The M.A. Programme in Ottoman History, that the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Crete organises in collaboration with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, is pleased to announce the launch of a new online lecture series entitled “The Friday Forum: An online series of invited lectures on and around Ottoman history”. The inaugural lecture, entitled “Minority citizen-soldiers under the Ottoman banner during the Long War (1911-1923)”, will be delivered by Dr Charalampos Minasidis, Lecturer at Yale University, on Friday, 6 November 2026. The event is intended for students enrolled in the M.A. Programme in Ottoman History, as well as doctoral candidates whose research focuses on Ottoman history.