News & Insights from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute
Our next evening lecture takes us to the west coast of Türkiye. We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Christof Berns (Hamburg), who will discuss current research on the genesis of the urban space of Miletus. The Ionian megapolis of Miletus is a perfect example of a planned city. The regular urban plan has often […]
Recently, our colleague Lee Clare was a guest on Tristan Hughes’ podcast “The Ancients”. They spoke about on-going research at the Early Neolithic settlement and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Göbekli Tepe in Southeast Türkiye. Author Image: L. Clare You can listen in to their conversation, which discusses the function of the site, its prehistoric […]
Our lecture series continues! On Thursday 13 March 2025, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Thomas Otten, who will talk about ‘Wilhelm Dörpfeld, ein Pionier der archäologischen Bauforschung’. In the late 19th century, archaeological building research, archaeological monument conservation and the didactic conservation of archaeological sites underwent fundamental changes. A holistic understanding of the archaeological […]
The publication platform iDAI.publications is an important element in the digital research landscape (iDAI.world) of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI). iDAI.publications is a platform for digital editions of a large number of DAI journals, monographs, series and anthologies providing worldwide access. The Istanbul Department’s journal Istanbuler Mitteilungen (IstMitt) was first published over 80 years ago. […]
Our evening lecture series continues. We are pleased to welcome Dr.-Ing. Claudia Bührig (Berlin), who is going to speak about “Community Heritage – Alhara Alfoqa as a Caste Study”. The German Archaeological Institute’s 40-year commitment to the ancient site of Gadara and the >Upper Village< of Al-Hara Foqa in present-day Umm Qays has been characterised by a […]
Unfortunately, the evening lecture ‘Kimyahane. Die Geschichte des ersten Konservierungslabors der Türkei und seine Zusammenarbeit mit dem Berliner Chemielabor’ by Dr. Vildan Yarlıgaş (Istanbul) on Thursday, 13.02.2025 has to be cancelled. Thank you for your understanding. DAI-IST, B. Akan Our evening lecture series continues in 2025! The first lecture in the new year will be […]
Mortuary practices are cultural phenomena common to humanity, and therefore burials and the “archaeology of death” have long been recognized as essential sources for all archaeologies. This is also true of Byzantine archaeology, and in recent decades graves and tombs, cemeteries and burial churches have increasingly been the focus of historical, art historical, and scientific […]
It’s that time of the year again! The year is coming to an end and, as always, we are pleased to invite you to our highlight of the year, the Winckelmann Lecture. After welcoming remarks by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Regine Grienberger, and the annual report of the Istanbul […]
The German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul Department and the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University invite you to the 47th International Mediterranean Survey (IMS) workshop, which will be held on the 6th and 7th December 2024 in Istanbul. The IMS workshops are biannual informal meetings, at which survey-related research of recent fieldwork and methodological studies can be presented, explored and tested. […]
Our evening lecture series continues next week! On THURSDAY, 28.11.2024, Prof. Dr. Albrecht Berger (Munich), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alessandra Ricci (Istanbul), Prof. Dr. Natalia Poulou (Thessaloniki) will speak on the topic ‘NOVA ROMA, 324 CE. NEW CAPITAL FOR A NEW ERA’. Graphic: B. Akan With the foundation of Nova Roma aka Constantinople as the new […]
