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  A unique Digital Humanities collaboration, engaging a growing team of students and international scholars in identifying and transcribing the scattered manuscripts of the famous Ottoman poet, Baki.

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  As many nations in the Near East play pivotal roles on the world stage, the need for knowledge of their languages and cultures is increasingly clear.

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News & Events

UW NELC Associate Prof. Hamza Zafer accepts prestigious Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Fellowship.

October 6, 2021

NELC Welcomes Visiting Scholar Gürbey Hiz in Turkish and Ottoman Studies

August 24, 2021

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