Understanding Archaeological Sites as Historic Landscapes: The Case of Sagalassos

Date: March 25, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm
Event

ARIT-Ankara 41st Annual Lecture Series on Archaeology in Turkey – A lecture by Dr. Ebru Torun, Adjunct Director, Sagalassos Archaeological Research Project and Department of Archaeology, KU Leuven.

The Role of the American Center of Research (ACOR) in Preserving Jordan’s Heritage

Date: March 3, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm
Event

An ARIT Ankara 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.

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Antiochia ad Cragum in Rough Cilicia: Pirates, Romans, and More Pirates

Date: February 24, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm
Event

ARIT-Ankara 41st Annual Lecture Series on Archaeology in Turkey – A lecture by Professor Michael Hoff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln and excavation director, cosponsored with the Turkish American Association.

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Gentile Bellini’s Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II: Lives and Afterlives of an Iconic Image

Date: February 16, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm
Event

A Friends of ARIT book talk and lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Rodini, Andrew Heiskell Arts Director, American Academy in Rome.

Pottery and Trade in Lycia during Late Antiquity

Date: January 28, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: ARIT Ankara Zoom Lecture
Event

ARIT-Ankara 41st Annual Lecture Series on Archaeology in Turkey – A lecture by Dr. Asil Yaman, University of Pennsylvania Museum and Phoenix Archaeological Project.  The online lecture is cosponsored with the Turkish American Association.

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Martha Jane Dalzel Riggs, an American Missionary Wife in the 19th Century Ottoman Empire

Date: December 21, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm
Event

A Friends of ARIT lecture by Melisa Korkmaz, Boğaziçi University, with an introduction to the American Board and its archives by ARIT Istanbul librarian, Dr. Brian Johnson.

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Writing Imperial Biography: Hürrem Sultan and the Politics of Royal Motherhood

Date: December 1, 2020
Time: 6:00 pm
Event

An ARIT – ANAMED – Tarih Vakfı library  book with author Professor Leslie Pierce, New York University.

Vikings and the Sea

Date: November 19, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm
Event

ARIT-Ankara 41st Annual Lecture Series on Archaeology in Turkey – A lecture by Dr. Athena Trakadas, cosponsored with the Turkish American Association.

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The Transformation of Sümerbank Kayseri Textile Factory into Abdullah Gül University Sümer Campus

Date: October 22, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm
Event

A Friends of ARIT lecture by Professor Nilüfer Yöney, Mustafa Kemal University.

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Making Islam Public: Eyup and the Geographies of Print Culture in 1950s Istanbul

Date: October 16, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm
Event

A Friends of ARIT lecture by Professor Timur Hammond, Syracuse University.