The Message of Monuments: The Hybridisation of Identity in Western Asia Minor during the Principate
Aysel Arslan By Britt Postema From October 6th to November 2nd 2025, I had the privilege of doing research at the Netherlands…
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Yazılıkaya Living Lab: Adaptive Futures for Rural Heritage
After a successful symposium, fruitful presentations, engaging discussions, and an exciting field trip since the beginning of the course in…
NIT Day in Amsterdam
You are cordially invited to the NIT Day in Amsterdam on 3 December 2025, between 13.00 and 18.00, at the…
NIT Newsletter 2025 – 2
We are pleased to share the latest updates from the Netherlands Institute in Turkey, highlighting a dynamic season of archaeological…
NIT Newsletter 2025 – 01
The first half of 2025 has flown by quickly, and NIT was busy with various symposia, workshops, and other events…
Sufi Tradition through the Living Texts: The Early 14th Century Manuscripts of Attar Persian Poetry in Anatolia
by Yasmin Saghafi My PhD research project at Leiden University focuses on medieval cultural history through exploring manuscripts of Sufi…
Istanbul: A City of Water
by Kee-Lou Ooyman The city of Istanbul is surrounded by water. Some of today’s most iconic images include the constant…
Experiences of Circassian Muhajirs in the Ottoman Empire
by Janset Nil Genç This past November, I had the privilege of conducting fieldwork as a fellow at the Netherlands…
NIT Newsletter 2024 – 4
Greetings from a wet December day in Istanbul! The Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT) has been actively engaged in a…
Unearthing the Rubble: Mapping Arab Christian Migration between Antioch and São Paulo through Archives and Oral Narratives
by José Rafael Medeiros Coelho Before starting my PhD, I aimed at conducting research related to the transnational dynamics of…