IN-HOUSE - Freud in Istanbul: Book Launch with Salman Akhtar

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Join us at the Freud Museum for special book launch of Freud in Istanbul: Turkish contributions to Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, with the editor, Salman Akhtar.

In this special launch event, introduced by the Freud Museum’s Research Manager Tom DeRose and the Publisher from Karnac books, Kate Pearce, Salman Akhtar will be joined by contributors Yavuz Erten and Pinar Limnili Ozeren to discuss the findings of this important new volume on the under-researched field of Turkish psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.

About the book

A vital book that seeks to place Turkish contributions to psychoanalytic theory and practice on the international stage from which, until now, it has been curiously absent. It includes chapters from those living and working in Turkey and from those representing the Turkish diaspora, and from both established and emerging leaders in the field. With contributions from Salman Akhtar, Müge Alkan, Gülgün Alptekin, Mine Özgüroglu Çukurçesme, Yavuz Erten, Cemile Serin Gürdal, Elif Nisan Ilkmen, Ülkü Elif Gurisik, Bella Habip, Cüneyt Iscan, Süreyya Iscan, T. Byram Karasu, M. Sagman Kayatekin, Z. Emel Kayatekin, Pinar Limnili Özeren, Talat Parman, Kutlughan Soyubol, Isil Vahip, Vamik D. Volkan, and Ayla Yazici.

The book is divided into four parts. The first looks at the history of psychoanalysis in Turkey. The second investigates the psychology of mothers, fathers, siblings, and the adolescent phase in Turkey. The third addresses the complexities and nuances of identity formation, nostalgic rumination, massive trauma, and female aggression in the context of Turkish society at large, including the use of film and literature. The fourth pertains to technical clinical issues, dealing with matters as diverse as grief, spirituality in the context of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, tenacious maternal transferences and the handling of nonverbal material in the clinical session, to name but a few. While the book is psychoanalytic, not all contributors are analysts; many belong to other fields including psychology, sociology, psychiatry, and cultural anthropology. Thus, this is a book not only for psychoanalysts, but also for members of those fields, psychotherapists, and anyone with an interest in Turkish culture.

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Speakers:

Salman Akhtar, MD, was born in India and completed his medical and psychiatric education there. Upon arriving in the USA in 1973, he repeated his psychiatric training at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and then obtained psychoanalytic training from the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute. He is Emeritus Professor at Jefferson Medical College and a training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He has authored, edited or co-edited more than 114 books on psychiatry and psychoanalysis and several collections of poetry. He is also a Scholar-in-Residence at the Inter-Act Theatre Company in Philadelphia. Salman Akhtar received the Sigourney Award in 2012.

Yavuz Erten, MA, is a Training and Supervising Analyst at Psike, Istanbul, an IPA recognized psychoanalytic institute in Turkey. He is the author of Images in the Dark Room (2010), co-author of From Psychoanalysis to Psychodynamic Psychotherapies (1999) and co-editor of a book on Heinz Kohut (2003) and on the knowledge of the mind drawn from scientific versus philosophical perspectives (2006).

Pinar Limnili Ozeren, MD is a Training and Supervising Analyst at Psike, Istanbul, an IPA recognized psychoanalytic training institute in Turkey. An adolescent and s published many papers in Turkish psychoanalytic journals and has contribute the chapter on sibling relationship.

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Tickets: £25

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The event will be held on the first floor of the Museum during regular opening hours. Unfortunately the Freud Museum does not have step-free access at this time. Advance booking is highly recommended as capacity is limited.