Today it seemed like I was having trouble getting the permission I needed for part of my project, so at one point Pinar suggested I call Dr. Ali Bardakoglu, president of the Diyanet, to see if he could help.
Right, I thought. It was great that I got a half hour of his time last year, [...]
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Impromptu meeting with Ali Bardakoglu
August 28th, 2007 — Research in Turkey
Thank Goddard’s!
August 21st, 2007 — Research in Turkey
Today was a wild research and technology day.
Two weeks ago I got a CD from the Diyanet that I couldn’t believe existed. It had years’ worth of data that would’ve taken me months to gather and process at a cost of a couple thousand dollars. The person who gave it to me said it was [...]
Traveling to Ankara this week
August 5th, 2007 — Diyanet, Research in Turkey
I’m heading to Ankara on Monday to chat with several Diyanet officials; I should be back Wednesday night. These meetings are really important for the next phase of my project, and last summer I had a great experience at the Diyanet, so I’m looking forward to this trip.
I’m also excited about meeting with a computer [...]
Can’t-help-but-do List
July 24th, 2007 — Productivity, Research in Turkey
My most important task today was arranging an interview with an imam I met in June at ISAM. I had been meaning to contact him for a while, but I didn’t realize until today that emailing him wasn’t the next action. Once I sorted out what needed to be done first, I added the tasks [...]
Back to ISAM and their amazing digital library
August 21st, 2006 — Muslims and Islam, Research in Turkey
The Center for Islamic Studies (ISAM) has a really cool system at its library, and I’m wondering if it would fly in the U.S.
Say you want to photocopy an entire book. No problem. They have two guys working there who’ll do it for you really fast.
But if it’s a recently acquired book, chances [...]
Diyanet, Bardakoglu, and more
August 19th, 2006 — Diyanet, Research in Turkey
My second trip to Ankara couldn’t have gone better. First I had a good discussion with Dr. Ali Bardakoglu, President of the Diyanet. He’s been in charge of the agency since 2003 and many of the people I spoke with last week credit his dynamism and forward-thinking for bringing the Diyanet into a kind of [...]
Back to Ankara to meet with Dr. Ali Bardakoglu, President of the Diyanet
August 14th, 2006 — Diyanet, Research in Turkey
I got back from Ankara late Friday night, but I’m already planning a trip back there this Wednesday to interview the president of the Diyanet, Dr. Ali Bardakoglu. He has a tight schedule, so I don’t want to pass up this opportunity to meet while I’m still in Turkey.
It was actually an interview with Dr. [...]