ROMANIA IN THE OTTOMAN-RUSSIAN WARS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
15-16 MAY 2024 İSTANBUL

 
Date: 15-16 MAYIS 2024 İSTANBUL
 
Location: Turkish National Defence University -Yenilevent / İSTANBUL
 
Organizer Institutions: Symposium will be organized with the cooperation of the Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies, Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA), and Romania Ministry of National Defence-Institute for Political Studies of Defense and Military History.
 
Aim and Scope
The protracted Ottoman-Russian conflict, spanning from the mid-16th century until the onset of the First World War, exerted considerable political and military influence on the territories of Romania. This symposium seeks to discuss the role of Romania within the context of the Ottoman-Russian conflicts with a particular focus on the pivotal aspects of Turkish and Romanian military history. In addition, the symposium aims to emphasize the impact of the geography and the population of the region on the Ottoman-Russian wars. This endeavor will contribute scholarly discourse on Turkish-Romanian military history, and the symposium book will provide an opportunity for in-depth analysis and exploration of shared historical memory.

 Symposium Topics
- Romanian Military Geography
- Effects of the Romanian Geography on the Ottoman-Russian Wars
- Military Developments in the Region during the Ottoman-Russian Military and Political Dominance
- Effects of the Ottoman-Russian Wars on the Military Organizations in the Region
- The role of Wallachia and Moldovia Voivodeship in the Ottoman-Russian Wars
- Ottoman Military Presence in Moldovia and Wallachia
- Ottoman-Russian Conflict and Russian Invasions in Moldovia and Wallachia
- Moldovia and Wallachia within the context of Ottoman-Russian Wars (1806-1812, 1828-1829, 1853-1856 Ottoman-Russian Wars)
- Ottoman Empire and Romania during the
- Ottoman and Romanian Armies during the World War I
- Battles in Romanian Front During the World War I
- Militarization of the Population in the Region and its Impact on the Ottoman-Russian Wars
- Social Effects of the Ottoman-Russian Wars in the Region
 
Symposium Boards
Symposium Honorary Chairs
-Prof. Dr. Erhan AFYONCU - Turkish National Defence University Rector
-Prof. Dr. Muzaffer ŞEKER - Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) Chairman
 
Symposium Chairs
- Prof. Dr Bünyamin KOCAOĞLU - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies Director
- Dr. Carmen Sorina RIJNOVEANU – Romania Ministry of National Defence-Institute for Political Studies of Defense and Military History
 
Organizing Committee
- Prof. Dr. Gültekin YILDIZ - Turkish National Defence University-Atatürk Strategic Studies and Graduate Institute
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Salim AYDIN - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies
- Dr. Serkan OSMANLIOĞLU - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies
- Dr. Coşkun ÜNSAL - Turkish National Defence University-Atatürk Strategic Studies and Graduate Institute
- Ress. Asst. Dr. Hamza BİLGÜ - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies
- Teach. Asst. Dr. Hasan YAPICI - Turkish National Defence University-Naval Academy
- Teach. Asst. A. Sefa ÖZKAYA - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies
- Ress. Asst. Ahmet TAŞDEMİR - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies
- Ress. Asst. Perihan KARADEMİR - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies
 
 
Scientific Committee
- Prof. Dr. Erhan AFYONCU - Turkish National Defence University
- Prof. Dr. Gültekin YILDIZ - Turkish National Defence University
- Prof. Dr. Feridun EMECEN - İstanbul 29 Mayıs University
- Prof. Dr. İdris BOSTAN - İstanbul University
- Prof. Dr. Abdülkadir ÖZCAN - Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University
- Prof. Dr. Ahmet ÖZCAN - Turkish National Defence University
- Prof. Dr. Ayşe KAYAPINAR - Turkish National Defence University
- Prof. Dr. Fatih YEŞİL- Hacettepe University
- Prof. Dr. Gabor AGOSTON - Georgetown University
- Prof. Dr. Mahir AYDIN - İstanbul University
- Prof. Dr. Ömer METİN - Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University
- Prof. Dr. Pal FODOR – Hungarian Academy of Science
- Prof. Dr. Uğur DEMİR - Marmara University
- Prof. Dr. Virginia AKSAN - McMaster University
- Assoc. Prof Dr. Ahmet ÖNAL - Marmara University
- Assoc. Prof Dr. Mehmet Mert SUNAR - İstanbul Medeniyet University
- Assoc. Prof Dr. Bogdan CEOBANU – “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi
- Dr. Cristina BRAGEA - Romania Ministry of National Defence-Institute for Political Studies of Defense and Military History
- Dr. Ovidiu CRİSTEA - Nicolae Iorga Institute of History, Romanian Academy
 
Secretary
- Hatice CIRIK - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies
- Erkan ÖĞÜTMEN - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies
- Teach. Asst. Cihan Tayyip ŞENGÜL - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies
- Teach. Asst. Serhat TERTEMIZ - Turkish National Defence University-Fatih Institute of Military History Studies
- Teach. Asst. Osman YİĞİT - Turkish National Defence University-Atatürk Strategic Studies and Graduate Institute
 
 
Application Forms and Notes :
- Symposium language is English.
- The form in appendix 1 should be sent to haten.sempozyum@msu.edu.tr until 1 April 2024 in order to present a paper in the symposium.
- Those who want to attend the symposium as an audience should send the form in appendix 2 to haten.sempozyum@msu.edu.tr until 1 May 2024.
- The accepted papers should be sent to haten.sempozyum@msu.edu.tr until 1 August 2023 by following the article format in appendix 3.