Internationally renowned for conducting world-class research in #türkiye and the #blacksea region. Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
The
lands within its borders and the surrounding Black Sea
region have seen centuries of fascinating history and
prehistory. Their legacy provides knowledge and lessons
of potentially vital importance for all our futures. The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is internationally
renowned for over 60 years’ work supporting, enabling
and encouraging world-class research in Turkey and
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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"?
No worries! You can now watch it on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/t0bEhgANejA
02/06/2026
Happening tomorrow!
📆 BIAA ANKARA LECTURE
Hybrid Event
"Memoirs, Novels, Oral History: The Politics of Remembering the War of 1919-1922 in post-Ottoman Turkey"
🗣 Dr Ellinor Morack (Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg)
📆Wednesday, 3 June 2026
⏰17:30 - 18:30 (Ankara UTC+3)
📍BIAA, Atatürk Bulvarı 154/1, Ankara
🔗 Register for in-person or online attendance at https://biaa.ac.uk/events/memoirs-novels-oral-history/
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, the culminating event of the project of the same name led by Prof George Boys-Stones (University of Toronto) and Dr Matthias Haake (Universität Bonn). The workshop seeks to establish a new and more inclusive basis for a philosophical history of the period from 100 BCE to 200 CE.
ℹ Read more about the event at https://biaa.ac.uk/philosophy-in-the-roman-period-workshop/
22/05/2026
📍 BIAA NOTICE
🎧 The latest episode of Heritage Türkiye is out!
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"Rethinking Secularism and Identity in Contemporary Türkiye", with Dr Ceren Lord
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In this episode, Dr Ceren Lord discusses religion, identity, and political change in contemporary Türkiye.
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Links at https://biaa.ac.uk/podcasts/21-rethinking-secularism-and-identity-in-contemporary-turkiye-ceren-lord/
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Turkish subtitles available
21/05/2026
📆 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 Minawi (Cornell University)
📆Friday, 22 May 2026
⏰14:00 - 15:00 (Nairobi UTC+3)
📍British Institute in Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
🔗 Register for in-person or online attendance at https://biaa.ac.uk/events/the-global-geopolitics-of-holy-spaces/
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!
TOBB ETÜ
18/05/2026
❗️If you are around Oxford this Wednesday, don't miss out Dr Isilay Gursu's talk on Public Dialogues in Archaeology!
ℹ️ https://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/world-archaeology
14/05/2026
📆 BIAA ANKARA LECTURE
Hybrid Event
"Memoirs, Novels, Oral History: The Politics of Remembering the War of 1919-1922 in post-Ottoman Turkey"
🗣 Dr Ellinor Morack (Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg)
📆Wednesday, 3 June 2026
⏰17:30 - 18:30 (Ankara UTC+3)
📍BIAA, Atatürk Bulvarı 154/1, Ankara
🔗 Register for in-person or online attendance at https://biaa.ac.uk/events/memoirs-novels-oral-history/
| Monday | 09:00 - 17:30 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:30 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:30 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:30 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:30 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 17:30 |