026)
February 6, 2026
Zuhal Olcay, Acclaimed Performing Artist from Turkey, in a Conversation with MELC Professor Melike Yücel-Koç
November 13, 2025
MELC Prof. Melike Yücel Koç Presents on Immigrant Narratives and American Identity at the OHA Conference
October 27, 2025
Reflection: Turkish 101/511 Session at TurkFest 2025
October 21, 2025
2023 NMES Graduation Celebration
June 9, 2023
Book Summary: “‘Wordplay’ in Ancient Near Eastern Texts” by Scott Noegel
February 22, 2023
Roman Pomeshchikov nominated for an “Excellence in Teaching Award”
March 7, 2021
NMES Program Director Nominated for Thorud Leadership Award
February 25, 2021
Ayda Apa Pomeshikov and Gözde Burcu Ege Awarded Digital Humanities Fellowship
January 8, 2021
Student profile: Canan Bolel – Epidemics and the Politics of Pestilence in Ottoman Izmir and in the Present
December 7, 2020
Student profile: Melinda Cohoon – Exploring the Political Worlds of Online Videogaming, between Iranian Gamers and the 2020 US Election
October 30, 2020
Mindy Cohoon Wins SSRC Dissertation Fellowship
September 13, 2020
Tuna Basibek Awarded International Research Fellowship
July 9, 2020
Solmaz Shakerifard Awarded International Research Fellowship
July 9, 2020
Roman Pomeshchikov Awarded International Research Fellowship
July 9, 2020
Michael Sims Published in Journal of Contemporary Iraq & the Arab World
July 8, 2020
Ph.D. Candidate Maral Sahebjame Publishes in Two Scholarly Journals
June 17, 2020
Busra Demirkol Awarded Benaroya Fellowship for AY 2020-2021
June 17, 2020
Alumna Zeynep Kasli (NMES PHD 2017) Takes Assistant Professorship at Erasmus University, Rotterdam
May 26, 2020
Burcu Ege Awarded Sawyer Seminar Fellowship
March 31, 2020
Tuna Basibek Publishes Book Review
March 30, 2020
