In relation to the current developments between Turkey and Germany and the prospect of support for the preparation of the Turkish rail network by German companies (Siemens), the issue of […]
We are pleased to inform you that the library of the DAI Istanbul will re-open from Tuesday, 19 October 2021, two days a week (Tuesday and Thursday) with appointments. For […]
Because our library is still closed, we would like to keep you informed with a selection of the new acquisitions that have been added to our collection in September 2021. […]
DAI-IST-9379, Sébah&Joaillier, at the end of the 19th century Our Photo of the Month from our archives for September comes from shows the Red Hall Basilica in Pergamon, visible in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
D-DAI-IST-KB29869, Dressler 1972 Our monthly photograph that we have chosen from our archives depicts a street in the Fatih district of Istanbul. Houses with bay windows line the two sides […]
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 […]
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 […]
D-DAI-IST-1015, E. Mamboury, T. Wiegand The Photo of the Month: Today, if you move along the coast of the Marmara Sea by leaving the whistles of the ferries and the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
