Turkish in the U.S.
Turkish Studies Programs in the United States
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Columbia University Turkish Studies Program (Middle East Institute) Prof. David Cuthell dcc21@columbia.edu (212) 854-3290 Program: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate and Graduate |
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Harvard University Ottoman and Turkish Studies Prof. Cemal Kafadar kafadar@fas.harvard.edu (617) 496-5389 Program: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate and Graduate |
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Indiana University Turkish Flagship Program Director, Prof. Kemal Silay ksilay@indiana.edu (812) 855-0705 Program: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate and Graduate |
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Northwestern University Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program Rita Koryan turkishstudies@northwestern.edu, ayca@northwestern.edu (847) 467-2770 Program: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate and Graduate |
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Portland State University Center for Turkish Studies Director, Prof. Birol Yesilada yesilada@pdx.edu (503) 725-3455 (503) 725-3257 Program: Certificate in Contemporary Turkish Studies |
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University of Arizona School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies Prof. Amy Newhall newhall@email.arizona.edu (520) 621-5850 Program: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate and Graduate |
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University of Chicago Ottoman and Turkish Studies Cornell H. Fleischer c-fleischer@uchicago.edu (773) 702-8798 Program: Graduate and Undergraduate History focus |
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University of Michigan Turkish Studies Prof. Gottfried Hagen ghagen@umich.edu (734) 763-1596 Program: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate and Graduate |
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University of Texas Turkish Studies Shelly Bowers sbowers@austin.utexas.edu Program: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate and Graduate |
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University of Washington Turkish and Ottoman Studies Program Director, Prof. Selim Kuru selims@uw.edu (206) 543-0697 Program: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate and Graduate |









