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    Mas’ūd i of ikonion: the overlooked victor of the twelfth-century anatolian game of thrones
    (Slovansky Ustav: Akademie ved Ceske Republiky, 2018) Lau, Maximilian; Shliakhtin, Roman; Researcher; Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) / Anadolu Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi (ANAMED); Koç University Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies (GABAM) / Koç Üniversitesi Stavros Niarchos Vakfı Geç Antik Çağ ve Bizans Araştırmaları Merkezi (GABAM); N/A
    This paper throws the spotlight on a ruler, Mas’ūd I of Ikonion, who has previously only ap-peared as an antagonist, highlighting that this seemingly peripheral figure was in fact one of the most able political operators of twelfth-century Anatolia. The reason he has been overlooked in this way is simple: all contemporary and near-contemporary sources on Mas’ūd come from his rivals, and the image they portray thus says more about the concerns of that author and people than about the individual himself. Analysing these portrayals will, therefore, not only allow us to better understand those rivals and their policies towards the Turks of Ikonion, but also to expose this overshadowed figure. What emerges is a ruler who successfully played more powerful rivals against each other, particularly in becoming an occasional client of both Byzantium and the Danishmendids, and who even when knocked down came back stronger. Mas’ūd’s success was such that it was his polity that entrenched the Turkish hold over Anatolia, and which would in turn lead to the emergence of the Ottomans themselves.
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    Heritage and scent: research and exhibition of Istanbul's changing smellscapes
    (Routledge Journals, Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2017) Department of Archeology and History of Art; Department of Archeology and History of Art; Davis, Lauren Nicole; Şenocak, Lucienne; PhD Student; Faculty Member; Department of Archeology and History of Art; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A; 100679
    This paper examines heritage, and particularly intangible heritage, by concentrating on the experience of smell to explore a heritage site in Istanbul, Turkey: the Spice Market. Due to a restoration project, the site became the focus of the 2012 international workshop Urban Cultural Heritage and Creative Practice,' which aimed at documenting the existing and threatened scents of the marketplace. in 2016 a gallery exhibition, Scent and the City,' was created as part of an effort to raise awareness about how scent constitutes an important component of the heritage of place. after providing a brief overview of the marketplace's transformations since its construction in the seventeenthcentury, this paper covers various methods of scent research, including scent walks, mapping, oral history interviews, and artistic performances, and illustrates how the smellscapes of this historic, and now touristic, quarter of Istanbul are changing. By bringing a sensory approach to this important heritage site in Istanbul we demonstrate how an embodied approach, which forefronts scent as intangible heritage and a primary modality, can serve as a catalyst for individuals and communities to access their memories, emotions, and values and increase awareness of the role scent plays in defining locality.
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    Mas'ud I of Ikonion the overlooked Victor of the twelfth-century Anatolian game of thrones
    (Slovansky Ustav Akad Ceske Republiky, 2018) Lau, Maximilian; N/A; Shliakhtin, Roman; Researcher; N/A; N/A
    This paper throws the spotlight on a ruler, Mas'ud I of Ikonion, who has previously only appeared as an antagonist, highlighting that this seemingly peripheral figure was in fact one of the most able political operators of twelfth-century Anatolia. The reason he has been overlooked in this way it simple: all contemporary and near-contemporary sources on Mas'ud come from his rivals, and the image they portray thus says more about the concerns of that author and people than about the individual himself: Analysing these portrayals will, therefore, not only allow us to better understand those rivals and their policies towards the Turks of Ikonion, but also to expose this overshadowed figure. What emerges is a ruler who successfully played more powerful rivals against each other, particularly in becoming an occasional client of both Byzantium and the Danishmendids, and who even when knocked down came back stronger. Mas'ud's success was such that it was his polity that entrenched the Turkish hold over Anatolia, and which would in turn lead to the emergence of the Ottomans themselves.