I'm back in Istanbul now, having flown in from Kazan this morning—it's been a long day. I had a great time in Kazan and I miss it already, but it's really nice to be back here. For now I'm working mostly on job applications and my conference talks for November, but soon I hope to make my way back to the Ottoman archives. It also looks like I'll be giving a talk here at ARIT on Monday, November 3—more details to follow.