SYMPOSIUM INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Dear Academics,

The 1st International Sūdī al-Bosnawī Symposium will be held on May 07-09, 2027, under the leadership of TİKA and the Yunus Emre Institute, and under the execution of Şırnak University, Dicle University, Univerzitet u Sarajevu, and the International University of Sarajevo.

In the first symposium, which will be held under the title “Sūdī al-Bosnawī from Bosnia-Herzegovina to Istanbul, from Istanbul to Diyarbakır, from Diyarbakır to Damascus,” Sūdī al-Bosnawī’s journeys in the Ottoman geography, his works, and his influences will be discussed.

During the 16th century, when Sūdī al-Bosnawī lived, the Ottoman Empire experienced one of the most brilliant periods in its history. The empire’s borders expanded to their greatest extent, and alongside this geographical and political expansion, significantly scholarly, mystical, and cultural movements also flourished throughout this period.

Understanding Bosnawī’s works and personality in all their dimensions requires taking into account the historical and cultural environment in which he lived. For this reason, in the symposium, Bosnawī’s intellectual and mystical circles, as well as his relations with the Ottoman political structure and the social life of the period, will be evaluated by academic circles.

In the symposium, Sūdī’s erudite, cultural, and social environment in the 16th-century Ottoman Empire, the historical context in which he lived, his relations with Ottoman statesmen and political circles, and the rereading of his works within a historical and intellectual context will be addressed.

In addition to these topics, original paper proposals from different disciplines will also be included, provided that they are directly related to the general framework of the symposium. The symposium plans to address various dimensions of Sūdī al-Bosnawī, such as his life, thought, works, Sufi approach, his influence in different geographies, and his place in today's world. Within this framework, we invite all researchers working on Sūdī and the 16th-century Ottoman geography, especially the Balkans, primarily our academicians working in literature, theology, Sufism, art history, cultural history, and other fields of the social sciences, to submit papers to the symposium.

It is planned that the accommodation and transportation arrangements in Sarajevo for the presenters of the accepted papers will be organized within the framework of the symposium organization in a manner that facilitates their participation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The symposium is expected to contribute to the emergence of new research on the historical world in which Sūdī al-Bosnawī lived, the re-evaluation of existing assessments, and the development of a lasting scientific consensus in studies on Bosnawī by bringing together researchers from different disciplines.

By addressing a renowned scholar and his works, we aim to achieve five primary objectives at this symposium:

1. To strengthen the existing historical, social, economic, and cultural ties between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Türkiye.

2. To ensure that a great scholar like Sūdī al-Bosnawī is more widely recognized by the people of both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Anatolia.

3. To more clearly demonstrate the contributions of Bosnian scholars and Sufis to Islamic culture and civilization.

4. To facilitate valuable collaborations between academics of the two countries.

5. To contribute to the translation of all the works of Sūdī al-Bosnawī into Bosnian.

 

 

SYMPOSIUM TOPICS

1. “Scientific, Scholarly, and Literary Life in the 16th-Century Balkans and Among Balkan Scholars and Sufis”

2. “Sūdī al-Bosnawī’s Relations with Ottoman Statesmen and Political Circles”

3. “Sūdī al-Bosnawī’s Religious, Scholarly, and Social Networks in the 16th-Century Ottoman Empire”

4. “The Place of Sūdī al-Bosnawī’s Understanding of Islam in Today’s Islamic World”

5. “Sūdī al-Bosnawī’s Istanbul Years and His Appointment as a Teacher to the Gılman-ı Hassa at the Ibrahim Pasha Palace in Atmeydanı”

6. “Sūdī al-Bosnawī’s Diyarbakır Years, His Teachers, and His Scholarship (Dānishmand) at the Mas‘ūdiyya Madrasah”

7. “Sūdī al-Bosnawī’s Damascus Years, His Teachers, and His Scholarly Activities”

8. “Sūdī al-Bosnawī’s Works and His Commentary Writing”

9. “Reading Sūdī al-Bosnawī’s Works Within the Framework of the Historical and Literary Developments of the Period”