Phanariot Materialities: Domestic Architecture, Urban Culture, and Social Mobility, ANAMED, Koç University and Zoom, June 29–30, 2024
The International Symposium Phanariot Materialities: Domestic Architecture, Urban Culture, and Social Mobility will take place on 29-30 June 2024 at ANAMED, Koç University, Istanbul. The symposium focuses on the material and social history of the Greek-speaking, Orthodox Christian, Istanbul-based Ottoman mercantile elites who served in the Ottoman administration as imperial dragomans and rulers of Moldavia (Boğdan) and Wallachia (Eflak) under Ottoman suzerainty, the Phanariots. The two-day symposium, convened by Namık Günay Erkal, Firuzan Melike Sümertaş, and Haris Theodorelis-Rigas, will host Christine Philliou, Shirine Hamadeh and Constanta Vintilă as keynote speakers.
Advance registration is required for Zoom participation.