News & Insights from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute
The Lycian city of Patara has one of the most important ports of the eastern Mediterranean. Due to the increasing commercial and military importance of its well-protected harbour, which was an emporium, Patara achieved the designation “caput gentis Lyciae”. The settlement structures of the city were also determined by the natural features of this harbour […]
Dear Guests, Starting April 18, the library will be open four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) by appointment. Still, the library, as well as the building, can only be accessed with an FFP2/ N95 mask. We have changed our library terms of use, taking into account changes in access. Stay healthy! For […]
The third roundtable meeting of Cluster 7 Shaping Space – Shaping Society took place on March 24th and 25th, 2022. Representatives of various disciplines from different departments of the DAI and universities discussed the role of “dimension” in different building cultures. Following on from last year’s meetings, aspects of the prehistoric buildings of the Near […]
With the conquest of large parts of Europe, Rome was confronted with administrative problems. This task was assigned to the cities. At places where cities were lacking, as in the western, northern, and African provinces, sometimes they had to be established. The building requirements were always the same. Each city had to manage the task […]
Under the topic “Micro-Regions as Spaces of Socio-Ecological Interaction” the 1. TransPergMicro Milestone Workshop will be held online on 11.-12.03.2022. Graphic: B. Ludwig To participate in the event, please use the following links for registration. DAY 1: https://dainst-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsduqqpzsiHNKlk4f1aUQFDFx0QZy4WxC5 DAY 2: https://dainst-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApcOutrj4jGdOr-meH1d2IItsMH3l3JJgs The program of the event can be found at the following link. https://www.dainst.blog/transpergmikro/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Program_Micro-Regions-as-Spaces-of-Socio-Ecological-Interaction_v1.pdf
Dear Guests, Regarding the increasing number of covid infections, we changed our library regulations. From now on, the library, as well as the building, can only be accessed with a FFP2/ N95 mask. (Photo: M. Ubben) For all access conditions and further information, please consult our visitor regulations here:
We would like to invite you to our annual Winckelmann celebration which will take place online on 09th December 2021. Following some short words of welcome by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr Johannes Regenbrecht, and the Annual Report from the DAI Istanbul Department by its Director Prof. Dr. Felix Pirson, […]
We are pleased to inform you that the library of the DAI Istanbul will open (appointment only) for three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) from Wednesday, 1.December 2021 (10:00 to 16:00 hrs). To arrange an appointment, please contact us at the following address:istanbul.termin.bibliothek@dainst.de For all access conditions and further information, please consult our […]
We would like to bring your attention to our DAI istanbul Newsletter. Once a month we bring you bundled all the latest information from our department and projects, including announcements for all our upcoming events and activities; what’s more, our library-users will find Internet links to lists of publications recently purchased by our library. If […]
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 […]
