ARIT, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, and the Koç University Mustafa V. Koç Maritime Archaeology Research Center cosponsor the Seminars in Maritime Archaeology. This program provides a series of seminars focusing broadly on society’s relationship with the sea. With speakers ranging from post-graduate students to established academics,
Read more →A three-day international conference cosponsored with the British Institute at Ankara, Boğaziçi University Department of History, Institut Français des Études Anatoliennes, and SALT Research. Program Introduction Watch here More information
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A workshop for graduate students on the study of textiles organized by Ivana Jevtić (Koç University) and Amanda Phillips (University of Virginia). The one-day event focused on material from the eastern Mediterranean, with a specific aim of spurring dialogue across periods and disciplines, as well as the
Read more →The Feriköy Protestant Cemetery Initiative has released issue 2 of The Ledger. Reports cover research on the lives and monuments of two British families and the current activities at the Cemetery. The project is a collaboration of the American Research Institute in Turkey – ARIT, NIT-Netherlands Institute
Read more →A collaborative panel discussion organized by KUDAR (Koç University Mustafa V. Koç Maritime Archaeology Research Center) and ARIT (American Research Institute Turkey), with generous support from the U.S. Embassy. The discussion focuses on potential issues of jurisdiction and presentation with digital models of cultural heritage. More info
Read more →An ARIT Ankara Zoom lecture by Dr. Barbara A. Porter, American Center of Research in Amman, Jordan, Director, April 2006 – March 2020 looking at the role of the American Center of Research in Jordan is accessible on YouTube.
Read more →The Feriköy Protestant Cemetery Initiative has published A Brief Guide to Istanbul’s Feriköy Protestant Cemetery by ARIT Istanbul librarian Dr. Brian Johnson and Orient-Institut Istanbul Acting Director Dr. Richard Wittmann. Located in Şişli, the cemetery is the main burial place for Protestant residents of the city since
Read more →ARIT Ankara Center helped support a two-day workshop entitled “Joint Heritage of the Maritime Micro-Region of Lesbos and Pergamon,” a collaborative effort of the German Institute of Archaeology (DIA, Istanbul) and the Koç University Mustafa V. Koç Maritime Archaeology Center (KUDAR). Events took place in November, 2019 at
Read more →See more The workshop “Islands At The Frontier Of The Empires In The Middle Ages,” held at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey was organized by the project The World of Byzantine (and Medieval) Islands. The project proposes a reassessment of the role played by the largest islands
Read more →This five-lecture series offered a long view of refugees and immigrants in the eastern Mediterranean region, aiming to help illuminate the conditions and experiences of refugees and migration today. The program is cosponsored by the American Research Institute in Turkey, the University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center,
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