DARIAH Annual Event 2026
Rome, Italy. May 26–29, 2026
Conference Agenda
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Poster and Demo Session Location: Foyer | |
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Mapping Collaborative Ecosystems: The DH-Atlas Türkiye as a Gateway for Türkiye’s DH Community 1: Marmara University Center for Digital Humanities (DBBM), Türkiye; 2: Central European University, Austria The rapid expansion of Digital Humanities (DH) in Türkiye has resulted in a vibrant but fragmented landscape. While numerous projects, archives, and centers have emerged, they often operate in isolation, lacking a centralized infrastructure to facilitate cross-institutional visibility. This fragmentation poses a challenge not only for academic collaboration but also for societal engagement, as the public and related cultural heritage sectors often remain unaware of existing digital resources. In response to this need for an "infrastructure of engagement," the Center for Digital Humanities at Marmara University (DBB-M) has developed DH-Atlas Türkiye. DH-Atlas Türkiye is an interactive, open-access registry and visualization tool designed to map the people, projects, and institutions constituting the Turkish DH ecosystem. By moving beyond a static directory, the Atlas provides a spatial and temporal overview of the field’s development. It serves as a living archive that documents the evolution of digital scholarship while providing a practical "discovery layer" for researchers, students, and cultural heritage professionals. Aligning with the mission of building infrastructures for and with society, DH-Atlas Türkiye is designed as a participatory platform. The project acknowledges that a community registry is only as strong as the engagement of its members. Therefore, the DBB-M team utilizes a "Data-as-Code" methodology. Hosted via GitHub, the project encourages community contributions through open-source workflows, allowing researchers to submit their own data and updates. This approach fosters a sense of collective ownership and ensures that the infrastructure remains sustainable and representative of the community’s diverse activities, from computational linguistics to digital art history. The Atlas employs a lightweight, sustainable technical stack to ensure longevity and ease of access. Using JSON-based data structures and interactive web mapping technologies, the interface allows users to filter activities by category, institution, and geographic location. DH-Atlas Türkiye represents a crucial step toward democratizing access to DH knowledge in a regional context. It acts as a bridge between the university and the wider public by making academic labor visible and searchable. Future iterations of the project aim to integrate Linked Open Data (LOD) standards to connect the Turkish DH landscape with broader international networks. By presenting this work-in-progress, DBB-M seeks to engage with the international community to discuss strategies for maintaining community-driven registries and the role of regional atlases in the global DH narrative. | |
