All forms of application which aims to change or mutilate the natural appearance or form of the body, such as, make up, tatooing, piercing, male and female circumcision, castration, torture in history, mumification; etymology of all related vocabulary, human and animal rights, come under the interest of this symposium. One section of the symposium will be allocated to the castration of animals.

If you would like to participate in this symposium, please send us the title and a very brief summary of your paper by 02 February 2007.

Travel, board and lodging expenses must be met by the participants.

Prof. Dr. Emine Gursoy-Naskali
Director of the Center for Turkic Studies
E-mail: eminenaskali@ gmail.com