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Greek-Turkish Encounters Series



Tuesday 19 May 2009, 18.00, Spyros Sofos (Senior Research Fellow, Kingston University): From Empire to nation: Space and landscape in the Greek and Turkish nation building projects.

Venue: SOAS, 22 Russell Square, Room T102.

The Greek-Turkish Encounters Series is series of lectures and events organised by the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, at King’s, and the Turkish Studies Programme, at SOAS. The aim of this series is to explore and bring to the fore points of contact between Greek and Turkish cultures in an atmosphere of critical inquiry. Attendance is open to all.

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  1. ErjonMay 21, 2009 at 4:49 PM

    I'm very happy for this study from Turkish department ...

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