News & Insights from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute
The Indian Ocean has been a highly frequented sailed region since ancient times. From the late first century BC, Roman merchants also sent ships from the Red Sea to India, importing coveted luxury goods throughout the Roman Empire, especially to Rome. Reflections of this trade can be seen in some Roman images. For example, Roman […]
Archives are primarily places where important documents are held, but they are also spaces where archivists and researchers can exchange information. With digitalization and this ongoing process, the relationship between archivists and researchers is now continuing in a more limited area. There is almost no need for face-to-face meetings. However, archivists and researchers can still […]
The Atatürk Cultural Centre (AKM) on Taksim, Istanbul, looks back on an eventful building history. After 23 years of construction, the complex was finally completed in 1969 according to the plans of the architect Dr. Hayati Tabanlıoğlu. The main hall has 1,307 seats for performances by the Turkish State Theatre and the State Opera Ballet. […]
The latest edition of the annual brochure of the Istanbul Department of the DAI is now available online! Photo: M. Kinzel, Graphic: B. Akan In German and Turkish, the brochure provides information about the department, current projects, and research results. Enjoy reading it! DAI istanbul 22.2024 Download
We would like to bring to your attention a session that is currently being organised by colleagues from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute and the universities of Amsterdam and Çanakkale that will take place in the frame of the upcoming 30th European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) Annual Meeting in Rome (2024). In […]
We are pleased to announce the publication of the book “Palmyra in the 20th Century and the Present. A Historical and Community Archaeological Study” by Hasan M. Ali, published by Ege Yayinlari/Zerobooksonline. Hassan Ali is an archaeologist from the city of Palmyra/Tadmur. He used to work at the local museum in Palmyra and accompanied international […]
We invite you to our annual Winckelmann Lecture, which will take place on 14.12.2023 at 18.00 (Istanbul time) / 16.00 (CET). After the welcoming by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany Mr. Johannes Regenbrecht, and the annual report of the DAI Istanbul Department by the Director Prof. Dr. Felix Pirson, the keynote […]
The Sirkeli Höyük, located about 40km east of Adana on the Ceyhan River, is one of the largest Bronze and Iron Age ruin mounds in Cilician Plain, today’s Çukurova. The Turkish-Swiss research project, which has been in existence since 2012, was able to gain important insights into the structure and extent of the ancient settlement […]
Traditional Residential Architecture is a widely underrepresented Cultural Heritage under immense threat due to deterioration caused by individual neglection, natural disasters, and armed conflicts. The speakers will reflect in this evening event on the past and future of this valuable architectural heritage: the varied types of Levantine residential architecture and its changes in shape and […]
The history of archaeology in the Republic of Türkiye begins before the foundation of the Republic and dates back to the 19th century, with the enactment of the first laws for the protection of the ancient cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire. With the founding of the Republic by Atatürk, archaeology also took on a […]
