Back	Both Shores of the Aegean… This season, the Ottoman Bank Museum is hosting a series of monthly seminars entitled "Economy and Society on Both Shores of the Aegean", organized in collaboration with Alpha Bank and the History Department of Boğaziçi University. The first seminar will be held on October 22, 2004. Focusing on the Greek-Orthodox populations during the late Ottoman period and the first decades of the Republic, the seminars will address issues concerning ethnic and civic identity, inter-communal relations, urban culture, educational policies, commercial activities, social networks, the exchange of populations, and the Patriarchate. Seminar speakers will provide comprehensive information on these topics with special emphasis on the historical past of the region. The first seminar will start at 2:30 p.m. with the opening speeches of, Hector Verykios, Prof. Ayşe Soysal and Prof. Selim Deringil. Three papers will be presented between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. Dr. Alexis Alexandris, Consul General of Greece in Istanbul, will discuss new perspectives in Greek-Turkish relations, Prof. Kostas Kostis from the University of Athens will talk about the Ottoman and Turkish history studies conducted in his country while Prof. Edhem Eldem from Boğaziçi University will give details on the Modern Greek studies carried out in Turkey. The seminar will end with the closing speech of Tolga Egemen and the screening of a short film, "Double Memory", a film about the political conjuncture of the two countries and their cultural similarities. Admission to the seminar, which will be held in English, is free. Upcoming seminars are scheduled for November 19, 2004 and December 17, 2004.