History professor Ariel Salzmann recently completed an interdisciplinary fellowship at Ko莽 University鈥檚 Research Centre for Anatolian Civilizations in Istanbul, Turkey. The fellowship was a unique international experience that allowed her to work alongside scholars from all over the world.
鈥淥ne of the things I found very fascinating about my time in Turkey was witnessing the tremendous expansion of postsecondary education and the democratic governance of premier public institutions, such as Bo臒azi莽i University,鈥 says Dr. Salzmann, the first faculty member from a Canadian university to be awarded one of the prestigious international fellowships.
While abroad, Dr. Salzmann鈥檚 main project was researching Catholic and Muslim relations in the eighteenth century, particularly the Muslim slave revolt that took place in Malta during that time.
Working with her Turkish translator, she completed a revised, updated translation of her 2004 monograph Tocqueville in the Ottoman Empire: Rival Paths to the Modern State and delivered a talk at Istanbul鈥檚 Bo臒azi莽i University comparing the ways in which historic Ottoman and Muslim societies were able to incorporate non-Muslim members.
While in Istanbul Dr. Salzmann lived in the heart of the rapidly expanding city, enjoying its thriving cultural and academic landscapes. She was there during the June general election.
Queen鈥檚 currently has partnerships with three universities in Turkey: Ko莽 and Bo臒azi莽i universities in Istanbul and Bilkent University in Ankara. Dr. Salzmann hopes that students will consider the country when exploring the possibility of studying abroad.
鈥淚t鈥檚 truly one of the most dynamic and vibrant countries in the world today,鈥 she says.
Queen鈥檚 has exchange agreements with approximately 150 institutions in 45 countries. To learn more about these partnerships, visit the .
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