The 1st International Academic Conference on Kurds and Kurdistan in History-Kurds and Kurdistan in Ottoman Period (TheHistory2013), will be held in Salahaddin University-Erbil, Kurdistan (IRAQ), in collaboration with Mardin Artuklu University (Turkey). The conference, through its technical program, will provide a unique opportunity for the academic and historian community to address the history of Kurds and Kurdistan during Ottoman Period. TheHistory2013 welcomes high quality scientific submissions as well as papers related to the Kurds and Kurdistan during Ottoman Period . Expert panel discussions and keynotes will address hot topics and issues in this domain. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Topics
Language & Literature
Geography
Economy
Social Structure
Political Situation
Travelers & Travel Writers
Identity
Education & Culture
Tribes
Notable Persons
Interface & Cross Cultural Relations
... etc

Conference Languages: English, Kurdish, Turkish, and Arabic

Important Dates
Contributed technical papers are solicited for presentation at the Conference and publication in the Conference Proceedings, as well as proposals for invited sessions / papers / talks by the topic of interest.

November 15, 2012 Abstract submission of papers, invited session proposals,Workshop / Tutorial proposals, due
December 15, 2012 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
February 15, 2013 Final papers submission, Due
March 15, 2013 Camera ready (Final Copy) submission
April 1, 2013 Registration due (Free for researchers with accepted papers)

For paper submission, registration, travel and accommodation assistance, or other enquiries and more information please navigate the conference website at:
www.thehistory2013.org
or, contact Conference Secretariat via
info@thehistory2013.org
or Conference Chair via
ibrahim.hamarash@vp-salahaddin.net
All presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings in the four conference languages (English, Kurdish, Turkish, and Arabic).