NIT Day in Amsterdam
Aysel Arslan You are cordially invited to the NIT Day in Amsterdam on 3 December 2025, between 13.00 and 18.00, at the…
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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…
Tracing Sa’dabad: Unfolding maps, Unfolding questions
by Rana Kelleci I had the privilege of spending this February at the NIT as a research fellow to delve…
Who owns the past? Late Antique Epigrams from Asia Minor and the Construction of a New Past
by Giorgos Polychroniadis From February 27 to March 27, 2025, I had the privilege of spending a month in Istanbul…
Divided Narratives of a Divided Island: Historical Narratives and the Struggle for Legitimacy in Cyprus
by Ahmet Can Karapınar This past December, I had the honor and privilege of doing research at the Netherlands Institute…
Archery in Istanbul: Ottoman Past and Turkish Revival
by Rik J. JANSSEN When I applied for the NIT Fellowship, I was just informed that I was accepted for…
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…
Volcanic-induced Climate Change and the Eastern Roman Empire: A Case Study from sixth-century Constantinople
by Sanne de Jong In the autumn of 2024, I got the amazing opportunity to spend one month in Istanbul…