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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

⏰ CALL FOR PAPERS Travellers in Ottoman Lands Seminar 4, 21–24 April 2027, Thessaloniki, Greece 📆 Deadline: 15 November 2026 ℹ️ biaa.ac.uk/cfp-tiol4/

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

👏 BIAA-Bilkent Postdoctoral Fellow Appointed We welcome Dr Ozan Hüseyin (SOAS University of London), who joins the BIAA and Bilkent Üniversitesi as the joint Research Fellow for 2026-27.

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎧 The first episode of Season 3 of Heritage Türkiye is out! ➖ “Archaeology, Heritage and Society", with Dr Işılay Gürsu ➖ Links at biaa.ac.uk/podcasts/25-... ➖ Turkish subtitles available

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨📢 CALL FOR PAPERS: Travellers in Ottoman Lands Salonica, Rumeli and Beyond: Journey across Cultures and Identities ⏰ Deadline: 15 November 2026 ℹ travellersinottomanlands.com/next-seminar/

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📆 BOOK LAUNCH: Public Dialogues in Archaeology by Dr Işılay Gürsu Hybrid Event 🔗 Register for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/book-...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨 Are you a UK Higher Education Institution-affiliated researcher working within the humanities and social sciences and planning a project in Türkiye and/or the Black Sea region next year? ℹ️ REGISTER for online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/webin...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🏛️EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS - ANKARA 🕌 Yesterday, the BIAA participated in the EHD in Ankara, organising a discussion panel on the city's history. #ankara #BIAA #avrupamirasgunleri

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📝 NEW PUBLICATION: ANATOLIAN STUDIES Volume 76 of Anatolian Studies is now officially published and available on Cambridge Core. Explore the latest peer-reviewed research and archaeological studies from the region. 👇 Access the full issue here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨📢 GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES The BIAA is pleased to offer a range of grants and awards to support academics at all stages of their careers. Explore some of our latest opportunities at: biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🚨 Did you know that if you join the BIAA now, you will get membership until December 2027?! ➡ If you would like to join us, please visit biaa.ac.uk/support-us/j...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

👩‍💻 Internship Experience at BIAA In this video, Dr Nurdan Atalan Çayırezmez (BIAA Digital Repository Office Manager) speaks with Özcan Demirok (TOBB ETÜ) and İkbal Ela Demirboğa (BIAA Intern) about the BIAA Internship Programme. 🔗 Watch the full interview at www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JPr...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

📚 “Grano Turco”: A Grain, a Name, and the Networks of Trade in 1895 Istanbul In this latest blog post, Sean, the BIAA Librarian, highlights a collection of documents from the Tribunale Consolare d’Italia held at the BIAA. 🔗 Read the full missive at biaa.ac.uk/grano-turco-...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

📝 PUBLICATION We're pleased to share Dr Peter Cherry's newly published article, titled "Writing for the Mystical Marketplace? Translating Sufism for Anglophone audiences in Halide Edib’s The Clown and His Daughter (1935) and Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love (2010)".

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🎧 Season 2 Wrap-Up! ➖ In this final episode, Dr Işılay Gürsu and Dr Peter Cherry look back on the highlights of Season Two, reflect on key themes and memorable conversations, and share a glimpse of what’s to come in Season Three. ➖ 🎙️ Listen to the wrap-up episode at biaa.ac.uk/podcasts/sea...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🌅 Bettany Hughes' Lost Worlds: Dawn of Civilisation BIAA Honorary Patron Bettany Hughes premieres on Channel 4 with her latest instalment of the Lost Worlds series. Don't miss the two episodes on Saturday 8th and Saturday 15th of August at 8 pm (UK time)!

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📚 BLOG POST In this post, Sean the Librarian invites you behind the scenes of our newest archival treasure—28 original, hand-drawn caricatures captured in the vibrant heart of Beyoğlu (Pera) in 1918.

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🎧 The latest episode of Heritage Türkiye is out! ➖ “Living with Byzantium: Heritage of the 'Other'", with Dr Hakan Tarhan ➖ Links at biaa.ac.uk/podcasts/liv... ➖ Turkish subtitles available

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📚 Missives from the Collections The David H. French Library is pleased to announce that it has recently received a generous gift to enhance its reading room space: a hand-crafted "vitrin", or exhibition case.

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from the British Academy at our premises for a wonderful day of connection, collaboration, and celebration of research excellence.

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

📣PUBLICATION! The Institute is proud to share the news about the publication of Dr Isilay Gursu's new volume, titled "Public Dialogues in Archaeology: New Methodologies from Turkey" (Bloomsbury Academic).

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

We're happy to share that our very own Dr Peter Cherry, BIAA Assistant Director, will be presenting two papers at the "35th Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf", hosted by İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi. You can check the programme at www.bilgi.edu.tr/en/academic/...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🚨 [PISIDIA HERITAGE TRAIL-OCTOBER 2026] Bookings open for the upcoming tour! 📣 October 14-18, 2026. ℹ Details and bookings at biaa.ac.uk/pisidia-heri...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🎧 The latest episode of Heritage Türkiye is out! ➖ "At the Edges of Empire: Landscapes, Power, and the Roman World", with Prof Hugh Elton ➖ Links at biaa.ac.uk/podcasts/22-... ➖ Turkish subtitles available

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Looking for your next podcast binge? 🎧 Discover the Heritage Türkiye Podcast! ✨ 2 Seasons 🎙️ 25 Episodes 👥 Fascinating expert guests Follow & listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube! 👇 biaa.ac.uk/publication/... #HeritageTürkiye #Podcast #History #Archaeology

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

📹 LECTURE RECORDING Have you missed the last BIAA lecture by Dr Ellinor Morack (Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg) on "Memoirs, Novels, Oral History: The Politics of Remembering the War of 1919-1922 in post-Ottoman Turkey"?

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! Ever wondered what happens to your research data after you collect it? Images, Excel sheets, GIS files—data is everywhere in archaeological research, but how do we organise, store, and publish it properly? Info and registration at www.dainst.org/newsroom/nos...

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DAI - Call for Applications: Research Data and Now? Research Data Management Basics Online

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🚨 ANKARA WORKSHOP: Philosophy in the Roman Mediterranean Hybrid Event From 4th – 10th June 2026, the BIAA will host the “Philosophy in the Roman Period” workshop. ℹ Read more about the event at biaa.ac.uk/philosophy-i...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🎧 The latest episode of Heritage Türkiye is out! ➖ "Rethinking Secularism and Identity in Contemporary Türkiye", with Dr Ceren Lord ➖ In this episode, Dr Ceren Lord discusses religion, identity, and political change in contemporary Türkiye.

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🚨For those in Ankara today, please feel free to join Dr Aytek Soner Alpan (BIRI Postdoctoral Fellow - Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions Project) as he discusses the Prophecy of Mehemed Emin Efendi and the Intellectual Origins of the Population Exchange!

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

❗️If you are around Oxford this Wednesday, don't miss out Dr Işılay Gürsu's talk on Public Dialogues in Archaeology! ℹ️ www.arch.ox.ac.uk/world-archae...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

📆 BIAA ANKARA LECTURE "Memoirs, Novels, Oral History: The Politics of Remembering the War of 1919-1922 in post-Ottoman Turkey" 🗣 Dr Ellinor Morack (Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg) 🔗 Register for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/memoi...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🚨Call for Conference Abstracts "Bioarchaeology in Türkiye" Conference, 18-20 March 2027, Ankara Bilkent Üniversitesi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, the BIAA and Deutsches Archäologisches Institut-Istanbul invite scholars to submit abstracts for the "Bioarchaeology in Türkiye" Conference.

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🚨 NEWS FROM PROJECTS Dr Peter Cherry (BIAA Assistant Director) and the BIRI Postdoctoral Fellows for the Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions Project (Aytek Soner Alpan, Mehmet Dogar, Gizem Tongo and Ahmet Tekin) report on the Symposium held in Istanbul last month.

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

📹 FILM SCREENING+Q&A In-person Event "Remembering Traugott Fuchs: German Exile, Artistic Legacy, and Intellectual Life in Turkey" 🔗 Register for in-person attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/remem...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

📆 BIRI-BIEA LECTURE Hybrid Event - Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions Project "The Global Geopolitics of Holy Spaces from Ottoman Jerusalem to the Red Sea Basin" 🗣 Prof Mostafa Minawy (Cornell University) 📆Friday, 22 May 2026 ⏰14:00 - 15:00 (Nairobi UTC+3) 📍BIEA, Nairobi, Kenya

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

"My time at the BIAA totally changed the trajectory of my life. I had no idea that I would be leaving the BIAA with a path for carving out a career in the humanities.” — Chris, 2023-4 intern ℹ Read more at biaa.ac.uk/internships-...

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Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) @cbrl.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

We’re at BANEA 2026! 🤩 CBRL & The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) @thebiaankara.bsky.social are at the conference. Come say hello 👋 📍 Find us at the BIRI stand, UCL Roberts Building foyer Learn how we can support your research!

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

📆 BIAA ANKARA LECTURE Hybrid Event "The House of Kybele and the last pagans of Aphrodisias: Recent excavation, discoveries, and research" 🔗 Register for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/the-h...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP IN ISTANBUL Co-organised by the BIAA, ANAMED, and Boğaziçi Üniversitesi This in-person event is open to the public, and no registration is required for attendance. ℹ️ biaa.ac.uk/events/rethi...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

📆 BIAA ANKARA LECTURE Hybrid Event "In the Shadow of the Great Altar? Human-Environment Interaction in Hellenistic and Roman Pergamon" 🗣 Felix Pirson (German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul) 📆Tuesday, 21 April 2026 🔗 Register for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/in-th...

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İlkay Yılmaz @ilkayyilmaz.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Delighted to deliver the keynote speech at the Ottoman Mobilities Symposium organized by @thebiaankara.bsky.social and @sabanciuniversity.bsky.social My sincere thanks to the organizer @peterjcherry.bsky.social for the invitation and for such a stimulating and well-organized event.

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Martyn Weeds @martynweeds.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Fascinating presentation by Dr Filiz Tütüncü Çağlar on the careers and contributions of Ottoman archaeologists including Theodore Macridy, Haydar Bey and Bedri Bey - part of the second panel at the Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions Symposium in Istanbul: biaa.ac.uk/events/ottom...

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Martyn Weeds @martynweeds.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Dr @peterjcherry.bsky.social - BIAA Assistant Director and PI of the Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions Project - discusses the figure of ‘the Dandy’ in late nineteenth-century Ottoman literature and shows some examples of the original caricatures in the @thebiaankara.bsky.social collection

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Martyn Weeds @martynweeds.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Dr Lutgarde Vandeput - Director of @thebiaankara.bsky.social - welcomes delegates to the Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions Symposium at Sabancı Üniversitesi, and introduces the work of the nine British International Research Institutes supported by the @britishacademy.bsky.social

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🎧 The latest episode of Heritage Türkiye is out! ➖ "The Politics of Collecting and Heritage in the Ottoman Mediterranean", with Batuhan Özdemir

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

📬 NEWS RELEASE We are delighted to share our interview with Olivia Arkley (Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool), recipient of the 2025 #BIAA Doughty-Wylie Scholarship.

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

📫 OTTOMAN MOBILITIES AND INTERACTIONS SYMPOSIUM ▶️ Programme and registration link (free attendance) available! The symposium brings together one keynote lecture and twenty-four papers that explore the Ottoman Empire as a dynamic web of circulation biaa.ac.uk/events/ottom...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

👩‍🏫 NEWS The second set of workshops for the British Academy-funded "Researching, Writing and Publishing on Gender, Culture and Society" has just concluded at the BIAA in Ankara. 📖 Read our full recap here: biaa.ac.uk/building-aca...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

📆 BIAA ANKARA LECTURE Hybrid Event "Why Anatolian Antiquities were Less Abandoned than We Thought: Finding (Semi-)Nomads in Travelogues" 🗣 Sean Paxton Silvia (Princeton University and BIAA-ANAMED Fellow)

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