International Hrant Dink Foundation, Diyarbakýr Institute for Political and Social Research,Diyarbakýr Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Diyarbakýr Metropolitan Municipality Directorate for Cultural Affairs announce a workshop on the topic of “the Social and Economic History of Diyarbakýr and the Region”. The meeting will take place in Diyarbakýr on 12-13November 2011.In the course of the 19th century and the first quarter of 20th century the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey have undergone a significant social and economic transformation. While academic interest to study these developments has been quite substantial regarding western provinces of these states, academic curiosity regarding eastern provinces has largely lagged behind. Although eastern provinces certainly experienced similar processes, scholarly works on their economic and social life as well as their transformation are few. Rather, a sharp neglect and amnesia can be observed regarding eastern Anatolia in the 19th and early 20th century. Likewise, records, archives and monographs on its economic and social life, as well as records on the social movements that took place in the region are very limited.The aim of the workshop is to understand and analyze in detail the social and economic transformations in the Diyarbakýr province between 1838 and 1938, and to promote and publicise academic research on the subject.

The meeting will be held in Diyarbakýr Sümerpark Conference Center; Working languages of the meeting will be English and Turkish;

Scientific Committee:

Prof. Dr. Ayhan Aktar Ýstanbul Bilgi University

Dr. Cengiz Aktar Bahçeþehir UniversityProf. Dr. Selim Deringil Boðaziçi University

Prof. Dr. Edhem Eldem Boðaziçi University

Prof. Dr. Fazýl Hüsnü Erdem Dicle University

Prof. Dr. Raymond Kevorkian Paris VIII University

Prof. Dr. Akþin Somel Sabancý University