SOTA

Research Centre for Turkestan and Azerbaijan

Current Publications for Sale NEW BOOKS from SOTA: AVRAHAM FIRKOVICZ IN ISTANBUL (183-1832) Paving the Way for Turkish Nationalism by Dr. Dan Shapira GEOPOLITICS OF CENTRAL ASIA IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA edited by Doc. dr. Ertan Efegil TURK KULTURUNDE ARGO Prof. dr. Emine Gursoy Naskali - Doc. dr. Gulden Sagol BAGIMSIZLIKLARININ 10. YILINDA TURK CUMHURIYETLERI Prof. dr. Emine Gursoy Naskali - Erdal Sahin PAX OTTOMANA Studies in Memoriam of Prof. Nejat Goyunc Reform Movements and Revolution in Turkistan (1900-1924) Turkistan'da Yenilik Hareketleri ve Ihtilaller Studies in honour of Osman Khoja - Osman Hoca Anisina Incelemeler edited by Timur Kocaoglu Turkish Jewish encounters edited by Mehmet Tutuncu NEW BOOKTurkic Women Movement In Russia (1893-1920) NEW BOOK from SOTA: Turkey and Ataturks Legacy by Paul B. Henze ORDER HERE NEW BOOK: Sefika Gaspirali And Turkic Women Movement In Russia (1893-1920) Sefika Gaspirali Ve Rusyada Turk Kadin Hareketi (1893-1920) by dr. Sengul Hablemitoglu and dr. Necip Hablemitoglu Caucasus: War and Peace, edited by Mehmet Tütüncü. Haarlem 1998, In English, USD 30. Carlik Rusyasi'nda Türk Kongreleri (1905-1917) - Turkic Congresses in Tsarist Russia (1905-1917) by Dr. Necip Hablemitoglu. Ankara 1997, 317s. In Turkish, USD 30 Ordering info: Send e-mail sota@euronet.nl, and ask ordering instructions. Future Publications ALPHABETS FOR THE TURKIC LANGUAGES by Mehmet Tütüncü This book will discuss the change of alphabets in the Turkic languages in the Central Asian and Caucasus Republics, and efforts to adopt a Common Turkic Latin Alphabet. The price will be approximately 25 US Dollars. If you are interested in ordering any of these books (available in fall 1998), please send e-mail sota@euronet.nl, and ask for ordering instructions.

SOTA is an acronym derived from the first letters of the Dutch abbreviation of "Foundation for the research of Turkestan, Azerbaijan, Crimea, Caucasus and Siberia". Established in 1991 by Mehmet Tutuncu, the Centre is dedicated to research and analysis of the Turkic Peoples of the former Soviet Union and the promotion of human rights, democratic governments and just peace in the Turkic World. Another goal is to provide information to the public opinion in Western Europe, US and other countries in the West.

SOTA IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SECURITY NETWORK, ISN

SOTA's Activities

Publications:

SOTA has a quarterly journal called BITIG. First issue of this journal was published in 1991. So far 12 issues of BITIG have been published. Some of the journal articles are also published on line. It has subscribers and readers in more than 54 countries. More recently, SOTA expanded its publications program by issuing a monograph, CAUCASUS: War and Peace edited by Mehmet Tutuncu. Several other works are also in preparation.

Conferences:

SOTA organizes conferences and symposia where actual issues of the Turkic peoples are discussed. SOTA gives support and helps delegations and democratic movement representatives from the Turkic World who are visiting Holland and Western European countries.

Archive and Library:

SOTA has an extensive Archive and Library. This Library consists of more than 4.000 books and journals and more than 10.000 pamphlets, articles, newspapers, electronic materials and original manuscripts on all facets of Turkic Peoples from the beginning of history to contemporary times. The core of this Material consists of Mehmet Tutuncu's private Library, who has gathered these materials during his travels to the Turkic regions and his ongoing research. A list-catalogue of the collection can be obtained by request.

The Library collections can be consulted for research purposes by previous appointment.

SOTA on Internet:

SOTA has so far launched 4 Web projects: One is the page where you are now.

Web Pages of SOTA are:

• TURKISH WORLD

• KARAIM HOME PAGE / KARAYLARIN UYI

• CRIMEAN TATARS / KIRIM TATARLARNIN EVI

• TURKISTAN-NEWSLETTER