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Donald Childs Endowed Lecture

Thursday, September 10, 2026
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Heritage Room, Nittany Lion Inn
Donald Childs Endowed Lecture
“The War That Made the Middle East: World War I and the End of the Ottoman Empire”

A new history that tells the story of how European imperial ambitions destroyed the Ottoman Empire during the Great War and created a divided and unstable Middle East.

All are welcome to attend Mustafa Aksakal's lecture, followed by a light reception at the Heritage Room of the Nittany Lion Inn.

Presented by Mustafa Aksakal, Associate Professor of History and Nesuhi Ertegun Chair of Modern Turkish Studies, Georgetown University.

 

 

 

Mustafa Askakal stands outside with aviator sunglasses on his head.
Mustafa Askakal stands outside with aviator sunglasses on his head.
Heritage Room, Nittany Lion Inn

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