Two guest speakers at the “Complementary History Workshop”: Dr. Ahmet Fatih Yılmaz and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Demirkol

Çankırı Karatekin University, in cooperation with the Çankırı Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports, will host the “Complementary History Workshop” at the GSB Şehit Uhud Kadir Işık Youth Center—an academic gathering designed to approach history from multiple, interdisciplinary perspectives. Scheduled for 2 October – 14 November 2025, the workshop will take place every Thursday and Friday from 19:15 to 21:00, in two 45-minute sessions each evening. With contributions from 15 distinguished scholars, the program will examine in depth the dynamic relationship that various scientific fields establish with history.

Within this program, two faculty members from our department will appear as guest speakers: On Thursday, 6 November 2025 at 19:15, Lecturer Dr. Ahmet Fatih Yılmaz will deliver a talk titled “Cinema and Oral History.” On Friday, 7 November 2025 at 19:15, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Demirkol will give a presentation titled “The Importance of Periodicals for Historical Research.” The events will be held at the GSB Şehit Uhud Kadir Işık Youth Center. Please note that our department is not the organizer; our faculty members are participating as guest speakers.

The program is coordinated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Türkan Polatcı Demirkol of the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Çankırı Karatekin University. Aiming to contribute to efforts that interpret not only the past but also the present and future through history’s interaction with other disciplines, the workshop welcomes all interested students, researchers, and history enthusiasts. Participation is free and open to the public.