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Istanbul Department (türkçe)

The Department was founded on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Institute in 1929, but it had predecessors that served as stations for excavations conducted on the western coast. Since 1989, the department has been accommodated in a portion of the building that once served as the German embassy (today the German Consulate Istanbul). Its field of research includes projects ranging from prehistoric Asia Minor and Thrace to the Ottoman period.

NEW: DAI Istanbul 2008 report from Archäologischer Anzeiger (pdf, 9,3 MB)
(for previous reports click here)

Domicile of the Istanbul Department

 
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Library

About 60,000 volumes, 200 current periodicals.
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00 - 13.00

Online-catalogue DAI Istanbul   Parts of the library catalogue is available online via the DAI OPAC. The digitisation is continued.
New acquisitions  Information on new aquisitions is available online on a daily basis.

 

Photo Archives

The photo archives consist of about 120,000 images, 65,000 negatives, including 2,500 historic photographs. The Pergamon Archive contains ca. 50,000 photographs.  

Publications

New publications::

Andreas Schachner, Assyriens Könige an einer der Quellen des Tigris. Archäologische Forschungen im Höhlensystem von Bırkleyn und am sogenannten Tigris-Tunnel IstForsch 51 (2009)

Martin Bachmann (Hrsg.), Bautechnik im antiken und vorantiken Kleinasien
Byzas 9 (2009)

Istanbuler Mitteilungen 58, 2008

Hakan Mert, Zur hellenistischen und kaiserzeitlichen Bauornamentik von Stratonikeia IstForsch 50 (2008)

Peter I. Schneider, Die Rizk-Moschee in Hasankeyf. Bauforschung und Baugeschichte Byzas 8 (2008)



DAI istanbul, an annual brochure with general informations on the activities of the Istanbul department:



Volume 8/2010 short reports on the season of 2008 (PDF 1.43 MB)

For previous volumes click here



The Istanbuler Mitteilungen appears annually. Additionally, there are the series Istanbuler Forschungen and BYZAS and special publications - most recently :

J. Seeher, A Mudbrick City Wall at Hattusa. Diary of a Reconstruction (English/German/Turkish, Ege Yayınları, Istanbul 2007)

Ausstellungskatalog "Erinnerungen. Frühe Photographien aus der Anfangszeit deutscher archäologischer Forschung / Anılar. Alman Bilim Adamlarının Türkiye'deki Arkeolojik Araştırmalarının Başlangıç Döneminden Fotoğraflar" (Zero Prod. Ltd., İstanbul 2004)

M. Bachmann, Tarabya (Deutsch/Türkisch; Ege Yayınları, İstanbul 2003) 

A Mudbrick City Wall at Hattusa
Byzas
Istanbuler Forschungen 51
Istanbuler Mitteilungen 58

Further Activities and Projects

Netzwerk "Epochenwandel und historische Veränderungssprozesse in Anatolien"

Nach dem Abschluß des ersten Netzwerkprojekts unter dem Titel "Manifestationen von Macht und Hierarchien in Stadtraum und Landschaft" ist an der Abteilung Istanbul des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts ein neues wissenschaftliches Netzwerk zum Thema "Epochenwandel und historische Veränderungssprozesse in Anatolien" eingerichtet worden. In den Jahren 2009 und 2010 sollen zu diesem Thema Projekte von Mitarbeitern und Stipendiaten der Abteilung sowie von auswärtigen Kolleginnen und Kollegen methodisch und inhaltlich zusammenführt werden. Ziel des Schwerpunktes ist es wie schon bei dem Vorgängerprojekt, das spezifische Profil der Abteilung für die Nachwuchsförderung zu nutzen und wissenschaftliche Synergien auf dem Gebiet der archäologischen Forschung zu erzielen. Das Netzwerk schließt sich thematisch an das Forschungscluster 3 "Politische Räume" des DAI an.
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Türkei-Kurs
In Anlehnung an den von 1991 - 2000 durchgeführten Attika-Kurs haben die Abteilungen Athen und Istanbul des Deutschen Archäologischen Institutes im April 2006 einen Fortbildungskurs für Nachwuchswissenschaftler aus der Türkei, Griechenland und Deutschland zum Rahmenthema "Ionische Heiligtümer" durchgeführt. Ziel der Veranstaltung war die interdisziplinäre Diskussion altertumswissenschaftlicher Fragestellungen zwischen dem DAI und Kolleginnen und Kollegen von den Hochschulen. Dementsprechend waren Hochschullehrer der Fächer Alte Geschichte und Altphilologie an der Konzeption und Leitung der Veranstaltung beteiligt. In Zukunft soll dieses Vorhaben auf andere kleinasiatische Landschaften ausgedehnt und auch in Kooperationen mit anderen Institutionen durchgeführt werden.

2010 Lykien-Kurs
(in Zusammenarbeit mit der Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik, München, und in Kooperation mit der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München)



Serviceportal
Annotated list of web resources on archaeology in Turkey

 

Calendar of Events

LECTURES SEASON 2009/2010


October 22 / 22 Ekim 2009
Prof. Dr. Francesco D'Andria (Lecce)
Hierapolis in Phrygia. Integrated Methods for Reconstructing the Landscape of the City and the Surrounding Area
Frigya bölgesinde Hierapolis. Kentin ve Çevresinin Rekonstrüksiyonunda Kullanılan Metodlar

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Wednesday, November 25 / 25 Kasım 2009
Prof. Dr. Vedat İdil (Ankara)
Nysa ad Maeandrum. Geschichte, Bauten und Erforschung einer antiken Stadt
Nysa ad Meandrum. Tarihi, Yapıları ve Antik Kentin Araştırılması

December 10 / 10 Aralık 2009
WINCKELMANN-LECTURE - WİNCKELMANN'I ANMA
Prof. Dr. Volkmar von Graeve (Bochum)
Das archaische Aphroditeheiligtum von Milet und seine Weihgaben
Milet Arkaik Dönem Afrodit Kutsal Alanı ve Adak Eşyaları

Tuesday, February 2/ 2 Şubat 2010 17h30 - 20h
Marsyas, Midas und der Mäander. Neue archäologische Forschungen in Kelainai / Apameia Kibotos:
Prof. Dr. Lâtife Summerer (München) Die Königstadt Kelainai
Dr.-Ing. Alexander von Kienlin (Zürich) Die hellenistische Metropole Apameia
Prof. Dr. Askold Ivantchik (Bordeaux) Das römische Apameia

February 25 / 25 Şubat 2010
PD Dr. Felix Pirson (Istanbul)
Pergamon und seine Hafenstadt Elaia: Neue Forschungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts
Pergamon ve Liman Kenti Elaia: Alman Arkeoloji Enstitüsünün Yeni Araştırmaları

March 4 / 4 Mart 2010
Prof. Dr. Wulf Raeck (Frankfurt)
Plan und Überbau. Griechische Planstädte und ihre politische Interpretation
Plan ve Planı Oluşturan Faktörler. Planlı Yunan Kentleri ve Politik Yorumları

March 18 / 18 Mart 2010
Dr. Koray Konuk (Bordeaux/Istanbul)
New Research in Caria: A Survey in the Ceramic (Gökova) Gulf
Karya Bölgesinde Yeni Araştırmalar: Gökova Körfezi (Ceramic) Yüzey Araştırması

March 25 / 25 Mart 2010
PD Dr. Andreas Schachner (Istanbul)
Interdisziplinäre Forschungen in Bogazköy-Hattusa
Boğazköy-Hattusa'da disiplinlerarası Araştırmaları

April 8 / 8 Nisan 2010
Prof. Dr. Sachihiro Omura (Ankara/Tokio)
Dark Age in Kaman-Kalehöyük
Kaman-Kalehöyük'te Karanlık Çağ

April 22 / 22 Nisan 2010
Dr. Veli Köse (Ankara)
Aspendos

May 6 / 6 Mayis 2010
Prof. Dr. Urs Peschlow (Mainz)
Die Johannesbasilika des Stoudios
Studios Ioannes Bazilikası

Unless otherwise noted, the lectures take place on thursdays at 18.00 h in the reading room of the German Archaeological Institute



HAUSKOLLOQUIEN 2009/2010


December 14 / 14 Aralık 2009
Dr. Alexei Lipatov (St. Petersburg)
The Desjatinnaya (Tithie) Church in Kiev. From Constantinopolitan Tradition to Local Architectural School
Dr. Denis Jolshin (St. Petersburg)
Byzantine Influence in Old Russian Architectural Tradition. Building Mortars, Walls and Substructures, its Perception and Adaptation

February 8 / 8 Şubat 2010
Mabi Angar, M. A. (Köln)
Poleis and Kastra. Representations of Constantinople and other Cities and Towns in Middle- and Late Byzantine Art

March 29 / 29 Mart 2010
Prof. Dr. Turgut Saner (Istanbul)
Survey in Zenonopolis - Isaurien (2008/09)

April 12 / 12 Nisan 2010
Dorothea Mauermann, M. A. (Istanbul/Halle)
Die Münzen des Tissaphernes

April 26 / 26 Nisan 2010
Dr. Paul Kimball (Ankara)
Translationes Reliquorum and the Articulation of Sectarian Space in Early Byzantine Constantinople, ca. 360-438 CE


The lectures take place on mondays at 16.30 h in the reading room of the German Archaeological Institute



GUIDED TOURS 2010

Program in preparation


 

Current Events of this Section

20/03/2010 Lykien-Kurs
 
31/05/2010 Workshop "Handels- und Finanzgebaren in der Ägäis im 5. Jh. v. Chr. / Trade and Finance in the 5th c. BC Aegean World”
31. Mai bis 2. Juni 2010
 

Public Relations

During the winter season a series of public evening lectures is intended to inform the public on the current research of scientists from Turkey and abroad. A second series of lectures, the so-called 'Hauskolloquien', gives young scientists the opportunity to present the results of their latest investigations. In addition, in early spring a series of guided tours to monuments, city quarters and museums in Istanbul takes place (for detailed information on the schedules see above)  

Address

German Archaeological Institute
Istanbul Department (türkçe)
İnönü Caddesi 10
34437 Istanbul
Tel.: +90-(0)212-393 76 00
Fax: +90-(0)212-393 76 14 (secretary)
+90-(0)212-393 76 40 (administration)
E-Mail: sekretariat@istanbul.dainst.org

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Current Projects

Aizanoi Study of settlements in Central Anatolia
 
Antike Hafenstädte Gestaltung, Funktion, Wahrnehmung
 
Byzantine Miletus New Excavations and investigations into the urban development
 
Didyma (türkçe) The Temple, Sanctuary and Settlement at Didyma: new excavations in the northwest near the Sacred Way
 
Göbekli Tepe (türkçe) An early Neolithic mountain sanctuary in the foothills of the Taurus in southeast Turkey
 
Hattusa/Bogazköy Investigations into Hittite Culture in the capital of the kingdom
 
Miletos Excavations in the minoan-mycenaean settlement and in the archaic city. Restoration work at the theater
 
Oinoanda and the biggest inscription of the ancient world (türkçe) A new project of the Istanbul Department investigating the city of Diogenes and his famous philosophical inscription.
 
Pergamon An important Hellenistic-Roman city and royal seat: Investigation into the general organization of the Hellenistic city and settlements in the surroundings
 
Pergamon, the Red Hall (türkçe) Long-term restoration of a monumental Roman structure
 
Priene Ancient city on the southern slopes of the Mycale Range near the mouth of the Maeander
 
Selinus: Şekerhane Köşkü (türkçe) Investigation of the construction history of the supposed cenotaph of Emperor Trajan
 
Wooden houses in Istanbul Research into Istanbul's urban topography
 
x. completed project: Anazarbos (türkçe) Research into a Hellenistic/Roman/Medieval/Byzantine/Arabic/Armenian city in eastern Cilicia
 
x. completed project: Arap Camii (Istanbul) (türkçe) Documentation of Latin paintings in a former Dominican cloister in Pera
 
x. completed project: Byzantine Diocaesarea (türkçe) Research into the liturgical side-rooms of the Isaurian church plan of the fifth and sixth centuries
 
x. completed project: Dedecik/Heybelitepe (türkçe) A Neolithic settlement on the west coast of Anatolia
 
x. completed project: Hasankeyf (türkçe) Historical investigations into the architecture of a medieval mosque
 
x. completed project: Hattusa/Boğazköy: the mudbrick city walls (türkçe) A project in experimental archaeology
 
x. completed project: Karasis (türkçe) Erforschung einer hellenistischen Burganlage
 
x. completed project: Pergamon Building Z The protective shelter over the Roman mosaics
 
x. completed project: The Sa'dullah Paşa Yalısı (türkçe) Investigation of an ottoman haremlık in Çengelköy/Istanbul
 
x. completed project: Turkey, Gürcütepe Eine Talsiedlung des späten Frühneolithikums in der Südosttürkei
 
x. completed project: Vize (türkçe) Byzantine Church - Ottoman Mosque - Endangered Architectural Monument: An Architectural and Archaeological Survey of the Hagia Sophia at Vize
 
   
   
 
 

updated: 20.01.2010

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