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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 22h

🎨 Meet Gizem, one of the BIRI Postdoctoral Fellows of the Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions Project.

🌐 biaa.ac.uk/about/people...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 1d

📆 BIAA ANKARA LECTURE: Canals and colonialism: Trans-Palestinian waterways from the Ottoman era to social media

Hybrid event

🗣 Sarah Irving (University of Staffordshire)
📆Wednesday, 22nd October 2025
ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/canal...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 2d

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Join us if you want to learn about how the BIAA can support your research!

British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 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?

If so, join us for a webinar on how the BIAA can support your research: biaa.ac.uk/events/webin...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 2d

🎉 Meet Mehmet, one of the new BIRI Postdoctoral Fellows of the Ottoman Mobilities & Interactions Project.

🌐https://biaa.ac.uk/about/people/mehmet-dogar/

British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Meet Aytek, one of the new BIRI Postdoctoral Fellows of the Ottoman Mobilities & Interactions Project.

Aytek, cross-appointed with the British School at Athens, will focus on the Ottoman refugee politics and the global emergence of modern population management.

British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 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?

If so, join us for a webinar on how the BIAA can support your research: biaa.ac.uk/events/webin...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 15d

📚 Meet Emrah Dinç, Library and Archive Assistant 👋

Become a member and you can enjoy the many collections of the Institute:
📸 Photographic Collection
📜 Squeeze Collection
🫎 Animal Bone Reference Collection
🌿 Botanical Reference Collection
and many more...

Further details at biaa.ac.uk/library/

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 16d

📆 BIAA LONDON LECTURE: An Arabesk Tryptych

Hybrid event

🗣 Prof Martin Stokes (King's College London)
📆Friday, 5th December 2025
⏰18:30 - 20 (London GMT)
📍Society of Antiquaries of London, London / Zoom

ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/an-ar...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 The BIAA Digital Repository Office is excited to share a glimpse into the past from the ‘Lost Villages of the Upper Euphrates (Türkiye)’ collection!

🗞 Read the news at biaa.ac.uk/lost-village...

📸 (1968-1980) Digitised by The BIAA and @uclalibrary.bsky.social Digital Collections

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 20d

🎧 The first episode of Season 2 of Heritage Türkiye is out!
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Bringing the Past to the Public: A conversation with Bettany Hughes
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Links at biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
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Turkish subtitles available.

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 21d

📆WORKSHOP: Res Sacra in Byzantium: Definitions, Identifications, Interpretations

In-person event
💭 Organised by Dr Elif Neyzi (BIAA-Bilkent Postdoctoral Fellow)
📆 Friday, 26th September 2025 - Ankara

ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/works...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 24d

👋🏽 Meet Dr Batuhan Özdemir, newly appointed BIAA-Bilkent Postdoctoral Fellow 2025-26

Batu, who got their PhD from Durham University, will focus on "The British Empire and its ‘National Museum’: Charles Fellows’s Lycian Expeditions and Imperial Collecting in the 1840s."

ℹ biaa.ac.uk/biaa-bilkent...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 27d

📬 BIRI Postdoctoral Fellows Appointed

The British International Research Institutes (BIRI) are pleased to announce the appointment of four postdoctoral research fellows within the project 'Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions.'

🔴Read the news at biaa.ac.uk/ottoman-mobi...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 28d

🚨📢 GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

The BIAA is pleased to offer a number of different funding opportunities, grants and awards to support academics at all stages of their career.

Find out more: biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
⏰ Deadline: November 2, 2025

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · 29d

🎉 Meet Sean, the BIAA Librarian!

Sean joined the Institute at the beginning of this month, and they're ready to help you dive into our collections, support your research, and make the library a welcoming space for all 📚✨

Become a member at biaa.ac.uk/support-us/j...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Sep 6

🚨 NEW PUBLICATIONS!

We're excited to announce the publication of two Volumes:

1⃣ Routes and Roads in Anatolia from Prehistory to Seljuk Times
ℹ biaa.ac.uk/publication/...

2⃣ Anatolian Studies, Volume 75 (2025)
ℹ biaa.ac.uk/publication/...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Sep 5

🤯 Did you know that if you join the BIAA now till the end of the year, you will get membership until December 2026?! Don't miss this deal!

For details and joining, please visit biaa.ac.uk/support-us/j...

Join |

The BIAA invites academics, students, researchers and anyone interested in Türkiye and the Black Sea region to join us as a member.

biaa.ac.uk

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 BIAA-led Workshops on Researching, Writing, and Publishing on Gender, Culture, and Society🚨
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@martynweeds.bsky.social, #BIAA Director of Development, Communications and Operations, will be one of the tutors of the workshops.
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Apply by September 13 at biaa.ac.uk/call-for-par...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Sep 4

📰 NEWS FROM MENDİK TEPE
ℹ www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/mend...

Mendik Tepe is tied to other Taş Tepeler settlements, such as Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe, but may actually predate them.

➡ Read the preliminary report on the Mendik Tepe excavations at biaa.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Mendik Tepe emerges before Gobeklitepe as earliest Neolithic layers come to light in Türkiye - Türkiye Today

Mendik Tepe near Sanliurfa likely predates Gobeklitepe, revealing early Neolithic layers, varied buildings, and standing stones with a distinct local signature

www.turkiyetoday.com

British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Sep 3

📆 BIAA LONDON LECTURE: Adrift in Time: Istanbul’s Theodosian Land Walls in the Urban Fabric of the Modern Megacity

🗣 Alexander Christie-Miller (Journalist and Writer)
📆Friday, 7th November 2025

ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/adrif...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Sep 1

👏 BIAA-Bilkent Postdoctoral Fellow Appointed

Today we welcome Dr Batuhan Özdemir (Durham University), who joins the BIAA and Bilkent Üniversitesi as the joint Postdoctoral Fellow for 2025-26.

Read the news at biaa.ac.uk/biaa-bilkent...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Aug 28

📣 Congratulations to Dr Batuhan Özdemir (incoming BIAA-Bilkent Postdoctoral Fellow) and Eloise Jones (2024 BIAA Doughty-Wylie Scholarship Recipient) for their awards!
Archaeology at Durham University
ℹ www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
➡ biaa.ac.uk/interview-wi...

Ancient Lycia PhD Student Honours - Durham University

Durham-affiliated research postgraduates Batuhan Özdemir and Eloise Jones recently won prestigious honours. These awards recognise and support their excellent research into ancient Lycia-Trm̃misa.

www.durham.ac.uk

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Aug 27

📣 The BIAA invites you on a 5-day guided hiking tour featuring the highlights of the Pisidia Heritage Trail.

ℹ For booking and further details, please visit
biaa.ac.uk/pisidia-heri...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Aug 14

Dr Peter Cherry has three questions for you:
1️⃣ Does your research engage with #gender?
2️⃣ Are you a final-year PhD student at a university in Türkiye?
3️⃣ Did you finish your PhD within the last five years at a university in Türkiye?
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Appply at biaa.ac.uk/call-for-par...

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨 BIAA-led Workshops on Researching, Writing, and Publishing on Gender, Culture, and Society 🚨
➡ Call for Participants OPEN until September 13, 2025!
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Meet Associate Prof Selin Akyüz (TED Üniversitesi), another brilliant tutor joining the workshops.
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📬 How to apply: biaa.ac.uk/call-for-par...

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