April 22, 2010
CMES congratulates Ekin Tusalp, who has been offered a Junior Residential Fellowship at Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations. The 9-month fellowship is for study on her dissertation, “'The Kings of the State of Meaning and Discourse': Ottoman Scribal Service in the late 17th century.” The RCAC fellowship is awarded to 10 PhD candidates per year, who are expected to devote themselves full time to their research, and to give 2 lectures on their work during their stay in Istanbul. Ekin is a PhD student in the joint Middle Eastern Studies & History program.