Award Topics
The topic for the 2015 award was “Living Together, Dialog & Cooperation within Diversity in Turkey”. The tenth Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards were given at a ceremony held on Friday, April 10th, at Sabancı Center. The ceremony was hosted by Güler Sabancı, Founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and President Professor A. Nihat Berker. The winners were Mahiye Seçil Dağtaş from the University of Waterloo with her article ''Beyond Tolerance: Re/Presenting Religious Difference in the Case of the Antakya Choir of Civilizations '', Haydar Darıcı from the University of Michigan with his article “Encounters in the Shadow of War: Turkey’s Kurdish Region '' and Anoush Tamar Suni from the University of California with her article “The Ruin as Archive: Landscape and Memory in Anatolia”
Winners
Winners of Research Awards:
Mahiye Seçil Dağtaş. University of Waterloo/Beyond Tolerance: Re/Presenting Religious Difference in the Case of the Antakya Choir of Civilizations”
Haydar Darıcı. University of Michigan.
“Encounters in the Shadow of War: Turkey’s Kurdish Region”
Anoush Tamar Suni. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
“The Ruin as Archive: Landscape and Memory in Anatolia”.
Special Jury Award: Professor Martin Van Bruinessen. University of Utrecht for his publications on prestigious international platforms and his comparative studies on the Turkish case.
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Jury
Professor Leyla Neyzi: President of the Jury, Sabancı University
Professor Karen Barkey: Columbia University
Professor Ayşe Kadıoğlu: Sabancı University
Professor Fuat Keyman: Sabancı University / İstanbul Policy Center
Emeritus Professor Ronald Grigor Suny: Chicago University
Professor Yael Navaro-Yashin: Cambridge University
Winning Articles
This year’s theme of the awards was “Living Together, Dialog & Cooperation within Diversity in Turkey” and the winners:
Mahiye Seçil Dağtaş. :University of Waterloo. “BEYOND TOLERANCE: RE/PRESENTING RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCE IN THE CASE OF THE ANTAKYA CHOIR OF CIVILIZATIONS”
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Haydar Darıcı. University of Michigan. “Encounters in the Shadow of War: Turkey’s Kurdish Region”
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Anoush Tamar Suni. University of California. “The Ruin as Archive: Landscape and Memory in Anatolia”.
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Keynote Speeches
Martin Van Bruinessen, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Utrecht:
“I wish a bright future for young scholars and the society of Turkey”
Jury Award winner Professor Martin Van Bruinessen said, "It will be a great honor if my writings have contributed to living together, cooperation and dialog between ethnic groups in Turkey."
Bruinessen warned academics that their studies may have limited impact on the society. He noted the possible contribution of prominent business figures like Sakıp Sabancı to living together, cooperation and dialog in Turkey.
Professor Martin Van Bruinessen concluded, “The number of young scholars in Turkey is on the rise. The studies of this generation promise hope for Turkey. I am optimistic in my view of the country. I wish a bright future for young scholars and the society of Turkey."
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