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 […]

Photo: ANAMED The Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the Research Centre for Anatolian Civilisations (Anamed) of Koç University invite applications again for DAI-ANAMED Project Fellowships in Environmental Archaeology to support post-doctoral scholars. The fellowships will support research on the environmental archaeology of Anatolia using approaches such as zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, anthracology, environmental […]

We recently heard the sad news about the passing of Prof. Dr. Altan Çilingiroğlu (1944-2021). Photo: Haluk Saglamtimur © Ayanis Kazi Arsivi Altan Çilingiroğlu studied archaeology at the Istanbul Üniversitesi from 1972 to 1976 and completed his doctorate in Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Manchester. After he returned to Turkey, he first contributed to […]

Dear Guests, Although our library must remain closed for now, we would like to keep you informed about the most recent acquisitions from May and June 2021. We look forward to seeing you again, hopefully in the not too distant future.