istanbul, turkey arrive: tuesday 20 july 0800 depart - University of ...

IST10 NEW MOSQUE/SPICE BAZAAR/SÜLEYMANIYE MOSQUE (1230-1630 Tuesday, 20 July)
Minimum 15/Maximum 25 (PRICE: $26)
[FDP: BOESCHENSTEIN]
After walking across the Golden Horn on Galata Bridge,
participants in Professor Boeschenstein’s architectural walking
tour will view the New Mosque (1597), visit the Spice Bazaar
(founded in the early 17 th century) and continue on to the
Süleymaniye Mosque, one of the city’s largest mosques and one
illustrative of Byzantine urban development. With a magnificent
domed prayer space and extensive ancillary facilities—including a
hospital, schools, library, kitchens, bathhouses, hostel and gardens,
as well as the tomb of the justifiably proud architect Sinan—the
mosque complex was Istanbul’s major urban initiative of its time
(mid-16 th century) and served as the religious and social center for
its district. Although skyscrapers are reshaping Istanbul’s historic
image, this mosque remains an indelible mark on, and dramatic
feature of, today’s skyline.
IST11 MAGIC IN ISTANBUL (1300-1700 Tuesday, 20 July) Minimum 12/Maximum 21 (PRICE: TBA)
[FDP: SETTON]
With local magician Lee Alex as our host, participants in this FDP will visit two “magical” sites in the magical city
of Istanbul: the legendary Maiden’s Tower (reachable by ferry) and the mystical Yerebatan Cistern. Our magicianguide
will enlighten us about the history and legends related to each site. Afterward, we will return to the ship where
Mr. Alex will conduct a workshop in the art of magic and magical thinking. This experience will provide insights
for students in Professor Setton’s courses into the ways in which ancient and modern magic coexist and inform each
other. The FDP will be particularly relevant to the students of the Myth, Magic and Mystery course, who will have
been studying myths and magic in the Mediterranean world; it will offer suggestions on how to create their own
magic.
IST12 WOMEN AND THE LAW IN TURKEY (1330-1730 Tuesday, 20 July) Minimum 15/Maximum 45
(PRICE: $18)
[FDP: BURKOFF & KANTROWITZ]
We will learn about women and the law in Turkey from those who know it best: practicing attorneys and judges.
The Istanbul Bar Association is the largest bar association in Turkey, with membership in excess of 20,000. The Bar
Association’s Women’s Rights Centre provides advocacy and legal services to women in need. Participants will visit
the association’s headquarters and meet with the president and other leaders of the Women’s Rights Centre, along
with a family court judge, who will speak and answer our questions on legal issues affecting women and their
families.
As Professor Burkoff’s students of Law and Society will learn, women’s legal issues are family issues. This is an
excellent opportunity to learn about the Turkish legal system, particularly as it affects women’s lives, to learn from
lawyers and judges what issues they consider significant, and to ask questions based upon the discussions we have
had in class on such issues as honor killings, domestic violence and women’s rights.
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