Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Kaisa Koskinen
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Kaisa Koskinen is full professor in Translation Studies at Tampere University, Finland. She has published numerous journal articles and seminal monographs. Notable among her publications are "Translating Institutions: An Ethnographic Study of EU Translation" (St. Jerome/Routledge, 2008) and "Translation and Affect" (Benjamins, 2020). Her scholarly contributions extend to edited volumes such as the recent "Routledge Handbook of Translation and Ethics" (co-edited with Nike K. Pokorn, 2020), marking her extensive research interest in ethics. Her doctoral thesis, "Beyond Ambivalence: Postmodernity and the Ethics of Translation" (Tampere University Press, 2000), remains a seminal work in the field. Recognized for her innovative theoretical insights and adaptable methodologies, Koskinen was honored with a national "Pearl of Wisdom" prize.
Assistant Professor Mehmet KURU
Mehmet Kuru is an Assistant Professor of History at Sabancı University, where he has been a faculty member since 2021. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, specializing in the historical dynamics of Ottoman port cities in the early modern Mediterranean, with a focus on İzmir from 1580 to 1780.
Mehmet began his academic journey with a Bachelor of Arts from Galatasaray University and later earned a Master of Arts from Sabancı University. His extensive research encompasses several projects, including the development of digital humanities tools for analyzing historical documents and a global microhistorical study on the 17th-century Ottoman and Mediterranean world.
He has received multiple awards for his contributions to historical scholarship and education, including the Best Teaching Award from Sabancı University in 2023. Mehmet's publications include works on the economic and environmental challenges of the Ottoman Empire, as well as studies on cultural translations of Aesop's fables into Turkish before the Tanzimat period. His current projects and publications contribute to the fields of Ottoman history and digital humanities.
