The Annual C-K Lecture
2018: Roberta Micallef, associate Professor of the Practice in Modern Languages and Comparative Literature at Boston University
2017: Fatima Müge Göçek, professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan
Prof. Müge Göçek’s Faculty Page
2016: Reşat Kasaba, Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
2015: Jenny White, social anthropologist, Boston University professor
Prof. White’s Blog
Prof. White’s Official Website
2014: Ayşe Kadıoğlu, political scientist, Sabanci University professor
Video of Ayşe Kadıoğlu’s Lecture
2013: Soli Ozel, economist, Kadir Haz Universitesi professor
2012: Stephen Kinzer, journalist, author, Boston University professor
Video of Stephen Kinzer’s Lecture
2011: Elif Shafak, Novelist
Video of Elif Shafak’s lecture
2010: Berna Turam, Northeastern University
Video of Prof. Turam’s Lecture
Prof. Turam’s Faculty Page at Northeastern University
2009: Mustafa Akyol, journalist
Video of Mustafa Akyol’s Lecture
Streaming audio of lecture
Mustafa Akyol’s Website
2008: Henri Barkey, Lehigh University
Video of Prof. Barkey’s Lecture
Prof. Barkey’s Faculty Page at Lehigh University
2007: Salih Memecan, cartoonist
Video of Salih Memecan’s Lecture
Salih Memecan’s Website
Video of Graham Fuller’s Lecture
2005: Elif Shafak, University of Arizona
Official Website of Elif Shafak
2004: Metin Heper, Bilkent University
Prof. Heper’s Faculty Page at Bilkent University
2003: Sencer Ayata, Middle East Technical University (METU)
Prof. Ayata’s Faculty Page at METU
Streaming audio of Prof. Ayata’s lecture
2002: Jenny B. White, Boston University
Prof. White’s Faculty Page
Prof. White’s Blog
Prof. White’s Official Website
2001: Izhak Alaton, CEO of Alarko Holding
Lecture Title: “The Question of Corruption in Turkey”
Mr. Alaton’s Keynote Speech
Mr. Alaton’s Biography
2000: Cemal Kafadar, Harvard University
Prof. Kafadar’s Faculty Page
1999: Deniz Kandiyoti, University of London
Lecture Title: “Fragments of Culture: The Everyday of Modern Turkey”
Prof. Kandiyoti’s Keynote Speech and her biography.
Prof. Kandiyoti’s Faculty Page at the University of London.
1998: Sibel Bozdogan, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Lecture Title: “Modern Architecture and National Identity in Turkey: Republican Visions and Current Revisions”
Prof. Bozdogan’s Faculty Page at Harvard University
1997: İlnur Çevik, Editor of The Turkish Daily News
The Turkish Daily News Website
1996: Ayşe Ayata, Middle East Technical University
Lecture Title: “The Emergence of Idendity Politics in Turkey”