fatma deniz

Ph.D. student at New York University @nyumeis @nyuhistory
CEU 2018, Istanbul Şehir Üniversitesi 2016

[Turkish Archives @TurkishArc]

Istanbul University temporarily closed the lecture hall because a cat gave birth in class.

[Michael Strong @flowidealism]

I was reading Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground with a group of 9th graders. One student announced, "There is no way someone could actually feel like this on the inside."

A classmate replied: "I feel like this every day." The first student was stunned. His understanding of reality shifted in that moment. Literature had done what it's supposed to do: reveal that other people live entirely within different internal worlds.

[Emre / امرە @emre034_]

Apartmanlar insanlık tarihine atılmış en büyük kazıklardan biri olabilir

[Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer @BrammerAyse]

Who knew that the Qur’an used for Zohran Mamdani’s oath was copied in the Ottoman Empire? A reminder that the Ottomans have a way of showing up everywhere :)

[Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer @BrammerAyse]

Thrilled to share that my book, Boundaries of Belonging, is coming out with Cambridge University Press in April. It traces how belonging was defined and contested, how loyalties shifted, and how these dynamics shaped everyday life and imperial politics in the Ottoman world.

[Pulse Aesthetic @PulseAesthetic]

Turkish Blue, Turkish Cat.

[serènity @cultureartislam]

“every condition is temporary”

[Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer @BrammerAyse]

Amerikalı bir arkadaşım Osmanlı Mısır’ı üzerine yürüttüğü bir kitap projesi için BOA ve İstanbul’daki araştırma kütüphanelerine aşina asistan arıyor. Saatlik ücret 600TL. İlgili iseniz bana mesaj gönderebilirsiniz. Bu mesajı paylaşırsanız da çok sevinirim. Teşekkürler.

[TRT 2 @trt2tv]

1847 ve 1855 yıllarında İstanbul’a yaptığı ziyaretlerin etkisiyle birçok eser ortaya koyan Fransız ressam Germain Fabius Brest’in fırçasından İstanbul sokakları🖌️🖼️

[yuksekyusuf @ay_yuksek]

Celebrating the end of another semester (hopefully the last) with the full crew. Always grateful for my amazing advisor, @BrammerAyse.

[anna snitkina @AnnaSnitkina]

Ömrümüz boyunca kurtarıcı bekliyoruz. Göklerden inecek sihirli bir el, beyaz atlı prens, hayatı anlamlı kılacak bir evlat, bize doğruyu gösterecek bir mucize. Sorun şu ki insanı kendi bile kurtaramıyor. Tek kurtuluş olanı ve olacak olanı tüm dağılmışlığı ile kabul etmek. Bırak dağınık kalsın bir toplanma cümlesidir aslında. Kaosu kabullenmek, hayatı kabullenmek, umudu kabullenmek, aşkı kabullenmek ve hatta yıkımı kabullenmek.

[Berxo @Berat1_2]

Farsça tüm şarkılar aynı zamanda birer "şiirdir" zaten

[fatma deniz @fatma_denizz]

If anyone's into Arabic classics, I love how she performs them! I'm so obsessed with the part from 40:20 onwards that I still haven't even listened to the first half! https://t.co/TZEY2LCx2r via @YouTube

[fatma deniz @fatma_denizz]

I’m excited to announce a panel I’ve organized on Sufism! Join us in person or on Zoom—and please spread the word for those who might be interested!

[NYU Kevorkian Center @nyukevo]

Join us & @otsnyu for a roundtable on Sufism!

📆 4.17.2025 | 5:30 PM
🎤 Jamal J. Elias, Ahmet Karamustafa, Side Emre, Rao Mohsin Ali Noor, Gianfranco Bria, & @fatma_denizz
📍 Kevorkian Library
🎟️ Open to the public w/ registration
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/QCX50iIqAW

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Egyptian singer performs a song in the language of ancient Egypt.

Egyptian singing dates back to around 4500 BCE, with music playing a central role in rituals, religious, royal and everyday.

[Ottoman Studies Initiative at NYU @otsnyu]

Come join us for a fascinating roundtable conversation on March 6 on how borders were shaped and reshaped during the last century of the Ottoman Empire. We’ll be joined by a fantastic group of scholars who will share their insights and perspectives.

[fatma deniz @fatma_denizz]

A beautiful film to watch especially when life feels difficult or messy