On May 12, 2022, Ottoman & Turkish Studies at NYU hosted Dr. Halil Yenigun of San Jose State University for a talk on political Islam. Dr. Asli Igsiz of NYU served as chair and Dr. Banu Bargu of UC Santa Cruz served as discussant. The event was co-hosted by NYU's Department of History, Department of Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, and the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies.