NIT Newsletter 2026 – 1
Aysel Arslan Spring is slowly returning to Istanbul, fellows and research interns are making exciting discoveries, collaborations are taking shape, and new…
April 2026
Who gets to speak? Rethinking the public sphere in 18th‑century Izmir and Valencia
by Burak Fıçı Cafés in Paris, London clubs, printing houses in various European cities: according to Jürgen Habermas, these were…
Changing Contours of Subjecthood at the British Seamen’s Hospital in Galata (1855-1905)
by Check King Tay In February 2026, I furthered my Research Master project on the British Seamen’s Hospital in Galata…
The presentation of Jewish Heritage in Turkey: Insights from the Izmir Jewish Heritage Project
by Julia Benedetti During the month of November, I had the opportunity to spend a month at the NIT as…
In Search of Old Istanbul in Beyoğlu: Exploring Everyday Life and Entertainment in the Early 1900s
by Ebubekir Düzcan I had the privilege of spending December at the Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT), where I worked…