19 May 2022, International Conference
Venue: CEZAYIR SALONU, BEYOGLU – ONLINE
Title: INTERNATIONAL SUB-SAHARAN MIGRATIONS TO AND THROUGH TURKEY AND ICT’s.
Is it Real or was it a Reel? Blackness and Afro-Culture in Turkish media spaces
Claudia Bülbül is giving a presentation at the University of Cologne!
Is it Real or was it Reel? Blackness and Afro-Culture in Turkish media spaces
Venue: Zoom Online
Guest: Claduia Bülbül
Subject: Is it Real or was it Reel? Blackness and Afro-Culture in Turkish media spaces
Residential and Working Districts of African Immigrants in Istanbul
13 December Monday, 13:30 Faculty of Arts and Sciences Conference Hall
City Development and Migrant Group Dynamics
Venue: Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Science and Literature Fak. Conference Hall
Guest: Prof. Mahir Shaul (University of Illinois)
Subject: Residential and Working Districts of African Immigrants
Comparison as method, approach, strategy and epistemology in the social sciences.
30 November 2021, Seminar and Reception
Venue: Kadir Has University Research Centers
Guest: Dr. İbrahim Soysüren (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland)
Title: Should we engage in comparison or do we better stay away from comparison?
Comparison as method, approach, strategy and epistemology in the social sciences.
Migration Films Festival
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OLIVE BRANCH Movie Screening
29, 30, 31 May 2020, OLIVE BRANCH Movie Screening
Olive Branch, (Nesli Çölgeçen, 2010)
Directed by Nesli Çölgeçen, 2010 fictional movie Denizden Gelen (Olive Branch) is about the events between an ex-police and a little boy who came to Turkey illegally. While the film deals with the problem of illegal immigrants, which has become one of the main problems of the world, it carries the message that prejudices can be overcome with love and altruism.
OFFSIDE Movie Screening
29, 30, 31 May 2020, OFFSIDE Movie Screening
Offside (Reyan Tuvi, 2010)
Offside, a 2010 fictional film directed by Reyan Tuvi, tells the story of two undeclared African immigrants, Taju and Rachid, who came to Turkey with the hope of becoming football players and crossed paths in Istanbul. While Taju dreams of joining a third-division football team, Rachid looks for ways to go to Europe with his English sweetheart. The murder of their football player friend Festus Okey in custody strikes the two friends’ hopes of holding on in Turkey.
How to Do Research in Social Sciences?
10 December 2021, 15:30 Istanbul Commercial University
How to Do Research in Social Sciences?
“An Example of Comparative Field Research on the Use of Digital Technology by Sub-Saharan African Migrants”
Venue: İstanbul Ticaret University
Guests: Dr. Güler Canbulat (Kadir Has University) Doktora Öğr. Yasir Bodur (Medeniyet University)
Subject: “An Example of a Comparative Field Research on the Use of Digital Technology by Sub-Saharan African Migrants”
AMINA Movie Screening
29, 30, 31 May 2020, AMINA Movie Screening
Amina (Kıvılcım Akay, 2019)
Directed by Kıvılcım Akay, 2019 fictional film Amina, tells the story of the difficult life of 29-year-old Amina, a Senegalese immigrant, who is stuck between reality and dreams in Istanbul.
Fiction Films
Fiction Films “African Migration” A panel discussion
Participants of the “African Migration Fiction Films” panel, which will be broadcast on Medyascope.tv channel on Sunday, May 31 at 21:00
Dr. Şirin Erensoy / Nesli Çölgeçen / Seyfettin Tokmak / Melisa Önel / Prof. Dr. Mahir Saul