Sâmiha Ayverdi and What Reflects on Today Program
On the occasion of International Women's Day, in cooperation with Üsküdar University Institute of Sufi Studies, Kerim Foundation and TURKKAD, on Sunday, March 10, 2024, between 10.00-15.00 hours, within the scope of the program "Sâmiha Ayverdi and What Reflects on Today", two panels and a concert by Istanbul Turkish Quarry Ömürlü Music Ensemble followed by Elif Ömürlü Uyar will be held.
It will be held face-to-face and open to the public at Üsküdar University Nermin Tarhan Conference Hall.
The program will also be broadcast on Üsküdar University television and youtube channel.
Live broadcast link: https://tv.uskudar.edu.tr/canli-yayin
Program Flow
10.00-10.30 Opening Speeches
Prof. Dr. Emine Yeniterzi
U.U. Institute of Sufi Studies Head of the Department of Sufi Culture and Literature
U.U. Institute of Sufi Studies Deputy Director
Emine Bağlı
TÜRKKAD President
Cemalnur Sargut
U.U. Advisor to the Rector
Founder of Kerim Foundation
Session 1
10.30-11.40 Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr. Cangüzel Güner Zülfikar
Deputy Director and Faculty Member of the Institute of Sufi Studies
Şehvar Tükek Second Birth and Spiritual Resurrection in Sâmiha Ayverdi
Deniz Yağlı Sâmiha Ayverdi's Human and Satan Novel: The Role of Satan in Human Evolution
Serkan İçtem Sâmiha Ayverdi and Cemîl İnsan
10 minutes question and answer
20 minutes break
Session 2
12.00-13.10 Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeyneb Çağlıyan İçener
Istanbul Commerce University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Filiz Kavaklı Sâmiha Ayverdi's Creative Freedom
Elif Titrek The Principle of I'lâ-yı Kelimetullah: Remembering the Forgotten, Seeking the Lost
10 minutes question and answer
20 minutes break
Concert
Istanbul Turkic Quarry Lifelong Music Ensemble
Zekâi Dede's Sûzidil Mevlevî Âyî
Directed by: Elif Ömürlü Uyar
Resumes
Şehvar Tükek, Second Birth and Spiritual Resurrection in Sâmiha Ayverdi
Şehvar Tükek graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of English Language and Literature and completed her Master's program in Sufi Culture and Literature at Üsküdar University with her thesis titled "The Concept of Motherhood in Sufism: Letters to Sâmiha Ayverdi and Vehbi Güneri". She is currently a PhD student at Üsküdar University Institute of Sufi Studies, Department of Islamic Civilization, Thought, History and Literature. Şehvar Tükek is the Secretary General of Kerim Education, Culture and Health Foundation and is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Istanbul Branch of the Turkish Women's Cultural Association.
Deniz Yağlı Sâmiha Ayverdi's Human and Satan Novel: The Role of Satan in Human Evolution
Deniz Yağlı, a graduate of Istanbul University Faculty of Communication, completed her master's degree at Üsküdar University Institute of Sufi Studies with her thesis titled "Human-Satan Relationship in Sâmiha Ayverdi's Human and Satan". She is a student in the Institute's PhD program in Islamic Civilization, Thought, History and Literature.
Serkan İçtem, Sâmiha Ayverdi and Cemîl İnsan
After graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of Law, Serkan İçtem started his career as a lawyer and completed his master's degree in law at New York University. In 2023, he graduated from Üsküdar University Institute of Sufi Studies with his thesis titled "The Concept of Cemâl in Sufi Thought and Sâmiha Ayverdi's Understanding of Cemâl". She continues her business life as a lawyer in the law firm she co-founded.
Filiz Kavaklı, Sâmiha Ayverdi's Creative Freedom
Filiz Kavaklı graduated from Gazi University, Department of Business Administration. She did her first master's degree in Italy on "Banking and Entrepreneurship in New European Countries". She is a manager in a private bank. She completed her master's thesis titled "The Concept of Human Freedom in Sâmiha Ayverdi's novel Human and Satan from a Sufi Perspective" at Üsküdar University Institute of Sufi Studies, and now she continues her studies as a doctoral student in the Islamic Civilization, Thought, History and Literature program at the Institute.
Elif Trembling The Principle of I'lâ-yı kelimetullah: Remembering the Forgotten, Seeking the Lost
Born in Bursa, Elif Titrek graduated from Uludağ University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology. She completed her master's degree in the Department of Sufi Culture and Literature at Üsküdar University Institute of Sufi Studies with her thesis titled "The Concept of I'lâ-yı Kelimetullah in Sâmiha Ayverdi's Slavery to Efendiliğe".
She is a doctoral student at Üsküdar University Institute of Sufi Studies, Islamic Civilization, Thought, History and Literature program. She works as an English teacher at a private school in Bursa.
