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The Turkish Cultural Foundation is pleased to present the following distinguished speakers and lectures in its 2014-2015 TCF Lecture Series in Turkish Culture and Art in Istanbul. The lecture series will run from October 2014 through May 2015.Unless otherwise noted, all lectures take place at the TCF Istanbul office. The lectures are open to the public and registration is required. Please check the TCF website for venue and registration information.October 16, 2014, 2:30 pmAssoc. Prof. Dr. Selim Kuru (University of Washington)"Signatures of Sultans, Signs of Love: Uses of Turkish Language in the Ottoman Empire"October 24, 2014, 2:30 pmBrenna MacCrimmon (Musician, Researcher)"Balkan Music and Turkish Culture"Conference will be presented at the TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAMNovember 18, 2014, 4:00 pmAssoc. Prof. Dr. Yonca Erkan (Kadir Has University)"1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention: Achievements and Global Challenges"November 20, 2014, 5:00 pmProf. Dr. Ayla Ersoy (Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University)"18. ve 19. Yüzyıllarda Türk Resim Sanatı" (Turkish Painting in the 18th and 19th Centuries)Conference will be presented at the TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAMDecember 16, 2014, 2:30 pmProf. Dr. Savaş Arslan (Bahçeşehir University)"Cinema in Turkey: A Multiple History"December 18, 2014, 5:30 pmProf. Dr. Recep Karadağ (Marmara University and TCF Historical Preservation and Natural Dyes Laboratory-DATU)"Geçmişin İzlerinden Günümüz Tekstillerinde Doğal Boyaların Hayat Bulması" (Understanding and Conserving the Past and Recreating Natural Dyes for Today)January 13, 2015, 2:30 pmBanu Özden (YESAM)"Exploring Turkey's Culinary Heritage - A Look through the History, Traditions and Ingredients"January 22, 2015, 2:30 pmAtila Ege (World Heritage Travelers)"UNESCO World Heritage and Turkey"February 19, 2015, 5:30 pmProf. Dr. Özdemir Nutku (Dokuz Eylül University)"Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Tiyatrosu" (Turkish Theater in the Republic Period)February 24, 2015, 2:30 pmProf. Dr. Suraiya Faroqhi (Istanbul Bilgi University)"Artisans of Empire: Crafts and Craftspeople under the Ottomans"March 17, 2015, 5:30 pmProf. Dr. Gönül Tekin (Ottoman Studies Foundation)"Harvard Üniversitesi - Koç Üniversitesi - TCF Osmanlı Yaz Okulu: Kuruluşu ve Günümüze kadar Faaliyetleri" (From Past to Present: The Activities of the Ottoman Summer School of Harvard University-Koc University - TCF)March 19, 2015, 2:30 pmPanel "Mübadele: Population Exchange between Turkey and Greece"Prof. Dr. Evangelia Balta (National Hellenic Research Foundation)"The Cultural Aspects of the Livelihoods of the Exchanged Greek Refugees" İpek Özel (Istanbul Bilgi University)"The Eternal longing for the Roots: The Culture and Traditions of the Turkish- Cretan and Greek Immigrants after the Exchange"April 14, 2015, 2:30 pmProf. Dr. Doğan Kuban (Istanbul Technical University)"Perspectives on the Future of Istanbul"April 16, 2015, 5:30 pmDr. Ayşe Yetişkin Kubilay (Kırklareli University)"Avrupa'dan İstanbul'a bakmak: İstanbul'a gelen Yabancı Ressamlar ve Gravür Ustaları" (Looking at Istanbul from Europe: The Foreign Painters and Gravures Masters who came to Istanbul)May 21, 2015, 5:30 pmHalil Demirdelen (Museum of Anatolian Civilizations)"Anadolu Uygarlıkları" (Anatolian Civilizations)May 26, 2015, 2:30 pmAli Rıza Tuna (Independent Researcher)"Back to the Future: Reconstruction of Anatolian Carpets from Renaissance Paintings"