Research Networks
Research Networks
Network for the Study of Environmental History of Turkey (NEHT)
Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Vienna
The NEHT is a collection of researchers from institutions in Turkey, Europe, and beyond, both early career and experienced, identifying themselves or showing an interest in the field of Ottoman and post-Ottoman environmental history. It is the first and only (so far) platform for cooperation and exchange of information among environmental historians of Turkey from all around the world.
As an international and interdisciplinary research platform, the primary goal of the network is to bring researchers in diverse disciplines focusing on different aspects of Ottoman and Turkish environmental history together and to contribute to the understanding of the history of Turkey from the perspective of environmental history.
The Ottoman Text Recognition Network
Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Vienna
The Ottoman Text Recognition Network (OTRN) aims to bring together researchers and students of the Ottoman Empire who are interested in applying, testing and developing text recognition technologies for handwritten and printed Ottoman Turkish texts either in Arabic or other scripts such as Armenian, Hebrew or Greek.
OTRN will provide a platform for
• exchange and discussions
• using and testing text recognition technologies with a / specific focus on Transkribus
• testing page segmentation, layout analysis and different writing styles peculiarities
• developing transcription standards for text recognition of Ottoman Turkish texts
• creating models for Ottoman handwritten and printed texts
• sharing experiences in applying and developing standards in Ottoman text recognition
• offering workshops for scholars and students interested in using Transkribus
• sharing important events, activities, projects
The network plans to organize an online workshop once a year.