It is with great sadness that we received the news that Prof. Dr. Doğan Kuban (1926-2021) passed away yesterday at the age of 95. Born in Paris in 1926, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University (ITÜ) and continued his studies as a Harvard scholar at the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library. In 1965 he was appointed […]

Award ceremony for the Gerda Henkel Foundation and the Pergamon excavation of the DAI. The annual award ceremony of the BERKSAV Cultural Foundation for outstanding commitment to Bergama’s cultural life took place in the old town of Bergama on 14 September. This year, the Gerda Henkel Foundation together with the Pergamon Excavation of the DAI […]

Although our library must remain closed for now, we would like to keep you informed about the most recent acquisitions from July and August 2021. Photo: M. Özkılınç We look forward to seeing you again, hopefully in the not too distant future.

In the last decades, Cultural Heritage has become a widely spoken topic, lately diffusing into other fields and sectors. Transmission of heritage narratives to the next generation and particularly to the local community plays a significant role in our projects, as well. Graphic: Bergama Theatre Festival Our colleague and architect of the Pergamon Excavation, Secil […]

In Ḫattuša/Boğazköy, the excavation season has started.  In order to record the history and development of the town, excavation focuses on the Karum and Hittite Periods in the Northern Lower City. In addition, we are also investigating the Roman structures of a military camp and a presumed bathing complex. DAI-IST Ḫattuša/ Boğazköy Excavation 2021, Dominique Krüger […]

Since the beginning of June, a small team from DAI-Istanbul – in collaboration with the Istanbul University and the Şanlıurfa Museum – has resumed fieldwork at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Göbekli Tepe, Şanlıurfa, Southeast Turkey. (Photo: L. Clare, Göbekli Tepe Project 2021) The focus of our activities lies not only on archaeological excavations […]

The German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul Department, mourns the death of Prof. Dr. Jürgen Borchhardt (25.2.1936 – 26.7.2021), who passed away at the age of 85. After his referent period from 1966-1970 at the Istanbul Department, he lectured Classical Archaeology for several decades, first in Frankfurt a. M. and then in Vienna. His research on Lycia […]

For those of you who missed our event “Constantinople in Late Antiquity: Sacred Space and Urban Topography” – and of course for everyone who would like to watch it again – we would like to inform you that the video is now available on the DAI YouTube channel. After Constantinople was inaugurated by the emperor […]

Today, 05 July at 19:00 s.t., Zeki Mete Aksan (Sinop, Turkey) will present a lecture at the University of Leipzig about “Tumulus Tradition in the Southern Black Sea Region: Sinope and its Vicinity”. The lecture will take place online on Zoom. Zoom-Link: https://uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/61101912755?pwd=YjZuakkwVjNiM0hBZTZrSXNWcGRvdz09 Image: Universitöt Leipzig, Historisches Seminar, Klassische Archäologie und Antiken Museum

7 years ago today, 22nd June 2014, Bergama and its multi-layered cultural landscape was inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO.  Photo: Mehmet Osman Çetiner, ©UNESCO Bergama Last Sunday, an event for children was organised by the UNESCO office of Bergama Municipality, entitled “Insanliga Miras, Cocuklara Emanet Bergama” to attract the attention of children […]