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 pre-history. Their legacy: 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 the Black Sea region in the fields of history, archaeology and related social sciences.Founded in 1947, the BIAA was incorporated in the 1956 cultural agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the United Kingdom. The BIAA is one of the British Academy's overseas Institutes. It has offices in Ankara and London, and a dedicated staff of experts from a wide variety of academic and cultural backgrounds.
Oliver Gurney Memorial Lecture: Professor Gernot Wilhelm - ‘Suppiluliuma in Syria’
14 January 2010
Date: Thursday 6 May, 2010
Time: 6.00pm
Location: British Academy Lecture Theatre
For tickets to the lecture please contact Claire McCafferty at
biaa@britac.ac.uk
20 July 2009
The British Institute at Ankara and the Association for South-East Asian Studies UK invite applications for small grants to carry out research on any aspect of relations between South East Asia and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey from the 16th century to modern times.
Places still available on Westminster Classic Tours
25 June 2009 Westminster Classic Tours provides unique small tours by gulet (traditional wooden ketch) and on land in Turkey, the Greek Islands, and the Dalmatian Coast with expert leaders and lecturers.
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